Fertilization of boreal forest reduces both autotrophic and heterotrophic soil respiration

Global Change Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1745-1753

  Olsson, Per ^a   Linder, Sune ^a   Giesler, Reiner ^b   Högberg, Peter ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forest fertilization; Norway spruce; Picea abies; Soil surface CO2 flux; Tree girdling

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CARBON FLUX; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HETEROTROPHY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 30644467472     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.001033.x     Document Type: Article

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