Spatio-temporal effect on soil respiration in fine-scale patches in a desert ecosystem

Pedosphere

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Pen Mouratov, S ^a   Rakhimbaev, M ^a,b   Steinberger, Y ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Desert; Microbial respiration; Patchiness; Small scale habitat; Soil

Indexed keywords

DESERT SOIL; SOIL RESPIRATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 32044464295     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(06)60019-2     Document Type: Article

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