Spatial variation of soil respiration across a topographic gradient in a tropical rain forest in French Guiana

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 565-574

  Epron, Daniel ^a   Bosc, Alexandre ^b   Bonal, Damien ^c   Freycon, Vincent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Campus Agronomique   (France)

^d CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Acrisol; Carbon balance; Carbon flux; Gleysol; Root biomass

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; RAINFOREST; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TRANSECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746645666     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003415     Document Type: Article

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