Temporal and spatial variability of soil respiration in a boreal mixedwood forest

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 244-256

  Khomik, Myroslava ^a   Arain, M Altaf ^a   McCaughey, J H ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Carbon budget; Litter layer; Soil respiration; Temporal and spatial variability

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HUMIC ACID; LITTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 33751081631     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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