Interpreting the dependence of soil respiration on soil temperature and water content in a boreal aspen stand

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 220-235

  Gaumont Guay, David ^a   Black, T Andrew ^a   Griffis, Tim J ^b   Barr, Alan G ^c   Jassal, Rachhpal S ^a   Nesic, Zoran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon exchange; Populus tremuloides; Soil CO2 efflux; Temperature sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; DECOMPOSITION; DIURNAL VARIATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; TREE; WATER CONTENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 33845227456     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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