Potential effects of climate change on DOC release from three different soil types on the Northern Pennines UK: Examination using field manipulation experiments

Global Change Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 687-702

  Harrison, Anthony F ^a   Taylor, Kenneth ^a   Scott, Andy ^a   Poskitt, Jan ^a   Benham, David ^a   Grace, John ^b   Chaplow, Jacky ^a   Rowland, Philip ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Geography School of GeoSciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon source; DOC release; Field manipulation experiments; Rainfall; Soil temperature; Solar radiation; Upland soils

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LYSIMETER; ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAINFALL; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TYPE; SOLAR RADIATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PENNINES; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38949150716     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01504.x     Document Type: Article

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