Repeated drying-rewetting cycles and their effects on the emission of CO2, N2O, NO, and CH4 in a forest soil

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 719-728

  Muhr, Jan ^a   Goldberg, Stefanie D ^a   Borken, Werner ^a   Gebauer, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

C mineralization; Drought stress; Drying wetting cycles; Forest soil; Gas fluxes

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 54949149862     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200700302     Document Type: Conference Paper

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