Precipitation pulses enhance respiration of Mediterranean ecosystems: The balance between organic and inorganic components of increased soil CO2 efflux

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1289-1301

  Inglima, Ilaria ^a   Alberti, G ^b   Bertolini, T ^c   Vaccari, F P ^c   Gioli, B ^c   Miglietta, F ^c   Cotrufo, M F ^a   Peressotti, A ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birch effect; C cycling; Climate change; Drought stress; Soil respiration; Water manipulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; PIANOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

EID: 64849089015     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01793.x     Document Type: Article

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