Interactions between physical and biotic factors influence CO2 flux in Antarctic dry valley soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1510-1517

  Ball, Becky A ^a   Virginia, Ross A ^a   Barrett, J E ^a,b   Parsons, Andy N ^c   Wall, Diana H ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic soils; Carbon cycling; Climate change; CO2 flux; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Nematodes; Soil biodiversity; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC SOILS; CARBON CYCLING; CO2 FLUX; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS; NEMATODES; SOIL BIODIVERSITY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CONTROL; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CURING; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; LANDFORMS; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARID REGION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; NEMATODE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; VALLEY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

NEMATODA;

EID: 67349147872     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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