Analysis of the spatial and temporal changes in soil CO2 flux in alpine meadow of Qilian Mountain

Environmental Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 483-490

  Chang, Zongqiang ^a   Feng, Qi ^a   Si, Jianhua ^a   Su, Yonghong ^a   Xi, Haiyang ^a   Li, Jianlin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Elevation gradient; Qilian Mountains; Spatial and temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ALPINE MEADOW; ELEVATION GRADIENT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GROWING SEASON; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; ROOT BIOMASS; SOIL CO; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL CHANGE;

BIOMASS; LANDFORMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

FORESTRY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; GROWING SEASON; MEADOW; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 70350647442     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1521-8     Document Type: Article

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