Factors affecting carbon dioxide release from forest and rangeland soils in northern Utah

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 282-291

  Olsen, Hayley R ^a,b   Van Miegroet, Helga ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

SMC, soil moisture content; SOC, soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BLOCK DESIGNS; DECOMPOSABILITY; EFFLUX RATE; FOREST SOILS; MINERAL SOILS; MONTANE FORESTS; RANGELAND SOILS; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL ORGANIC C; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT EFFECTS; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER ADDITION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PERMITTIVITY; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION; WATER TREATMENT;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; IRRIGATION; MICROCLIMATE; RANGELAND; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION TYPE;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOISTURE CONTROL; PLANTS; SILICATES; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 73849097026     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0095     Document Type: Article

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