Influence of defoliation on CO2 efflux from soil and microbial activity in a Mediterranean grassland

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 87-96

  Gavrichkova, Olga ^a   Moscatelli, M Cristina ^a   Kuzyakov, Yakov ^b   Grego, Stefano ^a   Valentini, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CO2 partitioning; Defoliation; Microbial activity; Rhizosphere; Root derived CO2; Soil enzymes; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFOLIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASSLAND; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

POACEAE;

EID: 74449089884     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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