Hydraulic redistribution may stimulate decomposition

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 323-333

  Aanderud, Zachary T ^a,b   Richards, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata; Dissolved organic C; Drying rewetting cycles; Hydraulic lift; Sarcobatus vermiculatus; Soil water potential

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DESERT SOIL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; ROOT SYSTEM; SHRUB; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; SARCOBATUS; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 76149087755     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-009-9339-3     Document Type: Article

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