The temperature dependence of organic matter decomposition: Seasonal temperature variations turn a sharp short-term temperature response into a more moderate annually averaged response

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2117-2129

  Kirschbaum, Miko U F ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon; Carbon stocks; Climate change; Decomposition; Heterotrophic respiration; Q10; Soil respiration; Temperature sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECOMPOSITION; GLOBAL WARMING; ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 77954163382     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02093.x     Document Type: Article

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