Drying-rewetting events reduce C and N losses from a Norway spruce forest floor

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1303-1312

  Muhr, Jan ^a,b   Franke, Janine ^a   Borken, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; CO2; DOC; Drying; Nitrogen; Radiocarbon; Rewetting; Soil respiration; Summer drought intensity

Indexed keywords

CO2; RADIOCARBON; RE-WETTING; SOIL RESPIRATION; SUMMER DROUGHTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CURING; DISSOLUTION; DROUGHT; DRYING; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MINERALOGY; MOISTURE CONTROL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AMMONIFICATION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DROUGHT; FOREST FLOOR; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; RADIOCARBON DATING; REWETTING; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CARBON; CLIMATES; CURING; DISSOLVING; DROUGHT; DRYING; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; NITROGEN; REWETTING; SOIL; WATER TREATMENT;

BAVARIA; GERMANY;

EID: 77954818944     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.03.024     Document Type: Article

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