Significance of temperature and soil water content on soil respiration in three desert ecosystems in Northwest China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1200-1211

  Zhang, L H ^a   Chen, Y N ^b   Zhao, R F ^c   Li, W H ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^c NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Arid region; Artificial precipitation; Q10; Soil CO2 efflux

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARID REGION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESERT; DICOTYLEDON; HERB; RAINFALL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER CONTENT;

CHINA;

ANABASIS; APHYLLA; HALOSTACHYS CASPICA; HALOXYLON AMMODENDRON;

EID: 77955172645     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.031     Document Type: Article

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