Changes in the abundance of C3/C4 species of Inner Mongolia grassland: Evidence from isotopic composition of soil and vegetation

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 605-616

  Wittmer, Maximil H O M ^a   Auerswald, Karl ^a   Bai, Yongfei ^b   Schäufele, Rudi ^a   Schnyder, Hans ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

13C; Carbon isotope discrimination; Crossover temperature; Geostatistics; Precipitation; Semivariogram; Soil organic carbon; Suess effect; Wool

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOSTATISTICS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GLOBAL WARMING; GRASSLAND; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MOUNTAIN REGION; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 77956013815     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02033.x     Document Type: Article

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