Do changes in flood pulse duration disturb soil carbon dioxide emissions in semi-arid floodplains?

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 257-267

  Sanchez Andres R ^a   Sanchez Carrillo S ^a   Ortiz Llorente, M J ^a   Alvarez Cobelas M ^a   Cirujano, S ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Flood pulse; Semi arid floodplain; Soil CO2 emission; Wet dry cycle

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DESICCATION; DROUGHT; FLOODPLAIN; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL WATER;

SPAIN;

EID: 78650015518     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9472-z     Document Type: Article

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