Seasonal variations of belowground carbon transfer assessed by in situ 13CO2 pulse labelling of trees

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1153-1168

  Epron, D ^a,b   Ngao, J ^c,d   Dannoura, M ^e,f   Bakker, M R ^e,g   Zeller, B ^h   Bazot, S ^c,d   Bosc, A ^e   Plain, C ^a,b   Lata, J C ⁱ   Priault, P ^a,b   Barthes, L ^c,d   Loustau, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b LERFoB   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

^f KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g UMR1220   (France)

^h Centre INRA de Nancy   (France)

ⁱ UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DICOTYLEDON; EXUDATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MYCORRHIZA; PHENOLOGY; RHIZOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL WATER;

FAGUS;

EID: 79956191261     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-1153-2011     Document Type: Article

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