Annual variation in δ13C values of maize and wheat: Effect on estimates of decadal scale soil carbon turnover

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1961-1967

  Christensen, Bent T ^a   Olesen, Jørgen E ^a   Hansen, Elly M ^a   Thomsen, Ingrid K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

13C variability; C3 C4 plants; Climate; Maize; Soil C turnover; Wheat

Indexed keywords

C3-/C4-PLANTS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE VARIABLES; GROWTH PERIOD; MAIZE; RATE OF CHANGE; SOIL CARBON TURNOVER; WATER BALANCE; WHEAT; WHEAT GRAINS; WINTER WHEAT;

ESTIMATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LAKES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SOILS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; GROWTH RATE; MAIZE; SAMPLING; SILAGE; SOIL CARBON; TURNOVER; WATER BUDGET; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80051472057     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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