Can composition and physical protection of soil organic matter explain soil respiration temperature sensitivity?

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 423-436

  Zimmermann, Michael ^a,d   Leifeld, Jens ^b   Conen, Franz ^c   Bird, Michael I ^a   Meir, Patrick ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research Station ART   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C Nuclear magnetic resonance; Differential scanning calorimetry; Fractionation; Q 10; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; FRACTIONATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TRANSLOCATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 83555177632     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9562-y     Document Type: Article

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