Deep Autotrophic Soil Respiration in Shrubland and Woodland Ecosystems in Central New Mexico

Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-96

  Breecker, D O ^a   McFadden, L D ^b   Sharp, Z D ^b   Martinez, M ^a   Litvak, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

autotrophic; carbon isotopes; desert; New Mexico; soil depth; soil respiration; vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; DESERT SOIL; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WOODLAND;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS; TILLANDSIA LINEATISPICA;

EID: 84856519406     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9495-x     Document Type: Article

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