Annual variation in soil respiration and its component parts in two structurally contrasting woody savannas in Central Brazil

Plant and Soil

Volumn 352, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 129-142

  Butler, Andre ^a   Meir, Patrick ^a   Saiz, Gustavo ^b   Maracahipes, Leandro ^c   Marimon, Beatriz Schwantes ^c   Grace, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autotrophic soil respiration; Cerrado; Soil moisture; Soil respiration; Soil temperature; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; AUTOTROPHY; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CERRADO; LITTERFALL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SAVANNA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84857971542     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0984-7     Document Type: Article

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