Interpreting post-drought rewetting effects on soil and ecosystem carbon dynamics in a Mediterranean oak savannah

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 154-155, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-

  Unger, Stephan ^a   Máguas, Cristina ^b   Pereira, João S ^c   David, Teresa S ^d   Werner, Christiane ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^d Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biologicos   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Birch effect; Drought; Mediterranean woodland; Rain pulse; Soil respiration; Stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAINFALL; REWETTING; SAVANNA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WOODLAND;

EID: 84858148273     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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