Drought alters respired δ13CO2 from autotrophic, but not heterotrophic soil respiration

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-32

  Risk, D ^a   Nickerson, N ^a,b   Phillips, C L ^a   Kellman, L ^a   Moroni, M ^c,d  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^d FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autotrophic; Carbon; Heterotrophic; Isotopes; Partitioning; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHIC; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; GROWING SEASON; HETEROTROPHIC; MEASUREMENT BIAS; PARTITIONING; PLANT RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL PROCESS; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSPORT DYNAMICS;

CARBON; DROUGHT; DYNAMICS; ISOTOPES; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AUTOTROPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DROUGHT; GROWING SEASON; HETEROTROPHY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PARTITIONING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CANADA;

EID: 84860523919     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.01.025     Document Type: Article

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