Shrub encroachment alters sensitivity of soil respiration to temperature and moisture

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Cable, Jessica M ^a   Barron Gafford, Greg A ^b   Ogle, Kiona ^c   Pavao Zuckerman, Mitchell ^b   Scott, Russell L ^d   Williams, David G ^e   Huxman, Travis E ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^f The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; LEAF LITTER; LEGUME; OPEN SPACE; RIPARIAN ZONE; SEMIARID REGION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

PROSOPIS;

EID: 84862909263     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JG001757     Document Type: Article

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