Seasonal variations in the availability of labile substrate confound the temperature dependence of organic matter decomposition

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 568-576

  Kirschbaum, Miko U F ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon; CENTURY model; CenW; Climate change; Decomposition; Labile; Recalcitrant; Soil respiration; Substrate; Temperature sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CENTURY MODEL; CENW; LABILE; RECALCITRANT; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

SUBSTRATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENESCENCE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUBSTRATE;

CARBON; CLIMATES; DECAY; FORESTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; RESPIRATION; SOIL; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84870176219     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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