Impacts of changed litter inputs on soil CO2 efflux in three forest types in central south China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 750-757

  Yan, WenDe ^a,b   Chen, XiaoYong ^a,c   Tian, DaLun ^a,b   Peng, YuanYing ^b,d   Wang, GuangJun ^a,b   Zheng, Wei ^b  

^a National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Forest Ecological Technology in Southern China   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Professor of Biology and Faculty Chair of Global Education   (United States)

Author keywords

litter addition; litter exclusion; soil environmental factors; soil respiration; subtropical forests

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA;

EID: 84874474918     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5474-7     Document Type: Article

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