Reduction of the temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition with sustained temperature increase

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 359-368

  Craine, Joseph M ^a   Fierer, Noah ^b   McLauchlan, Kendra K ^a   Elmore, Andrew J ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Carbon; Decomposition; Soils; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84876297052     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9762-8     Document Type: Article

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