Antecedent moisture and temperature conditions modulate the response of ecosystem respiration to elevated CO2 and warming

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2588-2602

  Ryan, Edmund M ^a   Ogle, Kiona ^a   Zelikova, Tamara J ^b   Lecain, Dan R ^c   Williams, David G ^b   Morgan, Jack A ^c   Pendall, Elise ^b,d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antecedent effects; Carbon cycle; Elevated CO2; Grasslands; Soil respiration; Temperature acclimation; Warming

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GLOBAL WARMING; GRASSLAND; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 84931008059     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12910     Document Type: Article

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