Asymmetric and symmetric warming increases turnover of litter and unprotected soil C in grassland mesocosms

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 217-231

  Phillips, Claire L ^a   Murphey, Virginia ^a   Lajtha, Kate ^a   Gregg, Jillian W ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Density fractionation; Grassland; Oregon; Power analysis; Soil carbon; Soil respiration; Warming

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOENERGETICS; CARBON FLUX; DECOMPOSITION; DIURNAL VARIATION; FRACTIONATION; GRASSLAND SOIL; LITTER; MESOCOSM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WARMING;

MISSOURI; OREGON COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84963994824     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-016-0204-x     Document Type: Article

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