Study type and plant litter identity modulating the response of litter decomposition to warming, elevated CO2, and elevated O3: A meta-analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 441-451

  Yue, Kai ^a   Peng, Changhui ^b,c   Yang, Wanqin ^a   Peng, Yan ^a   Fang, Junmin ^a,d   Wu, Fuzhong ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

carbon cycle; climate change; combined effects; global analysis; litter mass loss

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; META-ANALYSIS; OZONE; PLANT RESIDUE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WARMING;

EID: 85027949632     PISSN: 21698953     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JG002885     Document Type: Article

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