Warm and Fertile Sub-Humid Conditions Enhance Litterfall to Sustain High Soil Respiration Fluxes in a Mediterranean Cork Oak Forest

Warm and Fertile Sub-Humid Conditions Enhance Litterfall to Sustain High Soil Respiration Fluxes in a Mediterranean Cork Oak Forest

Soil respiration is a major component of the global carbon budget and Mediterranean ecosystems have usually been studied in locations with shallow soils, mild temperatures, and a prolonged dry season. This study investigates seasonal soil respiration rates and underlying mechanisms under wetter, war...

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Main Authors: Lobna Zribi, Florent Mouillot, Fatma Gharbi, Jean-Marc Ourcival, Belgacem Hanchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
modelling
soil respiration
cork oak forest
Mediterranean climate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/9/2918

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