Autotrophic component of soil respiration is repressed by drought more than the heterotrophic one in dry grasslands
Summer droughts projected to increase in central Europe due to climate changes strongly influence the carbon cycle of ecosystems. Persistent respiration activities during drought periods are responsible for a significant carbon loss, which may turn the ecosystem from a sink into a source of carbon....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/5171/2016/bg-13-5171-2016.pdf |