Effects of precipitation increase on soil respiration: a three-year field experiment in subtropical forests in China.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine response patterns and mechanisms of soil respiration to precipitation increases in subtropical regions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Field plots in three typical forests [i.e. pine forest (PF), broadleaf forest (BF), and pine and broadleaf mixed...

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Main Authors: Qi Deng, Dafeng Hui, Deqiang Zhang, Guoyi Zhou, Juxiu Liu, Shizhong Liu, Guowei Chu, Jiong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3402392?pdf=render