Spatial variations of soil respiration and temperature sensitivity along a steep slope of the semiarid Loess Plateau.

The spatial heterogeneity of soil respiration and its temperature sensitivity pose a great challenge to accurately estimate the carbon flux in global carbon cycling, which has primarily been researched in flatlands versus hillslope ecosystems. On an eroded slope (35°) of the semiarid Loess Plateau,...

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Main Authors: Qiqi Sun, Rui Wang, Yaxian Hu, Lunguang Yao, Shengli Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5889173?pdf=render