Soil moisture modifies the response of soil respiration to temperature in a desert shrub ecosystem

The current understanding of the responses of soil respiration (Rs) to soil temperature (Ts) and soil moisture is limited for desert ecosystems. Soil CO<sub>2</sub> efflux from a desert shrub ecosystem was measured continuously with automated chambers in Ningxia, northwest China, from J...

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Main Authors: B. Wang, T. S. Zha, X. Jia, B. Wu, Y. Q. Zhang, S. G. Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/259/2014/bg-11-259-2014.pdf