A parameterization of respiration in frozen soils based on substrate availability

Respiration in frozen soils is limited to thawed substrate within the thin water films surrounding soil particles. As temperatures decrease and the films become thinner, the available substrate also decreases, with respiration effectively ceasing at −8 °C. Traditional exponential scaling factors to...

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Main Authors: K. Schaefer, E. Jafarov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-04-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/1991/2016/bg-13-1991-2016.pdf