A global relationship between the heterotrophic and autotrophic components of soil respiration?

Bond‐Lamberty, Ben; Wang, Chuankuan; T. Gower, Stith

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2004.00816.x

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A global relationship between the heterotrophic and autotrophic components of soil respiration?

Published in Global Change Biology • Sep 16, 2004

Authors:

Ben Bond‐Lamberty

Chuankuan Wang

Stith T. Gower

Abstract

Abstract Soil surface CO 2 flux ( R S ) is overwhelmingly the product of respiration by roots (autotrophic respiration, R A ) and soil organisms (heterotrophic respiration, R H ). Many studies have attempted to partition R S into these two components, with highly variable results. This study analyze...

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Biome

Soil respiration

Environmental science

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