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Litter contribution to diurnal and annual soil respiration in a tropical montane cloud forest

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Respiration of CO₂ from soils (Rs) is a major component of the carbon cycle of ecosystems, but understanding is still poor of both the relative contributions of different respiratory sources to Rs, and the environmental factors that drive diurnal variations in Rs. We measured total and litter-free Rs, at half-hourly intervals over full 24 h periods, and thereafter twice a month for 10 months in a tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF) in Peru. Total Rs declined by about 61% during the night as ...

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University of Edinburgh
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School of GeoSciences
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University of Edinburgh
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School of GeoSciences
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University of St Andrews
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Department of Geography
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University of Oxford
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SSD
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Universidad San Antonio Abad, Cusco, Peru
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Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Soil Biology and Biochemistry Journal website
Volume:
41
Issue:
6
Pages:
1338-1340
Publication date:
2009-06-01
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0038-0717
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English
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2011-01-21

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