Книга: Maria del Carmen Santa-Regina and Ignacio Santa-Regina «Root and microbial respiration in soils. A review»

Root and microbial respiration in soils. A review

Производитель: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing"

Forest soil respiration is the sum of heterotrophic (microbes, soil fauna) and autotrophic (root) respiration. The contribution of each group needs to be understood to evaluate implications of environmental change on soil carbon cycling and sequestration. Soil respiration is a key ecosystem process that releases carbon from the soil in the form of CO2. This CO2 is acquired from the atmosphere and converted into organic compounds in the process of photosynthesis. Plants use these organic compounds to build structural components or respire them to release energy. When plant respiration occurs below-ground in the roots, it adds to soil respiration. Over time, plant structural components are consumed by heterotrophs. This heterotrophic consumption releases CO2 and when this CO2 is released by below-ground organisms, it is considered soil respiration. The amount of soil respiration that occurs in an ecosystem is controlled by several factors. The temperature, moisture, nutrient content and... ISBN:9783659540097

Издательство: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing" (2014)

ISBN: 9783659540097

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