Maintaining northern peatland ecosystems in a changing climate: effects of soil moisture, drainage and drain blocking on craneflies

Effect of rainfall patterns on soil surf

Effect of rainfall patterns on soil surface CO2efflux, soil moisture, soil temperature and plant growth in a grassland ecosystem of northern Ontario, Canada: implications for climate change

✍ Michael F Laporte; LC Duchesne; S Wetzel 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 BioMed Central 🌐 English ⚖ 477 KB

## Background: The effect of rainfall patterns on soil surface co2 efflux, soil moisture, soil temperature and plant growth was investigated in a grassland ecosystem of northern ontario, canada, where climatic change is predicted to introduce new precipitation regimes. rain shelters were establishe