Temperature dependence of soil CO2 efflux is strongly modulated by seasonal patterns of moisture availability in a Mediterranean ecosystem

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