The rewetting of dry soils and the thawing of frozen soils are short-term, transitional
phenomena in terms of hydrology and the thermodynamics of soil systems. The impact of …

CO2 efflux from soil depends on the availability of organic substances respired by roots and
microorganisms. Therefore, photosynthetic activity supplying carbohydrates from leaves to …

The measured net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of CO2 between the ecosystem and the
atmosphere reflects the balance between gross CO2 assimilation [gross primary production …

The temperature sensitivity (Q 10) of soil respiration (Rs) is crucial to assess the carbon (C)
budget of terrestrial ecosystems under global warming. The Q 10 changes along a climatic …

Extensive research has focused on the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration. However,
in Mediterranean ecosystems, soil respiration may have a pulsed response to precipitation …

Mycorrhizal fungi constitute a considerable sink for carbon in most ecosystems. This carbon
is used for building extensive mycelial networks in the soil as well as for metabolic activity …

Soil respiration is the largest flux of carbon (C) from terrestrial ecosystems to the
atmosphere. Here, we tested the hypothesis that photosynthesis affects the diurnal pattern of …

Moisture inputs drive soil respiration (SR) dynamics in semi-arid and arid ecosystems.
However, determining the contributions of root and microbial respiration to SR, and their …

The current understanding of the responses of soil respiration (Rs) to soil temperature (Ts)
and soil moisture is limited for desert ecosystems. Soil CO 2 efflux from a desert shrub …

Gas exchange between soil and atmosphere represents a major component of global
greenhouse gas fluxes. Chamber methods and micro-meteorological methods are well …