Shallow snowpack inhibits soil respiration in sagebrush steppe through multiple biotic and abiotic mechanisms

Abstract In sagebrush steppe, snowpack may govern soil respiration through its effect on multiple abiotic and biotic factors. Across the Intermountain West of the United States, snowpack has been declining for decades and is projected to decline further over the next century, making the response of...

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Main Authors: Colin L. Tucker, Shanker Tamang, Elise Pendall, Kiona Ogle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-05-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1297