Determinants of soil respiration in a semi-arid savanna ecosystem, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Soil respiration, which is a combination of root respiration and microbial respiration, represents one of the main carbon fluxes in savannas. However, it is remarkable how little is known about these components – regarding either process-level mechanisms or quantitative estimates, especially in sav...

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Main Authors: Rudzani A. Makhado, Robert J. Scholes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-09-01
Series:Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
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Online Access:https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/1041