On the origin of carbon dioxide released from rewetted soils

When dry soils are rewetted a pulse of CO2 is invariably released, and whilst this phenomenon has been studied for decades, the precise origins of this CO2 remain obscure. We postulate that it could be of chemical (i.e. via abiotic pathways), biochemical (via free enzymes) or biological (via intact...

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Main Authors: Fraser, F.C., Corstanje, R., Deeks, L.K., Harris, J.A., Pawlett, M., Todman, L.C., Whitmore, A.P., Ritz, Karl
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38485/