Spatial variation in soil respiration is determined by forest canopy structure through soil water content in a mature beech forest
Yihan Cai, Takahiro Nishimura, Hideyuki Ida, Mitsuru Hirota
Topics & Concepts
Spatial variabilityCanopyBeechEnvironmental scienceSoil waterSoil respirationForest ecologyAtmospheric sciencesWater contentSeasonalitySpatial ecologyTree canopyEcologySoil scienceEcosystemBiologyMathematicsGeologyStatisticsGeotechnical engineeringPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsFire effects on ecosystems