Soil Respiration and the Environment

• Part I: ContextChapter 1: Introduction and OverviewChapter 2: Importance and Roles of Soil RespirationPart II: MechanismsChapter 3: Processes of CO2 Production in SoilChapter 4: Processes of CO2 Transport from Soil to the AtmospherePart III: RegulationChapter 5: Controlling FactorsChapter 6: Temporal and Spatial Variations in Soil RespirationChapter 7: Responses to DisturbancesPart IV: ApproachesChapter 8: Methods of Measurements and EstimationsChapter 9: Separation of Source Components of Soil RespirationChapter 10: Modeling Synthesis and AnalysisAPPENDIX: Commercial Systems and Homemade Chambers of Soil Respiration MeasurementReferencesIndex

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