Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) encompass fluvial ecosystems that
eventually stop flowing and run dry at some point in space and time. During the dry phase …

In newly irrigated Mediterranean agroecosystems, the combined effect of tillage and N
fertilization on soil carbon dioxide (CO 2) and methane (CH 4) fluxes is at present poorly …

Climate models predict that droughts will increase in Southeast Asia, yet little is known about
how soil respiration (Rs) and its components heterotrophic respiration (Rh) and autotrophic …

Clay minerals play important roles in stabilizing organic matter (OM) in soils. In order to
investigate the nature of OM in association with clay minerals in peatland soils, the coarse (> …

Abstract Due to the Tibetan Plateau's unique high altitude and low temperature climate
conditions, the region's alpine steppe ecosystem is highly fragile and is suffering from …

Biocrusts are widely distributed throughout the world in dryland ecosystems, but their
respiration rate (R s) and responses to soil temperature and mositure have not yet been fully …

Pulsed rainfall affects both aboveground vegetation dynamics and belowground
biogeochemical processes, such as carbon cycling, in semi-arid regions. In order to study …

Soil CO 2 emissions are critical for climate change modelling. Although there is a consensus
about the linear or exponential relations between soil respiration and climate factors, some …

Current climate warming enables plant species and soil organisms to expand their range to
higher latitudes and altitudes. At the same time, climate change increases the incidence of …

A combination of organic and conservation approaches have not been widely tested, neither
considering agronomic implications nor the impacts on the environment. Focussing on the …