Progress and challenges in using stable isotopes to trace plant carbon and water relations across scales

C Werner, H Schnyder, M Cuntz, C Keitel… - …, 2012 - bg.copernicus.org
Stable isotope analysis is a powerful tool for assessing plant carbon and water relations and
their impact on biogeochemical processes at different scales. Our process-based …

Diel variations in the carbon isotope composition of respired CO2 and associated carbon sources: a review of dynamics and mechanisms

C Werner, A Gessler - Biogeosciences, 2011 - bg.copernicus.org
Recent advances have improved our methodological approaches and theoretical
understanding of post-photosynthetic carbon isotope fractionation processes. Nevertheless …

Autotrophic component of soil respiration is repressed by drought more than the heterotrophic one in dry grasslands

J Balogh, M Papp, K Pintér, S Fóti, K Posta… - …, 2016 - bg.copernicus.org
Summer droughts projected to increase in central Europe due to climate changes strongly
influence the carbon cycle of ecosystems. Persistent respiration activities during drought …

Autotrophic and heterotrophic contributions to short‐term soil CO2 efflux following simulated summer precipitation pulses in a Mediterranean dehesa

P Casals, L Lopez‐Sangil, A Carrara… - Global …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Autotrophic and heterotrophic components of soil CO2 efflux may have differential
responses to environmental factors, so estimating the relative contribution of each …

Diffusive fractionation complicates isotopic partitioning of autotrophic and heterotrophic sources of soil respiration

AB Moyes, SJ Gaines, RTW Siegwolf… - Plant, Cell & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon isotope ratios (δ13C) of heterotrophic and rhizospheric sources of soil respiration
under deciduous trees were evaluated over two growing seasons. Fluxes and δ13C of soil …

Characterization of the soil CO2 production and its carbon isotope composition in forest soil layers using the flux-gradient approach

S Goffin, M Aubinet, M Maier, C Plain… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Flux-Gradient Approach (FGA) allows the vertical distribution of gas turnover
and production in the soil to be calculated. This approach has been used successfully for …

Forced Diffusion soil flux: A new technique for continuous monitoring of soil gas efflux

D Risk, N Nickerson, C Creelman, G McArthur… - Agricultural and forest …, 2011 - Elsevier
Measurements of soil carbon dioxide efflux provide critical information on soil carbon
balance. In light of increasing interest in monitoring carbon balance of northern soils, it is …

Effects of soil type and composition of rhizodeposits on rhizosphere priming phenomena

DA Lloyd, K Ritz, E Paterson, GJD Kirk - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Inputs of fresh plant-derived C may stimulate microbially-mediated turnover of soil organic
matter (SOM) in the rhizosphere. But studies of such 'priming'effects in artificial systems often …

Challenges in measuring the δ13C of the soil surface CO2 efflux

AJ Midwood, P Millard - Rapid Communications in Mass …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The δ13C of the soil surface efflux of carbon dioxide (δ13CRS) has emerged as a powerful
tool enabling investigation of a wide range of soil processes from characterising entire …

Oxygen isotope composition of evapotranspiration and its relation to C4 photosynthetic discrimination

TJ Griffis, X Lee, JM Baker, K Billmark… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The oxygen isotope of water (18O‐H2O) and carbon dioxide (18O‐CO2) is an important
signal of global change and can provide constraints on the coupled carbon‐water cycle …