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Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of soil respiration in a bare-soil Mediterranean olive grove
Sergio Aranda-Barranco
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Department of Ecology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (CEAMA-IISTA), University of Granada, 18006 Granada, Spain
Penélope Serrano-Ortiz
Department of Ecology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (CEAMA-IISTA), University of Granada, 18006 Granada, Spain
Andrew S. Kowalski
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (CEAMA-IISTA), University of Granada, 18006 Granada, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Enrique P. Sánchez-Cañete
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (CEAMA-IISTA), University of Granada, 18006 Granada, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Short summary
This study investigated soil respiration and the main factors involved in a semi-arid environment (olive grove). For this purpose, 1 year's worth of automatic multi-chamber measurements was used, accompanied by ecosystem respiration data obtained using the eddy covariance technique. The soil respiration annual balance, Q10 parameter, rain pulses, and spatial and temporal variability of soil respiration are presented in this paper.
This study investigated soil respiration and the main factors involved in a semi-arid...
