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Rising Atmospheric CO2 Reduces Sequestration of Root-Derived Soil Carbon.

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Rising Atmospheric CO2 Reduces Sequestration of Root-Derived Soil Carbon. / Heath, James; Ayres, Edward; Possell, Malcolm et al.
In: Science, Vol. 309, No. 5741, 09.09.2005, p. 1711-1713.

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Heath, J, Ayres, E, Possell, M, Bardgett, RD, Black, HIJ, Grant, H, Ineson, P & Kerstiens, G 2005, 'Rising Atmospheric CO2 Reduces Sequestration of Root-Derived Soil Carbon.', Science, vol. 309, no. 5741, pp. 1711-1713. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1110700

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Heath, J., Ayres, E., Possell, M., Bardgett, R. D., Black, H. I. J., Grant, H., Ineson, P., & Kerstiens, G. (2005). Rising Atmospheric CO2 Reduces Sequestration of Root-Derived Soil Carbon. Science, 309(5741), 1711-1713. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1110700

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Heath J, Ayres E, Possell M, Bardgett RD, Black HIJ, Grant H et al. Rising Atmospheric CO2 Reduces Sequestration of Root-Derived Soil Carbon. Science. 2005 Sept 9;309(5741):1711-1713. doi: 10.1126/science.1110700

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Heath, James ; Ayres, Edward ; Possell, Malcolm et al. / Rising Atmospheric CO2 Reduces Sequestration of Root-Derived Soil Carbon. In: Science. 2005 ; Vol. 309, No. 5741. pp. 1711-1713.

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title = "Rising Atmospheric CO2 Reduces Sequestration of Root-Derived Soil Carbon.",
abstract = "Forests have a key role as carbon sinks, which could potentially mitigate the continuing increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and associated climate change. We show that carbon dioxide enrichment, although causing short-term growth stimulation in a range of European tree species, also leads to an increase in soil microbial respiration and a marked decline in sequestration of root-derived carbon in the soil. These findings indicate that, should similar processes operate in forest ecosystems, the size of the annual terrestrial carbon sink may be substantially reduced, resulting in a positive feedback on the rate of increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration.",
keywords = "ORGANIC-MATTER, ELEVATED CO2, DIOXIDE, RESPONSES, FOREST, RESPIRATION, TURNOVER, NITROGEN, OZONE, ECOSYSTEMS",
author = "James Heath and Edward Ayres and Malcolm Possell and Bardgett, {Richard D.} and Black, {Helaina I. J.} and Helen Grant and Phil Ineson and Gerhard Kerstiens",
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AU - Heath, James

AU - Ayres, Edward

AU - Possell, Malcolm

AU - Bardgett, Richard D.

AU - Black, Helaina I. J.

AU - Grant, Helen

AU - Ineson, Phil

AU - Kerstiens, Gerhard

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N2 - Forests have a key role as carbon sinks, which could potentially mitigate the continuing increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and associated climate change. We show that carbon dioxide enrichment, although causing short-term growth stimulation in a range of European tree species, also leads to an increase in soil microbial respiration and a marked decline in sequestration of root-derived carbon in the soil. These findings indicate that, should similar processes operate in forest ecosystems, the size of the annual terrestrial carbon sink may be substantially reduced, resulting in a positive feedback on the rate of increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration.

AB - Forests have a key role as carbon sinks, which could potentially mitigate the continuing increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and associated climate change. We show that carbon dioxide enrichment, although causing short-term growth stimulation in a range of European tree species, also leads to an increase in soil microbial respiration and a marked decline in sequestration of root-derived carbon in the soil. These findings indicate that, should similar processes operate in forest ecosystems, the size of the annual terrestrial carbon sink may be substantially reduced, resulting in a positive feedback on the rate of increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration.

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KW - ELEVATED CO2

KW - DIOXIDE

KW - RESPONSES

KW - FOREST

KW - RESPIRATION

KW - TURNOVER

KW - NITROGEN

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