Soil Microbial Responses to Temporal Variations of Moisture and Temperature in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Bell C, McIntyre N, Cox S, Tissue D, Zak J. 2008. Soil Microbial Responses to Temporal Variations of Moisture and Temperature in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland. Microbial Ecology. 56(1):153-167
Global climate change models indicate that storm magnitudes will increase in areas across the south-west of North America, which could result in up to a 25% increase in seasonal precipitation in the Big Bend reion of the Chihuahuan Desert over the next 50 years. As soil microbial processes are regulated by moisture availability, this research sought to evaluate the responses of soil microbes to yearly changes in soil moisture, temperature, and selected soil nutrient and edaphic properties in a Sotol Grassland in Big Bend National Park.
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- Bell, Colin; McIntyre, Nancy; Cox, Stephen; Tissue, David; Zak, John
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