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1. 1. Rhizosphere Priming and Methane Oxidation in Agricultural Soil - Effect of Land Use on Atmospheric Concentrations of CO2 and CH4 and Climate Change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Esben Øster Mortensen; [2017]
   Keywords : The Priming Effect; Rhizosphere; Methane Oxidation; Land Use; Agriculture; Soil Ecology; Microorganisms; Climate Change; Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and CH4.; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Biology and Life Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : Rhizosphere interactions have high influence on the fluxes of carbon to and from terrestrial ecosystems. One very important part of the rhizosphere interactions is the rhizosphere priming effect (RPE) which is defined as changes in the decomposition rate of soil organic matter (SOM) in response to labile organic carbon input from plant roots. READ MORE