Decoupling of soil nutrient cycles as a function of aridity in global drylands

The biogeochemical cycles of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are interlinked by primary production, respiration and decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems. It has been suggested that the C, N and P cycles could become uncoupled under rapid climate change because of the different degrees...

• Main Author: Gusman Montalvan, E. (author)
• Other Authors: Espinosa íñiguez, C. (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: carbon cycle; climate change; controlled study; desertification; litter decomposition; mineralization; nitrogen cycle; phosphorus cycle; priority journal; soil; soil erosion; soil moisture; weathering
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12670; http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/19185