Controls on soil respiration in alpine tundra

• Published in: Geoderma Regional Vol. 42; p. e00987
• Main Authors: Schliemann, Sarah A., Grevstad, Nels, Parr, David A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2025
• Subjects: Alpine tundra; Climate change; Inceptisols; Soil organic carbon (SOC); Soil respiration; Southern Rocky Mountains; Climate change; Alpine tundra; Soil respiration; Southern Rocky Mountains; Inceptisols; Soil organic carbon (SOC)

Alpine tundra ecosystems, like their arctic counterparts, have historically been the sites of considerable soil organic carbon (SOC) storage due to climatic factors that suppressed microbial activity. While climatic factors are important, heterotopic soil respiration (and SOC storage) may be influen...