Soil Respiration Response to Climate Change in Pacific Northwest Prairies is Mediated by a Regional Mediterranean Climate Gradient
Reynolds et al.
Reynolds et al. (2015) aims to discern between site-specific and regional climate controls and their effects on soil respiration in prairies. As global temperatures are rising, soil respiration is predicted to increase. To discern whether soil respiration response is determined by site specific parameters or generalizable across regions, the study examined three sites along a 520 km latitudinal climate gradient. It also tested the effects of increased temperature and precipitation and monitored soil respiration. It concluded that respiration response to warming was primarily influenced by climate gradient and not site-specific factors.
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