@article{fdi:010068365,
  title = {{S}oil respiration behaviour in a mediterranean {A}leppo pine forest in north {T}unisia},
  author = {{R}ezgui, {F}. and {G}harbi, {F}. and {Z}ribi, {L}. and {M}ouillot, {F}lorent and {O}urcival, {J}. {M}. and {H}anchi, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ittle is known about the relationship between soil respiration and biophysical factors in the {T}unisian {A}leppo pine forest. {W}e conducted our studies in two adjacent forests in {D}jebel {M}ansour region with the same micrometeorological conditions, but they differed in soil proprieties. {T}he main goal of this research was to quantify soil respiration and its seasonal variations under two different soil characteristics. {S}oil respiration measurements were performed between {M}ai 2008 and {J}uly 2009. {T}he magnitude of the soil respiration varied from 0.80 to 6.65 mu mol m(-2) s(-1) in {S}idi {O}uedet forest (deep soil) and from 0.60 to 5.90 mu mol m(-2) s(-1) in {O}ued {E}1 kbir forest (shallow soil). {R}esults showed that soil respiration exhibited a same seasonal pattern in both sites, and it was controlled mainly by the soil moisture. {T}he highest rates of soil respiration were observed in autumn and in spring and the lowest in summer, coinciding with the drought period. {I}n autumn, high rates of soil respiration were observed immediately after rainfall events. {H}ence, annual soil respiration was higher in the deep soil than in the shallow soil (870.4 g {C} m(-2) y(-1) vs 492 g {C} m(-2) y(-1)). {A}s such, soil proprieties (depth, texture and structure) may indirectly drive soil respiration by controlling the soil moisture and site productivity through litter input.},
  keywords = {soil respiration ; soil moisture ; {M}editerranean {A}leppo pine ; soil properties ; {TUNISIE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}pplied {E}cology and {E}nvironmental {R}esearch},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {343--356},
  ISSN = {1589-1623},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.15666/aeer/1404_343356},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068365},
}