Decomposition of Organic Carbon in Fine Soil Particles Is Likely More Sensitive to Warming than in Coarse Particles: An Incubation Study with Temperate Grassland and Forest Soils in Northern China
Figure 3
Dependence of Q10 on incubation temperature for (A) clay, (B) silt, and (C) sand.
The Q10 for each temperature interval of 5 degrees (e.g., 5–10°C) and 10 degrees (e.g., 5–15°C) was calculated using Eqn. 4. The average temperature for each interval was taken as representative temperature. Data from all the three temperature-change cycles were included. Vertical bars denote the standard errors (n = 12).