International Journal of Ecology
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 209768, 10 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/209768
Research Article
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi May Mitigate the Influence of a Joint Rise of Temperature and Atmospheric CO2 on Soil Respiration in Grasslands
1Research Group of Plant and Vegetation Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
2Unité de Microbiologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 3, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Received 24 June 2009; Accepted 16 October 2009
Academic Editor: Johannes van Veen
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