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Long-term thinning decreases the contribution of heterotrophic respiration to soil respiration in subalpine plantations
Interest in the dynamics of soil respiration ( R s ) in subalpine forest ecosystems is increasing due to their high soil carbon density and potential...
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Respiration
Birds have high metabolic rates and so require an efficient means of delivering oxygen to their cells and eliminating carbon dioxide, and the avian...
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Belowground bacterial communities and carbon components contribute to soil respiration in a subtropical forest
PurposeForest ecosystems are crucial for maintaining high levels of bacterial diversity and containing high amounts of carbon (C), both of which play...
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Mycorrhizal fungi respiration dynamics in relation to gross primary production in a Hungarian dry grassland
AimsSoil respiration (R s ) is a complex process including a wide range of soil biota and pathways of carbon cycling, all being under the control of...
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Effect of Continuous Lighting on Mitochondrial Respiration in Solanacea Plants
AbstractWe studied the effect of 16- and 24-h photoperiods on mitochondrial respiration in the darkness ( R Dark ), in the light ( R Light ), their ratio R
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Respiration kinetics and allometric scaling in the demosponge Halichondria panicea
BackgroundThe aquiferous system in sponges represents one of the simplest circulatory systems used by animals for the internal uptake and...
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Comparative Analysis of Soil Respiration Dynamics and Heterotrophic Respiration Sensitivity to Warming in a Subalpine Coniferous Forest and a Subtropical Evergreen Broadleaf Forest in Southwest China
To quantify variations in the components of soil respiration ( Rs ), elucidate the impact of warming on heterotrophic respiration ( Rh ) in subalpine...
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Sustained Three-Year Declines in Forest Soil Respiration are Proportional to Disturbance Severity
Soil respiration ( R s ) is the largest outward flux of carbon (C) from terrestrial ecosystems, accounting for more than half of total temperate forest...
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Xylogenesis, Photosynthesis and Respiration in Scots Pine Trees Growing in Eastern Siberia (Russia)
AbstractWood formation (xylogenesis) in trees depends on two main factors providing growth processes with assimilates and energy, photosynthesis and...
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The Controlling Effects of Leaf Area Index on Soil Respiration and Total Ecosystem Respiration Over Summer Maize/Winter Wheat Cropland in the Guanzhong Plain, China
Total ecosystem respiration (TER) is the major contributor to atmospheric carbon inputs. Investigating the characteristics of cropland TER is...
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Regulatory Role of Melatonin in Photosynthesis and Respiration
Melatonin is a hormone that has recently been identified as playing a key role in photosynthesis and respiration in plants. Its effects are primarily...
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Regulation of Human Respiration by Electrical Stimulation
AbstractThe review addresses modern methods of electrical stimulation used to regulate the function of external respiration in humans. The methods...
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Seasonal and diurnal variations in soil respiration rates at a treeline ecotone and a lower distribution limit of subalpine forests
This study examined the seasonal and diurnal variations in soil respiration rates ( R S ) during a growing season at the treeline ecotone (2,800 m) and...
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Soil respiration in a natural forest and a plantation during a dry period in the Philippines
Climate change is forecast to increase the frequency of extreme hot temperatures and dryer days and is anticipated to have profound impacts on the...
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Temperature fluctuation promotes the thermal adaptation of soil microbial respiration
The magnitude of the feedback between soil microbial respiration and increased mean temperature may decrease (a process called thermal adaptation) or...
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SIRT5-mediated ME2 desuccinylation promotes cancer growth by enhancing mitochondrial respiration
Mitochondrial malic enzyme 2 (ME2), which catalyzes the conversion of malate to pyruvate, is frequently upregulated during tumorigenesis and is a...
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Partitioning of root respiration into growth, maintenance, and ion uptake components in a young larch-dominated forest
PurposeFine roots play an essential role in global carbon cycles, but phenological variations in root function and metabolism are poorly understood....
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Impairment of substrate-mediated mitochondrial respiration in cardiac cells by chloroquine
Chloroquine (CQ) has a long clinical history as an anti-malarial agent and also being used for the treatment of other infections and autoimmune...
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Precipitation and land use alter soil respiration in an Inner Mongolian grassland
PurposeGrasslands are facing the threat of climate change and intensive land use. Soil respiration (R s ) in grassland ecosystems can be potentially...
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Temperature sensitivity of root respiration declines with increasing soil depth in six temperate tree species
AimsRoot respiration and its temperature sensitivity ( Q 10 ) are key parameters for understanding the processes and mechanisms of carbon cycling in...
