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the <strong>respiration</strong> response <strong>of</strong> microbes was increasing sharply <strong>and</strong> stabilized only 2.5 hours after the<br />

treatment.<br />

Fig. 3 a) Root- <strong>and</strong> <strong>microbial</strong>-derived <strong>respiration</strong> obtained by <strong>root</strong>-exclusion technique. b) Contribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>root</strong><br />

CO 2 ( mol m -2 s -1 )<br />

4.5<br />

4.0<br />

3.5<br />

3.0<br />

2.5<br />

2.0<br />

1.5<br />

1.0<br />

0.5<br />

0.0<br />

CO 2 (µmol m -2 s -1 )<br />

9<br />

8<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

-1<br />

100%<br />

80%<br />

60%<br />

40%<br />

20%<br />

0%<br />

26-apr<br />

72%<br />

16-mag<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>microbial</strong> <strong>respiration</strong> to total CO2 efflux from <strong>soil</strong>.<br />

Control<br />

Water<br />

Glucose<br />

R mic<br />

28%<br />

5-giu<br />

25-giu<br />

15-lug<br />

4-ago<br />

before adding 30 min 1h 30min 2h 30min 3h 30 min 4h 30 min<br />

Fig. 4 Example <strong>of</strong> the effect <strong>of</strong> glucose (3 mg g -1 <strong>soil</strong> ) <strong>and</strong> water addition on total <strong>and</strong> <strong>microbial</strong> <strong>respiration</strong> in<br />

June.<br />

24-ago<br />

13-set<br />

3-ott<br />

23-ott<br />

Rh<br />

Ra<br />

12-nov<br />

2-dic<br />

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