SoilR (version 1.1-23)

fT.KB: Effects of temperature on decomposition rates according to a model proposed by M. Kirschbaum (1995)

Description

Calculates the effects of temperature on decomposition rates according to a model proposed by Kirschbaum (1995).

Usage

fT.KB(Temp)

Arguments

Temp

a scalar or vector containing values of soil temperature for which the effects on decomposition rates are calculated

Value

References

Kirschbaum, M. U. F. (1995), The temperature dependence of soil organic matter decomposition, and the effect of global warming on soil organic C storage, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 27(6), 753-760.

Examples

Temperature=0:50
plot(Temperature,fT.KB(Temperature),type="l",ylab="f(T) (unitless)", 
     main="Effects of temperature on decomposition rates according to the Kirschbaum function")