Articles | Volume 11, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6081-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6081-2014
Research article
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11 Nov 2014
Research article |  | 11 Nov 2014

Soil CO2 efflux from mountainous windthrow areas: dynamics over 12 years post-disturbance

M. Mayer, B. Matthews, A. Schindlbacher, and K. Katzensteiner

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In this study soil CO2 efflux was measured at a montane mixed-forest site and a subalpine spruce forest site. Each site consisted of an undisturbed forest and two adjacent windthrow areas, differing regarding the time since disturbance. The combination of chronosequence and direct time-series approaches enabled us to investigate soil CO2 efflux dynamics over 12 years post-disturbance. According to our estimates, ~ 500 to 700 g C m-2 yr-1 are released via soil CO2 efflux from younger windthrows.
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