Soil trace gas fluxes along orthogonal precipitation and soil fertility gradients in tropical lowland forests of Panama

Matson, Amanda L.; Corre, Marife D.; Langs, Kerstin; Veldkamp, Edzo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3509-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3509-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3509-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 14

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26 Jul 2017

Research article |

| 26 Jul 2017

Soil trace gas fluxes along orthogonal precipitation and soil fertility gradients in tropical lowland forests of Panama

Amanda L. Matson, Marife D. Corre, Kerstin Langs, and Edzo Veldkamp

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Soil trace gas fluxes along orthogonal precipitation and soil fertility gradients in roical lowland forests of Panama Dryad Digital Repository https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.8812m

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We present 1 to 2 years of greenhouse gas flux field measurements (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O and NO) in the tropical forest soils of Panama. Fluxes were measured in five sites along the orthogonal gradients of precipitation and fertility. Using these natural gradients, our results highlight the importance of both short-term (climate) and long-term (soil and site characteristics) factors in predicting soil trace gas fluxes and provide information for modeling trace gases under future climate scenarios.