Net ecosystem carbon exchange of a dry temperate eucalypt forest

Hinko-Najera, Nina; Isaac, Peter; Beringer, Jason; van Gorsel, Eva; Ewenz, Cacilia; McHugh, Ian; Exbrayat, Jean-François; Livesley, Stephen J.; Arndt, Stefan K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3781-2017

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Net ecosystem carbon exchange of a dry temperate eucalypt forest

Nina Hinko-Najera, Peter Isaac, Jason Beringer, Eva van Gorsel, Cacilia Ewenz, Ian McHugh, Jean-François Exbrayat, Stephen J. Livesley, and Stefan K. Arndt

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Wombat State Forest OzFlux-tower site OzFlux: Australian and New Zealand Flux Research and Monitoring S. Arndt http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/14237

bg_2016_192_dataset_WombatForest_DINGOoutput_2010_2012.csv Jason Beringer and Nina Hinko-Najera https://figshare.com/articles/bg_2016_192_dataset_WombatForest_DINGOoutput_2010_2013_csv/5223940

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We undertook a 3-year study (2010–2012) of eddy covariance measurements in a dry temperate eucalypt (broadleaf evergreen) forest in southeastern Australia. The forest was a large and constant carbon sink, with the greatest uptake in early spring and summer. A strong seasonal pattern in environmental controls of daytime and night-time NEE was revealed. Our results show the potential of temperate eucalypt forests to sequester large amounts of carbon when not water limited.