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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-6207-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-6207-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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09 Dec 2020
Research article |
| 09 Dec 2020
| 09 Dec 2020
Seasonality, drivers, and isotopic composition of soil CO2 fluxes from tropical forests of the Congo Basin
Simon Baumgartner
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Matti Barthel
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Travis William Drake
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Marijn Bauters
Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Department of Environment, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Isaac Ahanamungu Makelele
Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Département de Biologie, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
John Kalume Mugula
Département de Biologie, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laura Summerauer
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Nora Gallarotti
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Landry Cizungu Ntaboba
Département d'Agronomie, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kristof Van Oost
Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Pascal Boeckx
Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Sebastian Doetterl
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Roland Anton Werner
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Johan Six
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Data sets
Dataset: Seasonality, drivers, and isotopic composition of soil CO2 fluxes from tropical forests of the Congo Basin Simon Baumgartner, Matti Barthel, Travis W. Drake, Marijn Bauters, Isaac Ahanamungu Makelele, John Kalume Mugula, Laura Summerauer, Nora Gallarotti, Landry Cizungu Ntaboba, Kristof Van Oost, Pascal Boeckx, Sebastian Doetterl, Roland A. Werner, and Johan Six https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3757768
Short summary
Soil respiration is an important carbon flux and key process determining the net ecosystem production of terrestrial ecosystems. The Congo Basin lacks studies quantifying carbon fluxes. We measured soil CO2 fluxes from different forest types in the Congo Basin and were able to show that, even though soil CO2 fluxes are similarly high in lowland and montane forests, the drivers were different: soil moisture in montane forests and C availability in the lowland forests.
Soil respiration is an important carbon flux and key process determining the net ecosystem...
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