Articles | Volume 21, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2005-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2005-2024
Research article
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24 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 24 Apr 2024

Forest-floor respiration, N2O fluxes, and CH4 fluxes in a subalpine spruce forest: drivers and annual budgets

Luana Krebs, Susanne Burri, Iris Feigenwinter, Mana Gharun, Philip Meier, and Nina Buchmann

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1852', Andreas Schindlbacher, 15 Sep 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1852', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Sep 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (11 Dec 2023) by Edzo Veldkamp
AR by Luana Krebs on behalf of the Authors (15 Jan 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Jan 2024) by Edzo Veldkamp
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (06 Feb 2024)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (14 Feb 2024)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Feb 2024) by Edzo Veldkamp
AR by Luana Krebs on behalf of the Authors (01 Mar 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (08 Mar 2024) by Edzo Veldkamp
AR by Luana Krebs on behalf of the Authors (18 Mar 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
This study explores year-round forest-floor greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in a Swiss spruce forest. Soil temperature and snow depth affected forest-floor respiration, while CH4 uptake was linked to snow cover. Negligible N2O fluxes were observed. In 2022, a warm year, CO2 emissions notably increased. The study suggests rising forest-floor GHG emissions due to climate change, impacting carbon sink behavior. Thus, for future forest management, continuous year-round GHG flux measurements are crucial.
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