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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-1529-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-1529-2025
© Author(s) 2025. 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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20 Mar 2025
Research article |
| 20 Mar 2025
| 20 Mar 2025
Spatiotemporal variability of CO2, N2O and CH4 fluxes from a semi-deciduous tropical forest soil in the Congo Basin
Isotope Bioscience Laboratory (ISOFYS), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Q-Forest lab, Department of Environment, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Marijn Bauters
Q-Forest lab, Department of Environment, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Matti Barthel
Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Emmanuel Bulonza
Ecole Régionale d'Aménagement et Gestion Intégrés des Forêts et Territoires tropicaux (ERAIFT), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Lodewijk Lefevre
Isotope Bioscience Laboratory (ISOFYS), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Q-Forest lab, Department of Environment, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
José Mbifo
Institut National pour l'Etude et la Recherche Agronomiques (INERA), Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Johan Six
Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Land-CRAFT, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Benjamin Wolf
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Ralf Kiese
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Pascal Boeckx
Isotope Bioscience Laboratory (ISOFYS), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Data sets
Congo Basin forest soil CO2, CH4 and N2O flux data. Roxanne Daelman https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12200452
Short summary
The increase in atmospheric concentrations of several greenhouse gases (GHGs) since 1750 is attributed to human activity. However, natural ecosystems, such as tropical forests, also contribute to GHG budgets. The Congo Basin hosts the second largest tropical forest and is understudied. In this study, measurements of soil GHG exchange were carried out during 16 months in a tropical forest in the Congo Basin. Overall, the soil acted as a major source of CO2 and N2O and a minor sink of CH4.
The increase in atmospheric concentrations of several greenhouse gases (GHGs) since 1750 is...
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