Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2097-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2097-2025
Research article
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30 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 30 Apr 2025

CO2 flux characteristics of the open savanna and its response to environmental factors in the dry–hot valley of Jinsha River, China

Chaolei Yang, Yufeng Tian, Jingqi Cui, Guangxiong He, Jingyuan Li, Canfeng Li, Haichuang Duan, Zong Wei, Liu Yan, Xin Xia, Yong Huang, Aihua Jiang, and Yuwen Feng

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Due to the influence of extreme-drought events in southwest China, the carbon sequestration capacity of the open savanna in the dry–hot valley of the Jinsha River has been significantly diminished, with soil water content being the key environmental factor governing CO2 flux. Under the climate scenario where the frequency and severity of extreme droughts are expected to continue increasing, the CO2 emissions from the open savanna are also anticipated to rise persistently. 
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