Forest diversity and environmental factors shape contrasting soil-litter fluxes of biogenic volatile organic compounds and methane in three central Amazonian ecosystems
Débora Pinheiro-Oliveira,Hella van Asperen,Murielli Garcia Caetano,Michelle Robin,Achim Edtbauer,Nora Zannoni,Joseph Byron,Jonathan Williams,Layon Oreste Demarchi,Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade,Jochen Schöngart,Florian Wittmann,Sergio Duvoisin-Junior,Carla Batista,Rodrigo Augusto Ferreira de Souza,and Eliane Gomes Alves
Forests release trace gases that influence air and climate. While plants are the main source, soil and leaf litter can also release significant amounts, especially in tropical forests like the Amazon. We measured these fluxes in different forest types and found soil and litter to be active sources and sinks. This can improves climate models by including realistic forest processes, vital for understanding and protecting the Amazon.
Forests release trace gases that influence air and climate. While plants are the main source,...