PARTITIONING OF ROOT AND MICROBIAL RESPIRATION IN SOIL: COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS
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Three techniques for separation of total CO2 efflux from soil
into root and microbial respiration were compared: component integration, root
exclusion and pulse labelling of shoots in 14CO2
atmosphere. The contribution of rhizosphere to total CO2 efflux from
soil varied from 19 to 49% (including root respiration amounted to 9-32%). The
share of non-rhizosphere respiration was 51-80%. The results obtained by
component integration and root exclusion techniques were similar. Rhizosphere
respiration estimated by pulse labelling were less as estimated by two
non-isotopic methods.
Author's Names: D.V. Sapronov, Y. Kuzyakov
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MAPPING NPP AND BIOMASS IN WEST SIBERIAN WETLANDS
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The objective of this study is to provide
improved estimation of the area extent for major mire types within West Siberia
(WS) and determine the spatial variability of NPP and biomass in relation to
macro/micro landscape and site position within the bioclimatic division. Our
approach relies upon scaling up available field survey and literature data to
provide wetland net primary production (NPP) and biomass inventory maps for West Siberia. Both, satellite images and aerial
photography classifications have been used to extrapolate site data into a regional
inventory map (1:2.5M scale). Total NPP of wetlands is estimated as 530.5 TgDM
(teragram/megaton dry matter)yr-1, or 624.4 TgDM/yr when woody parts are
included. Lowest NPP has been assigned to wetlands at the northern part of
Taiga zone (4.5-6.2 tonDM)/ha/yr-1). Wetlands in Tundra, Forested
tundra and southern parts of Taiga zone show considerably higher NPP values.
Minimum of living biomass storage was found in middle and southern taiga
subzones. It is also increased to the north and south within West Siberian
territory.
Author's Names: A. Peregon, S. Maksyutov, N. Kosykh, et al
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PROBLEM OF ESTIMATING WILDFIRES IMPACT ON CARBON CONTENT IN ATMOSPHERE
Description: During photosynthesis,
atmospheric carbon sequestration goes on at the expense of formation and
accumulation of organic substance, and an inverse process (carbon emission in
the atmosphere) takes place during decomposition and oxidation of this organic
substance. On land, in non-swamp ecosystems, these processes are balanced as a
whole both under climax forms and interchange of: 1) periods of active
oxidation of organic substance under influence of disturbing factors (more
often, fires), and 2) periods of active formation of organic substance in the
process of regeneration successions.
Author's Names: A.V. Volokitina, T.M.Sofronova, and M.A.Sofronov
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CROSS-COMPARISON OF THE DECADAL TRENDS IN CARBON BUDGET OF TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS ESTIMATED BY DIFFE
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There remain large uncertainties in our model estimations of
terrestrial CO2 budget at broad scales. We used two terrestrial
carbon cycle models (Sim-CYCLE and SASAI) and three climate datasets
(NCEP/NCAR, NCEP/DOE, and ERA40) for the period from 1982 to 2001 and performed
cross-comparison, aiming at clarifying the source of uncertainties. Using the
same model, different carbon budgets were obtained by the three climate
datasets, globally due to the difference in solar radiation and locally due to
precipitation. The two models, which differ in canopy processes, estimated
different temporal trends and spatial patterns of CO2 budget during
the experimental period. This study exemplified the necessity of developments
in both models and datasets.
Author's Names: Akihiko Ito and Takahiro Sasai
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EDDY-COVARIANCE, CHAMBER AND BIOMETRIC BASED ESTIMATES OF ANNUAL CO2 EXCHANGE ABOVE TEMPERATE ...
Description:
In a temperate deciduous forest in Japan
situated complex terrain, net ecosystem CO2 exchange (NEE) was
estimated using micro-meteorological method, and net ecosystem products (NEP)
was estimated by measures of major carbon pools and fluxes using biometric and
chamber methods. In this study we evaluate the threshold value of u* for
interpolation in case stability was high using estimated NEP acquired by biometric
method. And the function which relate temperature to FCO2 for
interpolation was evaluated by the data acquired using automated chamber for
soil, CWD, trunk and foliage CO2 exchanges. Averaged net uptake of
CO2 measured by eddy covariance method from 1999 to 2002 was 3.4 tC
yr-1 ha-1 without compensation of nighttime underreport.
Increase of live under and above ground biomass from 1994 to 1999 was 1.56 tC
yr-1 ha-1. U* threshold values based on biometric and
chamber NEP were respectively 0.28 and 0.35 m sec-1
Author's Names: Y. Kominami, T. Miyama, K. Tamai, Y. Goto, et al
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CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN SITES REFORESTED IN NORTHERN MEXICO
Description:
Reforestation
is an important mean to protect soils, to restore habitat for plants and
animals, to regulate the hydrological cycle, to recharge aquifers, to produce
oxygen and to sequester carbon dioxide. Global warming concerns are prompting reforestation
practices and studies dealing with biomass production and carbon sequestration
by exotic and native species. This research presents information on biomass and
carbon sequestration projections in reforested sites of northern Mexico.
A total of 124 sampling plots were sampled for dasometric features and biomass
components in the Mexican states of Durango, Coahuila,
and Nuevo Leon of the
Eastern and Western mountain ranges of northern Mexico. Results showed the
potential carbon sequestration and biomass projections by component for each of
three main regions separated by multivariate statistics and productivity
curves. Mean annual carbon sequestration rates approach 3.90, 0.90, and 0.45 Mg ha-1
y-1 for reforested sites of the States of Durango, Nuevo Leon, and
Coahuila, respectively. Native species of coniferous forests of Durango (P. durangensis, P. cooperii, and P. engelmannii)
and Nuevo Leon (P.
pseudostrobus) sequester carbon at higher rates than the introduced pine
species of Durango (P. arizonica), Nuevo Leon
(P. cembroides, P. pinceana, and P. nelsoni), and Coahuila (P. halepensis). Stands reforested are sequestered carbon at a higher
rate than stands of native coniferous forests because of the largest plant
density of the former sites, therefore they provide additional environmental
benefits.
Author's Names: J. NĂ¡var1, and F.J. Rodriguez
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THE MEASUREMENT OF CO2 EFFLUX ON FOREST FLOOR IN DECIDUOUS FOREST, JAPAN - THE CASE IN THE DEEP ...
Description:
For more than 1000 years, the forests in mountainous
areas of Japan
have been distinguished by excessive harvesting and litter collection.
Revegetation of these areas over the past 130 years has resulted in the current
forest coverage. However, the forest soils are immature and contain very little
organic carbon. Therefore, the past human impact likely affects the present
carbon cycle and CO2 efflux at the forest floor. It is important to
estimate the carbon cycle and CO2 efflux at the forest floor in such
a heavily affected ecosystem to discuss the relationship between the carbon
cycle and land use management. Therefore, we measured the CO2 efflux
at the forest floor in a deciduous forest heavily affected by human activities
in Japan
and estimated the annual rate.
Author's Names: K. Tamai, Y. Kominami, T. Miyama, Y. Goto and Y. Ohtani
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POTENTIAL OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES IN LINKING AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS OF CO2 WIH TERRESTRIAL ...
Description:
Terrestrial
ecosystems are major sources and sinks of carbon. Quantifying their role in the
continental carbon budget requires an understanding of both fast (hours to
days) and longer-term fluxes (years to decades). The Intercontinental Chemical
Transport Experiment-North America (INTEX-NA) is a major NASA science campaign
designed to understand the transport and transformation of gases and aerosols
on transcontinental and intercontinental scales and their impact on air quality
and climate. During the INTEX-NA summer 2004 phase, regional-scale in-situ
measurements of atmospheric CO2 were made from the NASA DC-8 over
the conterminous U.S.
affording the opportunity to explore how land surface heterogeneity relates to
the airborne observations utilizing remote-sensing data products and GIS-based
methods. In this presentation, several derived products from the LANDSAT, NOAA
AVHRR, and MODIS sensors are invoked to specify spatiotemporal patterns of land
use cover and vegetation characteristics for linking the aircraft-based CO2
data with terrestrial sources of carbon. In examining the landscape mosaic
utilizing these available tools, preliminary results suggest that the lowest CO2
mixing ratios observed during the mission were over agricultural fields in IL
dominated by corn then secondarily soybean crops. Low CO2
concentrations are attributable to sampling during the peak growing season over
such C4 plants as corn having a higher photosynthetic rate via the
C4-dicarboxylic acid pathway of carbon fixation compared to C3 plants such as
soybeans. In addition to LANDSAT derived biophysical products, results from
comparisons of the CO2 observations with NDVI values derived from
MODIS data will be presented.
Author's Names: Y. Choi, V.K. Prasad, and S.A. Vay
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THE ROLE OF ROOT RESPIRATION IN TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST IN CENTRAL JAPAN
Description: To
evaluate the role of root respiration (Rr), we
measured spatial and temporal variation of Rr. We measured
root biomass, Rr and soil respiration (Rs) in temperature deciduous forest in central Japan.
The size dependence of Rr was shown
and Rr in fine root (< 2 mm) accounted
more than half of total Rr per unit
area. Moreover, we had measured continuously Rr
and Rs using automated system. Rr responded exponentially to soil temperature. High soil
moisture during and just after rainfall caused limiting factor in Rr. And the contribution of Rr
to Rs changed seasonally.
Author's Names: M. Dannoura, Y. Kominami , K. Tamai, M. Jomura, et al
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SATELLITE-BASED MODELING OF GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF DECIDUOUS FOREST AND GRASSLAND SITES ...
Description: The
satellite-based Vegetation Photosynthesis Model (VPM) that estimates seasonal
dynamics of gross primary production (GPP) of vegetation was applied to 5
European forest and grassland sites. The relatively simple VPM model is based
upon light absorption by leaf chlorophyll, leaf water content and leaf age. The
current version of the VPM model relates the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) to
light absorption by leaf chlorophyll and the Land Surface Water Index (LSWI) to
leaf water content, modifying implied functional relationships within the model
according to daily air temperature and photo-synthetically active radiation
input. We used site-specific climate data and CO2 flux data of the
year 2002 from three beech forest sites and two grassland/cropland sites of the
CARBOEUROPE network for testing.
Author's Names: Xiangming Xiao
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