The age of CO2 released from soils in contrasting ecosystems during the arctic winter

Iain P. Hartley; Mark H. Garnett; Martin Sommerkorn; David W. Hopkins; Philip A. Wookey

doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.03.011

The age of CO₂ released from soils in contrasting ecosystems during the arctic winter

Iain P. Hartley^*, Mark H. Garnett, Martin Sommerkorn, David W. Hopkins, Philip A. Wookey

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Abstract

In arctic ecosystems, winter soil respiration can contribute substantially to annual CO₂ release, yet the source of this C is not clear. We analysed the ¹⁴C content of C released from plant-free plots in mountain birch forest and tundra-heath. Winter-respired CO₂ was found to be a similar age (tundra) or older (forest) than C released during the previous autumn. Overall, our study demonstrates that the decomposition of older C can continue during the winter, in these two contrasting arctic ecosystems. copy; 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Volume	63
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.03.011
Publication status	Print publication - Aug 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CO
Mountain birch
Passive sampling
Radiocarbon
Tree-line
Tundra-heath
Winter respiration

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The age of CO₂ released from soils in contrasting ecosystems during the arctic winter

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