A comparison of manual and automated systems for soil CO2 flux measurements: Trade-offs between spatial and temporal resolution

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 384, 2003, Pages 891-899

  Savage, Kathleen E ^a   Davidson, Eric A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated system; Manual system; Soil CO2 flux measurements; Soil respiration; Spatial resolution; Temporal resolution

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER LEVELS;

SOIL RESPIRATION;

SOILS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FLOW KINETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RHEOLOGY; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 0037338085     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg121     Document Type: Review

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