Spatial and temporal variation in soil CO2 efflux in an old-growth neotropical rain forest, La Selva, Costa Rica

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-128

  Schwendenmann, Luitgard ^a   Veldkamp, Edzo ^a   Brenes, Tania ^b,c   O'Brien, Joseph J ^d   Mackensen, Jens ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b La Selva Biological Station   (Costa Rica)

^c OTS   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e United Nations Environment Programme   (Kenya)

Author keywords

CO2 efflux; Neotropical rain forest; Seasonality; Soil CO 2 storage; Soil temperature; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; RAINFOREST; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0042890643     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024941614919     Document Type: Article

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