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Sensitivity of boreal forest carbon balance to soil thaw

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Goulden, M. L., Wofsy, S. C., Harden, J. W., Trumbore, S. E., Crill, P. M., Gower, S. T., et al. (1998). Sensitivity of boreal forest carbon balance to soil thaw. Science, 279(5348), 214-217. doi:10.1126/science.279.5348.214.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0027-F6D6-8
Abstract
We used eddy covariance; gas-exchange chambers; radiocarbon analysis; wood, moss, and soil inventories; and laboratory incubations to measure the carbon balance of a 120-year-old black spruce forest in Manitoba, Canada. The site lost 0.3 +/- 0.5 metric ton of carbon per hectare per year (ton C ha(-1) year(-1)) from 1994 to 1997, with a gain of 0.6 +/- 0.2 ton C ha(-1) year(-1) in moss and wood offset by a loss of 0.8 +/- 0.5 ton C ha(-1) year(-1) from the soil. The soil remained frozen most of the year, and the decomposition of organic matter in the soil increased 10-fold upon thawing. The stability of the soil carbon pool (similar to 150 tons C ha(-1)) appears sensitive to the depth and duration of thaw, and climatic changes that promote thaw are likely to cause a net efflux of carbon dioxide from the site.