Controls on mangrove forest-atmosphere carbon dioxide exchanges in western Everglades National Park

We report on net ecosystem production (NEP) and key environmental controls on net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of carbon dioxide (CO2) between a mangrove forest and the atmosphere in the coastal Florida Everglades. An eddy covariance system deployed above the canopy was used to determine NEE during Janu...

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Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 2010-06, Vol.115 (G2), p.n/a
Main Authors: Barr, Jordan G., Engel, Vic, Fuentes, José D., Zieman, Joseph C., O'Halloran, Thomas L., Smith III, Thomas J., Anderson, Gordon H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric sciences
Carbon
Carbon dioxide
Climate change
Coastal
Earth
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Ecosystems
Exact sciences and technology
Exchange
Forests
Geobiology
mangroves
Marine
net ecosystem productivity
Respiration
Salinity
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Summary:We report on net ecosystem production (NEP) and key environmental controls on net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of carbon dioxide (CO2) between a mangrove forest and the atmosphere in the coastal Florida Everglades. An eddy covariance system deployed above the canopy was used to determine NEE during January 2004 through August 2005. Maximum daytime NEE ranged from −20 to −25 μmol (CO2) m−2 s−1 between March and May. Respiration (Rd) was highly variable (2.81 ± 2.41 μmol (CO2) m−2 s−1), reaching peak values during the summer wet season. During the winter dry season, forest CO2 assimilation increased with the proportion of diffuse solar irradiance in response to greater radiative transfer in the forest canopy. Surface water salinity and tidal activity were also important controls on NEE. Daily light use efficiency was reduced at high (>34 parts per thousand (ppt)) compared to low (
ISSN:0148-0227
2169-8953
2156-2202
2169-8961
DOI:10.1029/2009JG001186