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    Development of an automatic chamber system for long-term measurements of CO2 flux from roots

    Authors:

    Masako Dannoura ,

    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, JP
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    Yuji Kominami,

    Kansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 68 Nagaikyutaro, Momoyama, Fushimi, Kyoto 612-0855, JP
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    Koji Tamai,

    Kyushu Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 4-11-16 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-0862, JP
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    Mayuko Jomura,

    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, JP
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    Takafumi Miyama,

    Kansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 68 Nagaikyutaro, Momoyama, Fushimi, Kyoto 612-0855, JP
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    Yoshiaki Goto,

    Department of Meteorological Environment, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, JP
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    Yoichi Kanazawa

    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, JP
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    Abstract

    To separate CO2 efflux from roots (Rr) and soil (Rs), we developed a system to measure Rr continuously. Using this system, seasonal variation in Rr was obtained in a temperate forest in Japan. We measured Rs, CO2 efflux from mineral soil (Rm) and environmental factors simultaneously, and the characteristic and seasonality of Rr were analysed in comparison with Rs. Rr and Rs showed different responses to soil water content: Rs decreased with decreasing soil water content, whereas Rr peaked at relatively low soil water content. Rr/Rs decreased from 64.8% to 27.3% as soil water content increased from 0.075 to 0.225 cm cm-3. The relationship between respiration and temperature appears to change seasonally in response to phenological and biological factors. Rr showed clear seasonal variation as a function of soil temperature. During the growing period, Rr exhibited a higher rate at the same soil temperature than during other periods, which may be due to phenological influences such as fine root dynamics. Rs decreased during the summer despite high soil temperatures. The seasonal peak for Rs occurred earlier than that for soil temperature. Rr/Rs ranged between 25% and 60% over the course of the year.

    How to Cite: Dannoura, M., Kominami, Y., Tamai, K., Jomura, M., Miyama, T., Goto, Y. and Kanazawa, Y., 2006. Development of an automatic chamber system for long-term measurements of CO2 flux from roots. Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 58(5), pp.502–512. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00216.x
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     Accepted on 30 Jun 2006            Submitted on 15 Jan 2006

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