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  • Title: Seasonal and interannual variations in ecosystem respiration in relation to temperature, moisture, and productivity in a temperate semi-arid shrubland.
    Author: Jia X, Mu Y, Zha T, Wang B, Qin S, Tian Y.
    Journal: Sci Total Environ; 2020 Mar 20; 709():136210. PubMed ID: 31905552.
    Abstract:
    Understanding the temporal dynamics and influencing factors of ecosystem respiration (Reco) in semi-arid shrublands is critical for predicting how their carbon balance may respond to climate change. Using the eddy-covariance technique, we quantified the net ecosystem CO2 exchange (NEE) in a semi-arid shrubland of northern China from July 2011 to December 2016, and partitioned NEE into Reco and gross primary productivity (GPP). Annual Reco varied from 300 g C m-2 yr-1 in 2014 to 426 g C m-2 yr-1 in 2012, and GPP ranged from 277 g C m-2 yr-1 in 2014 to 503 g C m-2 yr-1 in 2012. The relationship between half-hourly nighttime Reco and air temperature (Ta) was well-described by the Lloyd & Taylor model. Indicators of the seasonal temperature sensitivity (E0 and Q10) of Reco increased with both the annual integral and seasonal amplitude of GPP. However, when averaged into 1 °C Ta bins, nighttime Reco increased with Ta up to an optimal temperature of ~20 °C, above which it decreased with increasing Ta. Periods of low soil moisture in spring and summer markedly depressed Reco, contributing to its seasonal and interannual variations. In addition, low soil moisture had little effect on nighttime Reco when Ta was below 15 °C, but substantially reduced nighttime Reco when Ta was above 15 °C. Ecosystem respiration increased linearly with GPP at both seasonal and interannual scales, with the slope being 0.50 and 0.55, respectively. Our results have important implications for predicting Reco under climate change, considering continuous warming and increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme events (e.g., heat waves, droughts). Moreover, our results suggest that process-based carbon models should adequately represent the effects of substrate supply (e.g., by GPP) on Reco and its temperature sensitivity.
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