Fluxes of CH4 and CO2 from soil and termite mounds in south Sudanian savanna of Burkina Faso (West Africa)

• Published in: Global biogeochemical cycles Vol. 23; no. 1
• Main Authors: Brümmer, Christian, Papen, Hans, Wassmann, Reiner, Brüggemann, Nicolas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2009; American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: agricultural soils; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Arachis hypogaea; Biological and medical sciences; Burkina Faso; carbon dioxide; Cubitermes fungifaber; dry season; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; fields; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; gas emissions; gas production (biological); General aspects; Geochemistry; Isoptera; land use change; methane; methane production; methanogens; rainy season; savanna soils; soil bacteria; soil microorganisms; soil respiration; Sorghum; Synecology; termite mounds; tropical agriculture; tropical grassland; Burkina Faso; West Africa; Africa; atmosphere; biomass; termite mounds; density; Carbon dioxide; global; respiration; Social insect; agriculture; land use; ecosystems; savanna; mounds; Rainy season; soils; seasonal variations; land cover

The contribution of West African savanna ecosystems to global greenhouse gas budgets is highly uncertain. In this study we quantified soil‐atmosphere CH4 and CO2 fluxes in the southwest of Burkina Faso from June to September 2005 and from April to September 2006 at four different agricultural fields...