Soil CO2 efflux and soil carbon balance of a tropical rubber plantation

• Published in: Advances in ecological research Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 969 - 979
• Main Authors: Satakhun, Duangrat, Gay, Frédéric, Chairungsee, Naruenat, Kasemsap, Poonpipope, Chantuma, Pisamai, Thanisawanyangkura, Sornprach, Thaler, Philippe, Epron, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.11.2013; Springer; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; autotrophs; Behavioral Sciences; biogeochemical cycles; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; carbon; Carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide; Decomposition; Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Forestry; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; heterotrophs; income; Land use; Landscape ecology; Life Sciences; mathematical models; Moisture content; organic horizons; Original Article; Partitioning; plant litter; Plant Sciences; Plantations; Respiration; rhizosphere; rhizosphere bacteria; rhizosphere fungi; Root biomass; roots; Rubber; Rubber plantation; Rubber trees; Seasonal variation; Seasonal variations; Soil respiration; Soil temperature; Soil water; soil water content; soil-atmosphere interactions; Soils; Synecology; Thailand; trees; trenching; tropics; Water content; Zoology; Thailand; Root biomass; Partitioning; Soil respiration; Seasonal variation; Rubber plantation; Soils; Root; Carbon dioxide; Biomass; Rubber; Respiration; Carbon balance

Natural rubber is a valuable source of income in many tropical countries and rubber trees are increasingly planted in tropical areas, where they contribute to land-use changes that impact the global carbon cycle. However, little is known about the carbon balance of these plantations. We studied the...