Chronological dataset of soil respiration fluxes from a seasonally dry forest in Northwest México

Soil respiration (CO 2 emission to the atmosphere from soils) is an important component of the global carbon cycle. In highly seasonal ecosystems the magnitudes and the underlying mechanisms that control soil respiration (R S ) are still poorly understood and measurements are underrepresented in the global flux community. In this dataset, systematic and monthly measurements of R S were conducted with an infrared gas analyzer coupled to a static chamber during 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 in a tropical dry forest with a land use history from Northwestern Mexico. These data is useful to assess the intra-annual and seasonal variations of R S at a highly seasonal dry forests and serves as a base line to benchmark soil carbon models in regional and global contexts. The data presented supports the research manuscript: Soil respiration is influenced by seasonality, forest succession and contrasting biophysical controls in a tropical dry for (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.

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This dataset provides systematic and monthly measurements of soil respiration (RS) in a tropical dry forest, allowing for the assessment of intra-annual and seasonal variations. It serves as a baseline for soil carbon models in regional and global contexts.