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AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
卷 57, 期 1, 页码 113-121出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12571
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CO2; Eastern Mau; eflluxes; management types; seasonality; soil
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The value of ecosystems functions performed by forests in the climate change era has prompted increasing attention towards assessment of carbon stocks and fluxes in tropical forests. The aim of this study was to understand how forest management approaches and environmental controls impacted on soil CO2 efflux in a tropical Eastern Mau forest which is one of the blocks of the greater Mau complex in Kenya. Nested experimental design approach was employed where 32 plots were nested into four blocks (disturbed natural, undisturbed natural, plantation and glades). In 10m(2) plots, data were collected on soil CO2 efflux, soil temperature and soil moisture using soda lime methods, direct measurement and proxy techniques, respectively. There was significant forest management type effect (F-3,F-127=3.01, p=0.033) and seasonality effect (t test=3.31, df=1, p<0.05) on mean soil CO2 efflux. The recorded mean soil CO2 efflux levels were as follows: plantation forest (9.2193.067g CM(-2)day(-1)), undisturbed natural forest (8.665 +/- 4.818g CM(-2)day(-1)), glades (8.592 +/- 3.253g CM(-2)day(-1)) and disturbed natural forest (7.198 +/- 3.457g CM(-2)day(-1)). The study concludes that managing a forest in plantation form is primarily responsible for forest soil CO2 efflux levels due to aspects such as increased microbial activity and root respiration. However, further studies are required to understand the role and impact of soil CO2 efflux on the greater forest carbon budget.
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