Carbon cycling in a loblolly pine plantation
- 1 March 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Oecologia
- Vol. 29 (1) , 1-10
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00345358
Abstract
The carbon cycle of a loblolly pine plantation in North Carolina was examined during its 12th through 16th years from planting. Net primary production during the study period averaged 2056 g C m-2 year-1. With autotrophic respiration equal to 2068 g C, the calculated gross production was 4124 g C m-2 year-1. Heterotrophic respiration of 694 g C m-2 year-1 resulted in net ecosystem production of 1362 g C m-2 year-1. In carbon cycle comparisons between forest ecosystems, autotrophic respiration rates were found to be closely coupled to regional temperature.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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