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Amazon forest carbon is highly seasonal
An Amazon forest stored about four times more carbon in the dry season than the wet season.
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Mean annual GPP?
3756.7 ± 19.1 gC m−2 yr−1.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
How much greater was GPP than Reco annually?
9.1% greater.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
Wet vs dry NEE?
Sink about four times stronger in the dry season.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
Wet-season NEE?
−0.54 ± 0.12 gC m−2 d−1.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
Dry-season NEE?
−2.1 ± 0.15 gC m−2 d−1.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
What happened to heterotrophic respiration in the dry season?
36% reduction.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
Dry-season Reco share from Ra?
Ra comprised 80% of dry-season Reco.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
Mean annual CUE?
0.36 ± 0.02.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
Dry-season allocation shift?
More GPP to fine roots; less to foliage and wood.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
Why did the dry-season sink strengthen?
Higher GPP from radiation plus lower Reco from drier soils.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified
Forest type?
Seasonal Amazonian forest.
Source: Evidence for strong seasonality in the carbon storage and carbon use efficiency of an Amazonian forest · DOI · quote verified