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Use of a flexible chamber to measure stem respiration

Esders, Eike, M; Klemm, Otto; Breuer, Bettina; Lai, Yen-Jen; Yu, Jui.Chu; Lai, I-Ling

Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

We present a flexible chamber to measure the CO2 efflux from tree bark. The easy-to-use chamber is made of stainless steel and is clamped around an individual tree stem section; it uses a portable gas analyzer to retrieve the stem respiration value. Using the individual data points in combination with data from a forest inventory, the data can, in principle, be up-scaled to achieve the stand-scale stem respiration. We performed a feasibility study in a young forest plantation in tropical southern Taiwan, which yielded robust and meaningful results.

Details about the publication

Journal: Trees
Volume: 35
Page range: 319-323
Status: Published
Release year: 2021
Language in which the publication is written: English
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-020-02009-3
Link to the full text: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-020-02009-3
Keywords: stem respiration; flexible chamber; tropical forest.

Authors from the University of Münster

Breuer, Bettina
Professur für Klimatologie (Prof. Klemm)
Esders, Eike Maximilian
Institute of Landscape Ecology (ILÖK)
Klemm, Otto
Professur für Klimatologie (Prof. Klemm)

Projects the publication originates from

Carbon Balance of a Young Deciduous Forest in Southern Taiwan
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2019
Funded by: German Academic Exchange Service
Type of project: Individual project