Evaluating the carbon balance estimate from an automated ground-level flux chamber system in artificial grass mesocosms

The research validates an automated C-flux chamber system in grassland mesocosms, finding that it provides an accurate carbon balance and enables the partitioning of photosynthetic and respiratory fluxes, provided that NEE fluxes are corrected for light reductions caused by the chamber.

• The study compared an automated and multiplexed carbon (C)-flux chamber system against destructive net C balance in grassland mesocosms. The results showed good agreement between the two methods, provided that Net ecosystem exchange (NEE) fluxes were corrected for light reductions caused by the presence of the chamber.
• The deployed system utilized both transparent NEE and opaque respiration chambers, which allowed for the partitioning of respiratory and photosynthetic fluxes. Specifically, the dark chamber fluxes enabled the assessment of temperature sensitivity for autotrophic and heterotrophic components of ecosystem respiration (Reco) across various growth stages.
• The authors conclude that automated flux chamber systems are capable of providing an accurate C balance and partitioning C-flux components, making them suitable for the development and evaluation of models.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2013). Evaluating the carbon balance estimate from an automated ground-level flux chamber system in artificial grass mesocosms. https://www.sei.org/publications/evaluating-the-carbon-balance-estimate-from-an-automated-ground-level-flux-chamber-system-in-artificial-grass-mesocosms/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Evaluating the carbon balance estimate from an automated ground-level flux chamber system in artificial grass mesocosms. 2013. https://www.sei.org/publications/evaluating-the-carbon-balance-estimate-from-an-automated-ground-level-flux-chamber-system-in-artificial-grass-mesocosms/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2013evaluating, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Evaluating the carbon balance estimate from an automated ground-level flux chamber system in artificial grass mesocosms}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2013}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/evaluating-the-carbon-balance-estimate-from-an-automated-ground-level-flux-chamber-system-in-artificial-grass-mesocosms/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }