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

The study validates an automated, multiplexed carbon-flux chamber system in grassland mesocosms, finding that hourly flux measurements align well with destructive net carbon balance data, provided that net ecosystem exchange (NEE) fluxes are corrected for light reductions caused by the chambers. The system's ability to partition photosynthetic and respiratory fluxes also allows for the assessment of temperature sensitivity in ecosystem respiration components across different growth stages.

• The automated flux chamber system's carbon-balance estimates showed good agreement with destructive net carbon balance measurements, but this alignment required correcting net ecosystem exchange (NEE) fluxes for light reductions caused by the presence of the chambers.
• The use of dark chambers within the system enabled the assessment of temperature sensitivity for autotrophic and heterotrophic components of ecosystem respiration (Reco) at various growth stages.
• The authors conclude that automated flux chamber systems can accurately provide carbon balances and partition carbon-flux components, such as photosynthesis and respiration, which is useful 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} }