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An Open Chamber Technique for the Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Evolution from Soils
Author(s) -
Schwartzkopf Steven H.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1938559
Subject(s) - carbon dioxide , environmental science , soil water , soil science , ecology , atmospheric sciences , geology , biology
This paper describes a new open chamber technique for measuring CO 2 evolution from soil in situ, which minimizes measurement errors due to soil disturbance and chamber effects. An analysis of the data collected by this new technique, and a reanalysis of data already published, shows that there is clearly a relationship between the metabolic activity of a soil and the velocity of wind passing over that soil. The mechanism and implications of this relationship are discussed.