Nongrowing Season CO2 Emissions Determine the Distinct Carbon Budgets of Two Alpine Wetlands on the Northeastern Qinghai—Tibet Plateau
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Site Descriptions
2.2. Measurements
2.3. Data Collection and Processing
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Information Regarding Abiotic and Biotic Controls
3.2. Eight-Day Variations in CO2 Fluxes
3.3. Monthly Variations in CO2 Fluxes
4. Discussion
4.1. Environmental Controls on CO2 Fluxes
4.2. Carbon Budgets of the Two Wetlands
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Song, C.; Luo, F.; Zhang, L.; Yi, L.; Wang, C.; Yang, Y.; Li, J.; Chen, K.; Wang, W.; Li, Y.; et al. Nongrowing Season CO2 Emissions Determine the Distinct Carbon Budgets of Two Alpine Wetlands on the Northeastern Qinghai—Tibet Plateau. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 1695. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121695
Song C, Luo F, Zhang L, Yi L, Wang C, Yang Y, Li J, Chen K, Wang W, Li Y, et al. Nongrowing Season CO2 Emissions Determine the Distinct Carbon Budgets of Two Alpine Wetlands on the Northeastern Qinghai—Tibet Plateau. Atmosphere. 2021; 12(12):1695. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121695
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Chenggang, Fanglin Luo, Lele Zhang, Lubei Yi, Chunyu Wang, Yongsheng Yang, Jiexia Li, Kelong Chen, Wenying Wang, Yingnian Li, and et al. 2021. "Nongrowing Season CO2 Emissions Determine the Distinct Carbon Budgets of Two Alpine Wetlands on the Northeastern Qinghai—Tibet Plateau" Atmosphere 12, no. 12: 1695. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121695