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Carbon isotopic signature of CO2 emitted by plant compartments and soil in two temperate deciduous forests

Daniel Berveiller

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• Context The carbon isotope composition of the CO2 efflux (δ13CE) from ecosystem components is widely used to investigate carbon cycles and budgets at different ecosystem scales. δ13CE, was considered constant but is now known to vary along seasons. The seasonal variations have rarely been compared among different ecosystem components. • Aims We aimed to characterise simultaneously the seasonal dynamics of δ13CE in different compartments of two temperate broadleaved forest ecosystems. • Methods Using manual chambers and isotope ratio mass spectrometry, we recorded simultaneously δ13CE and δ13C of organic matter in sun leaves, current-year twigs, trunk bases and soil in an oak and a beech forest during 1 year. • Results In the two forests, δ13CE displayed a larger variability in the tree components than in the soil. During the leafy period, a pronounced vertical zonation of δ13CE was observed between the top (sun leaves and twigs with higher values) and bottom (trunk and soil with lower values) of the ecosystem. No correlation was found between δ13CE and δ13C of organic matter. Causes for these seasonal variations and the vertical zonation in isotope signature are discussed. • Conclusion Our study shows clear differences in values as well as seasonal dynamics of δ13CE among different components in the two ecosystems. The temporal and local variation of δ13CE cannot be inferred from organic matter signature or CO2 emission rates.
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hal-04390401 , version 1 (12-01-2024)

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Florence Maunoury-Danger, Nicolas Chemidlin Prévost-Bouré, Jérome Ngao, Daniel Berveiller, Claude Brechet, et al.. Carbon isotopic signature of CO2 emitted by plant compartments and soil in two temperate deciduous forests. Annals of Forest Science, 2013, 70 (2), pp.173-183. ⟨10.1007/s13595-012-0249-5⟩. ⟨hal-04390401⟩
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