First year-round record of Antarctic Dry Valley soil CO₂ flux
Abstract
The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are home to unique soil microbial communities. Using a specially designed Forced Diffusion flux chamber, we logged the first year-round record of soil surface CO2 flux in Hidden Valley. We observed low but positive fluxes during two sustained events, and conclude that the observed variability was clearly driven by both biotic and abiotic factors.
Type
Journal Article
Type of thesis
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Citation
Risk, D., Lee, C. K., MacIntyre, C., & Cary, S. C. (2013). First year-round record of Antarctic Dry Valley soil CO₂ flux. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 66, 193-196.
Date
2013
Publisher
Elsevier