Long-term warming effect on soil carbon fluxes in a red pine forest in Tsukuba

Teramoto, Munemasa*; Liang, N.*; Jiye, Z.*; Koarashi, Jun; Kondo, Toshiaki*; Atarashi-Andoh, Mariko; Aramaki, Takafumi*; Zhao, X.*

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Forest soils are a large source for CO and sink for CH. Understanding long-term response of these soil carbon fluxes to warmer environment is the key to mitigation and adaptation for future climate change. To examine the long-term response of CO flux to global warming in Asian monsoon forests, we set multi-channel automated chamber measurement system in a red pine forest in Tsukuba. Half of the chambers were artificially warmed by infrared heaters. Recently, we started continuous measurement of soil CH flux using a control unit with CH analyzer. Results showed that soil temperature is the primary factor controlling soil CO fluxes, whereas soil moisture is the main factor controlling soil CH uptake in our study site.