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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-381-2024
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Original research article
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12 Jun 2024
Original research article |
| 12 Jun 2024
| 12 Jun 2024
Soil respiration across a variety of tree-covered urban green spaces in Helsinki, Finland
Climate System Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Leif Backman
Climate System Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Leena Järvi
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR), Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Liisa Kulmala
Climate System Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR), Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Dynamic Characteristics of Soil Respiration in Park Green Spaces in Qingdao City F. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16219336
- Future climate impacts on carbon sequestration dynamics across urban ecosystem types in Finnish cities A. Koiso-Kanttila et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-026-01974-w
- Ecological Assessment of Temperature’s Influence on CO2 Efflux from Lawn Soils in Case of Its Pronounced Dynamics A. Stepanov et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18136879
- Mapping large European aspens (Populus tremula L.) using national aerial imagery and a U-Net convolutional neural network A. Chowdhury et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101755
- Carbon sequestration in different urban vegetation types in Southern Finland L. Thölix et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-725-2025
- The Variation and Driving Factors of Soil Organic Carbon Stocks and Soil CO2 Emissions in Urban Infrastructure: Case of a University Campus V. Vasenev et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems10020024
- Carbon uptake of an urban green space inferred from carbonyl sulfide fluxes J. Soininen et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00958-5
- Soil moisture as the dominant driver of CO2 efflux in Mediterranean urban green spaces: evidence for a Gaussian temperature response and mechanistic modelling of moisture and temperature interactions T. Alía et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-915-2026
- Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Urban Green Spaces Substantially Offset Their Carbon Sequestration Benefits S. Ye et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c07990
- Intercomparison of biogenic CO2 flux models in four urban parks in the city of Zurich S. Stagakis et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2133-2025
- Ecotoxicological Assessment of Soils of the Russian Museum Gardens, St. Petersburg L. Bakina et al. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229324603615
- Spatial and temporal variability of CO2, N2O and CH4 fluxes from an urban park in Denmark X. Bai et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-3207-2026
- The potential of nature-based solutions for urban soils: focus on green infrastructure and bioremediation S. Celletti et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1634662
- Urban Green Infrastructure for Carbon Sequestration: Integrating Land Restoration, Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Mitigation A. Nandal et al. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2026/v152i6A/171267
- Monitoring Soil Carbon Storage and Flux Using TDLAS and GIS in a Resource-Based City: Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Sustainability Implications G. Du et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18136507
- How urban green infrastructure contributes to carbon neutrality R. Hautamäki et al. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.586
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Short summary
We measured and modelled soil respiration, a key part of the biogenic carbon cycle, in different urban green space types to assess its dynamics in urban areas. We discovered surprisingly similar soil respiration across the green space types despite differences in some of its drivers and that irrigation of green spaces notably elevates soil respiration. Our results encourage further research on the topic and especially on the role of irrigation in controlling urban soil respiration.
We measured and modelled soil respiration, a key part of the biogenic carbon cycle, in different...
