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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-141-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-141-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Original research article
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05 Jun 2018
Original research article |
| 05 Jun 2018
| 05 Jun 2018
Separation of soil respiration: a site-specific comparison of partition methods
Louis-Pierre Comeau
Department of Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University
of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Fredericton Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada, Fredericton, NB E3B 4Z7, Canada
Department of Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University
of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Jane Jinglan Cui
Department of Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University
of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Jenny Farmer
Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, University of
Aberdeen, 23 St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK
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- A simple model for partitioning forest soil respiration based on root allometry X. Zhao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108067
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- Root exclusion methods for partitioning of soil respiration: Review and methodological considerations M. CHIN et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.01.015
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- Addition of microbes shifts the ability of soil carbon sequestration in the process of soil Cd remediation Y. Lv et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-024-03834-6
- Soil heterotrophic respiration assessment using minimally disturbed soil microcosm cores L. Comeau et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2018.07.014
- Regeneration in the Understory of Declining Overstory Trees Contributes to Soil Respiration Homeostasis along Succession in a Sub-Mediterranean Beech Forest J. Rodríguez-Calcerrada et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10090727
- Delayed rainfall diminishes the positive response of soil respiration to warming S. Lai et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/glr2.70057
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- Modelling soil heterotrophic respiration within a small area in an immature deciduous forest by machine learning R. HU et al. https://doi.org/10.2480/agrmet.D-24-00026
- The effects of clipping frequency and nitrogen fertilisation on greenhouse gas emissions and net ecosystem exchange in an Australian temperate grassland Z. Padashbarmchi et al. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ23026
- Soil respiration and heterotrophic respiration in a cool-temperate forest with sika deer-induced alteration of understory vegetation H. ABE et al. https://doi.org/10.2480/agrmet.D-24-00032
- Effect of Sieving on Ex Situ Soil Respiration of Soils from Three Land Use Types A. Adekanmbi et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00177-2
- California air resources board forest carbon protocol invalidates offsets B. Marino et al. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7606
- Dynamics of Soil CO2 Efflux and Vertical CO2 Production in a European Beech and a Scots Pine Forest H. Jochheim et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.826298
- Response of CO2, N2O, and CH4 fluxes to contour tillage, diversion terrace, grassed waterway, and tile drainage implementation B. Driscoll et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2025.1453324
- Ex situ soil respiration assessment using minimally disturbed microcosms and dried–sieved soils; comparison of methods to assess soil health L. Comeau et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2021-0143
- A simple model for partitioning forest soil respiration based on root allometry X. Zhao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108067
- Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of soil respiration in a bare-soil Mediterranean olive grove S. Aranda-Barranco et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-213-2025
- Root exclusion methods for partitioning of soil respiration: Review and methodological considerations M. CHIN et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.01.015
- Soil respiration and carbon stock responses to land use changes in the temperate forest of northern Iran S. Hojjati et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-023-11112-w
- Partitioning of root, litter and microbial respiration by plant input manipulation in forests J. Zhu et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acb789
- Addition of microbes shifts the ability of soil carbon sequestration in the process of soil Cd remediation Y. Lv et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-024-03834-6
- Soil heterotrophic respiration assessment using minimally disturbed soil microcosm cores L. Comeau et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2018.07.014
- Regeneration in the Understory of Declining Overstory Trees Contributes to Soil Respiration Homeostasis along Succession in a Sub-Mediterranean Beech Forest J. Rodríguez-Calcerrada et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10090727
- Delayed rainfall diminishes the positive response of soil respiration to warming S. Lai et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/glr2.70057
- Characteristics, Sources, and Mechanisms of Soil Respiration under Simulated Rainfall in a Native Karst Forest in Southwestern China W. Lv et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15060945
- Geospatial assessment of soil erosion, sediment delivery, and conservation priority areas in the Genale Dawa-3 hydropower Watershed, Ethiopia B. Legese et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-026-12571-8
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Short summary
To date, there are still many uncertainties and unknowns regarding the soil respiration partitioning procedures. This study compared the suitability and accuracy of five different respiration partitioning methods. A qualitative evaluation table of the partition methods with five performance parameters was produced. Overall, no systematically superior or inferior partition method was found and the combination of two or more methods optimizes assessment reliability.
To date, there are still many uncertainties and unknowns regarding the soil respiration...
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