The study examined seasonal pattern in the CO2 efflux from non-leafy branches, trunks and coarse roots of ca. 60-year-old European beech (F. sylvatica) and Norway spruce (P. abies) trees. To this end, the natural δ13C of the CO2 efflux was measured on the monthly scale, covering the course of a whole year. In addition, seasonal changes in C allocation of recent photosynthates to respiratory C pools were examined by stable C isotope labeling of whole-tree canopies (isoFACE infrastructure). Pronounced seasonal dynamics were observed in each species and results were related to tree phenology, i.e. lignin synthesis during summer and CO2 refixation during winter. The study highlighted the dependency of beech on seasonal build-up and consumption of storage C and the abundance of two respiratory C pools. Both aspects were less pronounced in evergreen spruce.The study examined seasonal pattern in the CO2 efflux from non-leafy branches, trunks and coarse roots of ca. 60-year-old European beech (F. sylvatica) and Norway spruce (P. abies) trees. To this end, the natural δ13C of the CO2 efflux was measured on the monthly scale, covering the course of a whole year. In addition, seasonal changes in C allocation of recent photosynthates to respiratory C pools were examined by stable C isotope labeling of whole-tree canopies (isoFACE infrastructure). Pronounced seasonal dynamics were observed in each species and results were related to tree phenology, i.e. lignin synthesis during summer and CO2 refixation during winter. The study highlighted the dependency of beech on seasonal build-up and consumption of storage C and the abundance of two respiratory C pools. Both aspects were less pronounced in evergreen spruce.
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The study examined seasonal pattern in the CO2 efflux from non-leafy branches, trunks and coarse roots of ca. 60-year-old European beech (F. sylvatica) and Norway spruce (P. abies) trees. To this end, the natural δ13C of the CO2 efflux was measured on the monthly scale, covering the course of a whole year. In addition, seasonal changes in C allocation of recent photosynthates to respiratory C pools were examined by stable C isotope labeling of whole-tree canopies (isoFACE infrastructure). Pronou...
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