An analysis of the seasonality of surface energy and carbon fluxes in an ecosystem of native fields inserted in the Pampa biome

In this study, the eddy-covariance technique was used to estimate the surface fluxes of carbon (CO2) and energy, in the latent (LE) and sensible (H) forms, over a native field ecosystem (pasture). The results show that the ecosystem in question presents a predominant seasonality in its ecological fu...

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Autores: Acosta, Ricardo, Roberti, Debora Regina, Rubert, Gisele Cristina Dotto, Diaz, Marcelo Bortoluzzi, Cely, Iván, Moraes, Osvaldo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
Repositorio:Revista Ciência e Natura (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/30722
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufsm.br/cienciaenatura/article/view/30722
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Energy fluxes
CO2 fluxes
Pampa biome
Fluxo de energia
Fluxo de CO2
Bioma Pampa
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Sumario:In this study, the eddy-covariance technique was used to estimate the surface fluxes of carbon (CO2) and energy, in the latent (LE) and sensible (H) forms, over a native field ecosystem (pasture). The results show that the ecosystem in question presents a predominant seasonality in its ecological functioning, especially regarding the observations of the LE and CO2 fluxes, with carbon assimilation and evapotranspiration with maximum values during the summer. During the winter season observations point to a lower metabolic state of the ecosystem, with almost zero carbon assimilation (even a carbon source signal inversion) and the evapotranspiration rate falling to 60% of its value in the highest state metabolic activity.