Incorporation of NPP into forest CH4 efflux models

Xiaoqi Zhou; Hanling Zuo; Simeon J Smaill

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2021.09.007

Incorporation of NPP into forest CH₄ efflux models

Trends Plant Sci. 2021 Dec;26(12):1210-1212. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.09.007. Epub 2021 Oct 15.

Authors

Xiaoqi Zhou¹, Hanling Zuo², Simeon J Smaill³

Affiliations

¹ Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
³ Scion, PO Box 29237, Riccarton, Christchurch 8440, New Zealand. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 34657828
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.09.007

Abstract

Forest soils are the largest atmospheric methane (CH₄) sinks in terrestrial ecosystems, but models simulating this uptake have considerable uncertainties. Soil organic matter derived from aboveground vegetation net primary productivity (NPP) significantly influences CH₄ uptake; therefore, we propose that the incorporation of NPP into global CH₄ uptake models will greatly improve model predictions.

Keywords: CH(4) oxidation potential; CH(4) production potential; CH(4) uptake; forest ecosystem; net primary productivity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Ecosystem*
Forests*
Methane
Soil

Substances

Soil
Methane