Abstract

Soil respiration rate was measured from March to November 2003 using the KOH absorption method in Pinus densiflora, Quercus variabilis, Platycarya strobilacea stands in Jinju, Gyeongnam Province. Throughout the study period, average soil temperature and moisture content were 16.2<TEX>$^{\circ}C$</TEX>, 25.1% for P. densiflora stand, 17.1<TEX>$^{\circ}C$</TEX>, 24.3% for Q. variabilis stand, and 17.6<TEX>$^{\circ}C$</TEX>, 25.1% for P. strobilacea stand, respectively. The seasonal fluctuations of soil respiration rate increasing in summer and decreasing in winter, which there were strong positive correlations of soil respiration and soil temperature in all study stands. However, there were no significant correlations between soil moisture and soil respiration. Soil respiration rates throughout the study period ranged from 0.12 to 0.77 for P. densiflora stand, 0.23 to 1.37 for Q. valiabilis stand, and 0.30 to 1.47 g <TEX>$CO_2\cdotm^{-2}\cdothr^{ -1}$</TEX> for P. strobilacea stand, respectively. Mean soil respiration rates in P. densiflora, Q. variabilis, P. strobilacea stands were 0.43, 0.80, and 0.90 g <TEX>$CO_2\cdotm^{-2}\cdothr^{ -1}$</TEX>, respectively. The Q<TEX>$_{10}$</TEX> values were 2.38 for P. densiflora stand, 2.11 for Q. variabilis stand, and 2.07 for P. strobilacea stand. Annual total soil respiration was 24 for P. densiflora stand, 49.3 for Q. variabilis stand, and 55.3 t <TEX>$CO_2\cdotha^{-1}\cdotyr^{ -1}$</TEX> for P. strobilacea stand, respectively.y.

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