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When Wet Gets Wetter: Decoupling Of Moisture, Redox Biogeochemistry, And Greenhouse Gas Fluxes In A Humid Tropical Forest Soil, Steven J. Hall, William H. Mcdowell, Whendee L. Silver
When Wet Gets Wetter: Decoupling Of Moisture, Redox Biogeochemistry, And Greenhouse Gas Fluxes In A Humid Tropical Forest Soil, Steven J. Hall, William H. Mcdowell, Whendee L. Silver
Steven J. Hall
Upland humid tropical forest soils are often characterized by fluctuating redox dynamics that vary temporally and spatially across the landscape. An increase in the frequency and intensity of rainfall events with climate change is likely to affect soil redox reactions that control the production and emissions of greenhouse gases. We used a 24-day rainfall manipulation experiment to evaluate temporal and spatial trends of surface soil (0–20 cm) redox-active chemical species and greenhouse gas fluxes in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Treatments consisted of a high rainfall simulation (60 mm day-1), a fluctuating rainfall regime, and a control. Water addition …