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A chamber system with automatic opening and closing for continuously measuring soil respiration based on an open-flow dynamic method

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We developed an automatic opening and closing chamber system (AOCC) based on an open-flow dynamic method (open-flow AOCC). The AOCC can be used during all four seasons, even at the surface of relatively deep snow. We compared the open-flow AOCC with two closed dynamic methods [the AOCC configured as a closed dynamic system (closed dynamic AOCC) and the LI-6400 system] under field conditions. The closed dynamic-AOCC and LI-6400 measurements were about 15.4% and 5.2% lower, respectively, than the values obtained with the open-flow AOCC. There was a significant difference in soil respiration rate between the open-flow AOCC and the closed dynamic AOCC system. In contrast, no significant difference in soil respiration rate was detected between the open-flow AOCC and the LI-6400 system. In the field, the open-flow AOCC permitted continuous long-term measurements under a range of temperature conditions and did a good job of reflecting the marked daily and seasonal variations in soil respiration as a function of soil temperature.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Environment of Korea through the Eco-Technopia 21 Project and by the faculty research fund of Konkuk University in 2003.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, 143-701, Seoul, South Korea

    Sang-Uk Suh, Young-Moon Chun & Jae-Seok Lee

  2. Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seodaemun-gu, 120-749, Seoul, South Korea

    Nam-yi Chae & Joon Kim

  3. Division of Forest Ecology, Korea Forest Research Institute, Dongdaemun-gu, 130-712, Seoul, South Korea

    Jong-Hwan Lim

  4. Department of Global Resources, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan

    Masayuki Yokozawa

  5. Institute for Basin Ecosystem Studies, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan

    Mi-Sun Lee

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Suh, SU., Chun, YM., Chae, Ny. et al. A chamber system with automatic opening and closing for continuously measuring soil respiration based on an open-flow dynamic method. Ecol Res 21, 405–414 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-005-0137-7

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