Effect of soil nitrogen, carbon and moisture on methane uptake by dry tropical forest soils

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J.S. Singh1, Smita Singh2, A.S. Raghubanshi1, Saranath Singh1, A.K. Kashyap1, V.S. Reddy1
1Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
2Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-, India

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Methane uptake was measured for two consecutive years for four forest and one savanna sites in a seasonally dry tropical region of India. The soils were nutrient-poor and well drained. These sites differed in vegetational cover and physico-chemical features of the soil. There were significant differences in CH4 consumption rates during the two years (mean 0.43 and 0.49 mg m-2 h-1), and at different sites (mean 0.36 to 0.57 mg m-2 h-1). The mean uptake rate was higher (P < 0.05) in dry seasons than in the rainy season at all the sites. There was a significant season and site interaction, indicating that the effect of different seasons differed across the sites. There was a positive relation between soil moisture and CH4 uptake rates during summer (the driest period) and a negative relation during the rest of the year. The results suggested that seasonally dry tropical forests are a strong sink for CH4, and C and N status of soils regulates the strength of the sink in the long term.

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