Este trabalho discute a variabilidade dos fluxos de energia à superfície e de CO2 sobre uma área de Cerrado Sensu stricto no interior de São Paulo, e de uma área de ecótono Floresta-Cerrado (sazonalmente alagável) no Estado do Tocantins. Foram utilizadas medidas micrometeorológicas médias de 30 min, do clima (temperatura e umidade do ar, precipitação, velocidade do vento), dos fluxos de radiação (solar, PAR, saldo de radiação) e fluxos turbulentos de calor sensível, latente e CO2, coletadas no Cerrado durante o período de 2001 a 2003, e no ecótono durante Outubro de 2003 a Setembro de 2004. O ecótono e o Cerrado estão sob solos arenosos, homogêneos, com alta capacidade de infiltração e baixa de armazenamento. O Cerrado s.s. mostrou-se um ecossistema com forte sazonalidade da capacidade fotossintética, do Albedo-PAR e dos fluxos atmosféricos de CO2. Há uma fase de sumidouro e outra de fonte de CO2, corroborando os dados da literatura. Na escala da variabilidade interanual, as variações dos estados funcionais do Cerrado, como sumidouro ou fonte de CO2, foram fortemente dependentes das variações da precipitação e da temperatura mínima. No ecótono Floresta-Cerrado, a fase de inundação induz à uma diminuição gradual da respiração do sistema e da produtividade primária. A diminuição na produtividade ocorre com um atraso de ~45 dias, que poderia ser um tempo de assimilação e tolerância do sistema ao estresse induzido por anóxia. A redução da respiração do ecossistema ocorre ao passo que no regime alagado as perdas de CO2 ocorrem por evasão da superfície de água livre, um processo que aparentemente tem uma fonte de emissão menor que os processos de respiração do solo em condições secas. Durante a maior parte da inundação o ecótono continua a manter-se como um sumidouro de CO2 atmosférico durante, ao menos, 3 meses. O parâmetro RUE do ecótono foi cerca de 5 vezes maior do que o do Cerrado. A diferença de eficiência se deve possivelmente ao maior índice de área foliar das formações florestais da transição Floresta-Cerrado. A funcionalidade é controlada por fatores ambientais de maior escala que as locais. No caso do Cerrado s.s. há uma forte dependência do regime de chuvas e da temperatura mínima. No caso do ecótono Floresta-Cerrado, a suscetibilidade parece ser uma função do tempo de inundação. / This work discusses the energy and CO2 flux variability over a Cerrado Sensu stricto, in São Paulo state, Brazil, and over a seasonally inundated Forest-Cerrado ecotone in Tocantins state, Brazil. Micrometeorological measurements (30 minute average) of weather (temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and wind speed), radiation fluxes (solar radiation, PAR and net radiation), and CO2, latent and sensible heat turbulent fluxes were made for the Cerrado from 2001 to 2003. Measurements for the ecotone were made from October 2003 to September 2004. Both environments have sandy, homogeneous soils, with high infiltration capacity and low water storage. Cerrado s.s. showed strong seasonality for photosynthetic capacity, Albedo-PAR and CO2 atmospheric fluxes. As seen in other works, the Cerrado has both a CO2 sink and a CO2 source phase. These are strongly dependent on the precipitation and minimal temperature. Inundation of the Forest-Cerrado ecotone results in a gradual decrease in the system’s respiration and primary productivity. A lag of approximately 45 days is seen in the primary productivity reduction. This could represent the system’s resistance and tolerance due to anoxia stress. Ecosystem respiration in the inundated period is lower than in the dry period, apparently due to the lower CO2 outflux from the free water surface, in comparison with the CO2 flux from the soil. During most of the inundation period, the ecotone acts as a sink for CO2, for at least 3 months. The RUE for the ecotone was proximately 5 times higher than the Cerrado. This is probably due to the higher leaf area index of the forest area in the ecotone. The functionality of both biomes is controlled by larger scale environmental factors, as opposed to local factors. The Cerrado s.s. has a strong dependence precipitation and minimal temperature. The Forest-Cerrado ecotone shows a high dependence on the length of the inundated period.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2013. / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references. / The sinking flux of particles is an important removal mechanism of carbon from the surface ocean as part of the biological pump and can play a role in cycling of other chemical species. This work dealt with improving methods of measuring particle export and measuring export on different scales to assess its spatial variability. First, the assumption of ²³⁸U linearity with salinity, used in the ²³⁸U-²³⁴Th method, was reevaluated using a large sample set over a wide salinity range. Next, neutrally buoyant and surface-tethered sediment traps were compared during a three-year time series in the subtropical Atlantic. This study suggested that previously observed imbalances between carbon stocks and fluxes in this region are not due to undersampling by traps. To assess regional variability of particle export, surface and water-column measurements of ²³⁴Th were combined for the first time to measure fluxes on ~20 km scales. Attempts to relate surface properties to particle export were complicated by the temporal decoupling of production and export. Finally, particle export from ²³⁴Th was measured on transects of the Atlantic Ocean to evaluate basin-scale export variability. High-resolution sampling through the water-column allowed for the identification of unique ²³⁴Th features in the intermediate water column. / by Stephanie Anne Owens. / Ph.D.

Forest harvest can have significant impacts on forest ecosystems that may influence the capacity of soils to sequester carbon (C). The microbial community controls decomposition, which is a critical process in partitioning litter- and root-C between CO₂ and storage in semi-permanent soil-C pools. The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of clear-cutting and stand age on: 1) temporal dynamics of soil microbial community (SMC) structure and physiological status; and 2) shifts among microbial functional groups in taking up ¹³C-labeled plant materials during decomposition. The experiment was conducted in Douglas-fir ecosystems within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington. We chose stands of three different ages: old-growth where trees are between 300 and 500 years old; an 8-year old stand; and a 25-year old stand. Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiling and ¹³C-PLFA labeling techniques along with the ratio of saturated to monounsaturated PLFAs and the ratios of cyclopropyl PLFAs to their monoenoic precursors as microbial physiological stress markers were utilized. Microbial PLFA profiles showed that SMC structure and physiological status was most affected by season and secondarily by time since clear-cutting. Total microbial biomass and bacterial and fungal biomass were significantly reduced in CC8 but not in CC25 sites relative to old-growth sites. Total microbial biomass concentration was lowest and the stress indicators were highest in August, which corresponded to low soil moisture and high temperatures. The relative amount of ¹³C incorporated into PLFAs was also influenced by stand age and ¹³C source (¹³C-labeled litter vs. ¹³C-labeled root material). A significantly greater amount of ¹³C was incorporated in CC8 samples compared to OG1 samples in five out of the seven sample dates. Additionally, a significantly greater proportion of ¹³C was incorporated into soil samples containing the ¹³C-labeled litter material relative to samples containing ¹³C-labeled root material in four out of the seven dates. In general, 18:lω9 and 18:2ω6,9 (common fungal biomarkers) had the greatest amount of ¹³C incorporation throughout the study period in both clear-cut and old-growth sites, indicating the important role of fungi in the decomposition of litter and root material and translocation of C within soil layers. / Graduation date: 2006

Improved monitoring of forest biomass is needed to quantify natural and anthropogenic effects on the terrestrial carbon cycle. Landsat's temporal and spatial coverage, fine spatial grain, and long history of earth observations provide a unique opportunity for measuring biophysical properties of vegetation across large areas and long time scales. However, like other multi-spectral data, the relationship between single-date reflectance and forest biomass weakens under certain canopy conditions. Because the structure and composition of a forest stand at any point in time is linked to the stand's disturbance history, one potential means of enhancing Landsat's spectral relationships with biomass is by including information on vegetation trends prior to the date for which estimates are desired. The purpose of this research was to develop and assess a method that links field data, airborne lidar, and Landsat-derived disturbance and recovery history for mapping of forest biomass and biomass change. Our study area is located in eastern Oregon (US), an area dominated by mixed conifer and single species forests. In Chapter 2, we test and demonstrate the utility of Landsat-derived disturbance and recovery metrics to predict current forest structure (live and dead biomass, basal area, and stand height) for 51 field plots, and compare the results with estimates from airborne lidar and single-date Landsat imagery. To characterize the complex nature of long-term (insect, growth) and short-term (fire, harvest) vegetation changes found in this area, we use annual Landsat time series between 1972 and 2010. This required integrating Landsat data from MSS (1972-1992) and TM/ETM+ (1982-present) sensors. In Chapter 2, we describe a method to bridge spectral differences between Landsat sensors, and therefore extent Landsat time-series analyses back to 1972. In Chapter 3, we extend and automate our approach and develop maps of current (2009) and historic (1993-2009) live forest biomass. We use lidar data for model training and evaluate the results with forest inventory data. We further conduct a sensitivity analysis to determine the effects of forest structure, time-series length, terrain and sampling design on model predictions. Our research showed that including disturbance and recovery trends in empirical models significantly improved predictions of forest biomass, and that the approach can be applied across a larger landscape and across time for estimating biomass change. / Graduation date: 2012 / Access restricted to the OSU Community at author's request from Nov. 29, 2011 - Nov. 29, 2012

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Este trabalho discute a variabilidade dos fluxos de energia à superfície e de CO2 sobre uma área de Cerrado Sensu stricto no interior de São Paulo, e de uma área de ecótono Floresta-Cerrado (sazonalmente alagável) no Estado do Tocantins. Foram utilizadas medidas micrometeorológicas médias de 30 min, do clima (temperatura e umidade do ar, precipitação, velocidade do vento), dos fluxos de radiação (solar, PAR, saldo de radiação) e fluxos turbulentos de calor sensível, latente e CO2, coletadas no Cerrado durante o período de 2001 a 2003, e no ecótono durante Outubro de 2003 a Setembro de 2004. O ecótono e o Cerrado estão sob solos arenosos, homogêneos, com alta capacidade de infiltração e baixa de armazenamento. O Cerrado s.s. mostrou-se um ecossistema com forte sazonalidade da capacidade fotossintética, do Albedo-PAR e dos fluxos atmosféricos de CO2. Há uma fase de sumidouro e outra de fonte de CO2, corroborando os dados da literatura. Na escala da variabilidade interanual, as variações dos estados funcionais do Cerrado, como sumidouro ou fonte de CO2, foram fortemente dependentes das variações da precipitação e da temperatura mínima. No ecótono Floresta-Cerrado, a fase de inundação induz à uma diminuição gradual da respiração do sistema e da produtividade primária. A diminuição na produtividade ocorre com um atraso de ~45 dias, que poderia ser um tempo de assimilação e tolerância do sistema ao estresse induzido por anóxia. A redução da respiração do ecossistema ocorre ao passo que no regime alagado as perdas de CO2 ocorrem por evasão da superfície de água livre, um processo que aparentemente tem uma fonte de emissão menor que os processos de respiração do solo em condições secas. Durante a maior parte da inundação o ecótono continua a manter-se como um sumidouro de CO2 atmosférico durante, ao menos, 3 meses. O parâmetro RUE do ecótono foi cerca de 5 vezes maior do que o do Cerrado. A diferença de eficiência se deve possivelmente ao maior índice de área foliar das formações florestais da transição Floresta-Cerrado. A funcionalidade é controlada por fatores ambientais de maior escala que as locais. No caso do Cerrado s.s. há uma forte dependência do regime de chuvas e da temperatura mínima. No caso do ecótono Floresta-Cerrado, a suscetibilidade parece ser uma função do tempo de inundação. / This work discusses the energy and CO2 flux variability over a Cerrado Sensu stricto, in São Paulo state, Brazil, and over a seasonally inundated Forest-Cerrado ecotone in Tocantins state, Brazil. Micrometeorological measurements (30 minute average) of weather (temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and wind speed), radiation fluxes (solar radiation, PAR and net radiation), and CO2, latent and sensible heat turbulent fluxes were made for the Cerrado from 2001 to 2003. Measurements for the ecotone were made from October 2003 to September 2004. Both environments have sandy, homogeneous soils, with high infiltration capacity and low water storage. Cerrado s.s. showed strong seasonality for photosynthetic capacity, Albedo-PAR and CO2 atmospheric fluxes. As seen in other works, the Cerrado has both a CO2 sink and a CO2 source phase. These are strongly dependent on the precipitation and minimal temperature. Inundation of the Forest-Cerrado ecotone results in a gradual decrease in the system’s respiration and primary productivity. A lag of approximately 45 days is seen in the primary productivity reduction. This could represent the system’s resistance and tolerance due to anoxia stress. Ecosystem respiration in the inundated period is lower than in the dry period, apparently due to the lower CO2 outflux from the free water surface, in comparison with the CO2 flux from the soil. During most of the inundation period, the ecotone acts as a sink for CO2, for at least 3 months. The RUE for the ecotone was proximately 5 times higher than the Cerrado. This is probably due to the higher leaf area index of the forest area in the ecotone. The functionality of both biomes is controlled by larger scale environmental factors, as opposed to local factors. The Cerrado s.s. has a strong dependence precipitation and minimal temperature. The Forest-Cerrado ecotone shows a high dependence on the length of the inundated period.

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A dinâmica do C na interface solo-atmosfera relaciona o conteúdo de C no solo com o fluxo de CO2 da superfície do solo para a atmosfera (respiração do solo). No solo, o CO2 é produzido naturalmente através de processo mediado por microrganismos, durante a decomposição aeróbia da matéria orgânica e durante a respiração do sistema radicular das plantas e da fauna do solo. O uso e a cobertura do solo, juntamente com as variáveis ambientais externas e edáficas, determinam as taxas de incorporação e decomposição da matéria orgânica do solo (MOS). Neste estudo, foram avaliados e quantificados fluxos médios de CO2 do solo para a atmosfera das duas principais coberturas do solo do Rio de Janeiro: pastagens e fragmentos de Floresta Atlântica. As amostragens foram realizadas em duas localidades, ambas no Estado do Rio de Janeiro: (1)Sítio Deserto, no Sana e (2)Fazenda Califórnia, em Passa Três. Fluxos de CO2 de solos foram medidos utilizando o método de câmaras colocadas sobre o solo associadas com analisador de gás por infravermelho. Foram determinadas a temperatura do solo e do ar, bem como a umidade, a densidade, a porosidade, os conteúdos de carbono (C) e nitrogênio (N) totais do solo e a fração leve livre (FLL) da matéria orgânica do solo. As pastagens apresentaram os maiores fluxos de CO2, independente da área de estudo amostrada. A dinâmica do fluxo de CO2 do solo mostrou sofrer influência da sazonalidade, já que a temperatura do solo e o conteúdo de água no solo foram os principais condicionadores da respiração do solo. Os solos sob cobertura vegetal de florestas apresentaram maiores conteúdos de C e N no solo e maiores entradas de FLL da MOS. A maior entrada de FLL e o menor distúrbio no solo sob floresta devem ser os principais responsáveis pelos maiores estoques de C nesse solo. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que em solos sob cobertura florestal a ciclagem do carbono ocorre mais lentamente que na pastagem / The soil, structural and integral part of the terrestrial ecosystem, contains approximate more carbon (C) than the atmosphere. Important mediator of the C cycle, the soil acting like a temporary reservoir of carbon and like a source of CO2 to the atmosphere. The dynamics of C in soil-atmosphere interface lists the contents of C in soil with the flow of CO2 from the soil surface to the atmosphere (soil respiration). In soil, the CO2 is naturally produced through a process mediated by microorganisms during the aerobic decomposition of organic matter and during respiration of the root system of plants and soil fauna. The land use and land cover, with the external environmental variables and soil conditions, determine the relative rates of incorporation and decomposition of organic matter. In this study, medium fluxes of CO2 of the soil for the atmosphere were assessed and quantified of the two principal coverings of the soil of Rio de Janeiro: pastures and fragments of Atlantic Forest. The samplings were accomplished at two places, located in Rio de Janeiro State: (1) Sítio Deserto, in Sana and (2) Fazenda Califórnia, in Passa Três. Fluxes of CO2 of soils were measured using an infrared gas analyser coupled to a vented dynamic chamber system. Parameters of the soil as the temperature, moisture, density, contents of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) totals and the free light fraction (FLL) from the organic matter of the soil, were adressed. The pastures had greater soil CO2 fluxes than forests, independent of the area of study. Seasonality influences CO2 fluxes from soil to atmosphere in pasture and in forest, and the soil respiration rates were positively correlated with soil water-filled pore space (WFPS) and with soil temperature. The soils under forest cover had higher content of C and N and higher inflows of FLL. Also, in the soil under forest cover, was recorded the largest stocks of C. The largest input of FLL and the smallest disturbance in the soil under forest should be the main responsible for the largest stocks of C in this soil. These results suggest that soils under forest cover in the cycling of carbon occur more slowly than in the pasture.

The thesis presents observations on the CO2 concentration and carbon isotopes in air CO2 (δ13C) to constrain the inter-annual variability of carbon inventory over the Southern Ocean between the years 2011-2013. Based on the observation, the region of CO2 venting was identified over the Southern Ocean. Further, isotopic characterization allowed inferring about the possible sources of CO2 degassing and contribution from the dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) that exsolved to generate CO2. It is concluded that the origin CO2 is mainly from the degassing of CO2 available from the dissociation of DIC or organic degradation. Live Foraminiferal samples of Globigerina bulloides from towing were captured, separated and analysed for δ18O and δ13C from various locations across the Southern Ocean between 10°N−60°S. A large similarities in the estimated values (deduced from simultaneous composition of ocean water 18O, δ13C in DIC and temperature i.e. SST under equilibrium condition) and measured δ18O and δ13C values were observed until 40°S from the equator, and hence it was concluded that the calcification depth of G. bulloides is confined to a depth of ~75-200m till 40°S latitude. However, further south (>40oS) disequilibrium from the estimates was detected. A number of possible reasons were cited for the observed disequilibrium such as (1) Deeper depth habitat (2) Partial dissolution (3) Non-equilibrium calcification (4) Oceanic Suess Effect and (5) Genetic Variability. A box model of isotopic mass balance was presented in this study to explain the pattern of enrichment in the 13C values of sea water DIC with latitude (up to about 43°S). The model shows that a steady state of the carbon isotope ratio of water is achieved in a relatively short time of ~5000 days. Rainwater isotope in the open marine condition across the latitudinal transects over Southern Ocean marking zone of precipitation and evaporation is another element of this thesis. A variation with excess lighter isotopes in rainwater was observed in high latitude rain in this study. Observed isotopic depletion is attributed to rainout process over the ocean. The average rainout fraction over the Southern Ocean in the region of zone of precipitation is ~44%, while it drops to ~25% in the zone of evaporation. Second part of the thesis presents a novel method of isotope thermometry which is called “clumped isotope (13C18O16O16O-2 in the calcite structure) thermometry”. A revision in the thermometry equation relating 47 vs T in synthetic carbonates precipitates and otoliths was proposed. The revised calibration was used on fish otoliths from the modern and past environment to estimate the temperatures. Together with the clumped isotope, conventional stable isotopes in the shell carbonates were measured to effectively reconstruct the seasonal fresh water fraction at seasonal time scales.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Joint Program in Chemical Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2014. / This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. / Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references. / The great geologic and climatic diversity of the Fraser River basin in southwestern Canada render it an excellent location for understanding biogeochemical cycling of sediments and terrigenous organic carbon in a relatively pristine, large, temperate watershed. Sediments delivered by all tributaries have the potential to reach the ocean due to a lack of main stem lakes or impoundments, a unique feature for a river of its size. This study documents the concentrations of a suite of dissolved and particulate organic and inorganic constituents, which elucidate spatial and temporal variations in chemical weathering (including carbonate weathering in certain areas) as well as organic carbon mobilization, export, and biogeochemical transformation. Radiogenic strontium isotopes are employed as a tracer of sediment provenance based on the wide variation in bedrock age and lithology in the Fraser basin. The influence of sediments derived from the headwaters is detectable at the river mouth, however more downstream sediment sources predominate, particularly during high discharge conditions. Bulk radiocarbon analyses are used to quantify terrestrial storage timescales of organic carbon and distinguish between petrogenic and biospheric organic carbon, which is critical to assessing the role of rivers in long-term atmospheric CO2 consumption. The estimated terrestrial residence time of biospheric organic carbon in the Fraser basin is 650 years, which is relatively short compared to other larger rivers (Amazon, Ganges-Brahmaputra) in which this assessment has been performed, and is likely related to the limited floodplain storage capacity and non-steady-state post-glacial erosion state of the Fraser River. A large portion of the dissolved inorganic carbon load of the Fraser River (>80%) is estimated to derive from remineralization of dissolved organic carbon, particularly during the annual spring freshet when organic carbon concentrations increase rapidly. This thesis establishes a baseline for carbon cycling in a largely unperturbed modern mid-latitude river system and establishes a framework for future process studies on the mechanisms of organic carbon turnover and organic matter-mineral associations in river systems. / by Britta Marie Voss. / Ph. D.