The Impact of Climatic Factors on CО 2 Emissions from Soils of Middle-Taiga Forests in Central Siberia: Emission As a Function of Soil Temperature and Moisture

Soil CO 2 emission is one of the most important components of the global carbon cycle. This study analyzes the seasonal dynamics of soil emission for various land cover types in the middle taiga subzone of central Siberia during five growing seasons. It is shown that, throughout a vast area covered by pine forests and their derivatives formed on sandy soils, seasonal CO 2 emission values are determined primarily by the moisture conditions and only secondarily by the temperature regime and ecosystem type. The effect of the forest type is manifested only under the most favorable moisture conditions. A new approach is proposed: divide the growing season into dry and moist periods depending on the threshold soil moisture for areas with different vegetation types.