Table 2 Soil carbon pools at each sampling location and seasonal analysis of their respective radiocarbon signatures
From: Evidence for non-steady-state carbon emissions from snow-scoured alpine tundra
Site | Season | Vegetation | Total C (kg m−2) | Lf (%) | Hf* (%) | Lf C (%) | Hf* C (%) | ∆14C CO2 (‰) | ∆14C Lf (‰) | ∆14C Hf* (‰) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Summer | DM | 14.1 | 32.6 | 67.4 | 26.4 | 8.4 | 45.8 (n = 5) | 24.4 | −98.7 |
14 | Summer | MM | 10.8 | 16.4 | 83.6 | 26.9 | 9.7 | 44.7 (n = 5) | 10.6 | −86.5 |
17 | Summer | WM | 9.9 | 16.0 | 84.0 | 29.6 | 4.6 | 33.2 (n = 8) | 66.2 | −68.8 |
18 | Summer | WM | 10.6 | 15.4 | 84.6 | 27.2 | 9.6 | 36.0 (n = 10) | 148.1 | −72.5 |
17 | Winter | WM | 9.9 | 16.0 | 84.0 | 29.6 | 4.6 | 33.8 (n = 5) | 66.2 | −68.8 |
18 | Winter | WM | 10.6 | 15.4 | 84.6 | 27.2 | 9.6 | −16.9 (n = 7) | 148.1 | −72.5 |
