Table 3 Mean ± standard deviation (g C m−2 y−1) and accumulated (g C m−2) seasonal and annual net ecosystem exchange (NEE), gross primary production (GPP), ecosystem respiration (Reco) and ecosystem carbon-use efficiency (NEP/GPP ratio) fin the study period.

From: Seasonal variation in net ecosystem CO2 exchange of a Brazilian seasonally dry tropical forest

Year

Variable

Statistics

Dry-wet transition

Wet season

Wet-dry

transition

Dry season

Annual

2014

NEE

Mean

−0.50 ± (0.05)

−0.70 ± (0.33)

−0.25 ± (0.04)

−0.26 ± (0.03)

−0.46 ± (0.03)

 

Sum

−45.9

−84.0

−14.9

−24.2

−169.0

GPP

Mean

−1.20 ± (0.08)

−1.68 ± (0.10)

−0.73 ± (0.06)

−0.64 ± (0.04)

−1.14 ± (0.06)

 

Sum

−110.6

−200.8

−44.3

−59.0

−414.7

Reco

Mean

0.70 ± (0.04)

0.98 ± (0.04)

0.48 ± (0.03)

0.39 ± (0.01)

0.68 ± (0.03)

 

Sum

64.7

117.0

29.4

34.7

246.0

NEP/GPP

Ratio

0.41

0.42

0.34

0.41

0.41

2015

NEE

Mean

−0.28 ± (0.03)

−0.63 ± (0.07)

−0.30 ± (0.03)

−0.36 ± (0.01)

−0.40 ± (0.02)

 

Sum

−17.9

−56.0

−27.1

−44.0

−145.0

GPP

Mean

−0.79 ± (0.03)

−1.43 ± (0.08)

0.78 ± (0.04)

−0.71 ± (0.02)

−0.92 ± (0.04)

 

Sum

−49.0

−127.0

72.0

−86.0

−334.0

Reco

Mean

0.51 ± (0.02)

0.80 ± (0.04)

0.49 ± (0.02)

0.34 ± (0.02)

0.52 ± (0.02)

 

Sum

30.9

71.3

44.8

42.0

189.0

NEP/GPP

Ratio

0.36

0.44

0.38

0.51

0.43

  1. Bold values are significantly different between each season in 2014 and its correspondent season in 2015 at the 0.05 level.