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Effects of drought and recovery on soil volatile organic compound fluxes in an experimental rainforest

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  • Giovanni Pugliese

    (University of Freiburg
    Max Planck Institute for Chemistry)

  • Johannes Ingrisch

    (University of Freiburg
    Universität Innsbruck, Department of Ecology)

  • Laura K. Meredith

    (University of Arizona
    Biosphere 2, University of Arizona)

  • Eva Y. Pfannerstill

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
    University of California at Berkeley)

  • Thomas Klüpfel

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry)

  • Kathiravan Meeran

    (Universität Innsbruck, Department of Ecology)

  • Joseph Byron

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry)

  • Gemma Purser

    (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Penicuik
    The University of Edinburgh)

  • Juliana Gil-Loaiza

    (University of Arizona)

  • Joost Haren

    (University of Arizona
    Biosphere 2, University of Arizona)

  • Katerina Dontsova

    (Biosphere 2, University of Arizona
    University of Arizona)

  • Jürgen Kreuzwieser

    (University of Freiburg)

  • S. Nemiah Ladd

    (University of Freiburg
    University of Basel)

  • Christiane Werner

    (University of Freiburg)

  • Jonathan Williams

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
    The Cyprus Institute)

Abstract

Drought can affect the capacity of soils to emit and consume biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Here we show the impact of prolonged drought followed by rewetting and recovery on soil VOC fluxes in an experimental rainforest. Under wet conditions the rainforest soil acts as a net VOC sink, in particular for isoprenoids, carbonyls and alcohols. The sink capacity progressively decreases during drought, and at soil moistures below ~19%, the soil becomes a source of several VOCs. Position specific 13C-pyruvate labeling experiments reveal that soil microbes are responsible for the emissions and that the VOC production is higher during drought. Soil rewetting induces a rapid and short abiotic emission peak of carbonyl compounds, and a slow and long biotic emission peak of sulfur-containing compounds. Results show that, the extended drought periods predicted for tropical rainforest regions will strongly affect soil VOC fluxes thereby impacting atmospheric chemistry and climate.

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  • Giovanni Pugliese & Johannes Ingrisch & Laura K. Meredith & Eva Y. Pfannerstill & Thomas Klüpfel & Kathiravan Meeran & Joseph Byron & Gemma Purser & Juliana Gil-Loaiza & Joost Haren & Katerina Dontsov, 2023. "Effects of drought and recovery on soil volatile organic compound fluxes in an experimental rainforest," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-40661-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40661-8
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