Paired eddy covariance site reveals consistent net C sinks over three growing seasons in an African arid and grassy shrubland
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• African arid and grassy shrubland site reveals consistent net C sinks over three growing seasons.
• Savanna site more productive but has lower and more variable water use efficiency than Nama-Karoo site.
• Soil moisture observed as a key factor in modulating the relationship between nighttime respiration and soil temperature at both sites.
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : Benfontein data is available on request from the South African Environmental Observation Network and should be available for automatic retrieval soon.
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Eddy covariance, African drylands, Net carbon sink, Water use efficiency, Carbon fluxes
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-13: Climate action
SDG-15: Life on land
SDG-15: Life on land
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Maluleke, A., Feig, G., Brümmer, C. et al. 2025, 'Paired eddy covariance site reveals consistent net C sinks over three growing seasons in an African arid and grassy shrubland', Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, vol. 372, art. 110705, pp. 1-16, doi : 10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110705.