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Table 3 The daily means of the carbon fluxes (NEE, GPP, ER) during each period for forest and savannah sites

From: Response of CO2 fluxes and productivity to water availability in two contrasting ecosystems in northern Benin (West Africa)

Ecosystems

NEE [g C m -2 d -1]

GPP [g C m -2 d -1]

ER [g C m -2 d -1]

Forest

Savannah

Forest

Savannah

Forest

Savannah

Period I

−1.59 ± 0.16

0.80 ± 0.10

−6.01 ± 0.14

−1.82 ± 0.06

4.43 ± 0.69

2.72 ± 0.12

Period II

−1.56 ± 0.32

0.26 ± 0.19

−7.71 ± 0.30

−3.79 ± 0.36

6.15 ± 0.21

3.89 ± 0.26

Period III

−2.76 ± 0.20

−2.18 ± 0.21

−9.52 ± 0.20

−7.60 ± 0.24

6.77 ± 0.55

5.24 ± 0.75

Period IV

−2.19 ± 0.13

−0.47 ± 0.34

−7.94 ± 0.26

−4.62 ± 0.48

5.75 ± 0.19

4.21 ± 0.23

  1. The uncertainties are the 95 % confidence intervals