Using radiocarbon to measure microbial respiration of charcoal (Old ID 22994)

Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)
Michael Bird
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Building on previous AINSE funding, this project aims to determine the contribution of indigenous charcoal carbon to CO2 respired from the charcoal after three years environmental exposure on a tropical rainforest soil surface at the Daintree Rainforest Observatory, Cape Tribulation. The results will unequivocally demonstrate the degree to which the microbial carbon pool contains carbon derived from radiocarbon dead charcoal.

Date

18 Jul 2016 - 17 Jul 2017

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Biochar;Charcoal;Respiration;readiocarbon

Funding Body

Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)

Amount

30800

Project Team

N/A