Carbon exchange in a tropical montane rainforest: Annual budgets, drivers, and anomalies

Key Points

• Carbon exchange analysis shows significant variations between seasons, highlighting the climate's impact on montane rainforest dynamics.
• Annual budgets reveal a net carbon uptake of approximately 5 tons per hectare, indicating robust ecosystem productivity following rainfall.
• Assessment based on long-term climate data and field measurements across multiple tropical montane rainforest sites.
• Findings underscore the importance of understanding carbon dynamics for future conservation and management efforts, considering climate variability.