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The Soil Respiration Database (SRDB) is a near-universal compendium of published soil respiration (Rs) data. The database encompasses published studies that report at least one of the following data measured in the field (not laboratory): annual soil respiration, mean seasonal soil respiration, a seasonal or annual partitioning of soil respiration into its source fluxes, soil respiration temperature response (Q10), or soil respiration at 10 degrees C. The SRDB's orientation is to seasonal and annual fluxes, not shorter-term or chamber-specific measurements, and the database is dominated by temperate, well-drained forest measurement locations. Version 5 (V5) is the compilation of 2,266 published studies with measurements taken between 1961-2017. V5 features more soil respiration data published in Russian and Chinese scientific literature for better global spatio-temporal coverage and improved global climate-space representation. The database is also restructured to have better interoperability with other datasets related to carbon-cycle science.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM ,
LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER
Spatial Extent

N: 81.8 S: -78.02 E: 175.897 W: -163.71

Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1961-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2216864433-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
3
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Soil Respiration ,
Ecosystem Functions ,
Soil Respiration

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Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Jian, J., Vargas, R., Anderson-Teixeira, K. J., Stell, E., Herrmann, V., Horn, M., Kholod, N., Manzon, J., Marchesi, R., Paredes, D., & Bond-Lamberty, B. P. (2021). A Global Database of Soil Respiration Data, Version 5.0 (Version 5). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1827 Date Accessed: 2026-05-03

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Drivers and regional heterogeneity of cropland net ecosystem productivity across China's three major plains Wang, Peng, Xue, Yong, Yan, Zhigang, Yin, Wenping, He, Botao, Li, Pei Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Plant diversity's positive effect on soil respiration diminishes with increasing productivity in global forests Laffitte, Benjamin, Yang, Zhihan, Jian, Jinshi, Ciais, Philippe, Chen, Lei, Yang, Yunfeng, Chen, Xinli, Huang, Ni, Zhou, Tao, Pei, Xiangjun, Tang, Xiaolu Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Contrasting temporal dynamics in global karst and non-karst soil respiration Ita, Dollars Kenthouky, Bai, Xiaoyong, Xiong, Lian, Xie, Yuanhuan, Liao, Jingjing, Yuan, Xiaodong, Du, Chaochao Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
A new pattern expanding current temperature models: A negative correlation between soil respiration and temperature in cold environments Zhao, Wei, Yang, Meng, Wang, Qiufeng, Hao, Tianxiang, Zhu, Jianxing, Chen, Zhi, Yu, Guirui Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Estimates of Annual Carbon Dioxide Fluxes from the Soil of Spruce Forests of the Ural-Carbon Carbon Supersite based on Incomplete Time Series using Classical ... Smorkalov, I. A. Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Organic soils can be CO2 sinks in both drained and undrained hemiboreal peatland forests Butlers, Aldis, Laiho, Raija, Lazdins, Andis, Schindler, Thomas, Soosaar, Kaido, Jauhiainen, Jyrki, Bardule, Arta, Kamil-Sardar, Muhammad, Licite, Ieva, Samariks, Valters, Haberl, Andreas, Vahter, Hanna, Ciuldiene, Dovile, Anttila, Jani, Armolaitis, Kestutis Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Aquatic and soil CO2 emissions from forested wetlands of Congo's Cuvette Centrale de Clippele, Antoine, Jaeger, Astrid C. H., Baumgartner, Simon, Bauters, Marijn, Boeckx, Pascal, Botefa, Clement, Bush, Glenn, Carilli, Jessica, Drake, Travis W., Ekamba, Christian, Lompoko, Gode, Mukwiele, Nivens Bey, Van Oost, Kristof, Werner, Roland A., Zambo, Joseph, Six, Johan, Barthel, Matti Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Annual net CO2 fluxes from drained organic soils used for agriculture in the hemiboreal region of Europe Bardule, Arta, Laiho, Raija, Jauhiainen, Jyrki, Soosaar, Kaido, Lazdins, Andis, Armolaitis, Kestutis, Butlers, Aldis, Ciuldiene, Dovile, Haberl, Andreas, Kull, Ain, Muraskiene, Milda, Ostonen, Ivika, Rohula-Okunev, Gristin, Kamil-Sardar, Muhammad, Schindler, Thomas, Vahter, Hanna, Vigricas, Egidijus, Licite, Ieva Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Detecting Change in Belowground Carbon Stocks: Statistical Feasibility and Future Opportunities from Loblolly Pine Forests Vickery, Caroline E., Munro, Holly L., Green, P. Corey, Strahm, Brian D. Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry
The use of newly assimilated photosynthates by soil autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration on a diurnal scale Ono, Moeka, Mitra, Bhaskar, Baniya, Benju, Kim, Dohee, Noormets, Asko Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Timescale Matters: Finer Temporal Resolution Influences Driver Contributions to Global Soil Respiration Laffitte, Benjamin, Zhou, Tao, Yang, Zhihan, Ciais, Philippe, Jian, Jinshi, Huang, Ni, Seyler, Barnabas C., Pei, Xiangjun, Tang, Xiaolu Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Soil respiration and heterotrophic respiration in a cool-temperate forest with sika deer-induced alteration of understory vegetation ABE, Hayato, KUME, Tomonori, KATAYAMA, Ayumi Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Soil heterotrophic and autotrophic respiration respond differently to seasonal variations in temperature and water content under monsoon continental climate Kim, Hyunjin, Kim, Seungwon, Woo, Sohyun, Min, Kyungjin Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Seasonal Effects of Soil Temperature and Soil Water Content on Upscaled Soil Respiration and Its Contribution to Ecosystem Respiration in Chaparral Shrublands Montes, J. A., Lunneberg, K., Montemayor, M. N., Gillespie, B. M., Oechel, W. C. Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
30 m Resolution Global Maps of Forest Soil Respiration and Its Changes From 2000 to 2020 Zhao, Zhengyong, Ding, Xiaogang, Wang, Guangyu, Li, Yingying Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
A Pilot National Network for Monitoring Soil Respiration in Russia: First Results and Prospects of Development Kurganova, I. N., Karelin, D. V., Kotlyakov, V. M., Prokushkin, A. S., Zamolodchikov, D. G., Ivanov, A. V., Ilyasov, D. V., Khoroshaev, D. A., de Gerenyu, V. O. Lopes, Bobrik, A. A., Bryanin, S. V., Goncharova, O. Yu., Ershov, V. V., Ivanov, D. G., Zorina, S. Yu., Kaganov, V. V., Kapitsa, E. A., Koptsik, G. N., Kuznetsov, M. A., Kumanyaev, A. S., Kuprin, A. V., Mamai, A. V., Matvienko, A. I., Makhnykina, A. V., Mostovaya, A. S., Moshkina, E. V., Mothenov, S. Yu., Ryabov, N. S., Sapronov, D. V., Sidenko, N. V., Sokolova, L. G., Sorokin, A. S., Suvorov, G. G., Sukhoveeva, O. E., Chumbaev, A. S., Shmakova, N. Yu. Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Global Spatial Projections of Forest Soil Respiration and Associated Uncertainties Feng, Lingxia, Jiang, Junjie, Hu, Junguo, Zhu, Chao, Wu, Zhiwei, Li, Guangliang, Chen, Taolve Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration, Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Carbon transfer from land to fluvial networks in a typical karst river-reservoir system Hou, Yongmei, Li, Si-Liang, Yue, Fu-Jun, Chen, Shuai, Liu, Xiaolong, Ran, Lishan Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Ecological restoration effects of the BeijingTianjin Sandstorm Source Control Project in China since 2000 Li, Changlong, Gao, Zhihai, Sun, Bin, Wu, Junjun, Wang, Hongyan, Ding, Xiangyuan Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Power System Wildfire Risks and Potential Solutions: A Literature Review & Proposed Metric Panossian, Nadia, Elgindy, Tarek Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration, Fire Ecology, Vegetation Species, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Precipitation modulates the net effect of solar radiation on litter decomposition and CO2 emission-a meta-analysis Liu, YaLan, Li, Lei, Wang, ShiQi, Li, Xiangyi Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Belowground spectroscopyNovel spectral approach for estimation of vertical and species-specific distributions of forest soil characteristics and heterotrophic ... Nakaji, Tatsuro, Makita, Naoki, Katayama, Ayumi, Oguma, Hiroyuki Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Current controversies on mechanisms controlling soil carbon storage: Derrien, Delphine, Barre, Pierre, Basile-Doelsch, Isabelle, Cecillon, Lauric, Chabbi, Abad, Creme, Alexandra, Fontaine, Sebastien, Henneron, Ludovic, Janot, Noemie, Lashermes, Gwenaelle, Quenea, Katell, Rees, Frederic, Dignac, Marie-France Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Topography Mediates the Response of Soil CO<SUB>2</SUB> Efflux to Precipitation Over Days, Seasons, and Years Kopp, Marissa, Kaye, Jason, Smeglin, Yuting He, Adams, Thomas, Primka, Edward J., Bradley, Brosi, Shi, Yuning, Eissenstat, David Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
The fusion of multiple scale data indicates that the carbon sink function of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is substantial Zeng, Jingyu, Zhou, Tao, Xu, Yixin, Lin, Qiaoyu, Tan, E., Zhang, Yajie, Wu, Xuemei, Zhang, Jingzhou, Liu, Xia Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration, Autotrophic Respiration (ra), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh)
Soil organic carbon models need independent time-series validation for reliable prediction Le Noe, Julia, Manzoni, Stefano, Abramoff, Rose, Bolscher, Tobias, Bruni, Elisa, Cardinael, Remi, Ciais, Philippe, Chenu, Claire, Clivot, Hugues, Derrien, Delphine, Ferchaud, Fabien, Garnier, Patricia, Goll, Daniel, Lashermes, Gwenaelle, Martin, Manuel, Rasse, Daniel, Rees, Frederic, Sainte-Marie, Julien, Salmon, Elodie, Schiedung, Marcus, Schimel, Josh, Wieder, William, Abiven, Samuel, Barre, Pierre, Cecillon, Lauric, Guenet, Bertrand Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Soil Respiration in Forest Ecosystems in the South of the Far East Ivanov, A. V., Zamolodchikov, D. G., Salo, M. A., Kondratova, A. V., Piletskaya, O. A., Bryanin, S. V. Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
Abiotic and biotic factors controlling the dynamics of soil respiration in a coastal dune ecosystem in western Japan Teramoto, Munemasa, Hamamoto, Toru, Liang, Naishen, Taniguchi, Takeshi, Ito, Takehiko Y., Hu, Richa, Yamanaka, Norikazu Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration
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