The bottom-up approach
Soils Network
active associated sites Eddy Flux network main flux sites active associated sites total coniferous 12 11 23 deciduous 8 3 evergreen broadleaf 4 2 6 mixed coniferous/ 1 crops 9 16 25 grassland 15 50 41 91
Zanchi et al. in press
Ciais et al., 2008
Magnani et al., 2007
Harrison et al., 2000
Kutsch, Rebmann, unpublished
Janssens, Ciais, Luyssaert and Schulze, unpublished
at canopy level GPP is very similar Janssens, Ciais, Luyssaert and Schulze, unpublished
grassland > forest Janssens, Ciais, Luyssaert and Schulze, unpublished
other GHGs balance the grassland sink increase cropland losses Janssens, Ciais, Luyssaert and Schulze, unpublished
forest biomass sink not secure Janssens, Ciais, Luyssaert and Schulze, unpublished
The top-down approach
Atmospheric network
Figure: M. Heimann
The European GHG balance
GHGs add 10% to GWP
ecosystems compensate 10% of fossil and other fluxes the N2O flux is as large as the forest sink
the entire European sink is in Eastern Europe
Conclusions The GHG balance of EU-25 is zero The Euopean GHG sink is located in eastern Europe We cannot study the carbon cycle in isolation. We have to seriously take the N-cycle on board