Table 4.
Summary of the characteristics of the eddy covariance sites, including the measurement height of the open-path gas analyser and selected soil physio-chemical properties taking from soil samples at 0.10 m
| Sumbrungu | Kayoro | Nazinga Park | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location (Lat/Lon) | 10.846o N | 10.918o N | 11.152° N |
| 0.917o W | 1.321o W | 1.586° W | |
| Elevation (m) | 200.00 | 292.00 | 293.00 |
| Management | Highly degraded used for grazing | Mixture of fallow and cropland | Nature reserve |
| EC height (m) | 2.65 | 3.15 | 7.19 |
| Average height of grass when fully grown after the rainy season (m) | 0.10 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Average canopy height of trees (m) | 4.50 | 3.00 | 4.50 |
| Land cover type | Short grass savanna | Tall grass savanna | Tall grass/shrub savanna |
| Soil texture | Loamy sandy | Loamy sandy | Sandy loam |
| Soil bulk density (g cm-3) | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.42 |
| Organic carbon (%) | 1.60 | 0.62 | 3.30 |
| Soil mineral (%) | 51.74 | 52.84 | 50.30 |
| C:N ratio | 11.07 | 11.00 | 11.28 |
| pH | 5.79 | 6.13 | 6.37 |
| Sand (%) | 77.99 | 77.09 | 51.52 |
| Silt (%) | 16.34 | 20.05 | 38.93 |
| Clay (%) | 5.67 | 2.87 | 9.53 |