Environmental indicators for estimating the potential soil respiration rate in alpine zone

- Soil respiration rates in alpine zone are increased almost linearly with soil temperature, and increased logarithmically with soil moisture.
- Soil respiration rate in alpine zone depends on the altitude and maximize in the middle part on the alpine slope.
- Altitude dependency of soil respiration rate is thought to originate from the soil carbon content pattern on the alpine slope.
- Temperature, soil moisture and altitude are used as appropriate environmental indicators for estimating the soil respiration in alpine zone.