Abstract:To study the seasonal variation and the influence factors of fluxes of greenhouse gas (CO2, N2O, and CH4) emissions from the soils of a Eucalyptus urophylla×Eucalyptus grandis plantation and an Acacia mangium plantation, we conducted 1 year of continuous monitoring of the greenhouse gas fluxes from the two types of forest using a static chamber and gas chromatography. We found that the soil of both the E. urophylla×E. grandis plantation and the A. mangium plantation behaved as CO2 and N2O sources and CH4 sinks. The N2O emission fluxes from the A. mangium plantation soil were significantly higher (P < 0.01) than those from the E. urophylla×E. grandis plantation soil. There were no significant differences in the CO2 emission fluxes and CH4 uptake fluxes between the two forests. The seasonal patterns of greenhouse gas fluxes from the soils of the two types of forest were similar. The CO2 emission fluxes from the soils of the two forests were single-peak curves, high in the rainy season and lower in the dry season. The uptake fluxes of CH4 were single-peak curves, high in the dry season and lower in the rainy season. The N2O emission fluxes were higher during the rainy season than during the dry season, with two peaks in the rainy season. The fluxes of CO2 or N2O from the soils had highly significant (P < 0.01) positive correlations with soil temperature at 5 cm depth. The fluxes of greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, and CH4) from the soils had highly significant (P < 0.01) or significant (P < 0.05) positive correlations with soil water content. The emissions of greenhouse gases from the soils of the E. urophylla×E. grandis plantation and the A. mangium plantation were 31.014 t/hm2 and 28.782 t/hm2, respectively, and were composed mainly of CO2(98.46%-99.15%) with a small amount of N2O and CH4.