青藏高原高寒灌丛草甸和草原化草甸CO_2通量动态及其限制因子

高寒灌丛草甸和草甸均是青藏高原广泛分布的植被类型,在生态系统碳通量和区域碳循环中具有极其重要的作用。然而迄今为止,对其碳通量动态的时空变异还缺乏比较分析,对碳通量的季节和年际变异的主导影响因子认识还不够清晰,不利于深入理解生态系统碳通量格局及其形成机制。该研究选取位于青藏高原东部海北站高寒灌丛草甸和高原腹地当雄站高寒草原化草甸年降水量相近的5年(2004–2008年)的涡度相关CO_2通量连续观测数据,对生态系统净初级生产力(NEP)及其组分,包括总初级生产力(GPP)和生态系统呼吸的季节、年际动态及其影响因子进行了对比分析。结果表明:灌丛草甸的CO_2通量无论是季节还是年际累积量均高于草原化草甸,并且连续5年表现为"碳汇",平均每年NEP为70 g C·m~(–2)·a~(–1),高寒草原化草甸平均每年NEP为–5 g C·m~(–2)·a~(–1),几乎处于碳平衡状态,但其源/汇动态极不稳定,在2006年–88 g C·m~(–2)·a~(–1)的"碳源"至2008年54 g C·m~(–2)·a~(–1)的"碳汇"之间转换,具有较大的变异性。这两种高寒生态系统源/汇动态的差异主要源于归一化植被指数(NDVI)的差异,因为NDVI无论在年际水平还是季节水平都是NEP最直接的影响因子;其次,灌丛草甸还具有较高的碳利用效率(CUE,CUE=NEP/GPP),而年降水量和NDVI是决定两生态系统CUE大小的关键因子。两地区除了CO_2通量大小的差异外,其环境影响因子也有所不同。采用结构方程模型进行的通径分析表明,灌丛草甸生长季节CO_2通量的主要限制因子是温度,NEP和GPP主要受气温控制,随着气温升高而增加;而草原化草甸的CO_2通量多以季节性干旱导致的水分限制为主,其次才是气温的影响,受二者的共同限制。此外,两生态系统生长季节生态系统呼吸主要受GPP和5 cm土壤温度的直接影响,其中GPP起主导作用,非生长季节生态系统呼吸主要受5 cm土壤温度影响。该研究还表明,水热因子的协调度是决定青藏高原高寒草地GPP和NEP的关键要素。     

2000—2019年石羊河流域植被总初级生产力变化及其气候特征

石羊河流域是我国典型的内陆河流域,生态特征敏感脆弱,是了解干旱地区陆地生态系统总初级生产力(gross primary productivity, GPP)对气候变化响应及反馈的典型区域。本研究通过卫星数据和地面观测数据建立光能利用率模型,模拟估算了石羊河流域2000—2019年植被GPP,分析了气候影响下的不同植被类型GPP的空间分布以及年际变化。结果表明：石羊河流域GPP的平均值为256.52 g C·m^-2;落叶阔叶林、常绿针叶林、灌木林、耕地、草原、湿地和荒漠植被GPP分别为676.38、609.96、144.42、404.49、314.07、75.15和110.21 g C·m^-2,表现为南部祁连山区的落叶阔叶林GPP最高,北部荒漠区的湿地GPP最低;GPP的变化呈上升趋势,年际变化存在波动,趋势增加的面积为92%,平均速率为6.99 g C·m^-2·a^-1;流域内不同植被类型GPP增加速度从大到小顺序为落叶阔叶林>常绿针叶林>草地>耕地>灌木林>荒漠>...     

广西西江流域植被净初级生产力时空分布特征及其影响因素

植被净初级生产力(net primary productivity,NPP)是流域生态系统功能的关键因子之一。本研究基于Carnegie-Ames-Stanford approach(CASA)模型,综合利用2003—2012年MODIS序列遥感数据、植被数据和气象数据,对广西西江流域植被NPP进行估算,并分析其时空格局及其影响因素。结果表明:2003—2012年广西西江流域的NPP年均值为524.67 g C·m~(-2)·a~(-1);NPP高值主要集中在研究区南部和东部地区,而中部地区NPP值相对较低;从地形上看,河谷平原植被NPP值较低,丘陵山地植被NPP值较高;不同类型植被对应的NPP值差异较大;常绿阔叶林NPP值最高,为788 g C·m~(-2)·a~(-1);栽培作物NPP值最低,为386 g C·m~(-2)·a~(-1)。2003—2012年研究区植被NPP平均值位于430.05~602.48g C·m~(-2)·a~(-1),总体呈现波动下降趋势。NPP呈现减少趋势的区域占研究区总面积的88.89%;7—10月NPP值较高,1—3月NPP值较低。NPP与年均降水量总体呈负相关关系,与年均温呈正相关关系;NPP受气候因子(降水量、气温)的综合影响,且植被NPP与气候因子(降水量、气温)相关性较密切,复相关系数为0.67。     

汉江流域植被净初级生产力时空格局及成因

运用MOD17A3-NPP等数据,分析汉江流域植被NPP的时空格局及其形成演变机理,为区域生态环境管治提供科学理论依据。运用GIS空间分析法、线性拟合法研究流域NPP的时空格局,结合相关系数法、土地利用程度指数等方法探析成因。结果显示:(1)汉江流域植被NPP多年平均值为439 g C m~(-2)a~(-1),整体呈微小的波动上升趋势,年增长幅度为3.11 g C m~(-2)a~(-1)。植被NPP集中分布在300—600 g C m~(-2)a~(-1),占全域面积的83.65%。(2)从流域空间上看,多年平均NPP呈上游中游下游,各子流域内部差异呈上游中游下游。高值区集中分布在汉中,十堰、襄樊和荆门平均NPP呈下降趋势的所占面积最大。(3)垂直景观上植被NPP的空间分布往往受水热综合作用的影响,汉江流域降水是植被NPP累积的主要制约因素。(4)垂直方向上NPP呈规律性变化:高程上表现为"陡升-下降-缓升-陡降,坡向上为阳坡半阳坡半阴坡阴坡。(5)浅山丘陵区NPP变化主要受土地利用方式的影响,高山区NPP变化受气候变化的影响。汉江流域植被NPP稳定,中下游平原区植被NPP略有下降;气候和地形特征决定了植被NPP的空间分布特征,气候变化和人类活动对植被NPP的变化有重要影响。     

西北干旱区植被净初级生产力的遥感估算及时空差异原因

植被净初级生产力(NPP)是评价陆地生态系统的重要参数。本文基于2000—2014年的MODIS NDVI数据,结合西北干旱区的自然环境特点,从土地覆盖类型、分类的精度、辐射数据的选取、计算公式的选择等方面对CASA模型进行改进和率定,进一步估算了西北干旱区的NPP,并分析了NPP的时空变化特征。结果表明:经验证改进的CASA模型对于干旱半干旱区植被NPP的模拟效果较好,可以反映研究区的植被生长及分布状况,西北干旱区多年平均植被NPP为191.63 g C·m~(-2)·a~(-1);西北干旱区植被NPP分布具有明显的区域差异性,总体上呈现出西北、东南高,中间低的特征;在年际变化上,NPP总体上呈增加趋势,线性增长率为2.98 g C·m~(-2)·a~(-1),且不同植被类型的NPP增长率不同,耕地增长最快,其次是灌丛,最低的是林地;对西北干旱区不同植被类型的NPP与气候因子(气温、降水)的相关性分析表明,总体上植被生物量与降水的相关系数为0.538(P0.05),与气温的相关系数为0.394,说明研究区植被NPP与降水的相关性高于气温;且不同植被类型与气候因子的相关性具有差异性。     

黄河三角洲新生湿地净初级生产力时空变化

以黄河三角洲新生湿地为研究区,结合野外调查和遥感影像数据,利用CASA(Carnegie-Ames-Stanford Approach,CASA)模型对近20年新生湿地植被净初级生产力(net primary production,NPP)时空变化特征及其主要影响因素进行研究。结果表明:研究区植被NPP实测值与估算值显著相关(P0.001),相对误差介于-21.96～8.16;研究区植被NPP呈现由海向陆递增,由河流沿岸向外围递减趋势; 1998—2016年研究区植被NPP均值、总量整体呈下降趋势,植被NPP均值变化较小,但植被NPP总量变化明显,1998年植被NPP总量最大,2010年植被NPP总量最小;研究区四季植被NPP变化明显,春季植被NPP均值为74.25 g C·m~(-2),夏季为101.58 g C·m~(-2),秋季为41.83 g C·m~(-2),冬季为13.10 g C·m~(-2);研究区不同植被NPP估算值差异显著,各类植被NPP均值估算结果大小为刺槐群落芦苇柳树群落农作物芦苇荻白茅群落芦苇柽柳群落柽柳群落碱蓬群落大米草互花米草群落柽柳碱蓬白茅群落;研究区植被NPP与土壤可溶性盐相关系数为-0.389(P0.01),合理的"调水控盐"模式可以降低土壤盐度,促进植被有机物积累。     

基于变异系数的植被NPP人为影响定量研究——以石羊河流域为例

人类活动是NPP变化的重要影响因子,定量计算NPP人为影响值具有较重要的意义。提出基于变异系数法的NPP人为影响模型,对其基本概念、理论基础、计算流程等进行了阐述,并以石羊河流域为研究区,分析该流域NPP人为影响分布规律。研究结果表明:(1)该模型基于一种间接计算的思想回避了人为作用的复杂过程,模型理论科学,以变异系数为参数,所需参数少,技术可行,计算结果为NPP值,易于定量评价。(2)2000—2010年期间,石羊河流域人类活动对植被NPP的影响广泛而严重,年均影响值大于40g C m~(-2)a~(-1)的面积占96.21%,影响程度严重以上占26.94%。NPP人为正负影响均较大,正影响年均为1.63×106g C m~(-2)a~(-1),负影响年均为1.21×106g C m~(-2)a~(-1),年均净增加4.20×105g C m~(-2)a~(-1);正向平均影响强度为136.84 g C m~(-2)a~(-1),负向平均影响强度为100.32 g C m~(-2)a~(-1),全流域表现为正影响。(3)凉州区是人为影响最为剧烈的地区,表现为强烈正影响;其次是天祝县,为强烈负影响;接下来是民勤县,表现为正影响;其它县区依次是永昌、古浪、肃南和金昌。(4)2000—2010期间,NPP人为影响值变化较大,人为活动减弱面积占53.90%,增加占46.10%;影响值正向减弱8.12×105g C m~(-2)a~(-1),负向减弱8.07×105g C m~(-2)a~(-1),正向增强8.02×105g C m~(-2)a~(-1),负向增强3.94×105g C m~(-2)a~(-1),人为活动影响净减少4.25×105g C m~(-2)a~(-1),人为作用总体呈减弱趋势。     

基于VPM模型的长白山自然保护区植被总初级生产力动态变化

总初级生产力(GPP)是碳循环的重要参数,它的准确估算对碳循环及全球气候变化研究有重要作用.利用VPM模型及2000—2015年MOD09A1数据/气候因子的空间数据,对长白山自然保护区的植被GPP进行模拟.结果表明: 2000—2015年,保护区GPP年均值为1203 g C·m^-2·a^-1,GPP呈极显著趋势增长.森林植被GPP年际增长变化在不同植被垂直带下没有显著区别,但从高山苔原带往上,GPP年际增长明显减小.GPP与降水的年际相关性不显著,与温度的正相关关系集中分布在阔叶红松林带和高山苔原带.春季气温对GPP影响最大,有80%像元显示与气温呈正相关.GPP与温度的年际相关性明显高于降水.     

近30年来黄河三角洲植被净初级生产力时空特征及主要影响因素

我国拥有丰富的海岸带蓝色碳汇,准确把握海岸带蓝碳生态系统净初级生产力(NPP)状况,辨识不同人为干扰下蓝碳生态系统NPP的时空分布特征具有重要意义。以黄河三角洲为研究区,以近30a(1987年、1995年、2005年、2016—2017年)为时间尺度,通过遥感手段和现场调查,对黄河三角洲NPP时空变化特征及其主要影响因素进行研究。结果显示:(1)近30年来研究区NPP均值和总量呈现先下降又略微增长的特征,2016—2017年度NPP平均值为294.38g C m~(-2)a~(-1),总量为710.05Gg C/a,表现出显著的季节差异。(2)研究区NPP在各行政区、保护区和地表覆盖类型中均表现出了明显的空间分异性;2016—2017年度NPP分区结果显示,不同分区面积由大到小依次为中生产力区(49.5%)、低生产力区(38.3%)和高生产力区(12.1%)。(3)研究区NPP的时空分异性是地表覆盖类型和植被生长状况共同影响的结果,海陆交互作用、开发利用活动和近年来的生态建设是NPP时空变化的主要影响因素。(4)湿地植被和农田是研究区碳汇的主要贡献者,20世纪90年代以来二者NPP均值逐渐上升,在2016—2016年度分别达570.28g C m~(-2)a~(-1)和335.92g C m~(-2)a~(-1);近30年来,湿地植被NPP总量逐渐减少,农田NPP总量则逐渐增加。湿地植被是海岸带蓝碳的典型载体,农田作为位于滨海地区、由湿地植被转化而来、本身具有较高固碳能力和潜力的碳汇类型,可作为海岸带蓝碳的重要补充。     

中国西北干旱区植被碳汇估算及其时空格局

通过修正的CASA模型估算2001—2012年间西北干旱区陆地生态系统的净第一性生产力(NPP),并结合土壤微生物呼吸方程,计算出12a的净生态系统生产力(NEP),分析了植被碳汇的时空变化规律。结果表明:研究区的NPP表现出很强的随季节变化的规律,全年7月份NPP为最高值,12月为最低值,12年间NPP的年均值变化不大。2001—2012年研究区的植被碳汇在波动变化中有所增加,其中2006年的碳汇平均值最小,为609.04 g C m~(-2)a~(-1),2012年最大,为648.02 g C m~(-2)a~(-1);年内碳汇的最大值主要出现在5—7月;碳汇能力由大到小的植被类型为针叶林农田灌丛阔叶林草原荒漠草原。研究区多年平均碳汇量呈现自西向东逐渐增加的规律,西辽河流域草原区的NPP和碳汇平均值最大,塔里木盆地暖温带荒漠区最小。     

氮素添加对内蒙古草甸草原生态系统CO2交换的影响

氮沉降增加将影响草原生态系统固碳, 但如何影响草原生态系统CO₂交换目前为止还没有定论。同时, 不同类型和剂量氮素对生态系统CO₂交换影响的差异也不明确。选取内蒙古额尔古纳草甸草原, 开展了不同类型氮肥和不同剂量氮素添加条件下生态系统CO₂交换的野外测定。实验设置尿素和缓释尿素2种类型氮肥各5个剂量水平(0、5.0、10.0、20.0和50.0 g N·m^-2·a^-1)。结果显示, 生长季初期及中期降雨量低时, 氮素添加抑制生态系统CO₂交换; 而生长季末期降雨量较高时促进生态系统CO₂交换。随着氮素添加水平的提高, NEE和GEP均显著增加, 当氮素添加量达到10 g N·m^-2·a^-1时, NEE和GEP的响应趋于饱和。2种氮肥(尿素和缓释尿素)仅在施氮量为5 g N·m^-2·a^-1时, 缓释尿素对生态系统CO₂交换的促进作用显著大于尿素, 在其它添加剂量时差异不显著。研究结果表明: 氮素是该草甸草原生态系统的重要限制因子, 但氮沉降增加对生态系统CO₂交换的影响强烈地受降雨量与降雨季节分配的限制, 不同氮肥(尿素和缓释尿素)对生态系统CO₂交换作用存在差异。     

北亚热带地带性森林土壤温室气体通量对土地利用方式改变和降水减少的响应

弄清土地利用和降水变化对林地土壤主要温室气体(CO₂、CH₄和N₂O)排放通量变化的影响, 是准确评估森林土壤温室气体排放能力的重要基础。该研究以常绿落叶阔叶混交林原始林、桦木(Betula luminifera)次生林和马尾松(Pinus massoniana)人工林为对象, 采用静态箱-气相色谱法研究了3种土地利用方式(常绿落叶阔叶混交林原始林、桦木次生林和马尾松人工林)和降水减少处理状况下森林土壤CO₂、CH₄和N₂O通量排放特征, 并探讨了其环境驱动机制。研究结果表明: 原始林土壤CH₄吸收通量显著高于次生林和人工林, 次生林CH₄吸收通量显著高于人工林土壤。人工林土壤CO₂排放通量显著高于原始林和次生林土壤。次生林土壤N₂O排放通量高于原始林和人工林, 但三者间差异不显著。降水减半显著抑制了3种不同土地利用方式下林地土壤CH₄吸收通量; 降水减半处理对原始林和次生林土壤CO₂排放通量均具有显著的促进作用, 而对人工林土壤CO₂排放通量具有显著的抑制作用; 降水减半处理促进了原始林和人工林林地土壤N₂O排放而抑制了次生林林地土壤N₂O排放。原始林和次生林林地土壤CH₄吸收通量随土壤温度升高显著增加, CH₄吸收通量与土壤温度均呈显著相关关系; 原始林、次生林和人工林土壤CO₂和N₂O排放通量与土壤温度均呈显著正相关关系; 土壤湿度抑制了次生林和人工林土壤CH₄吸收通量, 其CH₄吸收通量随土壤湿度增加显著减少; 原始林土壤CO₂排放通量与土壤湿度呈显著正相关关系。自然状态下, 原始林土壤N₂O排放通量与土壤湿度呈显著正相关关系, 原始林和次生林土壤N₂O排放通量与硝态氮含量呈显著相关关系。研究结果表明全球气候变化(如降水变化)和土地利用方式的转变将对北亚热带森林林地土壤温室气体排放通量产生显著的影响。     

Temporal and spatial variation characteristics of China shrubland net primary production and its response to climate change from 2001 to 2013

Aims Net primary production (NPP) is the input to terrestrial ecosystem carbon pool. Climate and land use change affect NPP significantly. Shrublands occupy more than 20% of the terrestrial area of China, and their NPP is comparable to those of the forests. Our objective was to estimate China shrubland NPP from 2001 to 2013, and to analyze its variation and response to climate change.Methods We used a Carnegie-Ames-Stanford Approach (CASA) model to estimate the NPP of six shrubland types in China from 2001 to 2013. Furthermore, we used Theil-Sen slope combined with Mann-kendall test to analyze its spatial variation and a linear regression of one-variable model to analyze its inter- and intra-annual variation. Finally, a multi-factor linear regression model was used to analyze its response to climate change.Important findings We found the annual mean NPP of China shrubland was 281.82 g•m^-2•a^-1. The subtropical evergreen shrubland has the maximum NPP of 420.47 g•m^-2•a^-1, while the high cold desert shrubland has the minimum NPP of 52.65 g•m^-2•a^-1. The countrywide shrublands NPP increased at the rate of 1.23 g•m^-2•a^-1, the relative change rate was 5.99%. The temperate deciduous shrubland NPP increased the fastest with a speed of 3.05 g•m^-2•a^-1 and subalpine evergreen shrubland had a decreasing trend with a speed of -0.73 g•m^-2•a^-1. Moreover, the other four shrublands NPP had a growing trend, only subalpine deciduous shrubland NPP did not change significantly. The response of NPP to climate change of different seasons varies to different shrubland types. In general, the NPP variation was mainly affected by precipitation, and the spring warming also contributed to it. The increase of countrywide shrubland NPP may promote its contribution to the regional ecosystem function.     

Remote sensing estimation of gross primary productivity and its response to climate change in the upstream of Heihe River Basin

AimsQuantifying the gross primary productivity (GPP) of vegetation is of primary interest in studies of global carbon cycle. This study aims to optimize the MODIS GPP model for specific environments of a fragile waterhead ecosystem, by performing simulations of long-term (from 2001 to 2012) GPP with optimized MOD_17 model, and to analyze the response of GPP to the local climatic variations.Methods The original MODIS GPP products that underestimate GPP were validated against two years (2010-2011) of eddy covariance (EC) data at two sites (i.e. an alpine pasture site and a forest site, respectively) in the upstream of Heihe River Basin. Three comparative experiments were then conducted to analyze the effects of input parameters derived from three sources (i.e. meteorological, biome-specific, and fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fPAR) parameters) on the model behavior. After refining the model-driven parameters, long-term GPPs of the study area were estimated using the optimized MOD_17 model, and the Least Absolute Deviation method was applied to analyze the partial correlations between interannual GPPs and climatic variables (temperature, precipitation and vapor pressure deficit (VPD)). Important findings The uncertainties in the original MODIS GPP products are attributable to biome-specific parameters, input data (e.g. meteorological and radiometry data) and vegetation maps. At the pasture site, the light use efficiency had the strongest impact on the GPP simulations. The refined fPAR calculated from the leaf area index (LAI) products of Global Land Surface Satellite (GLASS) greatly improved the GPP estimates, especially at the forest site. The GPPs from the optimized MOD_17 model well matched the EC data (R² = 0.90, root mean squared error (RMSE) = 1.114 g C·m^-2·d^-1 at the alpine pasture site; R² = 0.91, RMSE = 0.649 g C·m^-2·d^-1 at the forest site). The time series of GPPs displayed an up trend at an average rate of 9.58 g C·m^-2·a^-1 from 2001 to 2012. Examination of the partial correlations between interannual GPPs and climatic variables showed that the annual mean temperature and VPD generally had significant positive impacts on GPP, and the annual precipitation had a negative impact on GPP.     

Greenhouse gas fluxes of typical northern subtropical forest soils: Impacts of land use change and reduced precipitation

Aims It is important to study the effects of land use change and reduced precipitation on greenhouse gas fluxes (CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O) of forest soils. Methods The fluxes of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O and their responses to environmental factors of primary forest soil, secondary forest soil and artificial forest soil under a reduced precipitation regime were explored using the static chamber and gas chromatography methods during the period from January to December in 2014. Important findings Results indicate that CH₄ uptake of primary forest soil ((-44.43 ± 8.73) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) was significantly higher than that of the secondary forest soil ((-21.64 ± 4.86) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) and the artificial forest soil ((-10.52 ± 2.11) μg C·m^-2·h^-1). CH₄ uptake of the secondary forest soil ((-21.64 ± 4.86) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) was significantly higher than that of the artificial forest ((-10.52 ± 2.11) μg C·m^-2·h^-1). CO₂ emissions of the artificial forest soil ((106.53 ± 19.33) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) were significantly higher than that of the primary forest soil ((49.50 ± 8.16) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) and the secondary forest soil ((63.50 ± 5.35) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) (p < 0.01). N₂O emissions of the secondary forest soil ((1.91 ± 1.22) μg N·m^-2·h^-1) were higher than that of the primary forest soil ((1.40 ± 0.28) μg N·m^-2·h^-1) and the artificial forest soil ((1.01 ± 0.86) μg N·m^-2·h^-1). Reduced precipitation (-50%) had a significant inhibitory effect on CH₄ uptake of the artificial forest soil, while it enhanced CO₂ emissions of the primary forest soil and the secondary forest soil. Reduced precipitation had a significant inhibitory effect on CO₂ emissions of the artificial forest soil and N₂O emissions of the secondary forest (p < 0.01). Reduced precipitation promotes N₂O emissions of the primary forest soil and the artificial forest soil. CH₄ uptake of the primary forest and the secondary forest soil increased significantly with the increase of soil temperature under natural and reduced precipitation. CO₂ and N₂O emission fluxes of the primary forest soil, secondary forest soil and artificial forest soil were positively correlated with soil temperature (p < 0.05). Soil moisture inhibited CH₄ uptake of the secondary forest soil and the artificial forest soil (p < 0.05). CO₂ emissions of the primary forest soil were significantly positively correlated with soil moisture (p < 0.05). N₂O emissions of primary forest soil and secondary forest soil were significantly correlated with the nitrate nitrogen content (p < 0.05). It was implied that reduced precipitation and land use change would have significant effects on greenhouse gas emissions of subtropical forest soils.     

Responses of soil respiration with biocrust cover to water and temperature in the southeastern edge of Tengger Desert,Northwest China

Aims Soil respiration of the lands covered by biocrusts is an important component in the carbon cycle of arid, semi-arid and dry-subhumid ecosystems (drylands hereafter), and one of the key processes in the carbon cycle of drylands. However, the responses of the rate of soil respiration with biocrusts to water and temperature are uncertain in the investigations of the effects of experimental warming and precipitation patterns on CO₂ fluxes in biocrust dominated ecosystems. The objectives of this study were to investigate the relationships of carbon release from the biocrust-soil systems with water and temperature in drylands. Methods Intact soil columns with two types of biocrusts, including moss and algae-lichen crusts, were collected in a natural vegetation area in the southeastern fringe of the Tengger Desert. Open top chambers were used to simulate climate warming, and the soil respiration rate was measured under warming and non-warming treatments using an automated soil respiration system (LI-8150). Important findings Over the whole observational period (from April 2016 to July 2016), soil respiration rates varied from -0.16 to 4.69 μmol·m^-2·s^-1 for the moss crust-covered soils and from -0.21 to 5.72 μmol·m^-2·s^-1 for the algae-lichen crust-covered soils, respectively, under different rainfall events (the precipitations between 0.3-30.0 mm). The mean soil respiration rate of the moss crust-covered soils is 1.09 μmol·m^-2·s^-1, which is higher than that of the algae-lichen crust-covered soils of 0.94 μmol·m^-2·s^-1. The soil respiration rate of the two types of biocrust-covered soils showed different dynamics and spatial heterogeneities with rainfall events, and were positively correlated with precipitation. The mean soil respiration rate of the biocrust-covered soils without warming was 1.24 μmol·m^-2·s^-1, significantly higher than that with warming treatments of 0.79 μmol·m^-2·s^-1 (p < 0.05). By increasing the evaporation of soil moisture, the simulated warming impeded soil respiration. In most cases, soil temperature and soil respiration rate displayed a similar single-peak curve during the diel cycle. Our results show an approximately two hours’ lag between soil temperature at 5 cm depth and the soil respiration rate of the biocrust-covered soils during the diel cycle.     

黑河上游植被总初级生产力遥感估算及其对气候变化的响应

定量描述植被总初级生产力(GPP)对于全球碳循环和全球气候变化研究具有重要意义。针对MODIS MOD_17 GPP (MOD_17)产品在通量站点低估的现象, 通过3个实验依次改进了模型输入参数(气象数据和吸收的光合有效辐射吸收比例(fPAR))和模型本身的参数(最大光能利用率), 分析了各个参数对模拟结果的不确定性影响, 结果表明各参数对模拟结果都有不同程度的影响。在阿柔草地站, 最大光能利用率的重新标定对结果影响最大, GPP估算结果的提高最为明显; 在关滩森林站利用广义神经网络算法得到的GLASS fPAR代替原始MODIS fPAR产品, 比其他参数的改进效果更明显, GPP的值更接近涡动通量观测值。利用改进的MOD_17模型重新估算了黑河上游2001-2012年间植被GPP, 通过趋势分析得出该研究时段内GPP以9.58 g C·m^-2·a^-1的平均速率呈上升趋势。同时计算了气候因子(温度、降水和饱和水汽压差(VPD))与时间序列GPP的偏相关性, 分析了植被GPP对气候变化的响应情况, 2001-2012年平均温度和VPD与年GPP大部分区域呈正相关, 体现了温度和VPD对植被生长的促进作用; 2001-2012年的降水量与年GPP无明显相关, 且大部分区域呈负相关。     

氮素添加对内蒙古退化草原生产力的短期影响

不合理的土地利用方式以及气候变化导致我国草原生态系统普遍退化, 主要表现在土壤养分降低、植被覆盖度减少、生产力下降。外源氮素添加是促进退化草原尽快恢复的一项重要措施, 尤其是对那些退化较为严重的草原。该研究选取内蒙古东乌珠穆沁旗不同退化程度(轻度、中度和重度)的草原群落, 于2014-2015年开展连续两年的氮素添加实验, 设置对照(不添加)、低水平(5.0 g N·m^-2·a^-1)、中水平(10.0 g N·m^-2·a^-1)和高水平(20.0 g N·m^-2·a^-1) 4种氮素添加处理, 探讨退化草原群落生产力在恢复过程中对不同水平氮素添加的响应。结果显示: (1)高、中水平氮素添加显著提高了轻度退化群落的地上生物量, 分别比对照增加了53.1%、51.6%, 氮素各水平添加对中度、重度群落地上生物量无显著影响; (2)高、中水平氮素添加显著提高了轻度退化群落中多年生根茎型禾草地上生物量, 分别比对照增加了45.1%、47.7%, 而多年生杂类草地上生物量分别比对照减少了37.4%、42.1%, 但中度和重度退化群落各功能群生物量的响应不显著; (3)三种水平氮素添加对轻、中、重度退化群落物种丰富度在试验期间均没有显著影响。研究结果表明氮素添加有助于提高轻度退化草原中多年生根茎型禾草的生物量, 进而提高群落的生物量, 但多年生杂类草会被逐渐替代, 导致生物量降低, 可见施氮对草原恢复的影响取决于草原退化 程度。     

Effects of nitrogen addition on soil respiration of Rhododendron simsii shrubland in the subtropical mountainous areas of China

Aims As the second largest C flux between the atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems, soil respiration plays a vital role in regulating atmosphere CO₂ concentration. Therefore, understanding the response of soil respiration to the increasing nitrogen deposition is urgently needed for prediction of future climate change. However, it is still unclear how nitrogen deposition influences soil respiration of shrubland in subtropical China. Our objectives were to explore the effects of different levels of nitrogen fertilization on soil respiration, root biomass increment, and litter biomass, and to analyze the relationships between soil respiration and soil temperature and moisture.
Methods From January 2013 to September 2014, we conducted a short-term simulated nitrogen deposition experiment in the Rhododendron simsii shrubland of Dawei Mountain, located in Hunan Province, southern China. Four levels of nitrogen addition treatments (each level with three replicates) were established: control (CK, no nitrogen addition), low nitrogen addition (LN, 2 g·m^-2·a^-1), medium nitrogen addition (MN, 5 g·m^-2·a^-1) and high nitrogen addition (HN, 10 g·m^-2·a^-1). Soil respiration was measured by LI-8100 soil CO₂ efflux system. At the same time, we measured root biomass increment and litter biomass in each plot.
Important findings Soil respiration exhibited a strong seasonal pattern, with the highest rates found in summer and the lowest rates in winter. Annual accumulative soil respiration rate in the CK, LN, MN and HN was (2.37 ± 0.39), (2.79 ± 0.42), (2.26 ± 0.38) and (2.30 ± 0.36) kg CO₂·m^-2, respectively. Annual mean soil respiration rate in the CK, LN, MN and HN was (1.71 ± 0.28), (2.01 ± 0.30), (1.63 ± 0.27) and (1.66 ± 0.26) μmol CO₂·m^-2·s^-1, respectively, and it was 17.25% higher in the LN treatment compared with CK (p = 0.06). The root biomass increment was increased by LN, MN, and HN treatments by 18.36%, 36.49% and 61.63%, respectively, compared to CK. The litter biomass was increased by LN, MN, and HN treatments by 35.87%, 22.17% and 15.35%, respectively, compared with CK. Soil respiration exhibited a significant exponential relationship with soil temperature (p < 0.01, R² is 0.77 to 0.82) and a significant linear relationship with soil moisture at the depth of 5 cm (p < 0.05, R² is 0.10 to 0.15). The temperature sensitivity (Q₁₀) value of CK, LN, MN and HN plots was 3.96, 3.60, 3.71 and 3.51, respectively. These results suggested that nitrogen addition promoted plant growth and decreased the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration. The increase of root biomass under N addition may be an important reason for the change of soil respiration in the study area.