冬季水分管理和水稻覆膜栽培对川中丘陵地区冬水田CH4排放的影响

采用静态箱-气相色谱法观测冬季水分管理和水稻覆膜栽培对川中丘陵地区冬水田全年的CH_4排放通量。试验设置持续淹水(CF)、冬季直接落干+稻季淹水(TF)与冬季覆膜落干+稻季覆膜(PM)3个处理。结果表明,冬季休闲期,CF、TF和PM处理CH_4排放分别为16.1、1.4 g/m~2和2.7 g/m~2;水稻生长期,CF、TF和PM处理CH_4排放分别为57.7、27.7 g/m~2和13.5 g/m~2。相较于CF处理,TF与PM处理分别减少其全年CH_4排放60.6%和78.0%。TF与PM处理水稻生长期CH_4排放峰值分别较CF处理低33.0%和56.1%。休闲期,TF、PM处理厢面与厢沟区域CH_4排放与土壤温度显著正相关(P0.05),与土壤氧化还原电位(土壤Eh)显著负相关(P0.05),而CF处理CH_4排放仅与土壤温度显著正相关(P0.05)。水稻生长期,CF处理CH_4排放与土壤温度显著正相关(P0.05),与土壤Eh显著负相关(P0.05),TF处理CH_4排放仅与土壤Eh显著负相关(P0.05),PM处理厢沟CH_4排放与土壤Eh显著正相关(P0.05)。各处理水稻生长期土壤可溶性有机碳含量(DOC)与微生物生物量碳含量(MBC)显著高于休闲期(P0.05)。研究结果为进一步研究冬水田全年CH_4排放规律及寻求有效的减排措施提供数据支撑和科学依据。     

Effect of tree distance on N2O and CH4-fluxes from soils in temperate forest ecosystems

Complete annual cycles of N₂O and CH₄ flux in forest soils at a beech and at a spruce site at the Höglwald Forest were followed in 1997 by use of fully automatic measuring systems. In order to test if on a microsite scale differences in the magnitude of trace gas exchange between e.g. areas in direct vicinity of stems and areas in the interstem region at both sites exist, tree chambers and gradient chambers were installed in addition to the already existing interstem chambers at our sites. N₂O fluxes were in a range of –4.6–473.3 g N₂O-N m^–2 h^–1 at the beech site and in a range of –3.7–167.2 g N₂O-N m^–2 h^–1 at the spruce site, respectively. Highest N₂O emissions were observed during and at the end of a prolonged frost period, thereby further supporting previous findings that frost periods are of crucial importance for controlling annual N₂O losses from temperate forests. Fluxes of CH₄ were in a range of +10.4––194.0 g CH₄ m^–2 h^–1 at the beech site and in a range of –4.4––83.5 g CH₄ m^–2 h^–1 at the spruce site. In general, both N₂O-fluxes as well as CH₄-fluxes were higher at the beech site. On a microsite scale, N₂O and CH₄ fluxes at the beech site were highest within the stem area (annual mean: 49.6±3.3 g N₂O-N m^–2 h^–1; –77.2±3.1 g CH₄ m^–2 h^–1), and significantly lower within interstem areas (18.5±1.4 g N₂O-N m^–2 h^–1; –60.2±1.8 g CH₄ m^–2 h^–1). Significantly higher values of total N, C and pH in the organic layer, as well as increased soil moisture, especially in spring, in the stem areas, are likely to contribute to the higher N₂O fluxes within the stem area of the beech. Also for the spruce site, such differences in trace gas fluxes could be demonstrated to exist (mean annual N₂O emission within (a) stem areas: 9.7±0.9 g N₂O-N m^–2 h^–1 and (b) interstem areas: 6.2±0.6 g N₂O-N m^–2 h^–1; mean annual CH₄ uptake within (a) stem areas: –26.1±0.6 g CH₄ m^–2 h^–1 and (b) interstem areas: –38.4±0.8 g CH₄ m^–2 h^–1), though they were not as pronounced as at the beech site.     

Four years continuous record of CH4-exchange between the atmosphere and untreated and limed soil of a N-saturated spruce and beech forest ecosystem in Germany

In order to gain information about seasonal and interannual variations of CH₄-fluxes at a spruce control site, a limed spruce site and a beech site of the Höglwald Forest, Bavaria, Germany, complete annual cycles of CH₄-exchange between the soil and the atmosphere with 2-hourly resolution were followed for 4 consecutive years. The ranges of CH₄ fluxes observed for the different sites were: +12.4 to –69.4 g CH₄ m^–2 h^–1 (spruce control site), +11.7 to –51.4 g CH₄ m^–2 h^–1 (limed spruce site), and –4.4 to –167.3 g CH₄ m^–2 h^–1 (beech site). Lowest rates of atmospheric CH₄-uptake or even a weak net-emission of CH₄ by the soils were observed during winter/spring times, whereas highest rates of CH₄-uptake were always found in summer/spring. Over the entire observation period of 4 years, mean CH₄-uptake rates were –1.82 kg CH₄-C ha^–1 yr^–1 at the spruce control site, –1.31 kg CH₄-C ha^–1 yr^–1 at the limed spruce site, and –4.84 kg CH₄-C ha^–1 yr^–1 at the beech site. The results obtained in this study demonstrate that in view of the huge interannual variations in CH₄-fluxes of approx. 1 kg CH₄-C ha^–1 yr^–1, multiple year measurements of CH₄-fluxes are necessary to accurately characterize the sink strength of temperate forest for atmospheric CH₄. By comparison of CH₄-fluxes measured at the spruce control site and the limed spruce site, a significant negative effect of forest floor liming on CH₄-uptake could be demonstrated. Compared to the spruce stand, the beech stand showed on average approx. 3 times higher rates of atmospheric CH₄-uptake, most likely due to pronounced differences between both sites with regard to the organic layer structure and bulk density of the mineral soil. Regression analysis between CH₄-fluxes and environmental parameters revealed that at all sites the dominating factors regulating temporal variations of CH₄ fluxes were soil moisture and soil temperature. Field measurements of CH₄ concentrations in the soil profile and laboratory measurements of CH₄-oxidation and CH₄-production activity on soil samples taken from different soil depths showed that the CH₄-flux at the Höglwald Forest sites is the net-result of simultaneous occurring production and consumption of CH₄ within the soil. Highest CH₄-oxidation activity was found in the uppermost centimeters of the mineral soil, whereas highest potential CH₄-production activity was found in the organic layer.     

放牧对若尔盖高原湿地CH4排放的影响

湿地是大气甲烷(CH_4)的主要排放源,而有关放牧对湿地CH_4排放的影响特征仍未得到足够的报道。因此,通过静态箱法,研究了放牧对四川省若尔盖高原湿地CH_4排放的影响,CH_4气体通过快速温室气体分析仪测量。结果表明:放牧样地和围栏内样地生长季CH_4排放量为(31.32±19.57)g/m~2和(30.31±23.46)g/m~2,它们之间无差异显著;但是集中放牧期间(7—9月),放牧样地(21.01±12.35)g/m~2较围栏内样地显著增加了CH_4排放量为54.3%。2014年生长季期间通过刈割植物模拟放牧表明两种刈割强度CH_4排放量为(5.01±5.37)g/m~2和(4.69±5.99)g/m~2,较未刈割样地(1.15±1.89)g/m~2增加了335.9%和308.0%,其原因可能是放牧或者刈割减少地表植物生物量,降低植物高度,缩短了CH_4排放的路径距离。该结果可为我国高原湿地保护与管理决策提供基础数据支撑。     

Emission and oxidation of methane in Equisetum fluviatile stands growing on organic sediment and sand bottoms

Methane emission and rhizospheric CH₄ oxidation were studied in stands of Equisetum fluviatile, a common cryptogam in boreal lakes. The experiment was performed in mesocosms with organic sediment or sand bottoms under natural variation of temperature and light using the light-oxic – dark-anoxic chamber (LO/DA) technique. Net CH₄ emission from the organic sediment during the growing season varied between 3.4 and 19.0 mg m^–2 h^–1, but from sand the net CH₄ emission was only 3–10% of that measured from the organic sediment. In the organic sediment net CH₄ emission was very significantly correlated with sediment temperature (r² = 0.92). In the sand mesocosms the variation of net CH₄ emission was better correlated with the shoot biomass than with sediment temperature variation during the growing season, indicating that methanogens were severely limited by substrate availability and were probably dependent on substrates produced by E. fluviatile. The proportion of the methane oxidized of the potential CH₄ emission in summer did not differ significantly between the bottom types. The net CH₄ emission during the growing season as a proportion of the seasonal maximum of the shoot biomass was significantly higher in the organic sediment mesocosms (6.5%) than in sand (1.7%). The high CH₄ emissions observed from dense well-established E. fluviatile stands in the field appear to be more related to temperature-regulated turnover of detritus in the anaerobic sediment and less to CH₄ oxidation and seasonal variation in plant growth dynamics     

温带针阔混交林土壤碳氮气体通量的主控因子与耦合关系

中高纬度森林地区由于气候条件变化剧烈,土壤温室气体排放量的估算存在很大的不确定性,并且不同碳氮气体通量的主控因子与耦合关系尚不明确。以长白山温带针阔混交林为研究对象,采用静态箱-气相色谱法连续4a(2005—2009年)测定土壤二氧化碳(CO2)、甲烷(CH4)和氧化亚氮(N2O)净交换通量以及温度、水分等相关环境因子。研究结果表明:温带针阔混交林土壤整体上表现为CO2和N2O的排放源和CH4的吸收汇。土壤CH4、CO2和N2O通量的年均值分别为-1.3 kg CH4hm-2a-1、15102.2 kg CO2hm-2a-1和6.13 kg N2O hm-2a-1。土壤CO2通量呈现明显的季节性规律,主要受土壤温度的影响,水分次之;土壤CH4通量的季节变化不明显,与土壤水分显著正相关;土壤N2O通量季节变化与土壤CO2通量相似,与土壤水分、温度显著正相关。土壤CO2通量和CH4通量不存在任何类型的耦合关系,与N2O通量也不存在耦合关系;土壤CH4和N2O通量之间表现为消长型耦合关系。这项研究显示温带针阔混交林土壤碳氮气体通量主要受环境因子驱动,不同气体通量产生与消耗之间存在复杂的耦合关系,下一步研究需要深入探讨环境变化对其耦合关系的影响以及内在的生物驱动机制。     

Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations on CH4 and N2O Emission from Rice Soil: An Experiment in Controlled-environment Chambers

The effects of elevated concentrations of atmospheric CO₂ on CH₄ and N₂O emissions from rice soil were investigated in controlled-environment chambers using rice plants growing in pots. Elevated CO₂ significantly increased CH₄ emission by 58% compared with ambient CO₂. The CH₄ emitted by plant-mediated transport and ebullition–diffusion accounted for 86.7 and 13.3% of total emissions during the flooding period under ambient level, respectively; and for 88.1 and 11.9% of total emissions during the flooding period under elevated CO₂ level, respectively. No CH₄ was emitted from plant-free pots, suggesting that the main source of emitted CH₄ was root exudates or autolysis products. Most N₂O was emitted during the first 3 weeks after flooding and rice transplanting, probably through denitrification of NO₃⁻ contained in the experimental soil, and was not affected by the CO₂ concentration. Pre-harvest drainage suppressed CH₄ emission but did not cause much N₂O emission (< 10 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹) from the rice-plant pots at both CO₂ concentrations.     

Soil N and C trace gas fluxes and microbial soil N turnover in a sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) forest in Hungary

During two intensive field campaigns in summer and autumn 2004 nitrogen (N₂O, NO/NO₂) and carbon (CO₂, CH₄) trace gas exchange between soil and the atmosphere was measured in a sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) forest in Hungary. The climate can be described as continental temperate. Fluxes were measured with a fully automatic measuring system allowing for high temporal resolution. Mean N₂O emission rates were 1.5 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹ in summer and 3.4 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹ in autumn, respectively. Also mean NO emission rates were higher in autumn (8.4 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹) as compared to summer (6.0 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹). However, as NO₂ deposition rates continuously exceeded NO emission rates (−9.7 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹ in summer and −18.3 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹ in autumn), the forest soil always acted as a net NO _x sink. The mean value of CO₂ fluxes showed only little seasonal differences between summer (81.1 mg C m⁻² h⁻¹) and autumn (74.2 mg C m⁻² h⁻¹) measurements, likewise CH₄uptake (summer: −52.6 μg C m⁻² h⁻¹; autumn: −56.5 μg C m⁻² h⁻¹). In addition, the microbial soil processes net/gross N mineralization, net/gross nitrification and heterotrophic soil respiration as well as inorganic soil nitrogen concentrations and N₂O/CH₄ soil air concentrations in different soil depths were determined. The respiratory quotient (ΔCO_{2 resp} ΔO_{2 resp}⁻¹) for the uppermost mineral soil, which is needed for the calculation of gross nitrification via the Barometric Process Separation (BaPS) technique, was 0.8978 ± 0.008. The mean value of gross nitrification rates showed only little seasonal differences between summer (0.99 μg N kg⁻¹ SDW d⁻¹) and autumn measurements (0.89 μg N kg⁻¹ SDW d⁻¹). Gross rates of N mineralization were highest in the organic layer (20.1–137.9 μg N kg⁻¹ SDW d⁻¹) and significantly lower in the uppermost mineral layer (1.3–2.9 μg N kg⁻¹ SDW d⁻¹). Only for the organic layer seasonality in gross N mineralization rates could be demonstrated, with highest mean values in autumn, most likely caused by fresh litter decomposition. Gross mineralization rates of the organic layer were positively correlated with N₂O emissions and negatively correlated with CH₄ uptake, whereas soil CO₂ emissions were positively correlated with heterotrophic respiration in the uppermost mineral soil layer. The most important abiotic factor influencing C and N trace gas fluxes was soil moisture, while the influence of soil temperature on trace gas exchange rates was high only in autumn.     

A comparison between measured and modeled N2O emissions from Inner Mongolian semi-arid grassland

The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the effect of land use on N₂O emissions from Inner Mongolian semi-arid grasslands of China and (2) to evaluate the process-based DNDC model to extrapolate our field measurements from a limited number of sites to a larger temporal and spatial scale. The results suggest the following. Rainfall event was the dominant controlling factor for the seasonal variations of the N₂O fluxes. The seven selected sites exhibited a similar seasonal trend in N₂O emission, despite their different vegetation, land use and textures. In the typical steppe, N₂O fluxes generally decrease with decreasing soil organic C (SOC) and total N content, indicating that soil C and N pools are very important in determining the spatial magnitude of the N₂O flux. N₂O emissions were very small during the entire growing season, averaging only 0.76 g N₂O-N ha^–1 day^–1 for the five typical steppe sites, 0.35 g N₂O-N ha^–1 day^–1 for the mown meadow steppe site, and 0.83 g N₂O-N ha^–1 day^–1 from the cropped meadow steppe site. No enhanced effect due to overgrazing was observed for the N₂O emission from the semi-arid grasslands. This was mainly results from the decreased SOC content due to overgrazing, which may have reduced the promoting effect of increased soil bulk density by trampling and animal excreta. Except for the mown steppe site, the model predictions of the N₂O flux for the six different sites agree well with the observed values (r ² ranging from 0.35 to 0.68). It would be concluded that the DNDC model captured the key driving process for N₂O emission. Nitrification was the predominant process, contributing 64–88% to the N₂O emission. However, in terms of the magnitude of the N₂O emission, further modifications should focus on the underestimated N₂O flux during the spring and autumn periods (nitrification, freeze/thaw cycles) and the effect of topography and the mowing on N₂O emission.     

Contribution of plants to N 2 O emissions in soil-winter wheat ecosystem: pot and field experiments

Outdoor pot and field experiments were conducted to assess the role of growing plants in agricultural ecosystem N₂O emissions. N₂O emissions from plants were quantified as the difference in soil-crop system N₂O emissions before and immediately after cutting plants during the main growth stages in 2001–02 and 2002–03 winter wheat seasons. Emissions of N₂O from plants depended on biomass within the same plant developmental status. Field results indicated that the seasonal contribution of N₂O emissions from plants to ecosystem fluxes averaged 25%, ranging from 10% at wheat tillering to 62% at the heading stage. The fluxes of N₂O emissions from plants varied between 0.3 and 3.9 mg N₂O-N m⁻² day⁻¹ and its seasonal amount was equivalent to 0.23% of plant N released as N₂O. A N₂O emission coefficient (N₂O_E, mg N₂O-N g⁻¹ C day⁻¹), defined as N₂O-N emission in milligrams from per gram carbon of plant dry matter within a day, was represented by a 5-fold variation ranging from 0.021 to 0.004 mg N₂O-N g C⁻¹ day⁻¹. A linear relationship (y=0.4611x+0.0015, r ²=0.9352, p < 0.001) between N₂O_E (y) and plant dark respiration rate (x, mg CO₂-C g C⁻¹ day⁻¹) suggested that in the absence of photosynthesis, some N₂O production in plant N assimilation was associated with plant respiration. Although this study could not show whether N₂O was produced or transferred by winter wheat plants, these results indicated an important role for higher plant in N₂O exchange. Identifying its potential contribution is critical for understanding agricultural ecosystem N₂O sources.     

Rate of accumulation and emission of N2, N2O and CH4 from a flooded rice soil

In a field experiment using microplots, a flooded Crowley silt loam (Typic Albaqualfs) rice soil was fertilized with ¹⁵N labelled (60–74 atom %) urea and KNO₃. Emission of N₂, N₂O and CH₄ and accumulation in soil were measured for 21 d after fertilizer application.Emission of ¹⁵N₂-N measured from the urea and KNO₃ treated plots ranged from <15 to 570 and from 330 to 3,420 g ha^–1 d^–1, respectively. Entrapped ¹⁵N₂-N in the urea treated microplots was significantly lower (<15 g to 2.1 kg ha^–1) on all sampling dates compared to the ¹⁵N₂-N gas accumulation in the KNO₃ treated plots (6.4 to 31.5 kg ha^–1). Emissions of N₂O-N were low and did not exceed 4 g ha^–1 d^–1. Fluxes of CH₄ from the fertilizer and control plots were low and never exceeded 33 g ha^–1 d^–1. Maximum accumulation of CH₄ in the flooded soil measured 460 and 195 g ha^–1 for the urea and KNO₃ treatments, respectively.     

Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in annual and perennial land-use systems of the irrigated areas in the Aral Sea Basin

Land use and agricultural practices can result in important contributions to the global source strength of atmospheric nitrous oxide (N₂O) and methane (CH₄). However, knowledge of gas flux from irrigated agriculture is very limited. From April 2005 to October 2006, a study was conducted in the Aral Sea Basin, Uzbekistan, to quantify and compare emissions of N₂O and CH₄ in various annual and perennial land-use systems: irrigated cotton, winter wheat and rice crops, a poplar plantation and a natural Tugai (floodplain) forest. In the annual systems, average N₂O emissions ranged from 10 to 150 μg N₂O-N m⁻² h⁻¹ with highest N₂O emissions in the cotton fields, covering a similar range of previous studies from irrigated cropping systems. Emission factors (uncorrected for background emission), used to determine the fertilizer-induced N₂O emission as a percentage of N fertilizer applied, ranged from 0.2% to 2.6%. Seasonal variations in N₂O emissions were principally controlled by fertilization and irrigation management. Pulses of N₂O emissions occurred after concomitant N-fertilizer application and irrigation. The unfertilized poplar plantation showed high N₂O emissions over the entire study period (30 μg N₂O-N m⁻² h⁻¹), whereas only negligible fluxes of N₂O (<2 μg N₂O-N m⁻² h⁻¹) occurred in the Tugai. Significant CH₄ fluxes only were determined from the flooded rice field: Fluxes were low with mean flux rates of 32 mg CH₄ m⁻² day⁻¹ and a low seasonal total of 35.2 kg CH₄ ha⁻¹. The global warming potential (GWP) of the N₂O and CH₄ fluxes was highest under rice and cotton, with seasonal changes between 500 and 3000 kg CO₂ eq. ha⁻¹. The biennial cotton–wheat–rice crop rotation commonly practiced in the region would average a GWP of 2500 kg CO₂ eq. ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹. The analyses point out opportunities for reducing the GWP of these irrigated agricultural systems by (i) optimization of fertilization and irrigation practices and (ii) conversion of annual cropping systems into perennial forest plantations, especially on less profitable, marginal lands.     

Effects of Winter Cover Crops Straws Incorporation on CH4 and N2O Emission from Double-Cropping Paddy Fields in Southern China

Residue management in cropping systems is believed to improve soil quality. However, the effects of residue management on methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from paddy field in Southern China have not been well researched. The emissions of CH₄ and N₂O were investigated in double cropping rice (Oryza sativa L.) systems with straw returning of different winter cover crops by using the static chamber-gas chromatography technique. A randomized block experiment with three replications was established in 2004 in Hunan Province, China, including rice–rice–ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) (Ry-R-R), rice–rice–Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.) (Mv-R-R) and rice–rice with winter fallow (Fa-R-R). The results showed that straw returning of winter crops significantly increased the CH₄ emission during both rice growing seasons when compared with Fa-R-R. Ry-R-R plots had the largest CH₄ emissions during the early rice growing season with 14.235 and 15.906 g m⁻² in 2012 and 2013, respectively, when Ry-R-R plots had the largest CH₄ emission during the later rice growing season with 35.673 and 38.606 g m⁻² in 2012 and 2013, respectively. The Ry-R-R and Mv-R-R also had larger N₂O emissions than Fa-R-R in both rice seasons. When compared to Fa-R-R, total N₂O emissions in the early rice growing season were increased by 0.05 g m⁻² in Ry-R-R and 0.063 g m⁻² in Mv-R-R in 2012, and by 0.058 g m⁻² in Ry-R-R and 0.068 g m⁻² in Mv-R-R in 2013, respectively. Similar result were obtained in the late rice growing season, and the total N₂O emissions were increased by 0.104 g m⁻² in Ry-R-R and 0.073 g m⁻² in Mv-R-R in 2012, and by 0.108 g m⁻² in Ry-R-R and 0.076 g m⁻² in Mv-R-R in 2013, respectively. The global warming potentials (GWPs) from paddy fields were ranked as Ry-R-R>Mv-R-R>Fa-R-R. As a result, straw returning of winter cover crops has significant effects on increase of CH₄ and N₂O emission from paddy field in double cropping rice system.     

不同恢复方式下大兴安岭重度火烧迹地林地土壤温室气体通量

为研究大兴安岭重度火烧迹地在不同恢复方式下林地土壤CO₂、CH₄和N₂O排放特征及其影响因素,采用静态箱/气相色谱法,在2017年生长季（6月-9月）对3种恢复方式（人工更新、天然更新和人工促进天然更新）林地土壤温室气体CO₂、CH₄、N₂O通量进行了原位观测。研究结果表明：（1）3种恢复方式林地土壤在生长季均为大气CO₂、N₂O的源,CH₄的汇;生长季林地土壤CO₂排放通量大小关系为人工促进天然更新（（634.40±246.52）mg m^-2 h^-1） > 人工更新（（603.63±213.22）mg m^-2 h^-1） > 天然更新（（575.81±244.12）mg m^-2 h^-1）,3种恢复方式间无显著差异;人工更新林地土壤CH₄吸收通量显著高于人工促进天然更新;天然更新林地土壤N₂O排放通量显著高于其他两种恢复方式。（2）土壤温度是影响3种恢复方式林地土壤温室气体通量的关键因素;土壤水分仅对人工更新林地土壤N₂O通量有极显著影响（P < 0.01）;3种恢复方式林地土壤CO₂通量与大气湿度具有极显著的响应（P < 0.01）;土壤pH仅与天然更新林地土壤CO₂通量显著相关（P < 0.05）;土壤全氮含量仅与人工促进天然更新林地土壤CH₄通量显著相关（P < 0.05）。（3）基于100年尺度,由3种温室气体计算全球增温潜势得出,人工促进天然更新（1.83×10⁴ kg CO₂/hm²） > 人工更新（1.74×10⁴ kg CO₂/hm²） > 天然更新（1.67×10⁴ kg CO₂/hm²）。（4）阿木尔地区林地土壤年生长季CO₂和N₂O排放量为8.85×10⁶ t和1.88×10² t,CH₄吸收量为1.05×10³ t。     

N2O and CH4 fluxes in undisturbed and burned holm oak, scots pine and pyrenean oak forests in central Spain

We investigated N₂O and CH₄ fluxes from soils of Quercus ilex, Quercus pyrenaica and Pinus sylvestris stands located in the surrounding area of Madrid (Spain). The fluxes were measured for 18?months from both mature stands and post fire stands using the static chamber technique. Simultaneously with gas fluxes, soil temperature, soil water content, soil C and soil N were measured in the stands. Nitrous oxide fluxes ranged from ?11.43 to 8.34?μg N₂O–N?m^?2?h^?1 in Q.ilex, ?7.74 to 13.52?μg N₂O–N?m^?2?h^?1 in Q. pyrenaica and ?28.17 to 21.89?μg N₂O–N?m^?2?h^?1 in P. sylvestris. Fluxes of CH₄ ranged from ?8.12 to 4.11?μg CH₄–C?m^?2?h^?1 in Q.ilex, ?7.74 to 3.0?μg CH₄–C m^?2?h^?1 in Q. pyrenaica and ?24.46 to 6.07?μg CH₄–C?m^?2?h^?1 in P. sylvestris. Seasonal differences were detected; N₂O fluxes being higher in wet months whereas N₂O fluxes declined in dry months. Net consumption of N₂O was related to low N availability, high soil C contents, high soil temperatures and low moisture content. Fire decreased N₂O fluxes in spring. N₂O emissions were closely correlated with previous day’s rainfall and soil moisture. Our ecosystems generally were a sink for methane in the dry season and a source of CH₄ during wet months. The available water in the soil influenced the observed seasonal trend. The burned sites showed higher CH₄ oxidation rates in Q. ilex, and lower rates in P. sylvestris. Overall, the data suggest that fire alters both N₂O and CH₄ fluxes. However, the magnitude of such variation depends on the site, soil characteristics and seasonal climatic conditions.     

An in-depth look into a tropical lowland forest soil: nitrogen-addition effects on the contents of N2O, CO2 and CH4 and N2O isotopic signatures down to 2-m depth

Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is rapidly increasing in tropical regions. We investigated how a decade of experimental N addition (125 kg N ha^?1 year^?1) to a seasonal lowland forest affected depth distribution and contents of soil nitrous oxide (N₂O), carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄), as well as natural abundance isotopic signatures of N₂O, nitrate (NO₃ ^?) and ammonium (NH₄ ⁺). In the control plots during dry season, we deduced limited N₂O production by denitrification in the topsoil (0.05–0.40 m) as indicated by: ambient N₂O concentrations and ambient ¹⁵N-N₂O signatures, low water-filled pore space (35–60%), and similar ¹⁵N signatures of N₂O and NO₃ ^?. In the subsoil (0.40–2.00 m), we detected evidence of N₂O reduction to N₂ during upward diffusion, indicating denitrification activity. During wet season, we found that N₂O at 0.05–2.00 m was mainly produced by denitrification with substantial further reduction to N₂, as indicated by: lighter ¹⁵N-N₂O than ¹⁵N-NO₃ ^? throughout the profile, and increasing N₂O concentrations with simultaneously decreasing ¹⁵N-N₂O enrichment with depth. These interpretations were supported by an isotopomer map and by a positive correlation between ¹⁸O-N₂O and ¹⁵N-N₂O site preferences. Long-term N addition did not affect dry-season soil N₂O-N contents, doubled wet-season soil N₂O-N contents, did not affect ¹⁵N signatures of NO₃ ^?, and reduced wet-season ¹⁵N signatures of N₂O compared to the control plots. These suggest that the increased NO₃ ^? concentrations have stimulated N₂O production and decreased N₂O-to-N₂ reduction. Soil CO₂-C contents did not differ between treatments, implying that N addition essentially did not influence soil C cycling. The pronounced seasonality in soil respiration was largely attributable to enhanced topsoil respiration as indicated by a wet-season increase in the topsoil CO₂-C contents. The N-addition plots showed reduced dry-season soil CH₄-C contents and threshold CH₄ concentrations were reached at a shallower depth compared to the control plots, revealing an N-induced stimulation of methanotrophic activity. However, the net soil CH₄ uptake rates remained similar between treatments possibly because diffusive CH₄ supply from the atmosphere largely limited CH₄ oxidation.     

太湖流域典型稻麦轮作农田生态系统碳交换及影响因素

利用涡度相关技术观测太湖流域典型稻麦轮作农田生态系统2a净生态系统碳交换(NEE)变化过程,分析其碳交换特征及影响机理,结果表明:太湖流域典型稻麦轮作农田年NEE为-749.49—-785.38 g C m-2a-1,考虑作物籽粒碳和秸秆还田后净吸收88.12 g C m-2a-1,为弱碳汇;稻/麦季日均NEE和白天NEE季节变化直接受作物植被生长影响;麦季夜间NEE与10 cm土壤温度呈显著指数关系,2012/2013年温度敏感系数(Q10)分别为3.03和2.67;当土壤水分低于田间持水量时,麦季夜间NEE主要受土壤温度影响,反之,夜间NEE受土壤温度和水分双重影响;降水对麦季夜间NEE有短时的激发效应;稻季淹水对土壤呼吸产生较明显的阻滞效应,降低了夜间NEE对土壤温度的敏感性,2012和2013年分别为1.88和1.39,稻季淹水与烤田交替变化对土壤呼吸产生明显的抑制或激发的短时效应。     

Methane and nitrous oxide exchange in differently fertilised grassland in southern Germany

We examined the effect of fertilisation (200 kg cattle slurry-N ha^–1 year^–1) on the exchange of N₂O and CH₄ in the soil–plant system of meadow agroecosystems in southern Germany. From 1996 to 1998, we regularly determined the gas fluxes (closed chamber method) and associated environmental parameters. N₂O and CH₄ fluxes were not significantly affected by fertilisation. N₂O fluxes at the unfertilised and fertilised plots were small, generally between 50 and –20 g N m^–2 h^–1. We identified some incidents of N₂O uptake. CH₄-C fluxes ranged from 1.3 to –0.2 mg m^–2 h^–1 and were not significantly different from 0 at both plots. We budgeted an annual net emission of 15.5 and 29.6 mg m^–2 N₂O-N and an annual CH₄-C net emission of 184.2 and 122.7 mg m^–2 at the unfertilised and fertilised plots, respectively. Apparently, rapid N mineralization and uptake in the densely rooted topsoil prevents N losses and the inhibition of CH₄ oxidation.     

Nitrous oxide and methane fluxes from soils of the Orinoco savanna under different land uses

The study investigates the effect of land‐use change on nitrous oxide (N₂O) and methane (CH₄) fluxes from soil, in savanna ecosystems of the Orinoco region (Venezuela). Gas fluxes were measured by closed static chambers, in the wet and dry season, in representative systems of land management of the region: a cultivated pasture, an herbaceous savanna, a tree savanna and a woodland (control site). Higher N₂O emissions were observed in the cultivated pasture and in the herbaceous savanna compared with the tree savanna and the woodland, and differences were mainly related to fine soil particle content and soil volumetric water content measured in the studied sites. Overall N₂O emissions were quite low in all sites (0–1.58 mg N₂O‐N m^?2 day^?1). The cultivated pasture and the woodland savanna were on average weak CH₄ sinks (?0.05±0.07 and ?0.08±0.05 mg CH₄ m^?2 day^?1, respectively), whereas the herbaceous savanna and the tree savanna showed net CH₄ production (0.23±0.05 and 0.19±0.05 mg CH₄ m^?2 day^?1, respectively). Variations of CH₄ fluxes were mainly driven by variation of soil water‐filled pore space (WFPS), and a shift from net CH₄ consumption to net CH₄ production was observed at around 30% WFPS. Overall, the data suggest that conversion of woodland savanna to managed landscape could alter both CH₄ and N₂O fluxes; however, the magnitude of such variation depends on the soil characteristics and on the type of land management before conversion.     

西南喀斯特地区轮作旱地土壤CO2通量

中国已承诺大幅降低单位GDP碳排放,农业正面临固碳减排的重任.西南喀斯特地区环境独特,旱地面积占据优势比例,土壤碳循环认识亟待加强.以贵州省开阳县玉米-油菜轮作旱地为研究对象,采用密闭箱-气相色谱法对整个轮作期土壤CO2释放通量进行了观测研究,结果表明:(1)整个轮作期旱地均表现为CO2的释放源.其中油菜生长季土壤CO2通量为(178.8±104.8)mg CO2·m-2·h-1,玉米生长季为(403.0±178.8) mg CO2·m-2·h-1,全年平均通量为(271.1±176.4) mg CO2·m-2·h-1,高于纬度较高地区的农田以及同纬度的次生林和松林;(2)CO2通量日变化同温度呈现显著正相关关系,季节变化与温度呈现显著指数正相关关系,并受土壤湿度的影响,基于大气温度计算得出的Q10为2.02,高于同纬度松林以及低纬度的常绿阔叶林;(3)CO2通量与土壤pH存在显著线性正相关关系,显示出土壤pH是研究区旱地土壤呼吸影响因子之一.