黄土丘陵区植被恢复对深层土壤有机碳的影响

以恢复9、15、24a和34a的刺槐林为研究对象,探究黄土丘陵区深层土壤有机碳(SOC)积累以及对植被恢复的响应。区域深层土壤(50-200cm)SOC含量高达1.35-2.39g·kg-1,约为浅层土壤(0-50cm)SOC含量的25%;深层土壤SOC储量高达26.28-46.50t.hm-2,占2m土层SOC储量的50%以上,显著高于浅层SOC储量;植被恢复20多年后与恢复9a相比,深层SOC含量和储量都有极显著提高。2m土层SOC含量随植被恢复20多年后较9a提高1倍左右;2m土层SOC储量增幅为43.02.thm-2(9-34a),明显高于1m土层SOC储量增幅34.65t.hm-2(9-34a)。浅层土壤中的0-30cm相邻土层间SOC含量差异显著,而深层SOC含量较稳定。深层SOC含量与刺槐盖度、基径、高度呈极显著正相关。在评价黄土丘陵区植被恢复的土壤固碳效应时应充分考虑深层土壤有机碳储量和变化。     

六盘山林区几种土地利用方式对土壤中可溶性有机碳浓度影响的初步研究

 测定分析了六盘山林区典型天然次生林（杂灌林、山杨（Populus davidiana）和辽东栎（Quercus liaotungiensis）林）、人工林（13、18和25年华北落叶松（Larix principis_rupprechti））、农田和草地中穿透雨、凋落物淋溶液、土壤溶液和渗漏水溶液及地下水和降雨中可溶性有机碳 (DOC)的浓度。结果显示：5～10月,雨水中DOC浓度为0.80～1.60mg•L－1,地下水中在2.43～7.66 mg•L－1。9～10月,穿透雨中DOC浓度为1.78～15.20 mg•L－1,其中天然次生林和人工林比农田和草地中高,这些DOC与地表凋落物碳年形成量正相关显著。凋落物浸泡24 h后淋溶产生的DOC浓度为12.30～64.79 mg•L－1,占凋落物碳贮量比例不足1%;浓度方面,天然次生林比农田和草地分别高400%和153%,人工林比农田和草地分别高194%和50%;比例方面,农田和草地比天然次生林分别高79%和98%、比人工林分别高180%和210%,这些DOC浓度与落叶、小枝、碎小物和腐解物碳贮量的正相关显著。9～10月,0～20 cm土层溶液中DOC浓度为7.88～88.44 mg•L－1,占土壤有机碳密度的比例不足0.1%,它们随土层加深而下降,其中天然次生林和人工林中下降幅度比农田和草地中大;浓度方面,天然次生林、人工林比农田和草地中高,差异主要在0～10 cm土层;比例方面,天然次生林DOC比例比农田和草地中低,人工林比它们高,差异主要在0～10 cm土层;这些DOC浓度与土壤湿度及凋落物层碳贮量正相关显著。5～10月,0～40 cm土层渗漏水中DOC浓度为5.76～58.84 mg•L－1,天然次生林、人工林比农田和草地高,差异主要在0～10 cm土层;它们随土层加深而下降,其中天然次生林和人工林下降幅度比农田和草地中大。这些差异可能由土地利用引起的植被和土壤性质改变及其对水文过程的影响所致,说明陆地生态系统中DOC浓度受土地利用变化的影响较大。     

辽东山地不同森林类型土壤有机碳季节动态及其驱动因子

为探讨辽东山地不同森林类型土壤有机碳季节变化特征及其驱动因子,选取落叶松人工林、蒙古栎-核桃楸次生林和槭树次生林为对象,测定不同土壤层次的土壤有机碳(SOC)、可溶性有机碳(DOC)和微生物量碳(MBC)含量及其季节动态,分析土壤理化因子、生物量因子和气候因子对不同森林类型土壤SOC、DOC和MBC的影响。结果表明:不同森林类型土壤SOC、DOC、MBC含量均表现出明显的垂直分布特征,即0～10 cm10～20 cm20～30 cm,且蒙古栎-核桃楸林显著大于落叶松林和槭树林;不同森林类型土壤SOC、DOC、MBC含量均有显著的季节变化,表现为夏季较高,DOC和MBC最高值出现的月份不同步;土壤SOC和MBC与土壤含水率、pH、温度呈正相关,与容重和降水呈负相关;土壤DOC与含水率、pH和降水呈正相关,与容重呈负相关;土壤SOC、DOC、MBC多与乔木干、根和凋落物未分解层生物量呈负相关,与灌草层地下生物量和凋落物半分解层生物量呈正相关;不同森林类型土壤SOC、DOC、MBC与其驱动因子的相关程度不同,说明森林类型与气候变化共同作用使不同森林类型形成了其独特的微环境,影响土壤SOC、DOC和MBC含量及其动态变化;蒙古栎-核桃楸次生林土壤SOC、DOC和MBC储量在各土层均显著高于其他森林类型,反映其更有利于养分的累积,是适合辽东山地森林结构调整与土壤恢复的森林构建与改造模式。     

经营方式对亚热带森林土壤可溶性有机碳含量和光谱学特征的影响

人工促进天然更新与人工造林经营方式中采伐剩余物管理等人工措施的差异,可能改变土壤可溶性有机碳(DOC)的含量和结构,影响森林碳循环。本研究利用天然次生林(对照)采伐迹地上通过人工促进天然更新林(简称人促更新林)和人工造林两种营林方式,研究经营方式对中亚热带森林土壤溶液可溶性有机碳含量和光谱特征的影响。结果表明:天然次生林转换为人促更新林和人工林后,0～10 cm土层土壤DOC含量显著降低,分别下降21%和50%;0～10 cm和10～20 cm土层土壤DOC/SOC(土壤有机碳)值也显著降低,分别达到27%和43%。在0～10 cm土层中,人促更新林土壤DOC芳香化指数和腐殖化指数显著高于人工林,人促更新林土壤DOC在3700～3000、1650～1620、1160～1000、690～530 cm^-1范围内的红外吸收比例较人工林高,表明人促更新林土壤DOC的羧酸类物质、芳香化物质丰富;人促更新林和人工林土壤DOC的荧光指数均为1.4～1.9,且人促更新林自生源指数显著高于人工林,说明人工林土壤DOC类蛋白组分贡献大,容易被微生物分解利用。人促更新林与人工林土壤DOC含量和结构的差异可能是人促更新林的土壤碳库比人工林更高的原因之一。     

不同林地恢复模式下露天煤矿排土场土壤有机碳分布特征

研究露天煤矿排土场6种不同林地植被恢复模式和撂荒地0~100 cm土层土壤有机碳(SOC)含量和储量的分布特征,分析其差异性及其影响因素.结果表明:不同林地0~10 cm土层SOC含量比撂荒地(1.92g·kg~(-1))显著提高23.8%~53.2%,10~20 cm土层比撂荒地(1.39g·kg~(-1))显著提高5.8%~70.4%,20 cm土层以下与撂荒地相比差异不大;各土层SOC含量随土层深度增加而逐渐减小,表层(0~20 cm)减小幅度大于深层(20~100 cm).不同林地SOC储量在表层明显高于深层,随土层深度增加而逐渐减小.0~100 cm土层林地SOC储量比撂荒地(17.52 t·hm~(-2))提高18.1%~42.4%,其中,紫穗槐林地SOC储量最高,达24.95t·hm~(-2),明显高于其他林地类型,灌木林地SOC储量比乔木高12.4%.林地凋落物、细根生物量和土壤水分都与排土场SOC呈显著正相关.综上所述,不同人工林地恢复模式显著提高了排土场0~100 cm土层SOC,尤其对表层SOC提高效果明显,但排土场SOC与原地貌相比差距仍较大.从提高排土场SOC角度优先推荐紫穗槐为主要林地植被.     

湘中丘陵区不同演替阶段森林土壤活性有机碳库特征

为了解天然次生林保护对土壤活性有机碳库的影响,采用空间替代时间研究方法,对湘中丘陵区不同演替阶段4种林分类型（杉木人工林、马尾松+石栎针阔混交林、南酸枣落叶阔叶林、青冈+石栎常绿阔叶林）土壤活性有机碳及其与土壤养分相关性进行研究。结果表明：1）各土层总有机碳（TOC）、微生物生物量碳（MBC）、水溶性有机碳（DOC）、易氧化有机碳（EOC）含量均表现为：青冈+石栎常绿阔叶林 > 南酸枣落叶阔叶林 > 马尾松+石栎针阔混交林 > 杉木人工林,在0-30cm土层,马尾松+石栎针阔混交林、南酸枣落叶阔叶林、青冈+石栎常绿阔叶林TOC含量比杉木人工林分别高出13.40%、19.40%和29.91%,MBC含量分别高出15.62%、32.89%和53.33%,DOC含量分别高出8.52%、8.75%和13.76%,EOC含量分别高出32.79%、38.48%和78.30%;2）天然次生林各土层MBC占TOC的比率以南酸枣落叶阔叶林最高,青冈+石栎常绿阔叶林为其次,马尾松+石栎混交林最低,均高于同一土层杉木人工林（除马尾松+石栎混交林15-30cm土层外）,天然次生林各土层DOC占TOC的比率随着演替进展而下降,均低于同一土层杉木人工林（除马尾松+石栎混交林0-15cm土层外）,天然次生林各土层EOC占TOC的比率随着演替进展而增加,且均高于同一土层杉木人工林;3）土壤MBC、DOC、EOC含量与TOC含量的相关性均达到极显著水平,且天然次生林土壤MBC、DOC、EOC含量与TOC含量的相关系数随着演替进展而增高,均高于杉木人工林;4）4种林分土壤TOC、MBC、DOC、EOC含量与土壤全N、碱解N、全P、有效P、全K、速效K含量之间的相关性均达到显著或极显著水平。     

黄土丘陵区植被恢复对深层土壤有机碳储量的影响

以黄土丘陵区不同恢复年限的人工刺槐林、人工柠条林和自然撂荒地为对象,以0～100 cm(浅层)土壤为对照,研究了不同植被类型下100 ～ 400 cm(深层)土壤有机碳(SOC)储量的剖面分布特征和累积动态.结果表明:随土壤深度增加,浅层SOC储量显著降低,深层SOC变化趋势不明显,但储量很高,约占0～400cm剖面SOC的60％.80 ～ 100 cm土层的SOC储量与深层100～200和200 ～ 400 cm的SOC储量呈显著线性相关,是0～100 cm5个土层中与深层SOC储量变化相关性最强的一层,可用以估算深层SOC储量.人工刺槐林、柠条林、撂荒地表层(0 ～ 20 cm) SOC储量显著高于坡耕地,而深层SOC储量在不同利用类型间差异不显著.随植被恢复年限的增加,深层SOC储量呈上升趋势,人工刺槐林和人工柠条林100 ～400 cm SOC平均累积速率分别为0.14和0.19t·hm-2·a-1,人工柠条林与浅层SOC累积速率相当.在估算黄土丘陵区植被恢复的土壤固碳效应时,应考虑深层土壤有机碳累积量,否则会严重低估植被恢复的土壤固碳效应.     

黄土丘陵区不同森林类型叶片-凋落物-土壤生态化学计量特征

采用野外调查与室内分析相结合的方法,测定了黄土丘陵区主要人工林(刺槐、小叶杨和油松)和天然次生林(辽东栎、麻栎和白桦)中乔叶、凋落物以及土壤的碳(C)、氮(N)和磷(P)含量,探讨不同森林类型叶片-凋落物-土壤生态化学计量特征差异,旨在进一步了解研究区森林生态系统的养分供求现状。结果表明:1)人工林叶片和凋落物的C含量大于天然次生林,N、P含量均小于天然次生林,叶片和凋落物C∶N和C∶P值均表现为人工林大于天然次生林;2)人工林中土壤的C、N、P含量及化学计量比的显著性差异主要集中在土壤表层(0—10 cm),而天然次生林则集中在10—50 cm的土层,随着土层深度增加,二者的C、N、P含量逐渐减小;3)人工林N含量在叶片与凋落物间为显著正相关,天然次生林N含量在凋落物与土壤间为极显著正相关、C∶P值在叶片与土壤间则为显著负相关,其余各指标无显著相关性。揭示了除刺槐和辽东栎的生长受P限制外,其余各树种均受N限制,人工林凋落物的分解速率较快,且人工林土壤P有效性高于天然次生林,这些研究结果可为我国黄土丘陵区的植被恢复与重建工作提供理论依据。     

去除根系和凋落物对滨海沙地3种防护林土壤碳氮库的短期影响

以福建长乐滨海沙地上3种人工林(尾巨桉、纹荚相思、木麻黄)土壤为研究对象,设置去除凋落物、去除根系和对照3种处理,观测1年后分析改变地上、地下有机质输入对沙地土壤碳氮储量、可溶性有机碳(DOC)氮(DON)和微生物量碳(MBC)氮(MBN)的影响。结果表明:不同树种人工林间土壤碳氮储量无显著差异;不同树种人工林间土壤活性碳氮组分差异显著,木麻黄土壤DOC含量显著高于纹荚相思,纹荚相思土壤DON显著高于木麻黄和尾巨桉,尾巨桉土壤MBN显著高于木麻黄和纹荚相思。改变地上地下有机质输入对滨海沙地土壤碳氮库有显著影响且这种影响随树种而异。去除凋落物后纹荚相思、木麻黄土壤碳储量分别下降38.0%、25.1%,氮储量分别下降12.9%、12.5%;去除凋落物后尾巨桉、纹荚相思、木麻黄土壤DOC分别下降37.5%、30.6%、52.9%,MBC分别下降31.0%、56.9%、29.7%,MBN分别下降50.7%、34.9%、42.2%;去除根系后尾巨桉、纹荚相思土壤MBC分别下降57.7%、15.4%。回归分析显示,滨海沙地土壤DOC、MBC与土壤碳储量呈显著正相关,土壤DOC和MBC分别能够解释土壤碳储量变化的47.7%和57.7%。研究表明:树种通过调控地上、地下输入影响可溶性有机碳氮和微生物量碳氮,进而影响土壤碳氮库。     

中国北亚热带天然次生林与杉木人工林土壤活性有机碳库的比较

为了了解北亚热带东部地区天然次生林转变成杉木(Cunninghamia lanceolata)人工林对土壤活性有机碳库的影响, 以浙江省富阳市庙山坞森林生态系统定位研究站杉木人工林和天然次生林为研究对象, 对达到成熟林状态的两种林分类型0-60 cm内各土层土壤活性有机碳含量进行了比较研究。结果表明: 1)天然次生林土壤总有机碳、易氧化有机碳、水溶性有机碳和轻组有机质含量均高于杉木人工林, 与人工杉木林相比, 增幅分别为19.0%-32.6%、0.8%-30.3%、3.8%-54.1%和6.3%-38.6%, 且在0-10和10-20 cm土层差异显著(p < 0.05) (水溶性有机碳仅在0-10 cm土层差异显著); 2)杉木人工林土壤水溶性有机碳与易氧化碳占总有机碳的比率均高于天然次生林; 3)两个林分土壤水溶性有机碳、易氧化碳和轻组有机质与总有机碳含量均呈现极显著相关, 且天然次生林土壤易氧化碳、轻组有机质与总有机碳的相关系数均大于杉木人工林; 4)土壤有机碳、水溶性有机碳、易氧化碳和轻组有机质与土壤养分(全氮、水解氮、速效磷、速效钾、速效钙和速效镁)的相关性均达到显著(p < 0.05)或极显著(p < 0.01)水平。     

黄土丘陵区小流域土地利用对土壤有机碳和全氮的影响

通过野外调查和室内分析,研究了黄土丘陵沟壑区燕沟流域农地、果园、林地和草地0～20cm表层土壤的有机碳(SOC)和全氮(TSN)积累特征.结果表明:该区SOC含量平均值为7·56g·kg-1,TSN平均值为0·71g·kg-1.其中,农地SOC和TSN平均值分别为4·67和0·48g·kg-1,且梯田较低,川坝地较高.与农地相比,果园SOC(4·33g·kg-1)和TSN(0·46g·kg-1)平均值略有降低,草地较高.林地SOC和TSN平均值较农地高117·7%和89·4%.该区SOC和TSN含量的变异系数为69·7%和58·4%,以林地最大(62·8%和54·5%),草地和农地次之,果园最小(18·0%和22·9%).土壤C/N依果园、农地、草地和林地的顺序递增.该区各类土地利用方式下的SOC和TSN都呈极显著正相关(r=0·9791).黄土丘陵沟壑区基本农田建设和果园建设对SOC和TSN积累作用不明显;退耕还林还草、封山育林等土地利用优化措施明显促进了SOC和TSN的积累.     

鼎湖山森林土壤活性碳及惰性碳沿海拔梯度的变化

对鼎湖山3个不同海拔高度下的沟谷雨林(LA)、低地常绿阔叶林(MA)和山地常绿阔叶林(UA)的土壤活性碳库和惰性碳库进行了研究。结果表明:(1)土壤总碳库仅在30—45 cm土层中存在显著差异且碳库大小随着海拔的增加而增加。(2)土壤微生物生物量碳(MBC)碳库在0—15 cm是LA和MA显著大于UA,在30—45 cm是MA和UA显著高于LA,在45—60 cm土层中MA最大。水溶性碳(WSOC)和颗粒碳(POC)碳库均不随海拔高度而改变。WSOC碳库占总碳库的百分比仅在30—45cm土层中存在差异且大小顺序为:LAUAMA,POC碳库占总碳库的百分比仅在土层15—30 cm上存在显著差异且MA比值最大。易氧化性碳(ROC)碳库及占总碳库百分比都是在表层土壤(0—15 cm)中产生显著变化,且UA极显著地大于LA和MA。(3)惰性碳(RC)碳库仅在深层土壤中存在显著差异且MA中RC碳库最大,UA次之,LA最小。RC碳库占总碳库比值仅在表层土壤0—15 cm存在显著差异且UA最大。表层土壤中ROC碳库和RC碳库占总碳库百分比的增加是导致中高海拔森林土壤总碳库最大的主要原因。(4)不同海拔高度上森林土壤理化性质与土壤碳库组成存在显著相关,土壤理化性质的改变是引起不同海拔高度森林土壤碳库组成变化的重要原因。     

Seasonal dynamics of active soil organic carbon in four subtropical forests in Southern China

Aims The objective of this paper was to quantify the seasonal variation of active soil organic carbon in the subtropical forests for better understanding of the underline mechanisms in controlling soil organic carbon storage and dynamics in natural and restored forests in the region. Methods The study was conducted in a one-hectare permanent plot at Dashanchong Forest Park in Changsha County, Hunan Province, China. Four types of subtropical forests were selected as our study sites: (1) Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation, (2) Pinus massoniana-Lithocarpus glaber mixed forest, (3) Choerospondias axillaries deciduous broad-leaved forest, and (4) L. glaber-Cyclobalanopsis glauca evergreen broad-leaved forest. The soil samples were taken from 0-15 cm and 15-30 cm depths within each of the forests from December 2011 to September 2012. Soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC), mineralized organic carbon (MOC), readily oxidized carbon (ROC), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were analyzed for their seasonal changes. Important findings There existed a considerable seasonal variations of soil MBC, MOC, ROC, DOC among the forests, with a similar patterns of active organic carbon fraction. Soil MBC, MOC and ROC were significantly higher in the summer and the autumn than those in the spring and winter, while soil DOC was higher in the spring, summer and winter than that in the autumn. The seasonal variations of different active organic carbon fractions appeared different within the same forest type. Significantly-positive correlations were found between soil MBC, MOC, ROC, DOC and soil moisture content, soil organic carbon (SOC), total N, hydrolysis N, total P (except for MBC, MOC and ROC in Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation), available P, but not between soil MBC, MOC, ROC, DOC concentrations and soil pH, total K and available K. The results indicated that the differences of exogenous carbon devotion, physicochemical properties were responsible for the significant differences of soil active organic carbon, and the growth rhythm of tree species, soil moisture content, the availability of nutrient (SOC, N and P), and the sources of soil active organic carbon fractions made a major contribution to seasonal variations of soil active organic carbon. Soil MBC, MOC, ROC, and DOC could be used as sensitivity indexes to assess the dynamics of soil C, N and P.     

广西珍珠湾三种红树林林分土壤碳氮储量的研究

为了探讨不同红树林林分土壤有机碳(soil organic carbon,SOC)和全氮(total nitrogen,TN)储量空间的分布特征以及与C/N的相关性,该研究以广西防城珍珠湾红树林湿地为对象,通过样地调查取样和实验室分析,测定了SOC和TN的含量以及土壤碳储量的计量,揭示了广西北仑河珍珠湾秋茄、木榄和混交林三种红树林林分SOC和TN储量空间的分布特征以及C/N与SOC和TN的相关性。结果表明:(1)秋茄、木榄和混交林的SOC储量分别为140.73、124.94、144.71 t·hm~(-2),三者无显著性差异(P0.05);木榄和混交林垂直分布特征表现为20～40 cm0～20 cm40～60 cm,秋茄表现为随着土层深度的增加而递减。(2)秋茄、木榄和混交林的TN储量分别为6.49、5.01、5.87 t·hm~(-2),表现为随着土层深度的增加而减少的趋势。(3)秋茄、木榄和混交林的SOC与TN储量之间的相关性极显著(P0.01),相关系数分别为0.924、0.971和0.844,说明SOC与TN之间存在一定的耦合效应。(4)三种林分的C/N比值范围为16.77～24.39,表明有机质主要来源于陆地,木榄和混交林土壤的C/N值与SOC储量有显著的相关性(P0.05),三种林分的C/N比值与TN储量相关性均不显著。(5)三种红树林林分的土壤碳储量均高于我国森林土壤碳储量的平均值,且SOC与TN储量之间的相关性极显著。     

Neutron radiography as a tool for revealing root development in soil: capabilities and limitations

Chronic atmospheric nitrogen deposition affects the cycling of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in forest ecosystems, and thereby alters the stable C isotopic abundance of plant and soil. Three successional stages, disturbed, rehabilitated and mature forests were studied for their responses to different nitrogen input levels. N-addition manipulative experiments were conducted at low, medium and high N levels. To study the responses of C cycling to N addition, the C concentration and ¹³C natural abundances for leaf, litter and soil were measured. Labile organic carbon fractions in mineral soils were measured to quantify the dynamics of soil organic C (SOC). Results showed that three-year continuous N addition did not significantly increase foliar C and N concentration, but decreased C/N ratio and enriched ¹³C in N-rich forests. In addition, N addition significantly decreased microbial biomass C, and increased water soluble organic C in surface soils of N-rich forests. This study suggests that N addition enhances the water consumption per unit C assimilation of dominant plant species, restricts SOC turnover in N-poor forests at early and medium successional stages (thus favored SOC sequestration), and vice versa for N-rich mature forests.     

Variable temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon in North American forests

We investigated mean residence time (MRT) for soil organic carbon (SOC) sampled from paired hardwood and pine forests located along a 22 °C mean annual temperature (MAT) gradient in North America. We used acid hydrolysis fractionation, radiocarbon analyses, long-term laboratory incubations (525-d), and a three-pool model to describe the size and kinetics of the acid insoluble C (AIC), active and slow SOC fractions in soil. We found that active SOC was 2 ± 0.2% (mean ± SE) of total SOC, with an MRT of 33 ± 6 days that decreased strongly with increasing MAT. In contrast, MRT for slow SOC and AIC (70 ± 6% and 27 ± 6% of total SOC, respectively) ranged from decades to thousands of years, and neither was significantly related to MAT. The accumulation of AIC (as a percent of total SOC) was greater in hardwood than pine stands (36% and 21%, respectively) although the MRT for AIC was longer in pine stands. Based on these results, we suggest that the responsiveness of most SOC decomposition in upland forests to global warming will be less than currently modeled, but any shifts in vegetation from hardwood to pine may alter the size and MRT of SOC fractions.     

Managing Semi-Arid Rangelands for Carbon Storage: Grazing and Woody Encroachment Effects on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen

High grazing intensity and wide-spread woody encroachment may strongly alter soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools. However, the direction and quantity of these changes have rarely been quantified in East African savanna ecosystem. As shifts in soil C and N pools might further potentially influence climate change mitigation, we quantified and compared soil organic carbon (SOC) and total soil nitrogen (TSN) content in enclosures and communal grazing lands across varying woody cover i.e. woody encroachment levels. Estimated mean SOC and TSN stocks at 0–40 cm depth varied across grazing regimes and among woody encroachment levels. The open grazing land at the heavily encroached site on sandy loam soil contained the least SOC (30 ± 2.1 Mg ha^-1) and TSN (5 ± 0.57 Mg ha^-1) while the enclosure at the least encroached site on sandy clay soil had the greatest mean SOC (81.0 ± 10.6 Mg ha^-1) and TSN (9.2 ± 1.48 Mg ha^-1). Soil OC and TSN did not differ with grazing exclusion at heavily encroached sites, but were twice as high inside enclosure compared to open grazing soils at low encroached sites. Mean SOC and TSN in soils of 0–20 cm depth were up to 120% higher than that of the 21–40 cm soil layer. Soil OC was positively related to TSN, cation exchange capacity (CEC), but negatively related to sand content. Our results show that soil OC and TSN stocks are affected by grazing, but the magnitude is largely influenced by woody encroachment and soil texture. We suggest that improving the herbaceous layer cover through a reduction in grazing and woody encroachment restriction are the key strategies for reducing SOC and TSN losses and, hence, for climate change mitigation in semi-arid rangelands.     

南亚热带森林土壤碳库稳定性与碳库管理指数对模拟酸雨的响应

通过对土壤总有机碳(SOC)、易氧化有机碳(ROC_(333)、ROC_(167)、ROC_(33))、颗粒有机碳(POC)、微生物量碳(SMBC)、溶解性有机碳(DOC)的测定,探讨模拟酸雨(pH 3.0、pH 3.5、pH 4.0、对照CK)对鼎湖山三个不同演替阶段森林(季风常绿阔叶林、针阔混交林、马尾松针叶林)土壤碳库稳定性及碳库管理指数的影响。结果表明:模拟酸雨增加了总有机碳的含量和各组分活性有机碳的含量(P0.05),但酸雨在一定程度上抑制了土壤中微生物量与活性。土壤中各组分活性有机碳与总有机碳呈显著相关,其中ROC_(333)和POC的含量与SOC关系最为密切,相关系数分别为0.853、0.846;碳库管理指数(CMI)结果表明,碳库活度(L)及碳库活度指数(LI)随森林的正向演替有下降的趋势,CPI与CMI呈现相反的趋势。在土壤有机碳及部分活性碳组分增加,碳库活性降低的前提下,土壤碳库稳定性增加。从各项指标的变化幅度可以得出:南亚热带森林土壤随森林群落正向演替而对模拟酸雨响应有更加敏感的趋势,各指标间的敏感性表现为CMIR_(333)POCSMBCR_(167)R_(33)LIDOCCPISOC。     

Variation of soil carbon pools in Pinus sylvestris plantations of different ages in north China

Plantations play an important role in absorbing atmospheric CO₂ and plantation soil can serve as an important carbon (C) sink. However, the stocks and dynamics of soil C in differently aged plantation forests in north China remain uncertain. In this study, we measured soil inorganic carbon (SIC), soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen content (STN), the light (LF) and heavy fractions (HF) of soil organic matter (SOM) to a depth of 1 m in 3 different ages (10-, 30-, 40-year-old) of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica (Mongolia pine) plantations in 2011 and 2012. Soil pH, texture and moisture were also measured to explore the causes of SOC dynamics for different stand ages. Our results showed that no significant difference in SIC content was observed at different soil depths. As forest age increases, SIC content as well as the C and N content in SOM, LF and HF initially rose and then decreased, while the LF in SOC initially decreased and then increased. Although the C:N ratio of SOC and HF did not significantly change, the C:N ratio of LF increased with depth. SOC dynamics at different stand ages were significantly correlated with soil moisture and clay content. Soil pH and moisture explained 58.63% of the overall variation of SOC at different depths. Moreover, the SOC increased during the early stage of afforestation, mostly because of the increase in recalcitrant C; however, the decrease of SOC with increasing stand age was also mainly affected by C loss in the recalcitrant C pool.     

红壤侵蚀地不同人工恢复林对土壤总有机碳和活性有机碳的影响

土壤有机碳尤其是活性有机碳可快速反映土壤肥力和土壤质量的恢复程度。研究了南方红壤侵蚀地3种典型人工恢复林(马尾松与阔叶复层林(Pinus massoniana-broadleaved multiple layer forest(PB))、木荷与马尾松混交林(Schima superba-Pinus massoniana mixed forest(SP))、阔叶混交林(broad-leaved mixed forest(BF)))土壤(0—60 cm)总有机碳和不同活性有机碳的垂直分布特征及其差异。结果表明:不同恢复林分土壤总有机碳(SOC)含量和有机碳储量均表现为PBSPBF,均随土层深度的增加而逐渐降低;土壤表层有机碳富集系数为0.49—0.55,表明表层土壤具有较高的有机碳恢复水平和保持强度。不同林分土壤易氧化有机碳(ROC)、水溶性有机碳(DOC)和微生物量碳(MBC)含量变化范围为0.92—9.17 g/kg、535.89—800.46 mg/kg和27.24—261.31 mg/kg,且均随土层深度的增加而降低,土壤活性有机碳含量总体以BF较高。土壤活性有机碳分配比例以ROC/SOC最高,DOC/SOC次之,MBC/SOC最低,且随土层深度的增加,ROC/SOC的值呈逐渐降低趋势,DOC/SOC的值却呈逐渐升高趋势,MBC/SOC(微生物熵)则变化规律不明显;不同林分间土壤活性有机碳分配比例以BF最高,表明阔叶混交林更有利于活性碳的积累。因此,对于红壤侵蚀地森林恢复初期,可适当密植和立体种植,以提高土壤碳储量和土壤肥力,并在马尾松等先锋树种林分中补植阔叶树种,以增加土壤活性有机碳含量,从而有利于退化生态系统土壤速效养分和土壤功能的快速恢复。