杭州湾滨海湿地土壤有机碳含量及其分布格局

通过研究杭州湾自然潮滩湿地和围垦湿地土壤有机碳含量及其分布格局,揭示湿地植被演替、外来物种入侵和围垦活动对土壤有机碳分布的影响.结果表明:潮滩湿地土壤表层有机碳含量在4.41～8.58 g·kg-1,平均值6.45 g·kg-1.不同植被类型下表层土壤有机碳表现为:芦苇(8.56±0.04 g·kg-1)＞互花米草(7.31±0.08 g·kg-1)＞海三棱蔗草(5.48±0.29 g·kg-1)＞光滩(4.47±0.09 g·kg-1);围垦湿地表层土壤有机碳表现为:20世纪60年代(7.46±0.25 g·kg-1)＞2003年(5.12±0.16 g·kg-1)＞20世纪80年代(1.96±0.46 g·kg-1),即土壤有机碳含量随围垦时间延长表现为先降低后升高的趋势;土壤有机碳在垂直剖面上均表现为由表向下逐渐降低的趋势.潮滩湿地和围垦湿地的土壤有机碳与pH呈显著负相关,与总氮呈显著正相关,表明在土壤中氮主要以有机氮的形态存在.潮滩湿地有机碳与碳氮比相关性不明显,而围垦湿地具有显著正相关性,说明围垦利用对湿地土壤碳氮比产生了一定影响.研究表明,潮滩湿地土壤固碳能力随着植物群落演替逐步增强,而外来入侵种互花米草的大量入侵和扩散将有可能降低潮滩湿地生态系统土壤的储碳功能.围垦引起的土壤水分、颗粒组成的变化以及耕作、土地利用和利用历史是影响围垦湿地土壤有机碳分布的主要原因.

Soil organic carbon content and its distribution pattern in Hangzhou Bay coastal wetlands

In this paper, the soil organic carbon (SOC) content and its distribution pattern in the natural intertidal zones and reclaimed wetlands of Hangzhou Bay were studied, aimed to explore the effects of vegetation succession, exotic species invasion, and reclamation on the SOC in costal wetlands of the Bay. In intertidal zones, the surface SOC content ranged from 4.41 to 8.58 g x kg(-1), with an average of 6.45 g x kg(-1), and differed significantly under different vegetations, with a tendency of under Phragmites australis (8.56 +/- 0.04 g x kg(-1)) > Spartina alterniflora (7.31 +/- 0.08 g x kg(-1)) > Scirpus mariqueter (5.48 +/- 0.29 g x kg(-1)) > mudflats (4.47 +/- 0.09 g x kg(-1)); in reclaimed wetlands, the surface SOC content was 7.46 +/- 0.25 g x kg(-1) in the 1960s, 1.96 +/- 0.46 g x kg(-1) in the 1980s, and 5.12 +/- 0.16 g x kg(-1) in 2003, showing a trend of increased after an initial decrease with increasing reclamation year. The SOC in the profiles all showed a decreasing trend from the surface to the bottom. The SOC in intertidal zones and reclaimed wetlands was significantly negatively correlated with soil pH, and positively correlated with soil total nitrogen (TN), suggesting a large reserve of organic nitrogen in TN. The correlation between SOC and soil C/N ratio was not obvious in intertidal zones, but significantly positive in reclaimed wetlands, indicating that reclamation affected soil C/N ratio to a certain extent. This study showed that in the intertidal zones, soil carbon sequestration capacity increased gradually with plant community succession. However, the invasion of exotic species Spartina alternflora might decrease the capacity of carbon sequestration in intertidal zones. It was also found that the changes of soil moisture content, particle composition, vegetation coverage, and reclamation history were the main factors affecting the SOC distribution in reclaimed wetlands.