Emissions of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript>, CH<Subscript>4</Subscript> and N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O from undisturbed,drained and mined peatlands in Estonia

The aim of this study is to estimate emissions of greenhouse gases CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O, and the effects of drainage and peat extraction on these processes, in Estonian transitional fens and ombrotrophic bogs. Closed-chamber-based sampling lasted from January to December 2009 in nine peatlands in Estonia, covering areas with different land-use practices: natural (four study sites), drained (six sites), abandoned peat mining (five sites) and active peat mining areas (five sites). Median values of soil CO₂ efflux were 1,509, 1,921, 2,845 and 1,741 kg CO₂-C ha^?1 year^?1 from natural, drained, abandoned and active mining areas, respectively. Emission of CH₄-C (median values) was 85.2, 23.7, 0.07 and 0.12 kg ha^?1 year^?1, and N₂O-N ?0.05, ?0.01, 0.18 and 0.19 kg ha^?1 year^?1, respectively. There were significantly higher emissions of CO₂ and N₂O from abandoned and active peat mining areas, whereas CH₄ emissions were significantly higher in natural and drained areas. Significant Spearman rank correlation was found between soil temperature and CO₂ flux at all sites, and CH₄ flux with high water level at natural and drained areas. Significant increase in CH₄ flux was detected for groundwater levels above 30 cm.     

中国主要森林生态系统水文功能的比较研究(英文)

 基于中国不同区域生态站的观测资料,着重从降雨截留（林冠截留、枯枝落叶层截持和土壤蓄水）、调节径流和蒸散等3个方面对我国主要森林生态系统的水文生态功能进行了比较研究。各生态系统林冠年截留量在134～626 mm间变动,由大到小排列为：热带山地雨林,亚热带西部山地常绿针叶林,热带半落叶季雨林,温带山地落叶与常绿针叶林,寒温带、温带山地常绿针叶林,亚热带竹林,亚热带、热带东部山地常绿针叶林,寒温带、温带山地落叶针叶林,温带、亚热带落叶阔叶林,亚热带山区常绿阔叶林,亚热带、热带西南山地常绿针叶林,南亚热带常绿阔叶林,亚热带山地常绿阔叶林。枯落物持水量可以达到自身干重的2～5倍,但也因林型而异。土壤非毛管持水量变动在36～142 mm之间,平均89 mm。常绿阔叶林的非毛管持水量通常高于100 mm,而寒温带/温带落叶阔叶林和常绿针叶林通常低于100 mm. 土壤的非毛管持水量通常占生态系统中截持水量的90%,其次是枯落物和林冠层。这说明,森林土壤在调节降雨截留中占有重要地位,其水文功能的大小取决于土壤结构和空隙度,而这些恰恰又受枯落物和森林植被特征的影响。森林皆伐后,一般地表径流会显著地增加,而适当抚育措施则对地表径流影响不大。流域径流受诸多因素的影响,包括植被、土壤、气候、地形、地貌以及人类影响导致的流域景观变化,比较研究表明森林变化对流域径流的影响尚未得到一致的规律性的结果。通过对比研究不同森林的蒸散变化,发现随降雨量的增加,森林蒸散量略有增加,而相对蒸散率却在下降,相对蒸散率在40%～90%间变动。     

Effects of Litter Inputs on N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O Emissions from a Tropical Rainforest in Southwest China

Litter inputs are expected to have a strong impact on soil N₂O efflux. This study aimed to assess the effects of the litter decomposition process and nutrient efflux from litter to soil on soil N₂O efflux in a tropical rainforest. A paired study with a control (L) treatment and a litter-removed (NL) treatment was followed for 2 years, continuously monitoring the effects of these treatments on soil N₂O efflux, fresh litter input, decomposed litter carbon (LCI) and nitrogen (LNI), soil nitrate (NO₃ ^?–N), ammonium (NH₄ ⁺–N), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and dissolved nitrogen (DN). Soil N₂O flux was 0.48 and 0.32 kg N₂O–N ha^?1 year^?1 for the L and NL treatments, respectively. Removing the litter caused a decrease in the annual soil N₂O emission by 33%. The flux values from the litter layer were higher in the rainy season as compared to the dry season (2.10 ± 0.28 vs. 1.44 ± 0.35 μg N m^?2 h^?1). The N₂O fluxes were significantly correlated with the soil NO₃ ^?–N contents (P < 0.05), indicating that the N₂O emission was derived mainly from denitrification as well as other NO₃ ^? reduction processes. Suitable soil temperature and moisture sustained by rainfall were jointly attributed to the higher soil N₂O fluxes of both treatments in the rainy season. The N₂O fluxes from the L were mainly regulated by LCI, whereas those from the NL were dominated jointly by soil NO₃ ^? content and temperature. The effects of LCI and LNI on the soil N₂O fluxes were the greatest in the 2 months after litter decomposition. Our results show that litter may affect not only the variability in the quantity of N₂O emitted, but also the mechanisms that govern N₂O production. However, further studies are still required to elucidate the impacting mechanisms of litter decomposition on N₂O emission from tropical forests.     

Emissions of nitrous oxide from three tropical forests in Southern China in response to simulated nitrogen deposition

Emissions of nitrous oxide (N₂O) from the soil following simulated nitrogen (N) deposition in a disturbed (pine), a rehabilitated (pine and broadleaf mixed) and a mature (monsoon evergreen broadleaf) tropical forest in southern China were studied. The following hypotheses were tested: (1) addition of N will increase soil N₂O emission in tropical forests; and (2) any observed increase will be more pronounced in the mature forest than in the disturbed or rehabilitated forest due to the relatively high initial soil N concentration in the mature forest. The experiment was designed with four N treatment levels (three replicates; 0, 50, 100, 150 kg N ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ for C (Control), LN (Low-N), MN (Medium-N), and HN (High-N) treatment, respectively) in the mature forest, but only three levels in the disturbed and rehabilitated forests (C, LN and MN). Between October 2005 to September 2006, soil N₂O flux was measured using static chamber and gas chromatography methodology. Nitrogen had been applied previously to the plots since July 2003 and continued during soil N₂O flux measurement period. The annual mean rates of soil N₂O emission in the C plots were 24.1 ± 1.5, 26.2 ± 1.4, and 29.3 ± 1.6 μg N₂O–N m⁻² h⁻¹ in the disturbed, rehabilitated and mature forest, respectively. There was a significant increase in soil N₂O emission following N additions in the mature forest (38%, 41%, and 58% when compared to the C plots for the LN, MN, and HN plots, respectively). In the disturbed forest a significant increase (35%) was observed in the MN plots, but not in the LN plots. The rehabilitated forest showed no significant response to N additions. Increases in soil N₂O emission occurred primarily in the cool-dry season (November, December and January). Our results suggest that the response of soil N₂O emission to N deposition in tropical forests in southern China may vary depending on the soil N status and land-use history of the forest.     

Nitrous oxide dynamics in managed northern forest soil profiles: is production offset by consumption?

This study investigates soil N₂O dynamics in forest soils representing early (3-years) and late (>50 years) post-harvest succession in Atlantic Canada over a 9-month snow-free period in order to develop a better understanding of the role of managed forests as sources and sinks of N₂O. We couple measurement of surface flux with detailed measurements of subsurface N₂O concentrations at four mineral soil depths (0, 5, 20 and 35 cm) at 40 plots located within four sites. Median surface fluxes were similar at all sites regardless of the management stage (−5 to +19 ugN₂O–N/m²/day), with all sites behaving as net sinks and sources of N₂O over the measurement period. Subsurface mineral soil N₂O concentrations at early (3-year) post-harvest succession sites, which ranged from median values of 362 ppbv at 0 cm to 1783 ppbv at 35 cm depth, were significantly higher than late post-harvest succession sites where median concentrations ranged from 329 ppbv at 0 cm to 460 ppbv at 35 cm depth. Examination of relationships between subsurface gas storage and surface flux magnitudes, suggested although recently harvested forest soils may be producing N₂O at a greater rate than mature forest soils, observed patterns are consistent with a strong sink for this gas that prevents its conservative transport through the soil profile, and ultimate emission to the atmosphere through the majority of the measurement period.     

毛竹扩张对杉木林土壤微生物残体碳积累的影响

亚热带毛竹扩张对杉木林土壤微生物残体碳积累的影响及机制尚不清楚。以毛竹向杉木林扩张带(包括杉木林、杉木-毛竹混交林和毛竹林)的凋落物(O层)和不同发生层土壤(A层、B层和BC层)为研究对象,通过分析凋落物和土壤样品中的氨基糖含量来表征微生物残体碳累积效应,并进一步评价微生物在土壤有机碳(SOC)形成过程中的作用。结果表明：毛竹扩张使杉木林凋落物数量和碳含量显著降低,但是凋落物中真菌残体碳(MRC-f)、细菌残体碳(MRC-b)和微生物残体碳(MRC)含量均显著增加;毛竹扩张显著提高了杉木林SOC、MRC-f、MRC-b和MRC含量,而且在毛竹扩张初期(杉木林演替为杉木-毛竹混交林)MRC-f、MRC-b和MRC在SOC中的比例也显著增加,说明毛竹扩张增强杉木林土壤MRC累积效应的同时,也提高了微生物对有机碳的贡献。而毛竹扩张后期MRC-f、MRC-b和MRC占SOC比例并没有显著变化,意味着毛竹扩张后期MRC和植物源残体碳对SOC含量的提升均有贡献,且两者贡献的相对比例保持不变。土壤MRC含量随着剖面深度的加深逐渐下降,而MRC占SOC比值却随着土壤深度的增加而逐渐升高,说明深层土壤中...     

毛竹种群向针阔林扩张的根系形态可塑性

为了弄清毛竹(Phyllostachys edulis)向针阔林扩张过程中根系的形态可塑性反应,在浙江天目山自然保护区毛竹向针阔林扩张的典型过渡地带,连续区域上设置毛竹纯林、针阔-毛竹混交林(以下简称过渡林)、针阔林3种样地。用根钻法采集样地毛竹根系、针阔树根系并比对其生物量密度、细根比根长、相邻同级侧根节点距等形态特征参数变化。结果表明:随着毛竹的扩张程度增加,林内根系生物量密度增加;且与针阔树竞争过程中毛竹将更多的根系放置于表层;同时在水平方向上随离样株距离的增加未出现明显变化,而针阔树根系则随离样木距离的增加而逐渐减少;毛竹根系比根长明显增加,平均增幅15%;一、二级侧根节点距则均有所下降,毛竹侧根数量增多。这些结果表明毛竹种群可通过根系生物量密度、细根比根长、相邻同级侧根节点距等形态可塑性方式实现向周边森林扩张。     

鼎湖山主要森林土壤N2O排放及其对模拟N沉降的响应

研究了鼎湖山生物圈保护区马尾松(Pinus massoniana)林、混交林和季风常绿阔叶林(季风林)土壤N₂O排放特征及其对氮沉降增加的响应。在1999~2002年期间,3种森林土壤N₂O排放速率均表现明显的季节性变化特点,但这种季节性变化因年份和森林类型不同而异,总的来说,3种森林土壤N₂O排放速率呈现夏秋季较高而冬春季较低的变化。土壤N₂O排放速率在3年观测期间的平均值分别为(g·hm^-2·d^-1):14.2±3.1(季风林),5.8±0.9(混交林)和5.1±0.9(马尾松林)。土壤N₂O排放速率与土壤温度之间在季风林呈现显著的指数正相关关系,但在混交林和马尾松林中它们之间的关系则均不明显。经3个月的模拟氮沉降试验后,氮沉降增加对季风林和马尾松林土壤N₂O的排放均具有明显的促进作用,且这种促进作用随氮沉降水平的升高而增强,但对混交林土壤N₂O排放的影响则不明显。     

Soil-atmosphere exchange of greenhouse gases in subtropical plantations of indigenous tree species

Indigenous broadleaf plantations are increasingly developing as a prospective silvicultural management approach for substituting in place of large pure conifer plantations in subtropical China. However, little information is known about the effects of tree species conversion on soil-atmosphere greenhouse gas (GHG) exchanges. Four adjacent monospecific plantations were selected in subtropical China to examine the effects of tree species on soil-atmosphere exchanges of N₂O, CH₄ and CO₂. One coniferous plantation was composed of Pinus massoniana (PM), and the three broadleaf plantations were Castanopsis hystrix (CH), Michelia macclurei (MM) and Mytilaria laosensis (ML). We found that mean soil N₂O and CO₂ emissions in the PM plantation were 4.34 μg N m^?2?h^?1 and 43.25 mg C m^?2?h^?1, respectively, lower than those in the broadleaf plantations (>5.25 μg N m^?2?h^?1 and >56.38 mg C m^?2?h^?1). The PM plantation soil had higher mean CH₄ uptake (39.03 μg C m^?2?h^?1) than the broadleaf plantation soils (<32.67 μg C m^?2?h^?1). Variations in soil N₂O emissions among tree species could be primarily explained by the differences in litter C:N ratio and soil total N stock. Differences in soil CH₄ uptake among tree species could be mostly attributed to the differences in mean soil CO₂ flux and water filled pore space (WFPS). Litter C:N ratio could largely account for variations in soil CO₂ emissions among tree species. This study confirms that there is no GHG benefit of converting PM plantation to broadleaf plantations in subtropical China. Therefore, the future strategy of tree species selection for substituting in place of large coniferous plantations in subtropical China needs to consider the potential effects of tree species on soil-atmosphere GHG exchanges.     

Comparisons of soil‐water content between a Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) forest and an evergreen broadleaved forest in western Japan

In Japan, forests of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens, an exotic invasive giant bamboo) have naturalized and expanded rapidly, replacing surrounding broadleaved and coniferous forests. To evaluate impacts caused by these forest‐type replacements on the hydrological cycle, soil‐water content and its spatial variability in a Moso bamboo forest were compared with those in an adjacent evergreen broadleaved forest, in a case study of a stand in western Japan (northern Kyushu). The volumetric soil‐water content averaged over depths between 0 and 60 cm was consistently higher in the bamboo stand than that in the broadleaved stand. These results contrast with previous studies comparing the soil‐water content in Moso bamboo forests with that in other forest types. The sum of canopy transpiration and soil evaporation (E) in the bamboo stand tended to be larger than that in the broadleaved stand. Small canopy interception loss was reported in the bamboo forest. Therefore, the large amount of E would counterbalance the small canopy interception loss in the bamboo forest. Differences in soil characteristics between the two stands may be the main factor causing differences in soil‐water content. Spatial variation in soil‐water content in the bamboo stand was larger than that in the broadleaved stand, confirming findings in a previous series of our study. This could happen because the well‐developed root‐system in the bamboo forest enhances preferential flow in the soil. To evaluate the effects of aggressive invasion of alien giant bamboo on the ecosystem functions, we recommend further studies measuring various hydrological components in various Moso bamboo forests.     

模拟酸雨对我国亚热带毛竹林土壤呼吸及微生物多样性的影响

酸沉降造成的土壤持续酸化对毛竹林生态系统碳循环具有重要的影响,为量化酸沉降我国亚热带毛竹林土壤的影响,于2016年在浙江省杭州临安天目山国家级自然保护区毛竹林持续开展了2年野外模拟酸雨淋溶土壤实验,设置pH 4.0(T1)和pH 2.0(T2)两个模拟酸雨处理,以pH 5.8天然湖水为对照(CK),分析酸雨作用下土壤CO₂排放及土壤微生物多样性的变化趋势,并明确毛竹林土壤呼吸、土壤微生物及土壤理化性质三者之间的关系。结果表明:土壤呼吸速率在酸雨作用下经过缓冲期后呈现先促进后抑制的变化,作用强度表现为:T2>T1。不同处理的土壤呼吸对温度的敏感性由高到低依次是:T2、CK、T1。PCR-DGGE分析表明,模拟酸雨改变了土壤微生物菌群结构,T2处理抑制了土壤细菌的多样性和丰富度,而T1处理对土壤真菌多样性和丰富度具有促进作用。土壤pH值、有效钾、可溶有机碳、微生物量碳、碱解氮和有效磷对土壤微生物群落结构及土壤呼吸具有显著的影响(P<0.05)。综上所述,模拟酸雨能够显著抑制毛竹林的土壤呼吸,并改变土壤微生物群落结构及多样性,这些结果为进一步研究毛竹林土壤生...     

经营措施对毛竹林土壤不同组分有机碳、氮及化学结构的影响

以次生常绿阔叶林为对照,选择立地条件相近的无经营、粗放经营和集约经营3种类型毛竹林为研究对象,应用密度-粒径联合分组以及化学、生物分析和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)方法,探讨经营措施对毛竹林土壤不同组分有机碳、氮含量,分配比例及结构特征的影响。结果表明: 与对照相比,无经营和粗放经营毛竹林显著提高了土壤总有机碳(TOC)、全氮(TN)、游离态颗粒有机碳、氮、可溶性有机碳(DOC)、氮(DON)和矿物结合态有机碳、氮的含量。无经营毛竹林虽然显著增大了游离态颗粒有机碳、氮的分配比例,但其与黏土矿物结合的有机碳依然是土壤有机碳的最大贮存库(67.6%)。集约经营导致竹林土壤有机碳、全氮的贮量及各组分有机碳、氮含量下降,但明显增大了DOC/TOC、微生物生物量氮与全氮比值以及微生物生物量碳和土壤有机碳的比值(微生物商)。经营措施对土壤有机碳的化学结构也具有显著影响。与对照相比,无经营和粗放经营毛竹林土壤有机碳中酚醇-OH、脂肪族-CH、芳香族C=C和羰基C=O吸收峰相对强度增强,土壤疏水性显著增加。土壤有机碳的脂肪碳、芳香碳和疏水性与土壤碳氮总量呈显著正相关,与微生物商呈显著负相关。在人为干扰减少的情况下,毛竹林凋落物、根系等有机质残体输入量的增多引起土壤难分解化合物的相对积累,使有机碳化学稳定性明显增强。同时,土壤黏土矿物质对土壤有机碳起到了很好的保护作用,通过矿物-有机碳复合使土壤碳储存稳定性更高,进而有利于土壤碳的长期保存。     

Temporal Variability of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> and N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O Flux Spatial Patterns at a Mowed and a Grazed Grassland

Spatial patterns of ecosystem processes constitute significant sources of uncertainty in greenhouse gas flux estimations partly because the patterns are temporally dynamic. The aim of this study was to describe temporal variability in the spatial patterns of grassland CO₂ and N₂O flux under varying environmental conditions and to assess effects of the grassland management (grazing and mowing) on flux patterns. We made spatially explicit measurements of variables including soil respiration, aboveground biomass, N₂O flux, soil water content, and soil temperature during a 4-year study in the vegetation periods at grazed and mowed grasslands. Sampling was conducted in 80 × 60 m grids of 10 m resolution with 78 sampling points in both study plots. Soil respiration was monitored nine times, and N₂O flux was monitored twice during the study period. Altitude, soil organic carbon, and total soil nitrogen were used as background factors at each sampling position, while aboveground biomass, soil water content, and soil temperature were considered as covariates in the spatial analysis. Data were analyzed using variography and kriging. Altitude was autocorrelated over distances of 40–50 m in both plots and influenced spatial patterns of soil organic carbon, total soil nitrogen, and the covariates. Altitude was inversely related to soil water content and aboveground biomass and positively related to soil temperature. Autocorrelation lengths for soil respiration were similar on both plots (about 30 m), whereas autocorrelation lengths of N₂O flux differed between plots (39 m in the grazed plot vs. 18 m in the mowed plot). Grazing appeared to increase heterogeneity and linkage of the spatial patterns, whereas mowing had a homogenizing effect. Spatial patterns of soil water content, soil respiration, and aboveground biomass were temporally variable especially in the first 2 years of the experiment, whereas spatial patterns were more persistent (mostly significant correlation at p < 0.05 between location ranks) in the second 2 years, following a wet year. Increased persistence of spatial patterns after a wet year indicated the recovery potential of grasslands following drought and suggested that adequate water supply could have a homogenizing effect on CO₂ and N₂O fluxes.     

Quantifying the contribution of land use to N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O,NO and CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> fluxes in a montane forest ecosystem of Kenya

Increasing demand for food and fibre by the growing human population is driving significant land use (LU) change from forest into intensively managed land systems in tropical areas. But empirical evidence on the extent to which such changes affect the soil-atmosphere exchange of trace gases is still scarce, especially in Africa. We investigated the effect of LU on soil trace gas production in the Mau Forest Complex region, Kenya. Intact soil cores were taken from natural forest, commercial and smallholder tea plantations, eucalyptus plantations and grazing lands, and were incubated in the lab under different soil moisture conditions. Soil fluxes of nitrous oxide (N₂O), nitric oxide (NO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) were quantified, and we approximated annual estimates of soil N₂O and NO fluxes using soil moisture values measured in situ. Forest and eucalyptus plantations yielded annual fluxes of 0.3–1.3 kg N₂O–N ha^?1 a^?1 and 1.5–5.2 kg NO–N ha^?1 a^?1. Soils of commercial tea plantations, which are highly fertilized, showed higher fluxes (0.9 kg N₂O–N ha^?1 a^?1 and 4.3 kg NO–N ha^?1 a^?1) than smallholder tea plantations (0.1 kg N₂O–N ha^?1 a^?1 and 2.1 kg NO–N ha^?1 a^?1) or grazing land (0.1 kg N₂O–N ha^?1 a^?1 and 1.1 kg NO–N ha^?1 a^?1). High soil NO fluxes were probably the consequence of long-term N fertilization and associated soil acidification, likely promoting chemodenitrification. Our experimental approach can be implemented in understudied regions, with the potential to increase the amount of information on production and consumption of trace gases from soils.     

模拟氮沉降增加对南亚热带主要森林土壤动物的早期影响

对模拟氮沉降增加条件下3种南亚热地带代表性森林(季风常绿阔叶林、针阔混交林和马尾松纯林)内土壤动物群落的早期响应特征进行了比较研究.试验采用模拟的方法,人为构建了一个氮沉降增加梯度系列,即对照、低氮处理(50kg·hm^-2·yr^-1)、中氮处理(100kg·hm^-2·yr^-1)和高氮处理(150kg·hm^-2·yr^-1).结果表明,不同林分对氮沉降增加的响应不同;季风林与针叶林表现了两种截然相反的变化趋势,前者反映的是负向效应,土壤动物的3项指标均明显下降,而后者则反映出明显的正向效应,使得针叶林土壤动物的各项指标达到混交林,甚至季风林的水平;氮沉降增加对混交林则没有表现出明显的作用.不同氮沉降增加水平所产生的效应也不完全相同.在季风林内,参比对照,中氮处理往往表现出显著的负向效应(P＜0.05),而低氮处理反应不明显;在针叶林内,氮处理的正向效应随着处理的加强而持续上升,尤其是对于土壤动物类群数指标,这种持续性均达到了显著性水平(P＜0.05).可以认为,这些结果反映了森林生态系统对氮饱和的响应机制.     

Spatial Variation of Soil CO<Subscript>2</Subscript>, CH<Subscript>4</Subscript> and N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O Fluxes Across Topographical Positions in Tropical Forests of the Guiana Shield

The spatial variation of soil greenhouse gas fluxes (GHG; carbon dioxide—CO₂, methane—CH₄ and nitrous oxide—N₂O) remains poorly understood in highly complex ecosystems such as tropical forests. We used 240 individual flux measurements of these three GHGs from different soil types, at three topographical positions and in two extreme hydric conditions in the tropical forests of the Guiana Shield (French Guiana, South America) to (1) test the effect of topographical positions on GHG fluxes and (2) identify the soil characteristics driving flux variation in these nutrient-poor tropical soils. Surprisingly, none of the three GHG flux rates differed with topographical position. CO₂ effluxes covaried with soil pH, soil water content (SWC), available nitrogen and total phosphorus. The CH₄ fluxes were best explained by variation in SWC, with soils acting as a sink under drier conditions and as a source under wetter conditions. Unexpectedly, our study areas were generally sinks for N₂O and N₂O fluxes were partly explained by total phosphorus and available nitrogen concentrations. This first study describing the spatial variation of soil fluxes of the three main GHGs measured simultaneously in forests of the Guiana Shield lays the foundation for specific studies of the processes underlying the observed patterns.     

酸雨对毛竹入侵阔叶林缓冲区根系形态及分布格局的影响

为明确亚热带毛竹与阔叶树根系对酸雨的适应策略,于2017—2018年在浙江省杭州临安天目山国家级自然保护区毛竹入侵阔叶林过渡区开展酸雨模拟试验,选取T1(pH=4.0)、T2(pH=2.5)、CK(pH=5.5)3个模拟酸雨梯度,分析不同强度酸雨作用下毛竹与阔叶树的根系变化。结果表明:T1对阔叶树根系形态指标具有显著的抑制作用(P<0.05),导致阔叶树根系的总根长、总表面积、总体积及和细根比根长分别下降了39.9%,39.4%,42.3%和16.2%;T2对毛竹和阔叶树根系指标均有显著的抑制作用(P<0.05),导致毛竹的根系总根长、总表面积、总体积及细根比根长分别下降了41.5%,42.9%,46.4%和15.1%,阔叶树根系分别下降了60.2%,63.3%,61.8%和20.5%。随着酸雨强度的增加,林内根系生物量密度减少,毛竹将更多的根系置于土壤表层。在水平方向上阔叶树根系则随离树距离的增加而逐渐减少,毛竹2—5 mm径级根系生物量在离竹20 cm,离树40 cm和20 cm之间差异显著(P<0.05)。pH、有机质、可溶有机碳、碱解氮、有效磷和速效钾对毛竹的...     

Denitrification and N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O emission from forested and cultivated alluvial clay soil

Restored forested wetlands reduce N loads in surface discharge through plant uptake and denitrification. While removal of reactive N reduces impact on receiving waters, it is unclear whether enhanced denitrification also enhances emissions of the greenhouse gas N₂O, thus compromising the water-quality benefits of restoration. This study compares denitrification rates and N₂O:N₂ emission ratios from Sharkey clay soil in a mature bottomland forest to those from an adjacent cultivated site in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Potential denitrification of forested soil was 2.4 times of cultivated soil. Using intact soil cores, denitrification rates of forested soil were 5.2, 6.6 and 2.0 times those of cultivated soil at 70, 85 and 100% water-filled pore space (WFPS), respectively. When NO₃ was added, N₂O emissions from forested soil were 2.2 times those of cultivated soil at 70% WFPS. At 85 and 100% WFPS, N₂O emissions were not significantly different despite much greater denitrification rates in the forested soil because N₂O:N₂ emission ratios declined more rapidly in forested soil as WFPS increased. These findings suggest that restoration of forested wetlands to reduce NO₃ in surface discharge will not contribute significantly to the atmospheric burden of N₂O.     

Effect of stand age on greenhouse gas fluxes from a Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.] chronosequence on a peaty gley soil

The influence of forest stand age in a Picea sitchensis plantation on (1) soil fluxes of three greenhouse gases (GHGs – CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O) and (2) overall net ecosystem global warming potential (GWP), was investigated in a 2‐year study. The objective was to isolate the effect of forest stand age on soil edaphic characteristics (temperature, water table and volumetric moisture) and the consequent influence of these characteristics on the GHG fluxes. Fluxes were measured in a chronosequence in Harwood, England, with sites comprising 30‐ and 20‐year‐old second rotation forest and a site clearfelled (CF) some 18 months before measurement. Adjoining unforested grassland (UN) acted as a control. Comparisons were made between flux data, soil temperature and moisture data and, at the 30‐year‐old and CF sites, eddy covariance data for net ecosystem carbon (C) exchange (NEE). The main findings were: firstly, integrated CO₂ efflux was the dominant influence on the GHG budget, contributing 93–94% of the total GHG flux across the chronosequence compared with 6–7% from CH₄ and N₂O combined. Secondly, there were clear links between the trends in edaphic factors as the forest matured, or after clearfelling, and the emission of GHGs. In the chronosequence sites, annual fluxes of CO₂ were lower at the 20‐year‐old (20y) site than at the 30‐year‐old (30y) and CF sites, with soil temperature the dominant control. CH₄ efflux was highest at the CF site, with peak flux 491±54.5 μg m⁻² h⁻¹ and maximum annual flux 18.0±1.1 kg CH₄ ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹. No consistent uptake of CH₄ was noted at any site. A linear relationship was found between log CH₄ flux and the closeness of the water table to the soil surface across all sites. N₂O efflux was highest in the 30y site, reaching 108±38.3 μg N₂O‐N m⁻² h⁻¹ (171 μg N₂O m⁻² h⁻¹) in midsummer and a maximum annual flux of 4.7±1.2 kg N₂O ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ in 2001. Automatic chamber data showed a positive exponential relationship between N₂O flux and soil temperature at this site. The relationship between N₂O emission and soil volumetric moisture indicated an optimum moisture content for N₂O flux of 40–50% by volume. The relationship between C : N ratio data and integrated N₂O flux was consistent with a pattern previously noted across temperate and boreal forest soils.     

贵州施秉喀斯特地区林地土壤甲螨的群落组成及多样性（英文）

【目的】为了解施秉喀斯特地区林地土壤甲螨的分布和群落组成特点,明确中国西南喀斯特地区林地类型对土壤甲螨群落密度、组成和物种多样性的影响,对该区林地土壤甲螨的群落结构及多样性进行了的调查和分析。【方法】2012年8月选取了中国西南施秉喀斯特地区典型生境中的8个样地,每个样地9个取样点,用Berlese-Tullgren装置分离土样24 h。多样性分析采用常见的多样性指数;群落相似性分析采用Jaccard相似性系数(C_J);群落聚类分析分别采用Marczewski Steinhaus 距离(C_ms)和Bray-Curtis距离,应用R 2.11程序进行类平均法聚类。【结果】结果显示,中国西南喀斯特8个样地中土壤甲螨由少数的优势属和数量众多的稀有属组成。其中全菌甲螨属 Perscheloribates (22.48%)和长单翼甲螨属 Protoribates (11.45%)个体数量最为丰富。长单翼甲螨属 Protoribate、上罗甲螨属Epilohmannia、小奥甲螨属 Oppiella、小盾珠甲螨属 Suctobelbella 和盖头甲螨属 Tectocepheus 分布广泛。本区的甲螨组成（属级水平）表现出明显热带和亚热带地区特点。在天然常绿落叶阔叶林中,甲螨的个体数量和种类数较多,但多样性不高,而在人工针叶林中甲螨多样性最高。甲螨群落组成和分布特征多样,异质性高,特别是在天然常绿落叶阔叶林中突出。【结论】研究表明,施秉喀斯特生态系统的不同林分影响甲螨的物种多样性和群落稳定性,天然常绿落叶阔叶混交林是甲螨的“避难所”。