亚热带退化森林不同恢复方式对土壤团聚体胶结物质及稳定性的影响

退化森林的恢复一直是林业和生态学研究的热点。良好的森林土壤结构有助于林木生长发育,作为土壤最基本的结构单元,土壤团聚体组成和稳定性是衡量土壤肥力和质量的重要指标,其团聚结构的形成依靠土壤胶结物质。然而,土壤胶结物质与团聚体稳定性之间的关系尚不确定。为探明亚热带退化森林的不同恢复方式对团聚体稳定性的影响及其潜在机制,以自然恢复的次生林为对照(CK),选取了亚热带三种常见的人工林：一代杉木林(P1)、二代杉木林(P2)和黄山松林(P3),测定土壤团聚体稳定性及其胶结物质的含量,并分析了各胶结物质对团聚体稳定性的影响。研究发现：不同森林恢复方式显著影响了土壤pH值、碳氮比、速效磷含量、团聚体的组成和稳定性。所有森林类型中,三种人工林的团聚体稳定性显著高于CK,P2的大团聚体所占比例最大,团聚体稳定性最高。恢复方式显著影响了土壤游离氧化铁含量、菌根密度和易提取球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(EEG)含量。团聚体稳定性与游离氧化铁含量、菌根密度呈正相关,但与EEG含量呈负相关。研究结果表明,亚热带退化森林的人工恢复比自然恢复更有助于增强土壤团聚体稳定性,土壤游离氧化铁、菌根密度和EEG是显著影响团聚体稳定...     

Changes in soil organic carbon,nitrogen, pH and bulk density with the development of larch (Larix gmelinii) plantations in China

Under the government of China's environmental program known as Returning Farmland To Forests (RFTF), about 28 million hectares of farmland have been converted to tree plantation. This has led to a large accumulation of biomass carbon, but less is known about underground carbon‐related processes. One permanent plot (25 years of observation) and four chronosequence plot series comprising 159 plots of larch (Larix gmelinii) plantations in northeastern China were studied. Both methods found significant soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation (96.4 g C m^?2 yr^?1) and bulk density decrease (5.7 mg cm^?3 yr^?1) in the surface soil layer (0–20 cm), but no consistent changes in deeper layers, indicating that larch planting under the RFTF program can increase SOC storage and improve the physical properties of surface soil. Nitrogen depletion (4.1–4.3 g m^?2 yr^?1), soil acidification (0.007–0.022 pH units yr^?1) and carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio increase (0.16–0.46 per year) were observed in lessive soil, whereas no significant changes were found in typical dark‐brown forest soil. This SOC accumulation rate (96.4 g m^?2 yr^?1) can take 39% of the total carbon sink capacity [net ecosystem exchange (NEE)] of larch forests in this region and the total soil carbon sequestration could be 87 Tg carbon within 20 years of plantation by approximating all larch plantations in northeastern China (4.5 Mha), showing the importance of soil carbon accumulation in the ecosystem carbon balance. By comparison with the rates of these processes in agricultural use, the RFTF program of reversing land use for agriculture will rehabilitate SOC, soil fertility and bulk density slowly (< 69% of the depletion rate in agricultural use), so that a much longer duration is needed to rehabilitate the underground function of soil via the RFTF program. Global forest plantations on abandoned farmland or function to protecting farmland are of steady growth and our findings may be important for understanding their underground carbon processes.     

土地利用变化对海南土壤水源涵养功能的影响

热带地区已有大量原始林转变为其他土地利用类型,影响了陆地生态系统的水源涵养功能.为了明确热带原始林转变为其他土地类型对土壤水源涵养功能的影响,在海南中部山区选择4种典型土地利用类型,包括林龄大于100年的原始林(VF)、10年生次生林(SF)、12年生槟榔林(AF)和35年生橡胶林(RF),评估土地利用变化对土壤持水性能和水源涵养功能指数(SWI)的影响.结果表明: 与原始林相比,表层土壤(0～10 cm)中,其他土地类型土壤持水性能指标均降低,12年槟榔林各土层指标均最低.土壤含水量和最大持水量与植被郁闭度、土壤有机质和土壤容重显著相关,表明郁闭度、土壤有机质和紧实度的改变是土壤持水性能变化的重要原因.与原始林相比,次生林、槟榔林和橡胶林土壤水源涵养功能分别减少27.7%、54.3%和11.5%,不同土层的差异各异,橡胶林仅表层土壤水源涵养功能显著降低.植被郁闭度、土壤有机质和土壤容重可解释土壤水源涵养功能变量的83.3%.土地利用转变显著改变了土壤持水性能和土壤水源涵养功能,相比12年槟榔林,35年橡胶林能更好地保持土壤水分,土地管理中增加土壤有机质和减少土壤紧实度可改善土壤持水性能及水源涵养功能.     

亚热带不同树种土壤水源涵养功能

亚热带地区由于大面积的砍伐使天然林被人工林所代替,对森林土壤水源涵养功能造成了很大影响。树种可以通过自身特性来改变土壤物理结构进而影响土壤持水能力,因此合理选择树种对区域水源涵养具有重要意义。然而,立地条件的差异往往会对实验结果产生影响。为减少立地条件的差异,2012年2月在土壤发育和经营历史相同的林地上建立了中亚热带常见树种同质园。2019年8月测定了种植12个树种后不同土层(0—10、10—20、20—30、30—40 cm和40—50 cm)的土壤容重、含水量、总/毛管/非毛管孔隙度、最大/毛管/非毛管持水量和蓄水量。结果表明,种植不同树种7年后,土壤容重、含水量、总/毛管/非毛管孔隙度、最大/毛管/非毛管持水量和蓄水量均在表层(0—20 cm)土壤中差异显著,而在深层(20—50 cm)土壤中差异不显著。土壤孔隙度、持水量和蓄水量均与土壤容重呈显著负相关关系,而与土壤含水量呈显著正相关关系。与其他树种相比,种植鹅掌楸、枫香和全缘叶栾树等落叶阔叶树种可在较短时间内增加土壤孔隙度,提高土壤持水量和蓄水量。因此,在亚热带人工林经营管理中,可在杉木、马尾松纯林中适当引入鹅掌楸、枫香和全缘叶栾树等落叶阔叶树种,提升亚热带森林土壤水源涵养功能。     

Short-term effects of thinning and liming on forest soils of pitch pine and Japanese larch plantations in central Korea

The influences of thinning (50% of standing density) and liming (Ca+Mg, 2 Mg ha⁻¹) on soil chemical properties were investigated for 2 years (2001, 2002) in 40-year-old pitch pine (Pinus rigida Mill.) and 44-year-old Japanese larch (Larix leptolepis Gord.) plantations established on similar soils. In general, soil properties varied significantly among plantations and treatments. For both plantations, thinning significantly increased soil organic C (SOC) concentrations whereas there were no significant changes in soil pH and Ca and Mg concentrations. In addition, thinning increased total soil N and Na concentrations for the pitch pine plantation and available P concentration for the Japanese larch plantation in the second year after the treatment. Liming did not affect soil chemical characteristics for the pitch pine plantation except for Na concentration. However, for the Japanese larch plantation, liming significantly increased soil pH and K, Ca and Mg concentrations and decreased SOC and total soil N concentrations. For both plantations, soil Al concentration did not change after thinning and liming and decreased exponentially with increased pH values. The increases in SOC and total soil N concentrations after thinning were possibly due to increases in decomposition of organic matter and root death. Although differences were not statistically significant, soil available P concentration tended to increase at early stages of liming for both plantations. These results suggested that thinning and liming seemed to regulate soil chemical properties for pitch pine and Japanese larch plantations established on similar soils.     

帽儿山5种林型土壤碳氮磷化学计量关系的垂直变化

采用土壤分层取样法测定了帽儿山地区相同气候条件、不同立地条件下林龄相近的2种人工针叶林(红松林和兴安落叶松林)和3种天然落叶阔叶林(蒙古栎林、杨桦林、硬阔叶林)的土壤碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)元素含量,以及土壤容重、土壤厚度等,研究土壤C、N、P含量和密度及化学计量关系的垂直变化特征.结果表明: 不同林型间土壤C、N、P含量和密度差异显著,其中硬阔叶林土壤O层和A层的C、N含量和密度均显著高于其他林型.所有林型土壤的C、N含量均随土层加深而下降;落叶阔叶林土壤P含量随土层加深而显著下降,但针叶林各土层间P含量差异不显著.不同林型间A层土壤C/N、O层土壤N/P,以及A和B层土壤C/P均存在显著差异.不同林型间土壤C-N存在显著的线性关系,且其斜率和截距在林型间差异均不显著,但土壤N-P、C-P关系只在阔叶林中存在显著相关关系.这表明不同林型间土壤C-N耦联关系有趋同现象,而土壤N-P和C-P关系随林型而变.     

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。     

Changes in Soil Carbon and Nitrogen after Contrasting Land-use Transitions in Northeastern Costa Rica

Northeastern Costa Rica is a mosaic of primary and secondary forests, tree plantations, pastures, and cash crops. Many studies have quantified the effects of one type of land-use transition (for example, deforestation or reforestation) on soil properties such as organic carbon (C) storage, but few have compared different land-use transitions simultaneously. We can best understand the effects of land-use change on regional and global ecosystem processes by considering all of the land-use transitions that occur in a landscape. In this study, I examined the changes in total soil C and nitrogen (N) pools (to 0.3 m) that have accompanied different land-use transitions in a 140,000-ha region in northeastern Costa Rica. I paired sites that had similar topography and soils but differed in recent land-use history. The following land-use transitions were represented: 12 conversions of primary forests to banana plantations, 15 conversions of pastures to cash crops, and four conversions of pastures to Vochysia guatemalensis tree plantations. The conversion of forests to bananas decreased soil C concentrations and inventories (Mg C ha^–1) in the surface soil by 37% and 16.5%, respectively. The conversion of pastures to cash crops reduced soil C concentrations and inventories to the same extent that forest-to-banana cropping did. Furthermore, young Vochysia plantations do not appear to increase soil C storage, at least over the 1st decade. When data from all land-use transitions were pooled, the difference in root biomass and leaf litter pools between land-use pairs explained 50% of the differences in soil C concentrations and 36% of the differences in soil C inventories. Thus, reduced productivity or C inputs to the soil is one mechanism that could explain the losses in soil C pools with land-use change. In this landscape, losses of soil C due to cultivation are rapid, whereas re- accumulation rates are slow. Total soil N pools (0–10 cm) were also reduced after the conversion of forests to banana plantations or the conversion of pastures to crops, despite fertilization of the cropped soils. This suggests that the added N fertilizer is not retained but instead is exported via produce, N gas emissions, and hydrologic processes.     

Soil organic carbon density and influencing factors in tropical virgin forests of Hainan Island,China

Aims
Estimating soil organic carbon (SOC) density and influence factors of tropical virgin forests in Hainan Island provide new insight in basic data for SOC pool estimation and its dynamics study.
Methods
The main distribution areas of tropical virgin forests in Jianfengling (JFL), Bawangling (BWL), Wu- zhishan (WZS), Diaoluoshan (DLS), Yinggeling (YGL) of Hainan Island were selected, and soil samples (0-100 cm) were sampled and analyzed. SOC density was estimated by soil vertical fitting method and soil stratification method to discover the distribution characteristics of soil organic carbon in tropical virgin forests of Hainan Island.
Important findings
Results showed that: (1) The average SOC density using soil vertical fitting method in JFL, BWL, WZS, DLS and YGL was 14.98, 18.46, 16.48, 18.81, 16.66 kg·m^-2, respectively, which was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than the estimated average SOC density using soil stratification method in these areas (14.73, 16.24, 15.50, 16.91, 15.03 kg·m^-2, respectively). It is better to use soil vertical fitting method for SOC density estimation when the soil was natural without disturbance. (2) The proportion of SOC content in the first 0-30 cm depth interval out of SOC in the whole 0-100 cm soil profiles in JFL, BWL, WZS, DLS and YGL was 50.50%, 48.56%, 43.49%, 47.37%, 42.88%, respectively. (3) SOC density was significantly negative correlated with Shannon-Wiener index, Simpson index, species richness, and soil bulk density; and was significantly positive correlated with altitude, soil porosity, and soil nitrogen. However, SOC density was not significantly correlated to slope, biomass, average diameter at breast height, or average height. (4) Our study area Hainan was located in low latitude area with high rainfall and high temperature, which accelerated the decomposition of organic matter and nutrient recycling, resulting in significantly lower SOC densities in this tropical virgin forests of Hainan Island than the average value in China.     

不同密度樟子松人工林土壤碳氮磷化学计量特征

以科尔沁沙地不同密度(490、750、1550、1930、2560株·hm^-2)樟子松人工林(栽植于1980年)为研究对象,分析林分密度对土壤碳、氮、磷浓度及其计量比的影响,研究林分密度与土壤养分状况的关系。结果表明:随着樟子松林密度增加,各土层(0~10、10~20和20~40 cm)土壤有机碳、全氮、全磷浓度和C∶N呈先增加后降低趋势,而土壤有效磷浓度呈先降低后增加趋势。土壤有机碳浓度在490株·hm^-2密度小于其他密度,而有效磷浓度大于其他密度;土壤C∶P和N∶P在2560株·hm^-2密度显著大于其他密度。各密度樟子松林土壤有机碳、全氮、全磷和有效磷浓度在0~10 cm土层显著大于10~20和20~40cm土层,樟子松人工林土壤养分具有表聚性。通过典范对应分析发现,密度对樟子松林土壤养分影响的主要因子是土壤有机碳、全氮和全磷,且密度为1550株·hm^-2时土壤有机碳、全氮、全磷和碱解氮浓度较高,而C∶P和N∶P较低。因此,当樟子松人工林密度为1550株·hm^-2时,土壤养分浓度较高,林木生长较好,为最佳经营密度。     

Soil organic carbon and nutrient status in old-growth montane coniferous forest watersheds,Isla Chiloé, Chile

Montane temperate forests of the Cordillera de Piuchué Ecosystem Study, Isla Chiloé, Chile, are unaffected by air pollution, timber exploitation and agricultural clearing, and the current floristic assemblage has been relatively stable for the past 7500 years. The apparent absence of major perturbation at this location makes it an appropriate baseline site for ecosystem analysis. We measured soil bulk density, pH, soil organic C (SOC), total N, and NH₄Cl–exchangeable cations (Ca⁺², Mg⁺², K⁺, Na⁺, Al⁺³) in 0–10 and 10–40 cm depth samples from 72 soil profiles representing three vegetation zones: Fitzroya cupressoides Forest, Pilgerodendron uvifera–Tepualia stipularis Forest, and Magellanic Moorland. Fitzroya and Pilgerodendron–Tepualia Forests were indistinguishable for all measured soil characteristics (P > 0.05, Dunn's multiple comparison test on ranked data); these included very high median SOC concentrations (0–10 cm = 49.6%) and correspondingly low bulk density values (0–10 cm = 0.07). Moorland soil median values (0-10 cm) were significantly higher for bulk density (0.12) and lower for SOC (28.5%), but not for total N (Forests = 0.99%, Moorland = 0.95%), resulting in lower median C:N ratios for the moorland (Forests = 44.7; Moorland = 30.3). Across both depths and all three vegetation zones regression analysis indicated that SOC was an excellent predictor (R²; = 0.93, P < 0.001) of (exchangeable Ca⁺² + Mg⁺² + K⁺ + Na⁺). Comparison with other old growth montane environments indicates that the Fitzroya and Pilgerodendron–Tepualia soil profiles are characterized by C:N ratios typical of other relatively unpolluted conifer forest soils (33.0–49.3). Soil profiles of representative polluted montane conifer forests have lower C:N ratios (16.2–23.5). Organic horizons from representative polluted montane conifer forests also retain fewer exchangeable base cations per unit SOC than are retained by organic horizons from the Cordillera de Piuchué forests.     

天山雪岭云杉林土壤CNP化学计量特征随水热梯度的变化

生态化学计量学是研究有机体所需碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)等营养元素之间多重平衡关系的科学。本研究以天山雪岭云杉林为研究对象,分析土壤C、N、P化学计量的特征及其与温度和降水的关系,并利用冗余分析(Redundancy analysis,RDA)技术分析了土壤C、N、P化学计量特征与理化因子的关系。结果表明,0—10 cm层C、N、P含量的变化范围分别是44.6—143.4、0.190—0.940、0.086—0.286 g/kg,10—30 m层C、N、P含量分别介于23.0—131.0、0.122—0.589、0.032—0.178 g/kg之间,30—80cm层三者的变化范围分别为14.5—67.0、0.149—0.397、0.062—0.169 g/kg。0—10 cm层C、N、P含量与年均温度存在显著的相关关系,0—10 cm和10—30 cm层P含量与年降水量之间的相关性显著; 0—10 cm层C∶P比与年均温度之间存在显著线性关系,0—10 cm与10—30 cm层N∶P比均随年均温度和年降水量的增大而增大。冗余分析结果表明,在0—30 cm层中,土壤含水量和容重是土壤C、N、P化学计量特征的主要驱动因子,土壤含水量与C∶P和N∶P值成正相关关系,容重与N∶P值成负相关关系;在30—80 cm层中,土壤含水量和土壤粘粒含量是土壤C、N、P化学计量特征的主要驱动因子,土壤含水量与N和P值成正比,容重与C、C∶N、C∶P和N∶P成正比,与N和P成反比;电导率和pH对土壤C、N、P化学计量特征的影响并未达到显著程度,可能是研究区土壤的电导率和pH的差异较小。     

海南岛热带原始森林主要分布区土壤有机碳密度及影响因素

以海南尖峰岭、霸王岭、五指山、吊罗山、鹦哥岭5个热带原始森林土壤为研究对象, 分层采集0-100 cm的土壤样品并分析有机碳含量, 用纵向拟合法和分层估算法分别估算其土壤有机碳密度。结果显示: (1)纵向拟合法计算的5个热带原始森林土壤有机碳密度分别为14.98、18.46、16.48、18.81、16.66 kg·m^-2, 分层估算法分别为14.73、16.24、15.50、16.91、15.03 kg·m^-2, 前者显著高于后者(p < 0.05); 未经扰动的原始森林土壤, 宜采用纵向拟合法计算土壤有机碳密度。(2) 5个热带原始森林0-30 cm表层土壤有机碳含量分别占0-100 cm的50.50%、48.56%、43.49%、47.37、42.88%。(3)土壤有机碳密度与森林群落Shannon-Wiener指数(p < 0.01)、Simpson指数(p < 0.05)、物种丰富度(p < 0.01)、土壤容重(p < 0.001)存在极显著或显著的负相关关系; 与海拔(p < 0.05)、土壤孔隙度(p < 0.001)、土壤全氮含量(p < 0.001)存在极显著或显著的正相关关系; 与坡向、林分生物量、平均胸径、平均树高无显著相关关系(p > 0.05)。(4)由于海南地处低纬度地区, 其丰富的降水和持续高温条件加速了有机质的分解和物质的再循环, 导致海南森林土壤碳密度远低于全国平均水平。     

甘肃省森林碳储量现状与固碳速率

针对森林碳平衡再评估的重要性和区域尺度森林生态系统碳库量化分配的不确定性, 该研究依据全国森林资源连续清查结果中甘肃省各森林类型分布的面积与蓄积比重以及林龄和起源等要素, 在甘肃省布设212个样地, 经野外调查与采样、室内分析, 并对典型样地信息按照面积权重进行尺度扩展, 估算了甘肃省森林生态系统碳储量及其分布特征。结果表明: 甘肃省森林生态系统总碳储量为612.43 Tg C, 其中植被生物量碳为179.04 Tg C, 土壤碳为433.39 Tg C。天然林是甘肃省碳储量的主要贡献者, 其值为501.42 Tg C, 是人工林的4.52倍。天然林和人工林的植被碳密度均表现为随林龄的增加而增加的趋势, 同一龄组天然林植被碳密度高于人工林。天然林土壤碳密度从幼龄林到过熟林逐渐增加, 但人工林土壤碳密度最大值主要为近熟林。全省森林植被碳密度均值为72.43 Mg C·hm^-2, 天然林和人工林分别为90.52和33.79 Mg C·hm^-2。基于森林清查资料和标准样地实测数据, 估算出全省天然林和人工林在1996年的植被碳储量为132.47和12.81 Tg C, 2011年分别为152.41和26.63 Tg C, 平均固碳速率分别为1.33和0.92 Tg C·a^-1。甘肃省幼、中龄林面积比重较大, 占全省的62.28%, 根据碳密度随林龄的动态变化特征, 预测这些低龄林将发挥巨大的碳汇潜力。     

Litterfall and nutrient dynamics shift in tropical forest restoration sites after a decade of recovery

Multi‐year studies comparing changes in litterfall biomass and nutrient inputs in sites under different restoration practices are lacking. We evaluated litterfall dynamics and nutrient inputs at 5 yr and after a decade of recovery in four treatments (natural regeneration—no planting, plantation—entire area planted, tree islands—planting in patches, and reference forest) at multiple sites in an agricultural landscape in southern Costa Rica. We inter‐planted two native species (Terminalia amazonia and Vochysia guatemalensis) and two naturalized N‐fixing species (Inga edulis and Erythrina poeppigiana) in plantation and island treatments. Although litterfall N was higher in plantations in the first sampling period, litter production and overall inputs of C, N, Ca, Mg, P, Cu, Mn, and Fe did not differ between island, plantation, or reference forest after a decade; however, all were greater than in natural regeneration. Potassium inputs were lower in the natural regeneration, intermediate in island and plantation, and greater in reference forest. The percentage of litterfall comprised by the N‐fixing planted species declined by nearly two‐thirds in both plantations and islands between sampling periods, while the percentage of V. guatemalensis more than doubled, and the percentage from naturally regenerated species increased from 27 to 47 percent in islands. Island and plantation treatments were equally effective at restoring litterfall and nutrient inputs to levels similar to the reference system. The nutrient input changed substantially over the 7‐yr interval between measurements, reflecting shifts in vegetation composition and demonstrating how rapidly nutrient cycling dynamics can change in recovering forests.     

人工林和农田对东北地区土壤碳、氮含量及相关指标垂直分布的影响

以兴安落叶松(Larix gmelinii)人工林及其附近农田为研究对象,选取8组配对样地不同土层进行相关指标测定。结果发现:多数样地(8组中的7组)0～20 cm土层有机碳含量林地高于农田37%,但深层(20～80 cm)农田高于林地8%～58%;土壤无机碳中所有样地平均显示林地高于农田(林地:1.33 mg·kg-1;农田:1.17 mg·kg-1);表层(0～20 cm)林地土壤全氮和碱解氮多高于农田,平均高出20%和34%,而深层土壤中(20～80 cm)多表现为相反趋势,这使得0～80 cm土层平均林地(6%)<农田(4%)。0～20 cm土层多为林地pH值>农田,林地电导率、容重<农田,而深层多(4～5组样地)多表现为相反趋势,0～80 cm土壤平均显示pH值差异不大,农田电导率>林地约2.22μs·cm-1,而容重差异仅0.02 g·cm-3(1%)。上述结果说明,土地利用对表层和深层影响差异明显,甚至趋势相反,农田和林地土壤碳及相关理化指标发生了明显垂直分布特征变化。过分强调土壤表层而得出的农田使SOC大量减少、土壤肥力下降的结论,在考虑深层土壤后能够明显降低上述数据的大小。这一发现说明需要同时考虑表层和深层土壤碳和氮等指标变化,以得出更科学的结论。     

基于土地利用变化的热带植物群落功能性状与土壤质量的关系

为了明确热带天然林转变为橡胶林和槟榔后土壤质量变化,揭示土地利用变化下植物群落功能性状对土壤质量影响。在海南中部山区,以原始林(PF)、次生林(SF)、槟榔(Areca catechu)林(AP)、纯橡胶(Hevea brasiliensis)林(RP)和橡胶益智(Alpinia oxyphylla)林(RAP)为对象,探索天然林退化后土壤性质和质量变化,分析了植物群落功能性状(凋落物量、郁闭度、根长密度、细根密度和比根长)对土壤质量影响。结果表明:1)与原始林相比,其他土地利用类型凋落物量、根长密度、细根密度、土壤总孔隙度、最大持水量、土壤有机碳和总氮显著降低,土壤容重显著增加。人工林土壤碱解氮明显降低,但总磷、总钾和缓效钾明显升高(P0.05)。2)与原始林相比,次生林、槟榔林、纯橡胶林和橡胶益智林土壤质量指数分别降低63.4%、85.8%、81.2%和84.1%,随原始林、次生林和人工林梯度土地利用强度的增加,土壤质量显著降低(P0.05),但人工林间土壤质量无显著差异。3)凋落物量、郁闭度、根长密度和细根密度均与土壤质量指数显著正相关(P0.05),细根密度对土壤质量的直接影响效应最大,凋落物间接影响效应最大。天然林转变为橡胶和槟榔林显著改变土壤性质和质量,群落性状细根密度和凋落物可较好解释土壤质量变化,强化人工林林下植被和凋落物管理有利于土壤质量改善。     

亚高山森林自然与人工恢复对土壤涵水能力的影响

西南亚高山原始针叶林被大规模采伐后,在皆伐迹地上营造了大量云杉林进行人工恢复。但关于这些人工林的土壤涵水能力如何,一直没有系统深入的研究与评价。选择川西米亚罗林区系列不同林龄云杉人工林(20 a、30 a、40 a、70 a)为对象,以相邻同龄自然更新恢复的针阔混交林为对照,比较人工林土壤涵水能力随着演替进程的动态及其与自然恢复次生林之间的差异,结合人工与自然恢复后的林地特征(如细根生物量、凋落物储量和土壤有机碳等)和土壤物理结构参数等差异,阐释自然与人工恢复后土壤涵水能力差异的影响因素。结果显示:随着人工林演替,土壤0—40 cm层最大持水量随林龄的增加而降低,但变化不显著,从20年的2200 t/hm~2下降到70年的2138 t/hm~2,年平均下降速率为1.24 t/hm~2;然而在自然次生林中,土壤最大持水量随着林龄的增加呈现出波动式变化,从20年的2142 t/hm~2增加到40年的2565 t/hm~2,到70年又下降为2302 t/hm~2。通过土壤持水特性与林地凋落物贮量、细根生物量和土壤物理结构参数的相关分析表明,由不同恢复途径导致的林地土壤有机碳含量、凋落物特性及细根差异,进而改变土壤物理结构是影响土壤持水性能差异的主要因素。这些结果说明,从土壤持水量角度考虑,在对采伐迹地进行造林恢复时,应尽量避免营造结构单一、高密度的人工纯林,应选择营造针阔混交林的模式进行恢复。     

Current stocks and rate of sequestration of forest carbon in Gansu Province,China

Aims
Carbon sequestration is the basic function and most primary service of forest ecosystems, and plays a vital role in mitigating the global climate change. However, carbon storage and allocation in forest ecosystems have been less studied at regional scales than at forest stand levels, and the results are subject to uncertainty due to inconsistent methodologies. In this study we aim to obtain relatively accurate estimates of forest carbon stocks and sequestration rate at a provincial scale (regional) based on plot surveys of plants and soils.
Methods
In consideration of the areas and distributions of major forest types, 212 sampling plots, covering different age classes and origins (natural forests vs. planted forests), were surveyed in Gansu Province in northern China. Field investigations were conducted for vegetation layers (trees, shrubs, herbs and litter), soil profiles, and sampling of both plant materials and soils for laboratory analyses. Regional carbon stocks were calculated by up-scaling the carbon densities of all forest types with their corresponding areas. Carbon sequestration rate was estimated by referencing the reports of national forest inventory data for different periods.
Important findings Forest carbon stocks at the provincial scale were estimated at 612.43 Tg C, including 179.04 Tg C in biomass and 433.39 Tg C in soil organic materials. Specifically, natural forests stored 501.42 Tg C, approximately 4.52 times than that of the plantations. Biomass carbon density in both natural forests and plantations showed an increasing trend with stand age classes, and was greater in natural forests than in plantations within the same age classes. Soil carbon density also increased with stand age classes in natural forests, but the highest value occurred at the pre-mature stage in plantations. The weighted average of regional biomass carbon density was at 72.43 Mg C·hm^-2, with the average value of 90.52 Mg C·hm^-2 in natural forests and 33.79 Mg C·hm^-2 in plantations, respectively. In 1996, vegetation stored 132.47 Tg C in natural forests and 12.81 Tg C in plantations, respectively, and the values increased to 152.41 and 26.63 Tg C in 2011, with the mean carbon sequestration rates of 1.33 and 0.92 Tg C·a^-1. Given that young and middle-aged forests account for a large proportion (62.28%) of the total forest areas, the region is expected to have substantial potential of carbon sequestration.     

Does conversion of forest to agricultural land change soil carbon and nitrogen? a review of the literature

Soil carbon is a large component of the global carbon cycle and its management can significantly affect the atmospheric CO₂ concentration. An important management issue is the extent of soil carbon (C) release when forest is converted to agricultural land. We reviewed the literature to assess changes in soil C upon conversion of forests to agricultural land. Analyses are confounded by changes in soil bulk density upon land‐use change, with agricultural soils on average having 13% higher bulk density. Consistent with earlier reviews, we found that conversion of forest to cultivated land led to an average loss of approximately 30% of soil C. When we restricted our analysis to studies that had used appropriate corrections for changes in bulk density, soil C loss was 22%. When, from all the studies compiled, we considered only studies reporting both soil C and nitrogen (N), average losses of C and N were 24% and 15%, respectively, hence showing a decrease in the average C : N ratio. The magnitude of these changes in the C : N ratio did not correlate with either C or N changes. When considering the transition from forest to pasture, there was no significant change in either soil C or N, even though reported changes in soil C ranged from ?50% to +160%. Among studies that reported changes in soil N as well as soil C, C : N ratios both increased and decreased, with trends depending on changes in system N. Systems with increasing soil N generally had decreased C : N ratios, whereas systems with decreasing soil N had increased C : N ratios. Our survey confirmed earlier findings that conversion of forest to cropland generally leads to a loss of soil carbon, although the magnitude of change might have been inflated in many studies by the confounding influence of bulk‐density changes. In contrast, conversion of forest to uncultivated grazing land did not, on average, lead to loss of soil carbon, although individual sites may lose or gain soil C, depending on specific circumstances, such as application of fertiliser or retention or removal of plant residues.