森林生态系统可溶性碳和颗粒碳通量

可溶性碳(Dissolved carbon,DC)和颗粒碳(particulate carbon,PC)通量作为森林生态系统碳收支的重要组分,在森林固碳功能的评价和模型预测中具有重要意义,但常因认识不足、测定困难等而在森林碳汇研究中被忽略。综述了森林生态系统DC和PC的组成、作用、相关生态过程及其影响因子,并展望了该领域应该优先考虑的研究问题。森林生态系统DC和PC主要包括可溶性有机碳、可溶性无机碳和颗粒有机碳,主要来源于生态系统的净初级生产量。DC和PC是森林土壤的活性碳库,主要以大气沉降、穿透雨和凋落物的形式输入森林土壤系统,并通过土壤呼吸、侧向运输及渗透流失的方式输出生态系统。从局域尺度看,DC和PC通量受根系分泌、细根分解、微生物周转等生物过程的影响较大;从区域尺度看,它们受土壤和植被特性、生态过程耦联关系、气候因子以及全球变化的综合影响。该领域应该优先考虑:(1)探索不同时空尺度下森林生态系统DC和PC通量的控制因子及其耦联关系,揭示其中的驱动机理;(2)探索DC和PC与其它森林生态系统碳组分的相互关系及转化,阐明DC和PC通量与其它养分之间潜在的生态化学计量关系;(3)探索全球变化,特别是人类活动(如森林经营)和极端干扰事件(如林火、旱涝、冰冻、冻融交替等)对森林生态系统DC和PC通量的影响。     

The catchment and climate regulation of pCO2 in boreal lakes

The regulation of surface water pCO₂ was studied in a set of 33 unproductive boreal lakes of different humic content, situated along a latitudinal gradient (57°N to 64°N) in Sweden. The lakes were sampled four times during one year, and analyzed on a wide variety of water chemistry parameters. With only one exception, all lakes were supersaturated with CO₂ with respect to the atmosphere at all sampling occasions. pCO₂ was closely related to the DOC concentration in lakes, which in turn was mainly regulated by catchment characteristics. This pattern was similar along the latitudinal gradient and at different seasons of the year, indicating that it is valid for a variety of climatic conditions within the boreal forest zone. We suggest that landscape characteristics determine the accumulation and subsequent supply of allochthonous organic matter from boreal catchments to lakes, which in turn results in boreal lakes becoming net sources of atmospheric CO₂.     

鄱阳湖秋季水-气界面CH4排放通量的区域差异及影响因素

有限的观测点以及空间的异质性已经成为准确估算湖泊水-气界面CH4通量的挑战。鄱阳湖是我国最大的淡水湖,为了解秋季湖区水-气界面的CH4排放通量,2010年10月利用密闭静态箱-气象色谱法对星子、都昌、南矶山和吴城4个湖区水-气界面CH4排放通量及气象、底泥、水体等因素进行了测定。研究表明,都昌湖区CH4排放通量平均值为0.26mg·m-2·h-1,显著高于星子(0.15mg·m-2·h-1)、吴城(0.13mg·m-2·h-1)和南矶山(0.10mg·m-2·h-1)湖区。鄱阳湖水-气界面秋季CH4排放通量平均为0.17mg·m-2·h-1,变异系数为58.6%。相关分析表明,风速显著影响CH4排放通量(P<0.01)。在排除风速>5m·s-1的数据后,底泥有机碳以及水体铵态氮含量与CH4排放通量显著相关,而水体DOC含量与CH4排放通量呈显著负相关(P<0.05)。对鄱阳湖CH4排放量的精确估算,依赖于较广区域和较长时间的观测。     

Dissolved carbon leaching from soil is a crucial component of the net ecosystem carbon balance

Estimates of carbon leaching losses from different land use systems are few and their contribution to the net ecosystem carbon balance is uncertain. We investigated leaching of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and dissolved methane (CH₄), at forests, grasslands, and croplands across Europe. Biogenic contributions to DIC were estimated by means of its δ¹³C signature. Leaching of biogenic DIC was 8.3±4.9 g m^?2 yr^?1 for forests, 24.1±7.2 g m^?2 yr^?1 for grasslands, and 14.6±4.8 g m^?2 yr^?1 for croplands. DOC leaching equalled 3.5±1.3 g m^?2 yr^?1 for forests, 5.3±2.0 g m^?2 yr^?1 for grasslands, and 4.1±1.3 g m^?2 yr^?1 for croplands. The average flux of total biogenic carbon across land use systems was 19.4±4.0 g C m^?2 yr^?1. Production of DOC in topsoils was positively related to their C/N ratio and DOC retention in subsoils was inversely related to the ratio of organic carbon to iron plus aluminium (hydr)oxides. Partial pressures of CO₂ in soil air and soil pH determined DIC concentrations and fluxes, but soil solutions were often supersaturated with DIC relative to soil air CO₂. Leaching losses of biogenic carbon (DOC plus biogenic DIC) from grasslands equalled 5–98% (median: 22%) of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) plus carbon inputs with fertilization minus carbon removal with harvest. Carbon leaching increased the net losses from cropland soils by 24–105% (median: 25%). For the majority of forest sites, leaching hardly affected actual net ecosystem carbon balances because of the small solubility of CO₂ in acidic forest soil solutions and large NEE. Leaching of CH₄ proved to be insignificant compared with other fluxes of carbon. Overall, our results show that leaching losses are particularly important for the carbon balance of agricultural systems.     

Closing the carbon budget of estuarine wetlands with tower-based measurements and MODIS time series

Compared to other ecosystems, estuarine ecosystems have distinct carbon flux dynamics – the lateral carbon flux incurred by tidal activities, and methane generation under the anaerobic conditions of wetland soils. The conventional estimation of gross primary production (GPP) based on the light use efficiency (LUE) model used for non‐wetland terrestrial ecosystems, therefore, cannot be applied directly to estuarine wetland ecosystems. In this paper, we estimated the 2005's annual carbon budget of an estuarine wetland on Chongming Island, Shanghai, and partitioned the losses of carbon due to lateral tidal dynamics and anaerobic methane production using an innovative technique. The average GPP calculated from eddy covariance between March and November was 261.79 μmol m^?2 day^?1, whereas that from the LUE model was 58.84 μmol m^?2 day^?1. The correlation coefficient between GPP simulated from the LUE model and that calculated from flux tower data was low in the growing season (R²=0.55). We hypothesized that tidal activities and uncounted methane release were responsible for the difference, which can be predicted from measurements of remote sensing products such as land surface water index (LSWI), evapotranspiration (ET), and tide height (TH). We developed an integrated GPP model by combining the LUE model and an autoregression model to estimate carbon budget. The average GPP from the modified model increased to 263.38 μmol m^?2 day^?1, and R² for the correlation between the simulated and calculated data increased to 0.88, demonstrating the potential of our technique for GPP estimation and quantification of seasonal variation in estuarine ecosystems. The approach developed in this study has great potential for correcting unavoidable errors when estimating carbon budget of coastal wetlands. Furthermore, global warming is expected to accelerate sea level rise, which may enhance the effect of tidal activities and increase the difficulty in estimating coastal carbon budgets using conventional methods.     

广州市红树林和滩涂湿地生态系统与大气二氧化碳交换

在生物量调查和土壤温室气体排放量测定基础上,对广州市红树林和滩涂湿地生态系统与大气CO₂交换进行研究,分析湿地植被净生产力吸收CO₂的能力和不同积水状态下(常年积水、间歇积水、无积水)湿地碳汇功能.结果表明:红树林湿地植被净生产力吸收CO₂ 33.74 t·hm^-2·a^-1,土壤排放CO₂(包括CH₄折算成CO₂的温室效应量)12.26 t·hm^-2·a^-1,湿地每年净吸收大气CO₂ 21.48 t·hm^-2,说明红树林湿地是一个强的碳汇;滩涂湿地植被净生产力吸收CO₂ 8.54 t·hm^-2·a^-1,土壤排放CO₂ 5.88 t·hm^-2·a^-1,排放CH₄ 0.19 t·hm^-2·a^-1,若按碳素折算,湿地每年吸收大气中碳素2.33 t·hm^-2,土壤排放碳素1.74 t·hm^-2包括（CH₄中的碳),系统净固定碳0.59 t·hm^-2,说明滩涂湿地是一个弱的碳汇,若将CH₄的温室效应折算成CO₂量,则土壤排放CO₂ 9.78 t·hm^-2·a^-1,排放比吸收多1.24 t·hm^-2·a^-1,对大气温室效应而言,滩涂湿地是一个弱碳源;常年积水下排放的温室气体主要是CH₄,无积水下排放的温室气体主要是CO₂;常年积水湿地碳汇功能最大,无积水湿地碳汇功能最小.     

Using Satellite Remote Sensing to Estimate the Colored Dissolved Organic Matter Absorption Coefficient in Lakes

Given the importance of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) for the structure and function of lake ecosystems, a method that could estimate the amount of CDOM in lake waters over large geographic areas would be highly desirable. Satellite remote sensing has the potential to resolve this problem. We carried out model simulations to evaluate the suitability of different satellite sensors (Landsat, IKONOS, and the Advanced land Imager [ALI]) to map the amount of CDOM in concentration ranges that occur in boreal lakes of the Nordic countries. The results showed that the 8-bit radiometric resolution of Landsat 7 is not adequate when absorption by CDOM at 420 nm is higher than 3 m⁻¹. On the other hand, the 16-bit radiometric resolution of ALI, a prototype of the next generation of Landsat, is suitable for mapping CDOM in a wider range of concentrations. An ALI image of southern Finland was acquired on 14, July 2002 and in situ measurements were carried out in 15 lakes (18 stations). The results showed that there is a high correlation (R² = 0.84) between the 565 nm/660 nm ALI band ratio and the CDOM absorption coefficient in lakes. Analysis of 245 lakes in the acquired satellite image showed a normal distribution of CDOM concentration among the lakes. However, the size distribution of lakes was highly skewed toward small lakes, resulting in the CDOM concentration per unit lake area being skewed toward high values. We showed that remote sensing enables synoptic monitoring of the CDOM concentration in a large number of lakes and thus enables scaling up to the level of large ecosystems and biomes.     

Controls on Soil Carbon Dioxide and Methane Fluxes in a Variety of Taiga Forest Stands in Interior Alaska

CO₂ and CH₄ fluxes were monitored over 4 years in a range of taiga forests along the Tanana River in interior Alaska. Floodplain alder and white spruce sites and upland birch/aspen and white spruce sites were examined. Each site had control, fertilized, and sawdust amended plots; flux measurements began during the second treatment year. CO₂ emissions decreased with successional age across the sites (alder, birch/aspen, and white spruce, in order of succession) regardless of landscape position. Although CO₂ fluxes showed an exponential relationship with soil temperature, the response of CO₂ production to moisture fit an asymptotic model. Of the manipulations, only N fertilization had an effect on CO₂ flux, decreasing flux in the floodplain sites but increasing it in the birch/aspen site. Landscape position was the best predictor of CH₄ flux. The two upland sites consumed CH₄ at similar rates (approximately 0.5 mg C m⁻² d⁻¹), whereas the floodplain sites had lower consumption rates (0–0.3 mg C m⁻² d⁻¹). N fertilization and sawdust both inhibited CH₄ consumption in the upland birch/aspen and floodplain spruce sites but not in the upland spruce site. The biological processes driving CO₂ fluxes were sensitive to temperature, moisture, and vegetation, whereas CH₄ fluxes were sensitive primarily to landscape position and biogeochemical disturbances. Hence, climate change effects on C-gas flux in taiga forest soils will depend on the relationship between soil temperature and moisture and the concomitant changes in soil nutrient pools and cycles. Received 10 March 1998; accepted 29 December 1999.     

Influence of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on methane consumption in a temperate forest soil

Rates of atmospheric CH₄ consumption of soils in temperate forest were compared in plots continuously enriched with CO₂ at 200 µL L^?1 above ambient and in control plots exposed to the ambient atmosphere of 360 µL CO₂ L^?1. The purpose was to determine if ecosystem atmospheric CO₂ enrichment would alter soil microbial CH₄ consumption at the forest floor and if the effect of CO₂ would change with time or with environmental conditions. Reduced CH₄ consumption was observed in CO₂‐enriched plots relative to control plots on 46 out of 48 sampling dates, such that CO₂‐enriched plots showed annual reductions in CH₄ consumption of 16% in 1998 and 30% in 1999. No significant differences were observed in soil moisture, temperature, pH, inorganic‐N or rates of N‐mineralization between CO₂‐enriched and control plots, indicating that differences in CH₄ consumption between treatments were likely the result of changes in the composition or size of the CH₄‐oxidizing microbial community. A repeated measures analysis of variance that included soil moisture, soil temperature (from 0 to 30 cm), and time as covariates indicated that the reduction of CH₄ consumption under elevated CO₂ was enhanced at higher soil temperatures. Additionally, the effect of elevated CO₂ on CH₄ consumption increased with time during the two‐year study. Overall, these data suggest that rising atmospheric CO₂ will reduce atmospheric CH₄ consumption in temperate forests and that the effect will be greater in warmer climates. A 30% reduction in atmospheric CH₄ consumption by temperate forest soils in response to rising atmospheric CO₂ will result in a 10% reduction in the sink strength of temperate forest soils in the atmospheric CH₄ budget and a positive feedback to the greenhouse effect.     

Minor Changes in Vegetation and Carbon Gas Balance in a Boreal Mire under a Raised CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> or NH<Subscript>4</Subscript>NO<Subscript>3</Subscript> Supply

Increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere or continuous nitrogen (N) deposition might alter the carbon (C) cycle in boreal mires and thus have significant impacts on the development of climate change. The atmospheric impact of the C cycle in mires is twofold: C accumulation attenuates and CH₄ release strengthens the natural greenhouse effect. We studied the effects of an increased supply of CO₂ or NH₄NO₃ on the vegetation and annual CO₂ exchange in lawns of a boreal oligotrophic mire in eastern Finland over a 2-year period. Ten study plots were enclosed with mini-FACE (Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) rings. Five plots were vented with CO₂-enriched air (target 560 ppmv), while their controls were vented with ambient air; five plots were sprayed with NH₄NO₃, corresponding to a cumulative addition of 3 g N m⁻² a⁻¹, while their controls were sprayed with distilled water only. A raised NH₄NO₃ supply seemed to affect the composition of the moss layer. Raised CO₂ did not affect the vegetation, but gross photosynthesis increased significantly. The change in net CO₂ exchange depended on the annual weather conditions. Our results suggest that C accumulation may increase in wet years and compensate for the warming effect caused by the increase in CH₄ release from this mire. In contrast, a relatively dry and warm growing period favors decomposition and can even make the CO₂ balance negative. Along with the increased CH₄ release under raised CO₂, the decreased C accumulation then increases the radiative forcing of boreal mires. Received 22 October 2001; accepted 13 May 2002.     

The disappearance of relict permafrost in boreal north America: Effects on peatland carbon storage and fluxes

Boreal peatlands in Canada have harbored relict permafrost since the Little Ice Age due to the strong insulating properties of peat. Ongoing climate change has triggered widespread degradation of localized permafrost in peatlands across continental Canada. Here, we explore the influence of differing permafrost regimes (bogs with no surface permafrost, localized permafrost features with surface permafrost, and internal lawns representing areas of permafrost degradation) on rates of peat accumulation at the southernmost limit of permafrost in continental Canada. Net organic matter accumulation generally was greater in unfrozen bogs and internal lawns than in the permafrost landforms, suggesting that surface permafrost inhibits peat accumulation and that degradation of surface permafrost stimulates net carbon storage in peatlands. To determine whether differences in substrate quality across permafrost regimes control trace gas emissions to the atmosphere, we used a reciprocal transplant study to experimentally evaluate environmental versus substrate controls on carbon emissions from bog, internal lawn, and permafrost peat. Emissions of CO₂ were highest from peat incubated in the localized permafrost feature, suggesting that slow organic matter accumulation rates are due, at least in part, to rapid decomposition in surface permafrost peat. Emissions of CH₄ were greatest from peat incubated in the internal lawn, regardless of peat type. Localized permafrost features in peatlands represent relict surface permafrost in disequilibrium with the current climate of boreal North America, and therefore are extremely sensitive to ongoing and future climate change. Our results suggest that the loss of surface permafrost in peatlands increases net carbon storage as peat, though in terms of radiative forcing, increased CH₄ emissions to the atmosphere will partially or even completely offset this enhanced peatland carbon sink for at least 70 years following permafrost degradation.     

氮素添加和CO2浓度升高对白羊草根际和非根际土壤水溶性有机碳、氮的影响

采用盆栽控制试验对黄土丘陵区白羊草在不同CO₂浓度(400和800 μmol·mol^-1)和施氮水平(0、2.5、5.0 g N·m^-2·a^-1)条件下根际和非根际土壤水溶性有机碳(DOC)和水溶性有机氮(DON)的变化特征进行研究.结果表明: CO₂浓度升高对白羊草根际和非根际土壤DOC、水溶性总氮(DTN)、DON、水溶性铵态氮(NH₄⁺-N)、水溶性硝态氮(NO₃^--N)含量均无显著影响.施氮显著提高了根际和非根际土壤DTN、NO₃^--N含量和根际土壤DON含量,显著降低了根际土壤DOC/DON.在各处理条件下,根际土壤DTN、NO₃^--N和DON含量均显著低于非根际土壤,根际土壤DOC/DON显著高于非根际土壤.短期CO₂浓度升高对黄土丘陵区土壤水溶性有机碳、氮含量无显著影响,而氮沉降的增加在一定程度上改善了土壤中水溶性氮素缺乏的状况,但并不足以满足植被对水溶性氮素的需求.     

北方森林土壤呼吸和木质残体分解释放出的CO2通量

北方森林因其面积大、土壤碳储量高以及对全球暖化响应敏感而在全球碳平衡和气候系统中起着至关重要的作用。土壤呼吸和木质残体分解释放出的 CO2 通量是北方森林生态系统输入大气圈的最主要的碳源。量化这个通量并深刻理解其中的机理过程 ,是评价和预测北方森林在全球变化中的作用必不可少的内容。综述了北方森林生态系统土壤呼吸和木质残体分解释放出的 CO2 通量随生态系统类型及环境条件而变化的一般格局以及自养呼吸和异氧呼吸在土壤表面 CO2 通量中的相对贡献 ;分析了影响北方森林土壤呼吸的主要生物物理因子 ;讨论了该领域研究存在的问题和今后的研究方向 ;并强调木质残体分解释放出的 CO2 通量虽然在以往的森林生态系统碳平衡研究中常被忽略 ,但在火灾频繁的北方森林中不容忽视     

箱体特征对箱式法观测水-气界面CO2和CH4通量的影响

箱式法是广泛运用于内陆水体CO₂和CH₄通量监测的重要方法,但各研究中使用的箱体特征存在差异,箱体设计缺少统一标准,从而会影响观测结果。为明确箱体透光性、箱体内外气压差以及箱体内气体混合状态对水-气界面CO₂和CH₄通量观测的影响,本研究基于多通道闭路式动态箱观测系统,分别对比明箱和暗箱、箱体是否配备气压平衡阀及风扇对养殖塘水-气界面CO₂和CH₄通量观测的影响。结果表明: 夏季白天观测期间,与可观测CO₂实际通量的明箱相比,当CO₂呈现排放状态时,暗箱高估了90%的CO₂通量;当CO₂呈现吸收状态时,暗箱低估了50%的CO₂通量。暗箱测得的CH₄扩散通量比明箱低40%。箱体内气压是否与外界气压保持平衡对CO₂和CH₄通量影响均不显著。无风扇的箱体观测的CO₂通量代表性较差,在本研究中较有风扇的箱体高20%。无风扇的箱体难以区分不同途径排放的CH₄通量。在运用箱式法观测水-气界面CO₂、CH₄通量时,应使用透明箱体,并在其中安装风扇辅助气体混合。     

黄土高原植被景观多尺度变化及其与地形的响应关系

基于RS和GIS技术,利用黄土高原近30年不同分辨率的归一化植被指数(NDVI),采用基于小波分析的多尺度空间统计学方法,研究不同时期黄土高原植被景观的多尺度变化特征及其与地形的响应关系。结果表明:(1)黄土高原植被景观1982—2011年期间发生了周期性变化。其中,1990年以前为植被恢复阶段,1990—2001年为植被退化阶段,2001年以后为植被恢复阶段。(2)植被景观的空间异质性与数据获取的时间、数据分辨率、空间位置和地形均有关。一方面,植被指数和数据分辨率越高,植被景观的空间异质性就越大,而且沿经度方向植被景观的空间差异性大于纬度方向;另一方面,NDVI的多尺度变化特征与地形因子有不同程度的相关性,表现为:高程地形湿度坡度坡向,这对于今后黄土高原植被景观的合理布局,提高生物多样性,控制水土流失,增强景观的连续性具有特别重要的意义,也可为指导生态环境建设提供基础资料。