Accelerated soil CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> efflux after conversion from secondary oak forest to pine plantation in southeastern China

Soil respiration (R _s) is an important component of the carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems, and changes in soil respiration with land cover alteration can have important implications for regional carbon balances. In southeastern China (Xiashu Experimental Forest, Jiangsu Province), we used an automated LI-8100 soil CO₂ flux system to quantify diurnal variation of soil respiration in a secondary oak forest and a pine plantation. We found that soil respiration in the pine plantation was significantly higher than that in the secondary oak forest. There were similar patterns of soil respiration throughout the day in both the secondary oak forest and the pine plantation during our 7-month study (March–September 2005). The maximum of R _s occurred between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm. The diurnal variations of R _s were usually out of phase with soil surface (0.5 cm) temperature (T _g). However, annual variation in R _s correlated with surface soil temperature. Soil respiration reached to a maximum in June, and decreased thereafter. The Q₁₀ of R _s in the secondary oak forest was significantly higher than that in the pine plantation. The higher Q₁₀ value in the secondary oak forest implied that it might release more CO₂ than the pine plantation under a global-warming scenario. Our results indicated that land-use change from secondary forest to plantation may cause a significant increase in CO₂ emission, and reduce the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration in southeastern China.     

岩溶区不同土地利用方式下土壤CO2排放模拟研究

土地利用变化作为全球气候变化研究的重要内容之一,对土壤CO₂的排放具有重要影响。岩溶区石漠化治理过程中植被恢复伴随着土地利用方式的转变,其对土壤CO₂排放的影响有待进一步研究。基于控制性实验,以土壤、岩溶含水介质初始条件相同,仅土地利用方式不同的贵州普定沙湾模拟试验场为研究对象,通过1年的土壤CO₂浓度和通量数据,研究岩溶区不同土地利用方式下土壤CO₂的排放规律及其影响因素。结果表明：(1)土壤CO₂的浓度和通量具有明显的季节变化规律,不同季节下的土壤CO₂通量呈现昼夜变化规律,温度和降雨影响着土壤CO₂的排放,前者可促进排放量,后者可抑制排放量,且不同土地利用方式受影响的程度不同;(2)耕作活动也会影响土壤CO₂的排放,耕作使得土壤变得松散,加上岩溶区下伏基岩的溶蚀作用,增加了土壤CO₂向含水层的扩散,导致春季耕地表现为负通量;(3)不同土地利用方式下土壤CO₂的年排...     

陆地生态系统土壤CO2排放对模拟增温的响应特征及影响因素

全球变暖已经成为不争的事实,陆地生态系统碳循环的研究受到了各界广泛关注,是当前全球变化研究中的重点。土壤CO₂排放是陆地生态系统与大气间二氧化碳交换的最大通量之一,当前陆地生态系统中土壤CO₂排放如何响应全球气候变暖及其影响因素仍不清楚,限制了对土壤碳循环过程及影响机制的深入认识。旨在明确全球变暖背景下陆地生态系统中土壤CO₂排放格局及影响因素。基于Web of Science、PubMed和中国知网等中英文期刊数据库,充分收集全球范围内的相关野外试验文献81篇,提取出65个研究位置和213组相关研究数据,采用Meta分析方法探讨陆地生态系统土壤CO₂排放对增温的响应特征,分析其与海拔、气候、土壤含水量、容重(BD)、pH、全氮(TN)和土壤有机碳(SOC)的相关关系。结果表明:陆地生态系统中土壤CO₂排放对增温整体有显著的正向响应,在农、林、草生态系统中,增温使土壤CO₂排放分别显著增加13.1%、18.0%、5.9% (P<0.05),森林生态系统对增温响应的正效应最强烈;增温能在短时期内促进土壤呼吸,但随着增温持续时间增加,土壤呼吸对温度的敏感性会降低,对温度变化产生适应性,从而使其对增温的响应能力减弱;响应特征受到环境因子、土壤特性以及其他试验条件等的影响,绝大多数条件下对增温表现出显著的正响应特征,不同影响因子之间共同作用、相互影响。增温通常能够改变植物生物量、土壤养分含量及微生物数量和活性,从而影响到植被根际呼吸和土壤呼吸速率。相关分析表明,海拔对土壤CO₂排放有显著负向影响,而年均气温、年均降水量、土壤含水量和仪器嵌入土壤深度则对土壤CO₂排放产生显著正向影响。这些结果对于理解全球土壤CO₂排放的时空变化格局有重要意义,也为准确评价全球变暖背景下土壤碳汇功能及其持续性提供理论依据。     

Soil CO<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Bold">2</Emphasis></Subscript> efflux and fungal and bacterial biomass in a plantation and a secondary forest in wet tropics in Puerto Rico

We examined the effects of root and litter exclusion on the rate of soil CO₂ efflux and microbial biomass using trenching and tent separation techniques in a secondary forest (SF) and a pine (Pinus caribaea Morelet) plantation in the Luquillo Experimental Forest in Puerto Rico. Soil surface CO₂ efflux was measured using the alkali trap method at 12 randomly-distributed locations in each treatment (control, root exclusion, litter exclusion, and both root and litter exclusion) in the plantation and the SF, respectively. We measured soil CO₂ efflux every two months and collected soil samples at each sampling location in different seasons to determine microbial biomass from August 1996 to July 1997. We found that soil CO₂ efflux was significantly reduced in the litter and root exclusion plots (7-year litter and/or root exclusion) in both the secondary forest and the pine plantation compared with the control. The reduction of soil CO₂ efflux was 35.6% greater in the root exclusion plots than in the litter exclusion plots in the plantation, whereas a reversed pattern was found in the secondary forest. Microbial biomass was also reduced during the litter and root exclusion period. In the root exclusion plots, total fungal biomass averaged 31.4% and 65.2% lower than the control plots in the plantation and the secondary forest, respectively, while the total bacterial biomass was 24% and 8.3% lower than the control plots in the plantation and the secondary forest, respectively. In the litter exclusion treatment, total fungal biomass averaged 69.2% and 69.7% lower than the control plots in the plantation and the secondary forest, respectively, while the total bacterial biomass was 48% and 50.1% lower than the control plots in the plantation and the secondary forest, respectively. Soil CO₂ efflux was positively correlated with both fungal and bacterial biomass in both the plantation the secondary forest. The correlation between soil CO₂ efflux and active fungal biomass was significantly higher in the plantation than in the secondary forest. However, the correlation between the soil CO₂ efflux and both the active and total bacterial biomass was significantly higher in the secondary forest than in the plantation in the day season. In addition, we found soil CO₂ efflux was highly related to the strong interactions among root, fungal and bacterial biomass by multiple regression analysis (R² > 0.61, P < 0.05). Our results suggest that carbon input from aboveground litterfall and roots (root litter and exudates) is critical to the soil microbial community and ecosystem carbon cycling in the wet tropical forests.     

Changes in soil CO2 and O2 concentrations when radiata pine is grown in competition with pasture or weeds and possible feedbacks with radiata pine root growth and respiration

This study examined the reciprocal effects of growing ryegrass, lotus and other weed species in competition with radiata pine on soil CO₂ and O₂ concentrations and on the growth and root respiration of the radiata pine. Soil O₂ concentrations decreased and soil CO₂ concentrations increased with increasing soil depth. Radiata pine plus competing species slightly reduced soil O₂ concentrations and markedly increased soil CO₂ concentrations (up to 40 mmol mol⁻¹) compared with radiata pine alone. The dry weights of shoots and roots, and the root respiration rates of radiata pine grown with competing vegetation were much less than those for radiata pine alone. This probably was not solely caused by competition for nutrients water or light since adequate water and nutrients were supplied to all treatments and the radiata pine overtopped the competing vegetation. When radiata pine roots were raised in NaHCO₃ solutions equivalent to a range of CO₂ concentrations, succinate dehydrogenase activity (a metabolic indicator of mitochondrial respiration) and elongation rates of roots decreased as CO₂ concentrations increased from 0 to 40 mmol mol⁻¹. This suggests that the elevated CO₂ concentrations found in the experiments in soil was the cause, at least in part, of the reduced growth of radiata pine in competition with other species. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

不同水位管理对恢复泥炭地土壤CO2、CH4排放的影响

泥炭地水文条件影响泥炭地生物地球化学循环,控制和维持着泥炭地生态系统的结构和功能,是泥炭地生态恢复的重要前提。然而,目前关于恢复泥炭地土壤碳排放对不同水位的响应尚不明确。以长白山区天然（NP）、退耕（DP）及实施不同水文管理的恢复泥炭地（低水位（LR）、高水位（HR）与高低交替水位（H-LR））为研究对象,采用静态箱-气相色谱法对研究区泥炭地进行生长季（6-10月）土壤CO₂、CH₄排放监测。结果表明：温度和水位变化是研究区泥炭地土壤CO₂、CH₄排放季节变化的主控因子。H-LR受水位控制的影响,生长季土壤CO₂排放速率波动剧烈,其它水位管理恢复区土壤CO₂排放速率呈单峰型排放模式,且均与近地表温度呈指数相关（P<0.05）。除HR外,土壤CO₂排放速率与水位呈显著负相关（P<0.05）。生长季,研究区HR土壤CH₄排放速率呈双峰型,H-LR与NP的土壤CH₄排放呈单峰型,与近地表温度呈指数相关（P<0.05）,LR水位与CH₄排放速率显著正相关（P<0.05）。研究区不同水位管理恢复泥炭地土壤碳排放差异显著,虽然HR的土壤CO₂-C累积碳排放量显著低于其它水位恢复区,但其土壤CH₄-C累积碳排放量和综合增温潜势显著高于其它水位恢复区（P<0.05）。LR的累积碳排放量显著低于退化泥炭地,且其综合增温潜势最低。因此,建议在泥炭地恢复初期将低水位管理作为短期策略,以更好地恢复泥炭地碳汇功能,减弱其增温潜势。     

Soil–atmosphere exchange of greenhouse gases in a Eucalyptus marginata woodland, a clover-grass pasture, and Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus globulus plantations

Soils provide the largest terrestrial carbon store, the largest atmospheric CO₂ source, the largest terrestrial N₂O source and the largest terrestrial CH₄ sink, as mediated through root and soil microbial processes. A change in land use or management can alter these soil processes such that net greenhouse gas exchange may increase or decrease. We measured soil–atmosphere exchange of CO₂, N₂O and CH₄ in four adjacent land‐use systems (native eucalypt woodland, clover‐grass pasture, Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus globulus plantation) for short, but continuous, periods between October 2005 and June 2006 using an automated trace gas measurement system near Albany in southwest Western Australia. Mean N₂O emission in the pasture was 26.6 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹, significantly greater than in the natural and managed forests (< 2.0 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹). N₂O emission from pasture soil increased after rainfall events (up to 100 μg N m⁻² h⁻¹) and as soil water content increased into winter, whereas no soil water response was detected in the forest systems. Gross nitrification through ¹⁵N isotope dilution in all land‐use systems was small at water holding capacity < 30%, and under optimum soil water conditions gross nitrification ranged between < 0.1 and 1.0 mg N kg⁻¹ h⁻¹, being least in the native woodland/eucalypt plantation < pine plantation < pasture. Forest soils were a constant CH₄ sink, up to −20 μg C m⁻² h⁻¹ in the native woodland. Pasture soil was an occasional CH₄ source, but weak CH₄ sink overall (−3 μg C m⁻² h⁻¹). There were no strong correlations (R < 0.4) between CH₄ flux and soil moisture or temperature. Soil CO₂ emissions (35–55 mg C m⁻² h⁻¹) correlated with soil water content (R < 0.5) in all but the E. globulus plantation. Soil N₂O emissions from improved pastures can be considerable and comparable with intensively managed, irrigated and fertilised dairy pastures. In all land uses, soil N₂O emissions exceeded soil CH₄ uptake on a carbon dioxide equivalent basis. Overall, afforestation of improved pastures (i) decreases soil N₂O emissions and (ii) increases soil CH₄ uptake.     

四种温带森林土壤氧化亚氮通量及其影响因子

以中国东北东部4种典型森林生态系统(人工红松林、落叶松林、天然次生蒙古栎林和硬阔叶林)为研究对象,采用静态暗箱-气相色谱法,比较其土壤N₂O通量的季节动态及其影响因子.结果表明：在生长季, 4种森林生态系统土壤总体上表现为大气N₂O的排放源, 其N₂O通量大小顺序为：硬阔叶林(21.0±4.9 μg·m^-2·h^-1)> 红松林(17.6±4.6 μg·m^-2·h^-1)>落叶松林(9.8±5.9 μg·m^-2·h^-1)>蒙古栎林(1.6±12.6 μg·m^-2·h^-1).各生态系统的N₂O通量没有明显的季节动态,只在夏初出现排放峰值(蒙古栎林为吸收峰).4种生态系统N₂O通量均与10 cm深土壤含水量呈极显著正相关,与NO₃^--N呈显著负相关;N₂O通量对土壤温度和NH₄⁺-N的响应出现分异：针叶林N₂O 通量与NH₄⁺-N呈显著正相关,而与5 cm深土壤温度呈不相关;阔叶林与针叶林正相反.在较为干旱的2007年,土壤水分是影响4种林型土壤N₂O通量的关键因子.植被类型与环境因子及氮素有效性对N₂O通量的相互作用将是未来研究的重点.     

鼎湖山针阔叶混交林凋落物CO2释放对模拟酸雨的响应

该研究2011年1月开始在鼎湖山针阔叶混交林(混交林)进行模拟酸雨实验,设置4个不同处理水平,即对照(CK)(pH为4.5左右的天然湖水)、T_1(pH=4.0)、T_2(pH=3.25)和T_3(pH=2.5)。2013年1—12月对不同酸雨强度处理下的森林凋落物CO_2释放速率进行为期1 a的连续观测,探讨酸雨对混交林凋落物C排放的影响。结果表明:凋落物CO2释放通量在对照样方为(1 507.41±155.19) g CO_2·m~(-2)·a~(-1),其中湿季和旱季分别占年通量的68.7%和31.3%。模拟酸雨抑制了森林凋落物CO_2释放,与CK相比,T_2和T_3处理下的CO_2释放通量分别显著降低15.4%和42.7%(P0.05);且这种抑制作用具有季节差异性,处理间的显著差异只出现在湿季。凋落物CO_2释放速率与土壤温度和土壤湿度分别呈显著指数相关和显著直线相关,同时,酸雨处理降低了凋落物CO_2释放的温度敏感性。混交林凋落物CO_2释放在模拟酸雨下的抑制效应与土壤累积酸化而导致的土壤微生物活性变化有关,表现为模拟酸雨作用下土壤pH值和微生物量碳显著下降。上述结果说明酸雨是影响混交林土壤碳循环的重要因子之一。     

Effects of tree species composition on the CO2 and N2O efflux of a Mediterranean mountain forest soil

Background and Aims

Tree species composition shifts can alter soil CO₂ and N₂O effluxes. We quantified the soil CO₂ and N₂O efflux rates and temperature sensitivity from Pyrenean oak, Scots pine and mixed stands in Central Spain to assess the effects of a potential expansion of oak forests.

Methods

Soil CO₂ and N₂O effluxes were measured from topsoil samples by lab incubation from 5 to 25 °C. Soil microbial biomass and community composition were assessed.

Results

Pine stands showed highest soil CO₂ efflux, followed by mixed and oak forests (up to 277, 245 and 145 mg CO₂-C m^?2 h^?1, respectively). Despite contrasting soil microbial community composition (more fungi and less actinomycetes in pine plots), carbon decomposability and temperature sensitivity of the soil CO₂ efflux remain constant among tree species. Soil N₂O efflux rates and its temperature sensitivity was markedly higher in oak stands than in pine stands (70 vs. 27 μg N₂O-N m^?2 h^?1, Q₁₀, 4.5 vs. 2.5).

Conclusions

Conversion of pine to oak forests in the region will likely decrease soil CO₂ effluxes due to decreasing SOC contents on the long run and will likely enhance soil N₂O effluxes. Our results present only a seasonal snapshot and need to be confirmed in the field.     

华南地区尾巨桉和马占相思人工林地表温室气体通量

为探索华南地区尾巨桉人工林和马占相思人工林地表温室气体的季节排放规律、排放通量和主控因子,采用静态箱-气相色谱法,对两种林型地表3种温室气体(CO_2、CH_4、N_2O)通量进行为期1年的逐月测定。结果表明:(1)尾巨桉人工林和马占相思人工林均为CO_2和N_2O的排放源,CH_4的吸收汇。马占相思林地表N_2O通量显著(P0.01)高于尾巨桉林,CO_2通量和CH_4通量无明显差异。(2)两种林型3种温室气体通量有着相似季节变化规律,地表CO_2通量均呈现雨季高旱季低的单峰规律;地表CH_4吸收通量表现为旱季高雨季低的单峰趋势;地表N_2O通量呈现雨季高旱季低且雨季内有两个峰值的排放规律。(3)地表CO_2、N_2O通量和土壤5 cm温度呈极显著(P0.01)正相关,3种温室气体地表通量同土壤含水量呈极显著(P0.01)或显著相关(P0.05)。(4)尾巨桉林和马占相思林温室气体年温室气体排放总量为31.014 t/hm~2和28.782 t/hm~2,均以CO_2排放占绝对优势(98.46%—99.15%),CH_4和N_2O处于次要地位。     

西南喀斯特地区轮作旱地土壤CO2通量

中国已承诺大幅降低单位GDP碳排放,农业正面临固碳减排的重任.西南喀斯特地区环境独特,旱地面积占据优势比例,土壤碳循环认识亟待加强.以贵州省开阳县玉米-油菜轮作旱地为研究对象,采用密闭箱-气相色谱法对整个轮作期土壤CO2释放通量进行了观测研究,结果表明:(1)整个轮作期旱地均表现为CO2的释放源.其中油菜生长季土壤CO2通量为(178.8±104.8)mg CO2·m-2·h-1,玉米生长季为(403.0±178.8) mg CO2·m-2·h-1,全年平均通量为(271.1±176.4) mg CO2·m-2·h-1,高于纬度较高地区的农田以及同纬度的次生林和松林;(2)CO2通量日变化同温度呈现显著正相关关系,季节变化与温度呈现显著指数正相关关系,并受土壤湿度的影响,基于大气温度计算得出的Q10为2.02,高于同纬度松林以及低纬度的常绿阔叶林;(3)CO2通量与土壤pH存在显著线性正相关关系,显示出土壤pH是研究区旱地土壤呼吸影响因子之一.     

Separating the effects of moisture and temperature on soil CO2 efflux in a coniferous forest in the Sierra Nevada mountains

Separating the effects of soil temperature and moisture on soil CO₂ efflux is critical to modeling and understanding the belowground carbon dynamics of forest ecosystems. We developed two analytical procedures to separate the effects of soil temperature and moisture, based on continuous measurements of the CO₂ efflux, temperature and moisture of the soil at a ponderosa pine plantation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, from May 1998 to August 1999. We found that the combined effects of temperature and moisture on the seasonal variation of soil CO₂ efflux could be effectively separated and represented with the product of a temperature term and a moisture term. The relationship between soil CO₂ efflux and temperature could be well described using a power function. This relationship was modified by soil moisture which affects only the coefficient, but not the exponent, of the power function. We also found that when soil moisture was held constant, the temperature effect explained 82% of the temporal variation in CO₂ efflux of the soil. Similarly, when temperature was held constant, the moisture effects explained 84% of the variation. Temperature and moisture together explained 89% of the total temporal variations in soil CO₂ efflux. A multiplicative formulation with power functions representing both temperature and moisture dependences was recommended for modeling soil CO₂ efflux. This formulation can be used to model the seasonal trend of soil CO₂ efflux of the forest based on temperature and moisture, two key variables influenced by climate change and management practices.     

Soil respiration in six temperate forests in China

Scaling soil respiration (R_S), the major CO₂ source to the atmosphere from terrestrial ecosystems, from chamber‐based measurements to ecosystems requires studies on variations and correlations of R_S from various biomes and across geographic regions. However, few studies on R_S are available for Chinese temperate forest despite the importance of this forest in the national and global carbon budgets. In this study, we conducted 18‐month R_S measurements during 2004–2005 in six temperate forest types, representing the typical secondary forest ecosystems across various site conditions in northeastern China: Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica Fisch.), aspen‐birch (Populous davidiana Dode and Betula platyphylla Suk.), mixed deciduous (no dominant tree species), hardwood (dominated by Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., and Phellodendron amurense Rupr.) forests, Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc.) and Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii Rupr.) plantations. Our specific objectives were to: (1) explore relationships of R_S against soil temperature and water content for the six forest ecosystems, (2) quantify annual soil surface CO₂ flux and its relations to belowground carbon storage, (3) examine seasonal variations in R_S and related environmental factors, and (4) quantify among‐ and within‐ecosystem variations in R_S. The R_S was positively correlated to soil temperature in all forest types, and was significantly influenced by the interactions of soil temperature and water content in the pine, larch, and mixed deciduous forests. The sensitivity of R_S to soil temperature at 10 cm depth (Q₁₀) ranged from 2.61 in the oak forest to 3.75 in the aspen‐birch forests. The Q₁₀ tended to increase with soil water content until reaching a threshold, and then decline. The annual R_S for the larch, pine, hardwood, oak, mixed deciduous, and aspen‐birch forests averaged 403, 514, 781, 785, 786, and 813 g C m^?2 yr^?1, respectively. The annual R_S of the broadleaved forests was 72% greater than that of the coniferous forests. The annual R_S was positively correlated to soil organic carbon (SOC) concentration at O horizon (R²=0.868) and total biomass of roots <0.5 cm in diameter (R²=0.748). The coefficient of variation (CV) of R_S among forest types averaged 25% across the 18‐month measurements. The CV of R_S within plots varied from 20% to 27%, significantly (P<0.001) greater than those among plots (9–15%), indicating the importance of the fine‐scaled heterogeneity in R_S. This study emphasized that variations in soil respiration and potential sampling bias should be appropriately tackled for accurate soil CO₂ flux estimates.     

Heterotrophic Soil Respiration in Relation to Environmental Factors and Microbial Biomass in Two Wet Tropical Forests

We examined the correlation between fungal and bacterial biomass, abiotic factors such as soil moisture, carbon in the light soil fraction and soil nitrogen to a depth of 0–25 cm and heterotrophic soil respiration using a trenching technique – in a secondary forest (Myrcia splendens, Miconia prasina and Casearia arborea) and a pine (Pinus caribeae) plantation in the Luquillo Experimental Forest in Puerto Rico. Soil respiration was significantly reduced where roots were excluded for 7 years in both the secondary forest and the pine plantation. Microbial biomass was also significantly reduced in the root exclusion plots. In root exclusion treatment, total fungal biomass was on average 31 and 65% lower than the control plots in the pine plantation and the secondary forest, respectively, but the total bacterial biomass was 24 and 8.3% lower than the control plots in the pine plantation and the secondary forest, respectively. Heterotrophic soil respiration was positively correlated with fungal biomass (R²=0.63, R²=0.39), bacterial biomass (R²=0.16, R²=0.45), soil moisture (R²=0.41, R²=0.56), carbon in light fraction (R²=0.45, R²=0.39) and total nitrogen (R²=0.69, R²=0.67) in the pine plantation and the secondary forest, respectively. The regression analysis suggested that fungal biomass might have a greater influence on heterotrophic soil respiration in the pine plantation, while the bacterial biomass might have a greater influence in the secondary forest. Heterotrophic soil respiration was more sensitive to total N than to carbon in the light fraction, and soil moisture was a major factor influencing heterotrophic soil respiration in these forests where temperature is high and relatively invariable.     

Non-litter effects of elevated CO2 on forest floor microarthropod abundances

The arthropod assemblages of the litter and soil play significant roles in decomposition and nutrient cycling. At the FACE (Free-Air CO₂ Enrichment) site at the Duke Forest, we assessed the responses of the litter microarthropod assemblage to elevated CO₂ (200 ppm above ambient) in a loblolly pine plantation. Following the initiation of the elevated CO₂ treatment, a trend toward lower microarthropod abundance under elevated CO₂ emerged. After 18 months, the mean microarthropod abundance was 33% lower in the elevated treatment (P=0.04). The decline was evident in all microarthropod groups, but was significant only in the oribatid mites (P=0.04). Because these responses precede any changes in litter quality resulting from the CO₂ treatment, they may reflect plant-derived changes in the soil that are being conveyed into the litter layer.     

Coupling of canopy gas exchange with root and rhizosphere respiration in a semi-arid forest

The strength of coupling between canopy gas exchange and root respiration was examined in ~15-yr-old ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Doug. Ex Laws.) growing under seasonally drought stressed conditions. By regularly watering part of the root system to reduce tree water stress and measuring soil CO₂ efflux on the dry, distant side of the tree, we were able to determine the strength of the relationship between soil autotrophic (root and rhizosphere) respiration and changes in canopy carbon uptake and water loss by comparison with control trees (no watering). After ~40 days the soil CO₂ efflux rate, relative to pre-treatment conditions, was twice that of the controls. This difference, attributable to root and rhizosphere respiration, was strongly correlated with differences in transpiration rates between treatments (r² = 0.73, p<0.01). By the end of the period, transpiration of the irrigated treatment was twice that of controls. Periodic measurements of photosynthesis under non-light limited conditions paralleled the patterns of transpiration and were systematically higher in the irrigated treatment. We observed no evidence for a greater sensitivity of soil autotrophic respiration to temperature compared to the response of heterotrophic respiration to temperature; the Q₁₀ for total soil respiration was 1.6 (p>0.99) for both treatments. At the ecosystem scale, daily soil CO₂ efflux rate was linearly related to gross primary productivity (GPP) as measured by eddy-covariance technique (r² = 0.55, p<0.01), suggesting patterns of soil CO₂ release appear strongly correlated to recent carbon assimilation in this young pine stand. Collectively the observed relationships suggest some consideration should be given to the inclusion of canopy processes in future models of soil respiration.     

Mechanisms of carbon and nutrient release and retention in beech forest gaps

Fluxes of CO₂ and N₂O were measured along a microclimatic gradient stretching from the centre of a gap into a mature beech stand using an automated chamber method. Simultaneously the regulating factors like soil water tensions, soil temperatures, nitrate concentrations were measured along the gradient. The daily mean values of the fluxes of CO₂ and N₂O were divided into classes of temperature and furthermore subdivided into classes of soil water tension to assess the significance of each regulating factor.Soil respiration at the centre of the gap was 40% lower compared to the rooted mature stand. The difference was explained by root respiration. At both sites soil respiration was primarily controlled by the soil temperature with an average Q₁₀ value of 2.3 over the different classes of temperature and soil water tension. Soil water tension reduced the soil respiration by up to 20% only by soil water tension above 400–600 hPa at the mature stand. The formation of N₂O was reduced when the soil temperature was below 10°C or the soil water tension exceeded 200 hPa. Therefore the N₂O emission was 6 times higher at the unrooted centre of the gap due to the high moisture content in the growing season. Higher nitrate concentration doubled the N₂O emission at the unrooted edge of the canopy and resulted in losses of 6.4 kg N ha^-1 within six months. Above 10°C and below 200 hPa the N₂O emission depended strongly upon the temperature with varying Q₁₀ values over the different classes of temperature and soil water tension. High Q₁₀ values up to 14.4 have been calculated below 14°C and were explained by several processes with synergetic effects.     

若尔盖高原沼泽湿地CO2排放时空变化特征

为了更好理解若尔盖高原不同微生境下沼泽湿地生态系统CO₂排放通量的变化特征,以若尔盖高原湿地自然保护区为研究对象,2013和2014年生长季期间,采用了静态箱和快速温室气体法原位观测了3种湿地5种微生境下沼泽湿地CO₂排放通量时空变化规律。结果表明：长期淹水微地貌草丘区湿地（PHK）和洼地区湿地（PHW） CO₂排放通量变化范围分别为38.99-1731.74 mg m^-2 h^-1和46.69-335.22 mg m^-2 h^-1,季节性淹水区微地貌草丘区湿地（SHK）和洼地区湿地（SHW） CO₂排放通量变化范围分别为193.90-2575.60 mg m^-2 h^-1和49.93-1467.45 mg m^-2 h^-1,而两者过渡区的无淹水区沼泽湿地（Lawn） CO₂排放通量变化范围194.20-898.75 mg m^-2 h^-1。相关性分析表明5种微地貌区沼泽湿地CO₂排放通量季节性变化与不同深度土壤温度均存在显著正相关,与水位存在显著负相关（PHW、SHW、SHK、Lawn）或不相关（PHK）,并且水位和温度（5 cm）共同解释了CO₂排放通量季节性变化的87%。3种湿地5种微生境下沼泽湿地CO₂排放通量存在空间变化规律,主要受水位影响,但植物也影响沼泽湿地CO₂排放通量空间变化规律,并且表明沼泽湿地CO₂排放通量与水位平均值存在显著负相关。     

Soil CO2 efflux in contrasting boreal deciduous and coniferous stands and its contribution to the ecosystem carbon balance

Similar nonsteady‐state automated chamber systems were used to measure and partition soil CO₂ efflux in contrasting deciduous (trembling aspen) and coniferous (black spruce and jack pine) stands located within 100 km of each other near the southern edge of the Boreal forest in Canada. The stands were exposed to similar climate forcing in 2003, including marked seasonal variations in soil water availability, which provided a unique opportunity to investigate the influence of climate and stand characteristics on soil CO₂ efflux and to quantify its contribution to the net ecosystem CO₂ exchange (NEE) as measured with the eddy‐covariance technique. Partitioning of soil CO₂ efflux between soil respiration (including forest‐floor vegetation) and forest‐floor photosynthesis showed that short‐ and long‐term temporal variations of soil CO₂ efflux were related to the influence of (1) soil temperature and water content on soil respiration and (2) below‐canopy light availability, plant water status and forest‐floor plant species composition on forest‐floor photosynthesis. Overall, the three stands were weak to moderate sinks for CO₂ in 2003 (NEE of ?103, ?80 and ?28 g C m^?2 yr^?1 for aspen, black spruce and jack pine, respectively). Forest‐floor respiration accounted for 86%, 73% and 75% of annual ecosystem respiration, in the three respective stands, while forest‐floor photosynthesis contributed to 11% and 14% of annual gross ecosystem photosynthesis in the black spruce and jack pine stands, respectively. The results emphasize the need to perform concomitant measurements of NEE and soil CO₂ efflux at longer time scales in different ecosystems in order to better understand the impacts of future interannual climate variability and vegetation dynamics associated with climate change on each component of the carbon balance.