西南岩溶区植被碳循环研究进展

由于岩溶关键带是地球关键带系统中重要的部分,岩溶区的植被是陆地生态系统重要的碳汇项,岩溶区植被的地上部分通过植物生长固碳的同时其地下部分的碳储量也非常可观,地下生物量生长和凋落物分解也会提高土壤有机碳和无机碳的含量,因此岩溶区植被碳循环已成为当前岩溶碳汇研究的热点之一。该文梳理了近四十年来岩溶植被固碳过程的研究文献,阐述了西南岩溶区植被特有的生理学特征,重点论述了以下4个方面的内容:(1)西南岩溶区植被生物量、生产力、碳储量评估;(2)西南岩溶区植被时空变化格局与碳源汇效应;(3)岩溶区植被碳利用特殊机制;(4)岩溶区植被碳循环模型预测与碳汇潜力。同时,提出了目前研究中存在的问题,并对今后的研究方向进行了展望,认为今后应在岩溶区植被碳循环的相关参数系统测定和机理过程研究,精细识别西南岩溶地区植被景观类型、量化固碳过程,以及对岩溶植被碳循环模型进行校正和修改等方面开展研究。该文可为深入理解岩溶区碳的时空演化规律、探索区域碳循环机理提供参考。

Research progress on carbon cycle of karst vegetation in Southwest China

Because the karst critical zone is an important part of the Earth Critical Zone system, the vegetation in karst area is an important carbon sink of terrestrial ecosystem, and the aboveground part of the vegetation in the karst area sequestrates carbon through plant growth, the carbon storage in the underground part is also very considerable, the growth of underground biomass and decomposition of litter also increase soil organic carbon and inorganic carbon content. Therefore, vegetation carbon cycle in karst area is one of the hotspots of karst carbon sink research. Based on the reviewing of research literature on carbon sequestration of karst vegetation in the past 40 years, this paper expounds the unique physiological characteristics of karst vegetation in Southwest China, and focuses on the following four aspects:(1)Evaluation of vegetation biomass, productivity and carbon storage in karst area of Southwest China;(2)Temporal and spatial variation patterns of vegetation and carbon source and sink effect in karst area of Southwest China;(3)Special mechanism of vegetation carbon utilization in karst area;(4)Prediction of vegetation carbon cycle model and carbon sink potential in karst area. The problems existing in the current research are put forward, and the future research direction is prospected. It is proposed that the future research should be carried out in the aspects of systematic determination of relevant parameters and mechanism process of vegetation carbon cycle in karst area, fine identification of vegetation landscape types in southwest karst area, quantification of carbon sequestration process, and correction and modification of karst vegetation carbon cycle model. This paper provides a reference for in-depth understanding the temporal and spatial evolution of carbon cycle in karst region and for exploring regional carbon cycle mechanism.