Effects of afforestation on soil carbon turnover in China’s subtropical region

Afforestation in China’s subtropics plays an important role in sequestering CO2 from the atmosphere and in storage of soil carbon (C). Compared with natural forests, plantation forests have lower soil organic carbon (SOC) content and great potential to store more C. To better evaluate the effects of afforestation on soil C turnover, we investigated SOC and its stable C isotope (δ13C) composition in three planted forests at Qianyanzhou Ecological Experimental Station in southern China. Litter and soil samples were collected and analyzed for total organic C, δ13C and total nitrogen. Similarly to the vertical distribution of SOC in natural forests, SOC concentrations decrease exponentially with depth. The land cover type (grassland) before plantation had a significant influence on the vertical distribution of SOC. The SOC δ13C composition of the upper soil layer of two plantation forests has been mainly affected by the grass biomass 13C composition. Soil profiles with a change in photosynthetic pathway had a more complex 13C isotope composition distribution. During the 20 years after plantation establishment, the soil organic matter sources influenced both the δ13C distribution with depth, and C replacement. The upper soil layer SOC turnover in masson pine (a mean 34% of replacement in the 10 cm after 20 years) was more than twice as fast as that of slash pine (16% of replacement) under subtropical conditions. The results demonstrate that masson pine and slash pine plantations cannot rapidly sequester SOC into long-term storage pools in subtropical China.     

中国亚热带地区造林对土壤碳周转的影响

Afforestation in China’s subtropics plays an important role in sequestering CO2 from the atmosphere and in storage of soil carbon (C). Compared with natural forests,plantation forests have lower soil organic carbon (SOC) content and great potential to store more C. To better evaluate the effects of afforestation on soil C turnover,we investigated SOC and its stable C isotope (δ13C) composition in three planted forests at Qianyanzhou Ecological Experimental Station in southern China. Litter and soil samples were collected and analyzed for total organic C,δ13C and total nitrogen. Similarly to the vertical distribution of SOC in natural forests,SOC concentrations decrease exponentially with depth. The land cover type (grassland) before plantation had a significant influence on the vertical distribution of SOC. The SOC ?13C composition of the upper soil layer of two plantation forests has been mainly affected by the grass biomass 13C composition. Soil profiles with a change in photosynthetic pathway had a more complex 13C isotope composition distribution. During the 20 years after plantation establishment,the soil organic matter sources influenced both the δ13C distribution with depth,and C replacement. The upper soil layer SOC turnover in masson pine (a mean 34% of replacement in the 10 cm after 20 years) was more than twice as fast as that of slash pine (16% of replacement) under subtropical conditions. The results demonstrate that masson pine and slash pine plantations cannot rapidly sequester SOC into long-term storage pools in subtropical China.     

马占相思人工林土壤有机碳的异质性

以鹤山站马占相思林土壤为研究对象,对相关土壤、生物指标进行了分析。对马占相思人工林土壤的地统计学研究结果表明:马占相思人工林土壤有机碳和全氮在空间分布上存在着较为显著的空间自相关性,即自相关部分的空间异质性占主导地位,分别占总空间异质性程度的81.3%和84.2%。土壤有机碳分布的空间特征与土壤全氮分布空间特征具有较一致的空间异质性;林木根生物量的分布特征未表现出与土壤有机碳分布的一致空间异质性,这说明根生物量的分布特征在表层土0-15 cm有机碳的空间分布差异上不是主导因子。林地碳、氮不但存在传统统计学上的线性相关,它们也具有景观层次上的空间自相关,指数模型的拟合表明,在7.62 m小尺度范围内,土壤有机碳的空间自相关性存在,在6.60 m尺度范围内,全氮的空间自相关性存在。     

伊犁山地不同海拔土壤有机碳的分布

以乌孙山北坡、科古琴山南坡为例,分析伊犁山地南北坡土壤有机碳的分布特征和影响因素。结果表明:①0-50 cm范围内,高寒草甸、草甸草原土壤有机碳含量较高,荒漠草原土壤有机碳含量最低。土壤有机碳含量均随土壤深度的增加而降低,高寒草甸随土壤深度的增加土壤有机碳下降幅度最大;②伊犁山地土壤腐殖化程度高,氮矿化能力强。大部分海拔的土壤碳氮比随土壤深度的增加而减少。河谷南坡碳氮比降低速率要大于河谷北坡。③土壤有机碳与全氮、全磷以及土壤含水率表现出良好的正相关性;与pH值表现出较好的负相关性,特别是20-50 cm处。植被类型分布和人类活动影响对土壤有机碳垂直变化影响显著。     

The impact of land use/cover change on storage and quality of soil organic carbon in midsubtropical mountainous area of southern China

Land use/cover change (LUCC) is widely recognized as one of the most important driving forces of global carbon cycles. The influence of converting native forest into plantations, secondary forest, orchard and arable land on stores and quality of soil organic carbon (SOC) was investigated in mid-subtropical mountainous area of southern China. The results showed that LUCC had led to great decreases in SOC stocks and quality. Considerable SOC and light-fraction organic carbon (LFOC) had been stored in the native forest (142.2 t hm?2 and 14.8 t hm?2 respectively). When the native forest was converted to plantations, secondary forest, orchard and arable land, the SOC stocks decreased by 25.6%, 28.7%, 38.0%, 31.8% and 51.2%, respectively. The LFOC stocks decreased by 52.2% to 57.2% when the native forest was converted to woodland plantations and secondary forest, and by 82.1% to 84.2% when converted to economic plantation, orchard and arable land. After the conversion, the ratios of LFOC to SOC (0–60 cm) decreased from 13.3% to about 3.0% to 10.7%. The SOC and LFOC stored at the upper 20 cm were more sensitive to LUCC when compared to the subsurface soil layer. Also, the decline in carbon storage induced by LUCC was greater than the global average level, it could be explained by the vulnerable natural environment and special human management practices. Thus, it is wise to enhance soil carbon sequestration, mitigate elevated atmospheric co2 and develop ecological services by protecting vulnerable environment, restoring vegetation coverage, and afforesting in mountainous area in mid-subtropics.     

中亚热带山区土地利用变化对土壤有机碳储量和质量的影响

Land use/cover change (LUCC) is widely recognized as one of the most important driving forces of global carbon cycles. The influence of converting native forest into plantations, secondary forest, orchard and arable land on stores and quality of soil organic carbon (SOC) was investigated in mid-subtropical mountainous area of southern China. The results showed that LUCC had led to great decreases in SOC stocks and quality. Considerable SOC and light-fraction organic carbon (LFOC) had been stored in the native forest (142.2 t hm⁻² and 14.8 t hm⁻² respectively). When the native forest was converted to plantations, secondary forest, orchard and arable land, the SOC stocks decreased by 25.6%, 28.7%, 38.0%, 31.8% and 51.2%, respectively. The LFOC stocks decreased by 52.2% to 57.2% when the native forest was converted to woodland plantations and secondary forest, and by 82.1% to 84.2% when converted to economic plantation, orchard and arable land. After the conversion, the ratios of LFOC to SOC (0–60 cm) decreased from 13.3% to about 3.0% to 10.7%. The SOC and LFOC stored at the upper 20 cm were more sensitive to LUCC when compared to the subsurface soil layer. Also, the decline in carbon storage induced by LUCC was greater than the global average level, it could be explained by the vulnerable natural environment and special human management practices. Thus, it is wise to enhance soil carbon sequestration, mitigate elevated atmospheric CO₂ and develop ecological services by protecting vulnerable environment, restoring vegetation coverage, and afforesting in mountainous area in mid-subtropics. Foundation: Supported by the Key Project of Ministry of Education of China, No.JA04166 Author: Yang Yusheng (1964–), Professor, specialized in carbon and nitrogen cycles of forest.     

中亚热带山区土地利用变化对土壤有机碳储量和质量的影响

通过对中亚热带山区天然林、人工林(用材林和经济林)、次生林、果园和坡耕地等7 种典型土地利用方式的土壤有机碳储量及质量的研究, 结果表明: 中亚热带山区天然林转变 为其他土地利用类型后, 土壤有机碳储量下降了25.6%~51.2%, 而表层0~20 cm 土壤有机碳 储量下降了45.1%~74.8%, 比底层土壤有机碳对土地利用变化的响应更为敏感。土壤轻组有机碳储量(0~60 cm) 下降了52.2%~84.2%, 轻组有机碳占总有机碳比例从13.3%降到3.0% ~10.7%, 比土壤总有机碳对土地利用变化更为敏感。天然林转变为其他土地利用类型后土壤 有机碳损失巨大的原因主要与凋落物归还数量及质量, 水土流失和经营措施对土壤(特别是表层土壤) 的扰动引起土壤有机质加速分解等因素有关。坡耕地人为干扰最严重, 土壤有机 碳下降幅度最大。中亚热带山区土地利用变化引起土壤有机碳储量下降幅度高于全球平均水平, 主要与区域降水和地貌条件有关。因此, 保护山区脆弱生态环境, 加强天然林保护和植 被恢复, 合理营造人工林, 减少耕作, 对山区土壤碳吸存、减缓大气CO₂ 浓度升高和气候变化以及促进山区可持续开发的生态服务功能发展都具有重要意义。     

海拔梯度及典型土地利用类型对北热带山地土壤有机质和综合肥力的影响

为深入了解北热带海拔梯度各山地土壤带及典型土地利用类型（次生林、香蕉园、橡胶林）土壤有机质（SOM）、综合肥力（SIF）分布特征,以云南省金平县蝴蝶谷地区为例,区分表层（0～20 cm）和亚表层（20～40 cm）,测定SOM、pH、全氮、全磷、全钾和速效氮磷钾,采用修正内梅罗指数法评价SIF,分析限制SIF的关键因素。结果表明,研究区海拔与SOM、SIF呈显著正相关,6个山地土壤带表层和亚表层SOM、SIF排序为棕壤带>黄棕壤带>黄壤带>红壤带>赤红壤带>砖红壤带（P<0.05）。无论表层还是亚表层,SOM和SIF均以次生林最大,香蕉园次之,橡胶林最小,次生林SOM显著大于香蕉园和橡胶林（P<0.05）,SIF则无显著差异。随着海拔升高,限制SIF的因素由速效氮、速效磷转变为速效磷和速效钾,且pH的限制逐渐加强,而维持和限制低海拔不同土地利用类型SIF的因素与同海拔段内自然土壤基本一致。未来山地开发利用过程中低海拔区域应该注重补充氮肥和磷肥,中高海拔区域注重补充磷肥和钾肥,同时调节适宜的pH更有助于土壤养分释放和植物吸收利用。综上,海拔梯度和...     

腾格里沙漠东南缘人工固沙植被区表层土壤有机碳矿化对凋落物添加的响应

土壤有机碳矿化是调控土壤碳库时空格局、土壤碳收支平衡和植物养分供应的重要过程,植物残体和凋落物分解释放CO₂直接影响着土壤有机碳矿化。研究了不同类型凋落物对腾格里沙漠东南缘建植于1956年的人工固沙植被区土壤有机碳矿化过程及其对水分和温度的响应特征。结果表明：凋落物添加显著促进了有机碳矿化,添加柠条锦鸡儿（Caragana korshinskii）、油蒿（Artemisia ordosica）、小画眉草（Eragrostis minor）凋落物后,CO₂-C最大矿化速率分别增大了6.94、5.17、3.46倍,0~5 cm层土壤是5~10 cm层土壤的1.09、1.55、1.22倍;CO₂-C累积释放量分别增加了3.73、3.38、2.34倍,0~5 cm层土壤是5~10 cm层土壤的1.17、1.30、1.57倍。凋落物对有机碳矿化的促进作用与温度和水分密切相关,25℃时,CO₂-C平均释放速率、最大释放速率、累积碳释放量分别是10℃的2.21、3.60、2.21倍,而含水量10%时,CO₂-C平均释放速率、最大释放速率和累积碳释放量分别是含水量5%时的1.25、1.20、1.25倍。相关性分析表明,凋落物碳氮含量、碳氮比、木质素比氮和土壤有机碳以及全氮是影响有机碳矿化的主要因子。凋落添加土壤后潜在可矿化碳表现为柠条锦鸡儿>油蒿>小画眉草>对照。凋落物添加显著促进了有机碳矿化过程及碳周转,植被恢复过程中草本植物凋落物的输入更有利于土壤碳固存,凋落物对土壤碳库的调控作用受土壤理化性质和水热等环境因子的共同作用影响。     

Effects of Forest Types and Environmental Factors on Soil Microbial Biomass in a Coastal Sand Dune of Subtropical China

Coastal sand dune ecosystems generally have infertile soil with low water-holding capacity and high salinity. However, many plant species have adapted to the harsh sand environment along the southeastern coast of China. Studying the microbial biomass in such an ecosystem can improve our understanding of the roles that microbes play in soil fertility and nutrient cycling. We investigated the differences in soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and nitrogen (MBN) contents and their seasonal dynamics in five forest types (a secondary forest and plantations of Casuarinas, Pine, Acacia, and Eucalyptus). The results indicated that the seasonal variations of soil MBC and MBN contents in all five forest stands were higher in spring and winter, but lower in summer and autumn. The MBC content was lower in the Casuarinas plantation than in the other plantations in the same soil layer. However, no significant differences were observed in MBN contents among the different forest types. The MBC and MBN concentrations were positively correlated with soil moisture, but negatively correlated with soil temperature. The MBC and MBN contents also decreased with increasing soil depth. Across all soil layers, secondary forest had the highest MBC and MBN concentrations. Our study also showed that the MBC and MBN contents were positively affected by total soil carbon (TC), pH, and litter N content, but were negatively impacted by soil bulk density and litter C content. Moreover, the MBN content was positively correlated with root N content. In summary, environmental factors and the differences in litter and fine roots, soil nutrient contents, as well as the soil physical and chemical properties caused by different tree species collectively affected the concentrations of the soil MBC and MBN.     

草原土壤的碳氮含量及其与温室气体通量的相关性

通过采样分析研究内蒙古锡林流域温带草原土壤有机碳及全N的含量特征,探讨它们的含量与温室气体CO2、N2O、CH4通量的相关性。结果表明：沿470－150mm年降水梯度线，土壤表层（0－20cm）有机碳含量从2．38％递减到1．23％，全N含量从0．218％递减到0．136％，而且放牧和开垦都有使有机碳及全N含量降低的趋势；CO2通量与有机碳含量、全N含量、C／N及N2O通量显著相关，N2O通量与有机碳含量、C／N及CO2通量显著相关，且CO2和N2O的通量都有沿降水梯度递减的趋势；CH4通量与有机碳含量、全N含量、C／N、CO2通量及N2O通量都没有显著相关性。     

中亚热带人工经济林土壤有机碳含量及分布

人工经济林在中国南方种植面积大,并有不断增加的趋势.人工经济林生态系统受人为周期性经营活动影响比较大,是重要的流动性碳库.因此,选择福建省建瓯市万木林自然保护区内本地条件基本一致的毛竹(Phyllostachys heterocycla)、柑橘(Citrus reticulata Blanco)和锥栗(Castanea henryi)作为研究对象,探讨其土壤有机碳含量及其垂直分布特征,结果表明:3种林地土壤剖面有机碳含量的变化范围分别为毛竹林5.91～19.18 g.kg-1、柑橘5.70～13.31g.kg-1、锥栗3.84～10.78 g.kg-1,3种林地土壤有机碳含量随着深度的增加呈现递减趋势;3种林地0～20 cm、20～40 cm层土壤有机碳含量与40～60 cm、60～80 cm、80～100 cm各层均存在显著性差异(P<0.05);3种林地间土壤有机碳储量均存在显著性差异(P<0.05);使用对数方程对3种林地土壤有机碳含量随土壤深度的变化进行拟合均达到显著水平(P<0.05);土壤有机碳含量与土壤全N、C/N比之间存在一定的相关性,特别是3种林地土壤有机碳含量均与土壤全N含量的相关性最好(...     

中亚热带地区森林土壤真菌生物量及影响因子研究

为了解中亚热带地区不同植被类型土壤真菌生物量特征及影响因子,采用玻璃珠细胞破碎提取麦角甾醇法对福建省建瓯市万木林自然保护区内米槠天然林和杉木人工林土壤真菌进行研究,结果表明：1）米槠天然林和杉木人工林0~10 cm土层真菌生物量均显著高于10~20 cm土层。2）相同植被类型,随着海拔高度增加,米槠天然林0~10 cm和10~20 cm土层真菌生物量分别由1.34 mg·g^-1和0.63 mg·g^-1增加到3.28 mg·g^-1和1.46 mg·g^-1,增幅分别达到144.8%和131.7%,但只有0~10 cm土层差异显著。3）不同植被类型,米槠天然林0~10 cm和10~20 cm土层真菌生物量均显著高于杉木人工林相应土层,分别是杉木人工林的1.65和1.91倍。真菌生物量与土壤理化因子的相关分析结果表明：中亚热带地区森林土壤真菌生物量主要受pH值、土壤有机碳、硝态氮、总氮和C/N的影响,表现为真菌生物量与总氮呈显著正相关,与土壤有机碳和C/N呈极显著正相关,与pH值和硝态氮呈极显著负相关。     

闽江河口湿地空心莲子草土壤碳库研究

以闽江河口区最大的洲滩湿地——鳝鱼滩湿地为研究区域,选取空心莲子草湿地土壤为研究对象,对研究区内18个土壤剖面以10cm为间隔分层取样,对其土壤有机碳含量、储量和垂直变化特征及其影响因子进行分析。研究结果表明,空心莲子草湿地土壤有机碳含量和储量最大值均出现在0～10cm土壤剖面,含量和储量分别为32.77g/kg和2817.96t/km2,并与其它土壤剖面的含量和储量存在显著差异,0～60cm土层平均有机碳含量为9.70g/kg,平均有机碳储量为1002.86t/km2,且各个土壤理化因子在表层0～10cm的含量均与其它土层存在显著差异。空心莲子草湿地土壤有机碳含量与影响因子相关性较显著,其中,土壤含水量和土壤盐度与土壤有机碳含量呈极显著正相关(r=0.990,p=0.000<0.01,n=6;r=0.922,p=0.004<0.01,n=6),土壤容重与土壤有机碳含量呈极显著负相关(r=-0.982,p=0.000<0.01,n=6),土壤灰分和土壤pH值与土壤有机碳含量呈显著负相关(r=-0.857,p=0.015<0.05,n=6;r=-0.838,p=0.019<0.05,n=6)。     

无灌溉人工固沙区土壤有机碳及氮含量变异的初步结论

对降水量小于200mm的沙坡头无灌溉条件下人工植被固沙区土壤有机碳和全氮含量变异进行研究。结果表明, 流沙在固定过程中, 人工植被固沙体系的营建改善了成土环境, 促进了生物地球化学循环, 使土壤碳、氮的含量和分布规律发生了变化: ①固沙区土壤有机碳和全氮含量及C/N均高于流沙区, 随土层深度增加土壤有机碳和全氮含量呈逐渐降低趋势, 而C/N呈逐渐升高趋势; ②不同年限固沙区间土壤有机碳、全氮含量及C/N变异小于土层垂直方向的变异; ③不同年限固沙区土层垂直方向土壤有机碳和全氮含量及C/N变异较大, 变异主要存在于结皮层及其下土层(0~5cm); ④流沙区土壤碳、氮含量及C/N低于固沙区, 而且在土层垂直方向上基本无变异。     

老龄杉木人工林生态系统碳库及分配

对福建省南平市安曹下87年生的杉木人工林碳库及其分配进行研究．采用分层切割法和相对生长方程计算乔木层生物量,样方收获法测定林下植被生物量、枯枝落叶层和粗木质残体现存量,CN元素分析仪测定碳含量,研究结果表明：老龄杉木人工林生态系统碳库为287.89t·hm^-2,其中乔木层碳库占生态系统碳库的68.18％,矿质土壤层碳库占26.39％,而林下植被层、枯枝落叶层和粗木质残体碳库所占比例之和不超过6％。老龄杉木林的干材（干＋皮）碳库占乔木层碳库的79．61%。87年生与40年生杉木人工林碳库很接近,前者比后者仅高出7．15％,主要是因为两者占生态系统主体的乔木层碳库和土壤层碳库很接近,前者分别仅高出后者的4．51％和10．39％,前者林下植被层和粗木质残体碳库较大,分别是后者的2．05倍和2．80倍,而枯枝落叶层碳库则低于后者。因此,老龄阶段杉木人工林生态系统碳库增幅不大,但在碳库分配上变化明显。     

不同更新方式对中亚热带森林土壤理化性质的影响

森林的不同更新方式对森林土壤理化性质有重要影响．本研究通过野外调查探讨中亚热带山区杉木人工林和米槠人促更新林2种不同更新方式下林地土壤理化性质的变化特征,并用土壤退化指数定量描述土壤质量变化．结果表明：杉木人工林土壤表层（0—10cm）容重显著高于米槠人促更新林（P〈0．05）;随土壤深度的增加,杉木人工林和米槠人促更...     

新垦沙地农田土壤有机碳时空变异特征

针对河西走廊临泽绿洲边缘区域的新垦沙地农田,采用传统统计学和地统计学相结合的方法研究田块尺度的土壤有机碳时空变异特征。结果表明：（1）在本研究的空间尺度内,土壤有机碳含量在2.66～6.90 g·kg-1范围之间变化,平均值为4.45 g·kg-1,变异系数为24.5%;其空间分布呈明显的斑块状,最佳的变异函数理论模型为指数模型,其块金值和基台值分别为0.13和1.28,偏基台值和基台值的比值及变程分别为0.90及18.24 m;土壤有机碳空间分布与全氮、碱解氮、速效磷、速效钾含量及电导率显著正相关（p＜0.01）,与pH值显著负相关（p＜0.05）。（2）在本研究的监测时间尺度内（2004-2010年）,土壤有机碳年平均值在3.81～4.71 g·kg-1幅度内变化,变异系数为6.8%,无明显的变化趋势;土壤有机碳含量年际间变化与播种量显著正相关,与作物产量显著负相关,而与施氮量、灌溉量和地上部生物量相关不显著。综上所述,新垦沙地农田土壤有机碳含量较区域水平低,其田块尺度的空间异质性是由成土母质、地形等区域因素作用的结果,而对农田管理影响下的新垦沙地农田土壤有机碳含量演变规律的研究需建立在更长时间尺度的土壤监测数据基础上。     

Effects of Poplar Plantations on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Soils: A Case Study in the North China Plain

In recent years, large areas of farmland in the North China Plain have been converted into short-rotation poplar plantations. To analyze the impacts of poplar plantations on soil, 22 soil samples were collected and assayed from the soil profiles of a corn field and a poplar plantation. The results showed that the average soil moisture content of the soil profile in the poplar field was 2.6 percent lower than that of the arable land. The maximum difference in soil moisture content was found in the upper 0-10 cm of topsoil. Soil organic matter and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the cornfield were significantly higher than in the poplar field. Higher nutrient content in the corn field may result from higher fertilizer inputs and the practice of returning straw to the cropped field. The analysis also showed no significant increase in soil organic matter content in deeper soil layers of the poplar field, which means that the conditions are not favorable for the formation of soil organic matter, or that soil organic matter needs a longer time to develop. Elements such as magnesium, iron, manganese and copper in both the corn field and the poplar field had a tendency to accumulate with increasing soil depth. Magnesium, iron, manganese and copper in the 0-80 cm soil layer of the poplar field were higher than those of the cornfield, but the situation was reversed at depths greater than 80 cm. It is concluded that poplar trees consume a large amount of soil moisture and soil nutrients. Local governments should prevent the development of new plantations of fast-growing trees in farmland and help farmers to recover their farmland from forestry plantations.     

米槠天然林转变成杉木人工林后土壤可溶性有机碳的变化

对中亚热带米槠天然林及其采伐迹地形成的36年生杉木人工林0～20cm层土壤可溶性有机碳（DOC,dissolved organic carbon）含量进行研究,分析米槠天然林改造成杉木人工林后土壤DOC平均含量及其季节的变化情况．结果表明：米槠天然林0—20cm层土壤DOC平均含量为60．79mg·kg^-1,比杉木人工林（41．24mg·kg^-1）高47．41％;2个林分0～10cm、10～20cm层土壤DOC平均含量差异明显（P〈0．05）,且都是0—10cm层大于10～20cm层;米槠天然林和杉木人工林土壤DOC含量在季节变化中都表现为秋季最大、冬季最小,但是两者的季节变化模式不完全一致;米槠天然林和杉木人工林土壤DOC的差异和人为干扰因素有关．