Temperature and freeze-thaw events are two key factors controlling litter decomposition in cold biomes.Predicted global warming and changes in freeze-thaw cycles therefore may directly or indirectly impact litter deco...Temperature and freeze-thaw events are two key factors controlling litter decomposition in cold biomes.Predicted global warming and changes in freeze-thaw cycles therefore may directly or indirectly impact litter decomposition in those ecosystems. Here, we conducted a2-year-long litter decomposition experiment along an elevational gradient from 3000 to 3600 m to determine the potential effects of litter quality, climate warming and freeze-thaw on the mass losses of three litter types [dragon spruce（Picea asperata Mast.）, red birch（Betula albosinensis Burk.）, and minjiang fir（Abies faxoniana Rehd. et Wild）]. Marked differences in mass loss were observed among the litter types and sampling dates. Decay constant（k） values of red birch were significantly higher than those of the needle litters. However, mass losses between elevations did not differ significantly for any litter type.During the winter, lost mass contributed 18.3-28.8 % of the net loss rates of the first year. Statistical analysis showed that the relationships between mass loss and litter chemistry or their ratios varied with decomposition periods. Our results indicated that short-term field incubations could overestimate the k value of litter decomposition.Considerable mass was lost from subalpine forest litters during the wintertime. Potential future warming may not affect the litter decomposition in the subalpine forest ecosystems of eastern Tibetan Plateau.展开更多
Enhancing the terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink(referred to as terrestrial C sink) is an important way to slow down the continuous increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide(CO_(2)) concentration and to achieve carbon neu...Enhancing the terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink(referred to as terrestrial C sink) is an important way to slow down the continuous increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide(CO_(2)) concentration and to achieve carbon neutrality target.To better understand the characteristics of terrestrial C sinks and their contribution to carbon neutrality,this review summarizes major progress in terrestrial C budget researches during the past decades,clarifies spatial patterns and drivers of terrestrial C sources and sinks in China and around the world,and examines the role of terrestrial C sinks in achieving carbon neutrality target.According to recent studies,the global terrestrial C sink has been increasing from a source of (-0.2±0.9) Pg C yr^(-1)(1 Pg=1015g)in the 1960s to a sink of (1.9±1.1) Pg C yr^(-1) in the 2010s.By synthesizing the published data,we estimate terrestrial C sink of 0.20–0.25 Pg C yr^(-1) in China during the past decades,and predict it to be 0.15–0.52 Pg C yr^(-1) by 2060.The terrestrial C sinks are mainly located in the mid-and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere,while tropical regions act as a weak C sink or source.The C balance differs much among ecosystem types:forest is the major C sink;shrubland,wetland and farmland soil act as C sinks;and whether the grassland functions as C sink or source remains unclear.Desert might be a C sink,but the magnitude and the associated mechanisms are still controversial.Elevated atmospheric CO_(2) concentration,nitrogen deposition,climate change,and land cover change are the main drivers of terrestrial C sinks,while other factors such as fires and aerosols would also affect ecosystem C balance.The driving factors of terrestrial C sink differ among regions.Elevated CO_(2) concentration and climate change are major drivers of the C sinks in North America and Europe,while afforestation and ecological restoration are additionally important forcing factors of terrestrial C sinks in China.For future studies,we recommend the necessity for intensive and long-term ecosystem C monitoring over broad geographic scale to improve terrestrial biosphere models for accurately evaluating terrestrial C budget and its dynamics under various climate change and policy scenarios.展开更多
Anthropogenic nitrogen(N)emissions to atmosphere have increased dramatically in China since 1980s,and this increase has aroused great concerns on its ecological impacts on terrestrial ecosystems.Previous studies have ...Anthropogenic nitrogen(N)emissions to atmosphere have increased dramatically in China since 1980s,and this increase has aroused great concerns on its ecological impacts on terrestrial ecosystems.Previous studies have showed that terrestrial ecosystems in China are acting as a large carbon(C)sink,but its potential in the future remains largely uncertain.So far little work on the impacts of the N deposition on C sequestration in China’s terrestrial ecosystems has been assessed at a national scale.Aiming to assess and predict how ecological processes especially the C cycling respond to the increasing N deposition in China’s forests,recently researchers from Peking University and their partners have established a manipulation experimental network on the ecological effects of the N deposition:Nutrient Enrichment Experiments in China’s Forests Project(NEECF).The NEECF comprises 10 experiments at 7 sites located from north to south China,covering major zonal forest vegetation in eastern China from boreal forest in Greater Khingan Mountains to tropical forests in Hainan Island.This paper introduces the framework of the NEECF project and its potential policy implications.展开更多
Aims Boreal larch(Larix gmelinii)forests in Northeast China have been widely disturbed since the 1987 conflagration;however,its long-term effects on the forest carbon(C)cycling have not been explored.The objective of ...Aims Boreal larch(Larix gmelinii)forests in Northeast China have been widely disturbed since the 1987 conflagration;however,its long-term effects on the forest carbon(C)cycling have not been explored.The objective of this study thus was to quantify the effects of fire severity and post-fire reforestation on C pools and the changes of these forests.Methods Sixteen permanent plots have been set in two types of larch stands(L.gmelinii-grass,LG;and L.gmelinii-Rhododendron dahurica,LR)with three levels of fire severity(unburned,low-severity and high-severity but replanted),at 1987 burned sites in Daxing’anling,northeastern China,to repeatedly measure ecosystem C pools in 1998 and 2014.C components were partitioned into vegetation(foliage,branch,stem and roots),soil and detritus(standing and fallen woody debris and litter).The fire effects on post-fire C dynamics were examined by comparing the differences of C pools and changes between the two field investigations caused by fire severity.Important Findings During the study period,unburned mature stands were C sinks(105 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LG,and 190 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LR),whereas the low-severity stands were C-neutral(−4 and 15 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LG and LR,respectively).The high-severity burned but reforested stands were C sinks,among which,however,magnitudes(88 and 16 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LG and LR,respectively)were smaller than those of the two unburned stands.Detritus C pools decreased significantly(with a loss ranging from 26 to 38 g C m^(−2) year^(−1))in the burned stands during recent restoration.Soil organic C pools increased slightly in the unmanaged stands(unburned and lowseverity,with accumulation rates ranging from 4 to 35 g C m^(−2) year^(−1)),but decreased for the high-severity replanted stands(loss rates of 28 and 36 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LG and LR,respectively).These results indicate that fire severity has a dynamic post-fire effect on both C pools and distributions of the boreal larch forests,and that effective reforestation practice accelerates forest C sequestration.展开更多
Aims There are different components of carbon(C)pools in a natural forest ecosystem:biomass,soil,litter and woody debris.We asked how these pools changed with elevation in one of China’s ecologically important forest...Aims There are different components of carbon(C)pools in a natural forest ecosystem:biomass,soil,litter and woody debris.We asked how these pools changed with elevation in one of China’s ecologically important forest ecosystem,i.e.beech(Fagus L.,Fagaceae)forests,and what were the underlying driving factors of such variation.Methods The four C pools in nine beech forests were investigated along an elevational gradient(1095–1930 m)on Mt.Fanjingshan in Guizhou Province,Southwest China.Variance partitioning was used to explore the relative effects of stand age,climate and other factors on C storage.In addition,we compared the four C pools to other beech forests in Guizhou Province and worldwide.Important Findings The total C pools of beech forest ecosystems ranged from 190.5 to 504.3 Mg C ha^(–1),mainly attributed to biomass C(accounting for 33.7–73.9%)and soil C(accounting for 23.9–65.5%).No more than 4%of ecosystem C pools were stored in woody debris(0.05–3.1%)and litter(0.2–0.7%).Ecosystem C storage increased significantly with elevation,where both the biomass and woody debris C pools increased with elevation,while those of litter and soil exhibited no such trend.For the Guizhou beech forests,climate and stand age were found to be key drivers of the elevational patterns of ecosystem and biomass C storage,while for beech forests globally,stand age was the most important predictor.Compared to beech forests worldwide,beech forests in Guizhou Province displayed a relatively higher biomass C accumulation rate,which may be explained by a much higher precipitation in this area.The present study provides basic data for understanding the C budgets of Chinese beech forests and their possible roles in regional C cycling and emphasizes the general importance of stand age and climate on C accumulation.展开更多
Aims Soil respiration is one of the most important components in the car-bon(c)cycle in terrestrial ecosystems.to investigate the contribution of each component of c cycle to the total soil c efflux,we quantified the ...Aims Soil respiration is one of the most important components in the car-bon(c)cycle in terrestrial ecosystems.to investigate the contribution of each component of c cycle to the total soil c efflux,we quantified the rates of litter,root,and other mineral soil respiration from 2012 to 2014 in the primary and secondary tropical mountain rain forests in Hainan Island,china.Methods the seasonal dynamics of soil(Rs),non-litter(RNL)and non-root(RNR)respiration rates were measured using an automatic chamber system(Li-8100).Litter removal and root removal treatments were used to assess the contribution of litter and roots to belowground c production.We estimated the annual c efflux of each compo-nent of soil respiration in primary and secondary forests using a temperature-based exponential model and analyzed the impact of each component in each forest type.Important Findingsthe annual total soil c efflux was significantly higher in the primary rain forest(1567±205 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1))than that in the secondary forest(1300±70 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1),P<0.05).the litter,root,and mineral soils contributed 22%(349±185 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),38%(589±100 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),and 40%(628±128 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1))to the total soil c efflux in primary rain forest,respectively.In secondary forest,these three components contributed 11%(148±35 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),45%(572±259 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),and 44%(580±226 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),respectively.the temperature sensitivity(Q10)of Rs(2.70±0.14)in the primary forest was significantly higher than that in the secondary forest(2.34±0.12),with the Q10 values for respiration decreasing in the order of RNR>Rs>RNL.these results show that the difference in litter respiration between primary and secondary forest caused the major difference in annual soil respiration efflux between these two forest types.In addition,the litter respiration is more sensitive to the soil temperature than the other soil respiration components.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(3157044531570601+2 种基金31500509 and31570605)Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China(2013M540714 and 2014T70880)Collaborative Innovation Center of Ecological Security in the Upper Reaches of Yangze River
文摘Temperature and freeze-thaw events are two key factors controlling litter decomposition in cold biomes.Predicted global warming and changes in freeze-thaw cycles therefore may directly or indirectly impact litter decomposition in those ecosystems. Here, we conducted a2-year-long litter decomposition experiment along an elevational gradient from 3000 to 3600 m to determine the potential effects of litter quality, climate warming and freeze-thaw on the mass losses of three litter types [dragon spruce（Picea asperata Mast.）, red birch（Betula albosinensis Burk.）, and minjiang fir（Abies faxoniana Rehd. et Wild）]. Marked differences in mass loss were observed among the litter types and sampling dates. Decay constant（k） values of red birch were significantly higher than those of the needle litters. However, mass losses between elevations did not differ significantly for any litter type.During the winter, lost mass contributed 18.3-28.8 % of the net loss rates of the first year. Statistical analysis showed that the relationships between mass loss and litter chemistry or their ratios varied with decomposition periods. Our results indicated that short-term field incubations could overestimate the k value of litter decomposition.Considerable mass was lost from subalpine forest litters during the wintertime. Potential future warming may not affect the litter decomposition in the subalpine forest ecosystems of eastern Tibetan Plateau.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31988102)。
文摘Enhancing the terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink(referred to as terrestrial C sink) is an important way to slow down the continuous increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide(CO_(2)) concentration and to achieve carbon neutrality target.To better understand the characteristics of terrestrial C sinks and their contribution to carbon neutrality,this review summarizes major progress in terrestrial C budget researches during the past decades,clarifies spatial patterns and drivers of terrestrial C sources and sinks in China and around the world,and examines the role of terrestrial C sinks in achieving carbon neutrality target.According to recent studies,the global terrestrial C sink has been increasing from a source of (-0.2±0.9) Pg C yr^(-1)(1 Pg=1015g)in the 1960s to a sink of (1.9±1.1) Pg C yr^(-1) in the 2010s.By synthesizing the published data,we estimate terrestrial C sink of 0.20–0.25 Pg C yr^(-1) in China during the past decades,and predict it to be 0.15–0.52 Pg C yr^(-1) by 2060.The terrestrial C sinks are mainly located in the mid-and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere,while tropical regions act as a weak C sink or source.The C balance differs much among ecosystem types:forest is the major C sink;shrubland,wetland and farmland soil act as C sinks;and whether the grassland functions as C sink or source remains unclear.Desert might be a C sink,but the magnitude and the associated mechanisms are still controversial.Elevated atmospheric CO_(2) concentration,nitrogen deposition,climate change,and land cover change are the main drivers of terrestrial C sinks,while other factors such as fires and aerosols would also affect ecosystem C balance.The driving factors of terrestrial C sink differ among regions.Elevated CO_(2) concentration and climate change are major drivers of the C sinks in North America and Europe,while afforestation and ecological restoration are additionally important forcing factors of terrestrial C sinks in China.For future studies,we recommend the necessity for intensive and long-term ecosystem C monitoring over broad geographic scale to improve terrestrial biosphere models for accurately evaluating terrestrial C budget and its dynamics under various climate change and policy scenarios.
基金National Basic Research Program of China on Global Change(2010CB950600)National Natural Science Foundation of China(#31021001)Ministry of Science and Technology(2010DFA31290).
文摘Anthropogenic nitrogen(N)emissions to atmosphere have increased dramatically in China since 1980s,and this increase has aroused great concerns on its ecological impacts on terrestrial ecosystems.Previous studies have showed that terrestrial ecosystems in China are acting as a large carbon(C)sink,but its potential in the future remains largely uncertain.So far little work on the impacts of the N deposition on C sequestration in China’s terrestrial ecosystems has been assessed at a national scale.Aiming to assess and predict how ecological processes especially the C cycling respond to the increasing N deposition in China’s forests,recently researchers from Peking University and their partners have established a manipulation experimental network on the ecological effects of the N deposition:Nutrient Enrichment Experiments in China’s Forests Project(NEECF).The NEECF comprises 10 experiments at 7 sites located from north to south China,covering major zonal forest vegetation in eastern China from boreal forest in Greater Khingan Mountains to tropical forests in Hainan Island.This paper introduces the framework of the NEECF project and its potential policy implications.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(31321061,31330012)National Basic Research Program of China on Global Change(2014CB954001)+2 种基金National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2011BAD37B01)Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA05050000)Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(IRT1054).
文摘Aims Boreal larch(Larix gmelinii)forests in Northeast China have been widely disturbed since the 1987 conflagration;however,its long-term effects on the forest carbon(C)cycling have not been explored.The objective of this study thus was to quantify the effects of fire severity and post-fire reforestation on C pools and the changes of these forests.Methods Sixteen permanent plots have been set in two types of larch stands(L.gmelinii-grass,LG;and L.gmelinii-Rhododendron dahurica,LR)with three levels of fire severity(unburned,low-severity and high-severity but replanted),at 1987 burned sites in Daxing’anling,northeastern China,to repeatedly measure ecosystem C pools in 1998 and 2014.C components were partitioned into vegetation(foliage,branch,stem and roots),soil and detritus(standing and fallen woody debris and litter).The fire effects on post-fire C dynamics were examined by comparing the differences of C pools and changes between the two field investigations caused by fire severity.Important Findings During the study period,unburned mature stands were C sinks(105 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LG,and 190 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LR),whereas the low-severity stands were C-neutral(−4 and 15 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LG and LR,respectively).The high-severity burned but reforested stands were C sinks,among which,however,magnitudes(88 and 16 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LG and LR,respectively)were smaller than those of the two unburned stands.Detritus C pools decreased significantly(with a loss ranging from 26 to 38 g C m^(−2) year^(−1))in the burned stands during recent restoration.Soil organic C pools increased slightly in the unmanaged stands(unburned and lowseverity,with accumulation rates ranging from 4 to 35 g C m^(−2) year^(−1)),but decreased for the high-severity replanted stands(loss rates of 28 and 36 g C m^(−2) year^(−1) for LG and LR,respectively).These results indicate that fire severity has a dynamic post-fire effect on both C pools and distributions of the boreal larch forests,and that effective reforestation practice accelerates forest C sequestration.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(grant no.2017YFA0605101)Ministry of Science and Technology of China(grant no.2015FY210200)National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.31700374,31621091).
文摘Aims There are different components of carbon(C)pools in a natural forest ecosystem:biomass,soil,litter and woody debris.We asked how these pools changed with elevation in one of China’s ecologically important forest ecosystem,i.e.beech(Fagus L.,Fagaceae)forests,and what were the underlying driving factors of such variation.Methods The four C pools in nine beech forests were investigated along an elevational gradient(1095–1930 m)on Mt.Fanjingshan in Guizhou Province,Southwest China.Variance partitioning was used to explore the relative effects of stand age,climate and other factors on C storage.In addition,we compared the four C pools to other beech forests in Guizhou Province and worldwide.Important Findings The total C pools of beech forest ecosystems ranged from 190.5 to 504.3 Mg C ha^(–1),mainly attributed to biomass C(accounting for 33.7–73.9%)and soil C(accounting for 23.9–65.5%).No more than 4%of ecosystem C pools were stored in woody debris(0.05–3.1%)and litter(0.2–0.7%).Ecosystem C storage increased significantly with elevation,where both the biomass and woody debris C pools increased with elevation,while those of litter and soil exhibited no such trend.For the Guizhou beech forests,climate and stand age were found to be key drivers of the elevational patterns of ecosystem and biomass C storage,while for beech forests globally,stand age was the most important predictor.Compared to beech forests worldwide,beech forests in Guizhou Province displayed a relatively higher biomass C accumulation rate,which may be explained by a much higher precipitation in this area.The present study provides basic data for understanding the C budgets of Chinese beech forests and their possible roles in regional C cycling and emphasizes the general importance of stand age and climate on C accumulation.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(31321061,31330012)National Basic Research Program of China on Global Change(2014CB954001).
文摘Aims Soil respiration is one of the most important components in the car-bon(c)cycle in terrestrial ecosystems.to investigate the contribution of each component of c cycle to the total soil c efflux,we quantified the rates of litter,root,and other mineral soil respiration from 2012 to 2014 in the primary and secondary tropical mountain rain forests in Hainan Island,china.Methods the seasonal dynamics of soil(Rs),non-litter(RNL)and non-root(RNR)respiration rates were measured using an automatic chamber system(Li-8100).Litter removal and root removal treatments were used to assess the contribution of litter and roots to belowground c production.We estimated the annual c efflux of each compo-nent of soil respiration in primary and secondary forests using a temperature-based exponential model and analyzed the impact of each component in each forest type.Important Findingsthe annual total soil c efflux was significantly higher in the primary rain forest(1567±205 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1))than that in the secondary forest(1300±70 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1),P<0.05).the litter,root,and mineral soils contributed 22%(349±185 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),38%(589±100 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),and 40%(628±128 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1))to the total soil c efflux in primary rain forest,respectively.In secondary forest,these three components contributed 11%(148±35 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),45%(572±259 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),and 44%(580±226 g c m^(−2)yr^(−1)),respectively.the temperature sensitivity(Q10)of Rs(2.70±0.14)in the primary forest was significantly higher than that in the secondary forest(2.34±0.12),with the Q10 values for respiration decreasing in the order of RNR>Rs>RNL.these results show that the difference in litter respiration between primary and secondary forest caused the major difference in annual soil respiration efflux between these two forest types.In addition,the litter respiration is more sensitive to the soil temperature than the other soil respiration components.
