Vegetation patterns and nature reserve construction in an extremely-arid desert in Anxi, NW China's Gansu Province

Anxi County is located in the northwestern part of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province and has the sole national level nature reserve of extremely arid desert in China. Phytosociological methods (Braun Blanquet, 1964) are used to classify plant community types in this area. Eleven are distinguished, including six of deserts, four of oases and one transitional type between deserts and oases. Direct gradient analysis(DCA) is employed to correlate the distribution of plant communities to physiogeographic conditions. This study makes clear that water is the most important ecological factor for the distribution of plant species and communities in this area. The effects of water have been demonstrated in different ways. A vegetation gradient from lower altitude to higher altitude in the southern part of the reserve is driven by a precipitation gradient. The effects of the depth of ground water table contribute to the differentiation of vegetation from desert to oasis in the flat area. In a finer scale, the washed gullies have obviously higher species richness and also higher vegetation cover than the surround gobi surfaces, possibly caused by the effects of floods. The vegetation patterns demonstrate that the area of Anxi County is a complete landscape unit. The range of the current nature reserve is not large enough for the purpose of conserving the unique biodiversity in this area.

Research Advances in Allelopathy of Plants in Arid Desert Regions of Northwest China

To investigate allelopathy of plants in desert ecosystems, related research achievements obtained in recent years, reported allelopathic plants, allelochemicals and releasing ways of alleochemicalds were summarized, and then the key problems of research into allelopathic plants in desert ecosystems were indicated. It was considered that the research of allelopathy of plants in desert regions has just started in China, and plants with atlelopathic potential were found in the Compositae, Leguminosae, Rosaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Gramineae; plants in desert regions re- lease allelochemicals mainly via natural volatilization, which is closely related to their growing environment; allelochemicals such as alkaloids, fla- vonoids, terpenoids have been identified. This study can provide theoretical basis and practical value for reasonable adoption of protection meas- ures of desert plants and comprehensive control of desertification.

Analysis on the relationship between winter precipitation and the annual variation of horse stomach fly community in arid desert steppe, Northwest China (2007–2019)

Gasterophilus spp.have been found to be widespread in reintroduced Przewalski’s horses in the Kalamaili Nature Reserve(Northwest China).However,data on the annual variation in Gasterophilus infections are lacking.To analyze the epidemiological features and determine the cause of the annual variation in Gasterophilus infections,we treated 110 Przewalski’s horses with ivermectin and collected Gasterophilus larvae from fecal samples each winter from 2007 to 2019.All 110 Przewalski’s horses studied were found to be infected by Gasterophilus spp.,and a total of 141379 larvae were collected.Six species of Gasterophilus were identified with the following prevalence:G.pecorum(100%),G.nasalis(96.36%),G.nigricornis(94.55%),G.haemorrhoidalis(56.36%),G.intestinalis(59.09%),and G.inermis(3.64%).The mean infection intensity of Gasterophilus spp.larvae in Przewalski’s horses was 1285±653.G.pecorum(92.96%±6.71%)was the most abundant species.The intensity of Gasterophilus spp.(r=–0.561,P<0.046)was significantly correlated with winter precipitation.Our findings confirmed that,in the Kalamaili Nature Reserve,gasterophilosis is a severe parasitic disease in Przewalski’s horses.Winter precipitation at the beginning of the year can indirectly affect the intensity and composition of Gasterophilus spp.in Przewalski’s horses at the end of the year.Therefore,the water-related ecological regulation should be carried out to help reduce the parasite infection of Przewalski’s horses.

AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR AN ECO-CLIMATIC ZONATION AND ITS APPLICATION AS ZONES IN ARID GRASSLANDS,SEMIDESERTS AND DESERTS

The method was developed for a Range Management Handbook of Kenya and the pre-liminary results published 1991. Now it is improved to a stage ready for international discus-sion.1. Main moisture Zones are defined by a specified sum of monthly moistureindices:

Warming effect of desert and its impact on oasis heat resources and agricultural productivity in arid land,China

This paper provides a positive view of the desert, in terms of the warming effect of deserts on oases and the impact of heat re- sources and agricultural production. We use data from experimental sites in the Manas River Basin in China to characterize these relationships. We note that the warming effect of the desert was found to be significant but gradually reduced with in- creased distance of the oasis from the desert. The range of wanning effect is about 100 km, and the improvement in tempera- ture is about 1.8 ℃. Due to this warming effect, the desert serves as the second heat source for the oasis, which represents one important aspect of the ecologic value of the desert. Our results also show the warming effect has a strong spatial impact on agricultural productivity. Crop productivity fell by about 49 kg/ha with every 10 km increase in distance away from the desert. Our results imply that crop suitability must correspond to the warming effect of the desert. More efficient use of heat resources can contribute towards achieving potential productivity.

2010–2020年塔里木盆地南部荒漠草地凋落物回收量月动态数据集

中国科学院新疆策勒荒漠草地生态系统国家野外科学观测研究站(以下简称“策勒站”)地处塔里木盆地南缘,南依昆仑山,北临我国最大的塔克拉玛干沙漠。具有植被群落简单,土壤有机质积累缓慢等特点。凋落物是该区域重要的养分来源。基于对策勒站荒漠植物群落的长期定位观测,通过对不同植物凋落物器官(枝、叶、果)分组,本文整理统计得到2010–2020年塔里木盆地南部荒漠草地凋落物的回收量月动态数据,同时记载了观测场群落以及土壤养分的年度变化情况。数据的产生严格遵照CERN生物观测规范执行,数据的审核及质量控制由台站与分中心质控人员共同完成。本数据集以期为深入研究塔里木盆地南部荒漠草地凋落物动态变化提供基础数据,为了解和评估极端干旱荒漠生态系统养分循环过程提供理论支撑。

干旱砾漠区不同地貌单元植物群落特征及其与环境因子的关系

探究干旱砾漠区不同地貌单元植物群落特征及其驱动力,对干旱区不同地貌单元针对性的自然植物群落保护措施制定与合理的人工恢复植物群落构建具有重要意义。该研究分析了干旱砾漠区砾漠戈壁、风蚀残丘、风沙地和河谷地4种微地貌单元植物群落结构、组成与多样性特征,并基于土壤和微气象因子监测探究了不同地貌单元影响植物群落变化的主要生态因子。结果表明:(1)干旱砾漠区植物群落呈斑块状分布,垂直结构1~2层,生活型主要以1年生植物和小灌木为主;不同地貌单元中砾漠戈壁灌木约占45%,风蚀残丘和风沙地1年生植物约占50%,河谷地植物群落包含所有统计的5种生活型,其中包括少量乔木和藤本植物。(2)干旱砾漠区河谷地的植物群落覆盖度、植株密度、群落多样性和稳定性最高,风蚀残丘次之,在植物分布稀疏的砾漠戈壁和群落结构最简单的风沙地植物群落多样性和稳定性最低。(3)土壤含水率、有机质、可溶性盐和地表温度是影响干旱砾漠区植物多样性、生产力和群落稳定性的主要因子,除此之外,风蚀残丘的土壤容重、砾漠戈壁和风沙地的地表风速也是影响各自微地貌单元植物群落特征的主要因子。综上所述,干旱砾漠区生态受损后应依据不同微地貌单元中影响植物群落的主要生态因子制定相对应的植被恢复措施,如砾漠戈壁地貌减小地表温度、通过土壤质量改善在风蚀残丘和风沙地恢复建群种、河谷地生态用水的维系等。

干旱砾漠区不同微地貌单元土壤性状及真菌群落变化特征

探明干旱砾漠区不同微地貌单元土壤性状、真菌群落组成特征及其变化驱动因素,对于该区土壤真菌群落构建机制的理论研究和针对性生态损伤修复策略制定的实践指导具有重要意义。本文首先对比了干旱砾漠区4种微地貌单元(风蚀残丘、砾漠戈壁、河谷和风沙地)土壤理化性质、真菌α多样性及群落组成的变化特征,再结合不同微地貌单元植物群落特性和微气象因子测定,探究了各微地貌单元影响土壤真菌群落的主要生态因子。结果表明:(1)干旱砾漠区土壤均为砂质土壤,其中风沙地砂粒含量最大且黏粒含量最小,而河谷土壤粒径组成则相反;河谷和砾漠戈壁之间土壤容重和有机质含量无显著差异但显著高于其他两种微地貌单元;河谷土壤可溶性盐含量显著低于其他微地貌单元21.4%,但土壤含水量显著高出39.3%;速效养分中除砾漠戈壁的速效氮与速效钾、风蚀残丘的速效磷含量显著较低外,其他微地貌单元速效养分并未表现出显著性差异。(2)土壤真菌α多样性中,Shannon-Wiener指数、Pieloue指数和Simpson指数均表现为在风沙地显著降低而其他微地貌单元差异不明显,但Chao1多样性指数没有显著差异;真菌群落组成在门水平上,不同微地貌单元都以子囊菌门和担子菌门为优势菌门,其中子囊菌门在砾漠戈壁和风蚀残丘优势度最大,担子菌门在河谷占比最大;在属水平上,风蚀残丘的新凸轮孢菌属、暗茎草属,砾漠戈壁的新凸轮孢菌属、光黑壳,河谷的曲霉属、链格孢属,风沙地的金银花属、新凸轮孢菌属分别为各地貌单元土壤真菌群落优势属。(3)土壤含水量、有机质、速效氮、可溶性盐是影响干旱砾漠区不同微地貌单元土壤真菌群落结构变化的共同关键因子,风沙地的土壤机械组成、风蚀残丘的地表温度、光辐射强度、砾漠戈壁的地表风速和河谷的地表植被生物量分别为各自地貌单元影响土壤真菌群落的差异化生态因子。

Noah-MP陆面模式对干旱区不同下垫面水热通量模拟评估

基于干旱区张掖国家气候观象台2021年1月-2022年6月和大满灌区绿洲农田站2020年1-12月的观测数据,评估Noah-MP模式对干旱区荒漠和农田两种下垫面的水热通量的模拟性能。结果表明:Noah-MP模式模拟的干旱区荒漠下垫面辐射与观测值的相关系数均>0.98,泰勒评分>0.93。感热的泰勒评分(0.809)>潜热的泰勒评分(0.504),对辐射及湍流通量的变化特征、峰谷值与观测值总体一致,模拟效果较好。模拟的5 cm土壤湿度对降水过程有明显的响应,表现出明显的冷暖季差异,但其模拟性能仍有待改进。Noah-MP模式模拟的干旱区农田下垫面辐射通量及各层土壤温度的相关系数均>0.98,泰勒评分>0.58,模拟效果较理想。但模拟的潜热通量及各层土壤湿度较观测值偏低,尤其在生长季模拟性能不理想。Noah-MP模式对干旱区荒漠下垫面水热通量的模拟性能优于农田下垫面,优化和发展模式水文过程的参数化方案,在模式中考虑人为作用,是提高干旱区陆面过程模式模拟能力的重要方向。

干旱荒漠区三种典型灌丛植物凋落物混合分解效应研究

为探究干旱荒漠区混合凋落物的分解特征,本研究以红砂(Reaumuria soongarica(Pall.)Maxim)、泡泡刺(Nitraria sphaerocarpa Maxim)和珍珠(Salsola passerina Bunge)为研究对象,分析了单一和混合凋落物质量损失率和养分残留率的变化,揭示了混合凋落物分解的加性与非加性效应。结果表明:各凋落物质量损失率随分解时间延长呈增加趋势;各凋落物C和N残留率随分解时间推移为降低趋势,说明C和N养分元素呈释放模式;混合凋落物质量损失率表现为加性效应,C残留率在分解前期为加性效应,分解末期为拮抗的非加性效应,N残留率在分解前期为拮抗和协同的非加性效应,分解末期为加性效应;凋落物混合后,较高的物种丰富度会导致养分残留率的非加性效应增强。综上,混合凋落物分解中养分变化的混合效应因分解时间而不同,混合凋落物物种丰富度会影响养分元素的混合效应,能改善干旱荒漠生态系统的养分循环。

西北干旱区荒漠植物叶片和细根碳、氮、磷化学计量特征

植物的叶片和细根是植物地上部分和地下部分最重要的营养器官,其碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)化学计量特征反映了植物的养分限制状况及叶片与细根间的协同作用,开展叶片与细根化学计量关系的研究,对认识植物养分利用策略及元素间平衡关系有重要意义。对西北干旱区21种荒漠植物叶片与细根C、N、P含量进行了测定,分析了C、N、P含量及其计量比在不同生活型及不同器官间的关系。结果表明:1)西北干旱区荒漠植物叶片与细根C含量相对稳定,叶N、P含量高于细根,说明在干旱生境中,植物对养分的分配侧重于地上部分,以完成其正常的生命活动;叶片与细根的N∶P无显著差异,有明显的保守性,表明植物地上与地下部分养分吸收策略与分配规律具有一致性;2)不同生活型植物叶片和细根的C、N、P含量及C∶N、C∶P存在显著差异,灌木与禾草具有较高的C∶N和C∶P,杂类草具有较高的N、P含量,说明灌木与禾草倾向于保守型养分适应策略,杂类草倾向于快速生长的资源竞争策略;3)21种荒漠植物叶片与细根N、P含量间均存在显著的正相关关系,表明西北干旱区荒漠植物体内N、P元素间存在相互作用;4)植物叶片与细根间C、N、P含量及C∶N、C∶P存在等速生长关系,表明植物光合产物和养分在地上与地下部分间的分配具有平行的比例关系,但这种关系受生活型影响。上述结果表明西北干旱区不同生活型植物在恶劣生境中存在不同的养分适应策略,且地上与地下部分的养分利用策略及分配规律存在协同作用,这为进一步认识西北干旱区荒漠植物的养分利用策略提供了试验基础。

基于改进域对抗网络的新能源基地风光时序功率曲线生成方法

准确刻画风光时序功率曲线对于加快推动新能源大规模并网、指导联合发电系统规划运行具有重要意义。针对我国沙漠、戈壁、荒漠等地区新建大型风电光伏发电基地无历史功率数据可利用的现状,该文提出基于改进域对抗网络(improved domain adversarial neural networks,IDANN)的新能源基地风光时序功率曲线生成方法。以历史气象和功率数据充足的新能源场站作为源域,仅有气象数据的新建基地作为目标域。将源域上学习的输入气象信息到输出风光功率的非线性映射知识迁移到目标域,并添加最大均值差异(maximum mean discrepancy,MMD)作为度量域间特征分布相似性的损失函数以降低目标域泛化误差。最后采用实际风光场站算例验证所提方法的有效性,并进一步表明该方法的实用价值和意义。

干旱荒漠区井工煤矿水土流失特点分析

干旱荒漠区是我国重点的生态脆弱区之一。由于煤矿开采活动的加剧,水土流失和风蚀沙化的问题变得更加严重,因此进行水土保持和生态修复的任务变得非常艰巨。文章通过实地调查以及对干旱荒漠区典型井工煤矿的现状分析和文献查询,探讨了井工煤矿在干旱荒漠区的水土流失问题。该研究从时间和空间两个维度对这一问题进行了详细的分析,旨在为干旱地区井工煤矿水土流失治理和生态文明建设提供基础依据。

西北干旱区荒漠戈壁两次极端沙尘事件的对比研究

为深入理解极端沙尘暴事件的演变过程和驱动因子,结合多源卫星遥感及再分析数据,挑选2007年3月31日(“3·31”事件)和2021年3月14日(“3·14”事件)爆发于西北干旱区荒漠戈壁的两次沙尘暴事件,对比分析了其时空演变、高低空环流配置、近地面气象要素的变化。结果表明:(1)两次极端事件分别爆发于塔克拉玛干沙漠及戈壁荒漠,均受高低层天气系统影响。其中,“3·31”事件受地面冷锋和高空脊控制,脊前西北冷空气与地面冷锋引起的垂直运动配合,将沙尘往下游输送;而“3·14”事件则受蒙古气旋和高空槽影响,气旋后的偏北风和气旋引发的垂直运动将沙尘卷起至高层大气,并通过槽后西北风将其往下游输送;(2)两次极端沙尘事件均有持续时间长的特点,区别在于“3·31”事件主要受高压脊、均压场和周边地形影响,大气层结稳定,沙尘不易沉降和输送,而“3·14”事件则因中国北部持续性高压导致的偏南风和偏东风阻止了沙尘向下游扩散;(3)两次极端沙尘事件爆发前,塔克拉玛干和戈壁荒漠均出现了高温、降水减少及土壤水分枯竭现象,即强风和干燥土壤。为极端沙尘事件的爆发创造了有利的动力条件和物质基础。

Evapotranspiration of an oasis-desert transition zone in the middle stream of Heihe River, Northwest China

As a main component in water balance, evapotranspiration is of great importance for water saving and irrigation-measure making, especially in arid or semiarid regions. Although studies of evapotranspiration have been conducted for a long time, studies concentrated on oasis-desert transition zone are very limited. On the basis of the meteorological data and other parameters（e.g. leaf area index（LAI）） of an oasis-desert transition zone in the middle stream of Heihe River from 2005 to 2011, this paper calculated both reference（ET0） and actual evapotranspiration（ETc） using FAO56 Penman-Monteith and Penman-Monteith models, respectively. In combination with pan evaporation（Ep） measured by E601 pan evaporator, four aspects were analyzed：（1） ET0 was firstly verified by Ep;（2） Characteristics of ET0 and ETc were compared, while the influencing factors were also analyzed;（3） Since meteorological data are often unavailable for estimating ET0 through FAO56 Penman-Monteith model in this region, pan evaporation coefficient（Kp） is very important when using observed Ep to predict ET0. Under this circumstance, an empirical formula of Kp was put forward for this region;（4） Crop coefficient（Kc）, an important index to reflect evapotranspiration, was also analyzed. Results show that mean annual values of ET0 and ETc were 840 and 221 mm, respectively. On the daily bases, ET0 and ETc were 2.3 and 0.6 mm/d, respectively. The annual tendency of ET0 and ETc was very similar, but their amplitude was obviously different. The differences among ET0 and ETc were mainly attributed to the different meteorological variables and leaf area index. The calculated Kc was about 0.25 and showed little variation during the growing season, indicating that available water（e.g. precipitation and irrigation） of about 221 mm/a was required to keep the water balance in this region. The results provide an comprehensive analysis of evapotranspiration for an oasis-desert transition zone in the middle stream of Heihe River, which was seldom reported before.

Response of ants to grazing disturbance at the central Monte Desert of Argentina: community descriptors and functional group scheme

Livestock ranching is one of the main productive activities in arid regions of the world.Grazing produces changes in animal as well as plant communities(e.g.richness,abundance and species dominance relationships).Ants are good biological indicators due to the environmental fidelity of some of their community parameters.We described the functional structure of the ant community in the central Monte of Mendoza,Argentina,and examined the effect of grazing using richness,diversity and the functional group scheme.We used pitfall traps to sample ants at a reserve with 30-year cattle exclusion and at an adjacent ranch.Eleven of the 27 recorded species showed significant differences in their abundance and two species were absent at the ranch.While richness and diversity did not reflect these differences,functional groups did.Hot Climate Specialists were more abundant at the ranch while Cryptic Species and Generalized Myrmicinae increased at the reserve.This study supports the utility of the functional group scheme to study the effects of grazing disturbance in ant communities of arid regions.

Grazing exclusion-induced shifts,the relative importance of environmental filtering,biotic interactions and dispersal limitation in shaping desert steppe communities,northern China

Grazing exclusion is one of the most efficient approaches to restore degraded grassland but may negatively affects the recovery of species diversity. Changes in plant species diversity should be a consequence of the ecological assembly process. Local community assembly is influenced by environmental filtering, biotic interactions, and dispersal. However, how these factors potentially contribute to changes to species diversity is poorly understood, especially in harsh environments. In this study, two management sites within a Stipa breviflora desert steppe community（typical natural steppe） were selected in northern China. In one of the two management sites, grazing has been excluded since 2010 and in the other with open grazing by sheep. In August 2016, three plots were established and 100 sampling units were created within each plot in a 5 m×5 m area at the two management sites. To assess the effects of grazing exclusion on S. breviflora steppe, we analyzed the vegetation biomass, species diversity,soil organic carbon, and soil particle size distribution using paired T-tests. In addition, variation partitioning was applied to determine the relative importance of environmental filtering and dispersal limitation. Null mode analysis was used to quantify the influence of biotic interactions in conjunction with Eco Sim niche overlap and co-occurrence values. Our results demonstrated that（1） species diversity significantly decreased and the main improvements in soil quality occurred in the topsoil 0–10 cm after the grazing exclusion;（2） environmental filtering was important for community assembly between grazed and fenced grassland and this appears particularly true for soil particle size distribution, which may be well correlated with soil hydrological processes; and（3） however, competitive exclusion may play a significant role within the exclusion. The multiple pathways of assembly may collectively determine negative effects on the restoration of species diversity. Therefore, designers should be aware of the risk of reducing grazing exclusion-induced species diversity and account for manipulating processes. This in turn will reduce dominant species and promote environmental heterogeneity to maximize species diversity in semi-arid regions.

南疆地区水资源问题与对策建议

【研究目的】南疆地区是中国重要的能源矿产基地和诸多国家战略的核心区。该区地处干旱区,水资源短缺是制约社会经济发展和生态环境保护修复的主要因素,查明水资源开发利用中的问题,提出针对性的对策建议是实现水资源可持续利用与环境保护的重要保障。【研究方法】通过系统收集分析前人已有成果,从南疆地区的水资源开发利用现状、存在的问题与对策建议3个方面进行论述。【研究结果】南疆地区的水资源主要形成于山区,山区的降水和冰雪融水是河流的主要补给源。河流出山后,地表水与地下水频繁转化,最终以蒸散发的形式消亡于流域下游。南疆地区多年平均水资源451亿m^(3),其中地表水资源量432亿m^(3),地下水资源量268亿m^(3),重复量249亿m^(3)。近年的开发利用量已达327亿m^(3),开发利用程度超过70%,远超过水资源开发利用的警戒线,总体上已处于过度开发状态。南疆地区的地表水水质总体较好,优于Ⅲ类水的地表水占94%。地下水的水质从山前倾斜平原向盆地腹部,浅层地下水水质逐渐变差,由Ⅰ-Ⅲ类转变成Ⅳ-Ⅴ类地下水(高矿化度水),部分地区常规水化学、有机物含量等超标。水资源开发利用中的主要问题有水资源利用效率和效益偏低、水资源不合理开发利用造成土壤盐渍化和沙漠化等环境问题、生态需水量的估算存在较大不确定性以及气候变化对水资源的影响研究不足等。【结论】针对以上问题,应大力发展节水农业及提高咸水的资源化利用程度,统筹上、中、下游的水资源调度,优化水资源在生活、生态、生产之间的配置,加强南疆地区气候变化对水资源的影响研究以及生态需水量研究。

西北干旱荒漠地区退耕还林还草工程综合效益评价

为对西北干旱荒漠地区新一轮退耕还林还草工程的实施提供科学指导,以吐鲁番市为研究区域,建立包含表征该区域特点的15个指标的综合效益评价指标体系,基于云模型与变异系数法组合确定指标权重,运用比重法无量纲化指标数据,采用加成综合法进行退耕工程综合效益评价分析,并通过灰色系统预测模型GM(1,1)对2021—2025年生态效益、经济效益、社会效益和政策响应指数进行了预测。结果表明:(1)在2004—2019年,综合效益指数逐年提高,新一轮退耕提升幅度是前一轮的两倍。(2)森林覆盖率提高、水土流失治理面积扩大、农民人均纯收入增加和人均林业产值增加,是生态效益和经济效益提高的主要因素。(3)退耕工程的实施促使产业结构和就业结构呈良性发展趋势。退耕所涉农户再退耕意愿的提升巩固了退耕成果,使其具有长效性。(4) 2021—2025年的生态效益、经济效益、社会效益和政策响应指数预测值均呈上升趋势,且经济效益指数>政策响应指数>生态效益指数>社会效益指数。依据预测结果,西北干旱荒漠地区在新一轮退耕工程的实施中应以生态建设为重点,加强生态补偿和乡村振兴战略的有效衔接,促进农业转移人口市民化,实现生态、经济、社会和政策响应间的协调发展。

Microclimate and CO_2 fluxes on continuous fine days in the Xihu desert wetland,China

The Xihu desert wetland is located in an extremely arid area in Dunhuang,Gansu province of Northwest China.The area is home to an unusual geographic and ecological environment that is considered unique,both in China and the world.Microclimate is not only related to topography,but is also affected by the physical properties of underlying ground surfaces.Microclimate and CO2 flux have different characteristics under different underlying surface conditions.However,until now,few studies have investigated the microclimate characteristics and CO2 flux in this area.The eddy covariance technique（ECT） is a widely used and effective method for studying such factors in different ecosystems.Basing on data from continuous fine days obtained in the Dunhuang Xihu desert wetland between September 2012 and September 2013,this paper discussed and compared the characteristics of daily microclimate variations and CO2 fluxes between the two periods.Results from both years showed that there was a level of turbulent mixing and updraft in the area,and that the turbulent momentum flux was controlled by wind shear under good weather conditions.The horizontal wind velocity,friction wind velocity and vertical wind velocity were commendably consistent with each other.Air temperature in the surface layer followed an initial decreasing trend,followed by an increasing then decreasing trend under similar net radiation conditions.With changes in air temperature,the soil temperature in the surface layer follows a more obvious sinusoidal fluctuation than that in the subsoil.Components of ground surface radiation during the two study periods showed typical diurnal variations.The maximum diurnal absorption of CO2 occurred at around 11：00（Beijing time） in the Xihu desert wetland,and the concentrations of CO2 in both periods gradually decreased with time.This area was therefore considered to act as a carbon sink during the two observation periods.