毛白杨树干呼吸及其温度敏感性季节变化特征

树干呼吸(E_s)是森林生态系统碳循环过程的重要组成部分,深入理解树干呼吸过程对未来气候变暖的响应及反馈机制有助于更加精确地估算森林生态系统碳储量。为揭示毛白杨树干呼吸及其温度敏感性的昼夜变化和季节动态规律,利用Li-Cor6400便携式光合作用测定系统及其配套使用的土壤呼吸测量气室(LI-6400-09)对冀南平原区毛白杨的树干呼吸和树干温度实施为期1年的连续监测。结果表明:(1)在生长季,毛白杨树干呼吸与树干温度之间在晚上呈现正相关的关系(R~2=0.88);相反,两者在白天为负相关的关系(R~2=0.96)。(2)整个观测期内,毛白杨树干呼吸和树干温度均呈现"钟形"的变化曲线,树干呼吸与树干温度之间存在着较好的指数函数关系(R~2=0.93),且树干呼吸的温度敏感性系数(Q_(10))为2.62;不同季节毛白杨树干呼吸的Q_(10)存在差异,生长季的Q_(10)(1.95)明显低于非生长季(3.00),表明生长呼吸和维持呼吸对温度的响应也并不相同。(3)温度矫正后的毛白杨树干呼吸(R_(15))在昼夜和季节尺度上均存在明显的变异,即夜晚的R_(15)显著高于白天(P0.01),生长季的R_(15)明显高于非生长季(P0.05);树干可溶性糖含量与生长季的R_(15)存在较好的相关性(R~2=0.52),而非生长季的R_(15)却主要受到树干淀粉含量的影响。研究结果表明,在生长季,毛白杨树干呼吸的在日变化主要受到温度的影响,而在季节尺度上Q_(10)的变异则与树干呼吸中维持呼吸所占比例及树干中非结构性碳水化合物(可溶性糖和淀粉)的含量及类型紧密相关。     

Long-Term Effects of Elevated CO2 on Woody Tissues Respiration of Norway Spruce Studied in Open-Top Chambers

In an open-top chamber experiment located in a mountain stand of 14-years-old Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.), trees were continuously exposed to either ambient CO₂ concentration (A), or ambient + 350 µmol mol^–1 (E) over four growing seasons. Respiration rates of different woody parts (stem, branches, coarse roots) were measured during the last growing season. The calculated increase in the respiration rate related to a 10 °C temperature change (Q₁₀) was different in stem compared to branches and roots. Differences between the E and A variants were statistically significant only for roots in the autumn. Stem maintenance respiration (R_Ms) measured in April and November (periods of no growth activity) were not different. The stem respiration values (R_s) were recalculated to a standard temperature of 15 °C to estimate the seasonal course. The obtained R_s differed significantly between used variants during July and August. At the end of the season, R_s in E decreased slower than in A, indicating some prolongation of the physiological activity under the elevated CO₂ concentration. The total stem respiration carbon losses for the investigated growing season (May – September) were higher for A (2.32 kg(C) m^–2 season^–1) compared to E (2.12 kg(C) m^–2 season^–1). The respiration rates of the whorl branches (R_b) were lower compared with the stem respiration but not significantly different between the used variants. The root respiration rate was increased in E variant.     

神农架海拔梯度上4种典型森林的土壤呼吸组分及其对温度的敏感性

量化森林土壤呼吸及其组分对温度的响应对准确评估未来气候变化背景下陆地生态系统的碳平衡极其重要。该文通过对神农架海拔梯度上常绿阔叶林、常绿落叶阔叶混交林、落叶阔叶林以及亚高山针叶林4种典型森林土壤呼吸的研究发现: 4种森林类型的年平均土壤呼吸速率和年平均异养呼吸速率分别为1.63、1.79、1.74、1.35 μmol CO₂·m^-2·s^-1和1.13、1.12、1.12、0.80 μmol CO₂·m^-2·s^-1。该地区的土壤呼吸及其组分呈现出明显的季节动态, 夏季最高, 冬季最低。4种森林类型中, 阔叶林的土壤呼吸显著高于针叶林, 但阔叶林之间的土壤呼吸差异不显著。土壤温度是影响土壤呼吸及其组分的主要因素, 二者呈显著的指数关系; 土壤含水量与土壤呼吸之间没有显著的相关关系。4种典型森林土壤呼吸的Q₁₀值分别为2.38、2.68、2.99和4.24, 随海拔的升高土壤呼吸对温度的敏感性增强, Q₁₀值随海拔的升高而增加。     

中国东部亚热带森林土壤呼吸的时空格局

土壤呼吸是陆地碳循环中仅次于全球总初级生产力的第二大碳通量途径, 揭示土壤呼吸的时空格局对整个陆地碳循环具有重要意义。该文在中国东部亚热带季风气候区, 按纬度梯度由南向北选取深圳梧桐山、杨东山十二度水保护区、宁波天童山3个区域作为研究对象, 于2009年8月至2010年10月测定了不同季节各个区域内代表性植被类型的土壤呼吸速率及地下5 cm处土壤温度, 旨在初步了解中国东部亚热带森林地区土壤呼吸的时空格局及其影响因素。结果显示: 3个区域的土壤呼吸速率均存在显著的季节变化, 其变幅为2.64-6.24 μmol CO₂·m ^-2·s^-1, 总体趋势和地下5 cm处土壤温度的季节变化一致, 均为夏季最高冬季最低; 土壤温度的变化可以解释不同样地土壤呼吸季节变化的58.3%-90.2%; 各样地全年的Q₁₀值从1.56到3.27; 通过离样地最近的气象站点的日平均气温与试验样地地下5 cm处土壤温度之间的线性正相关关系推算出日土壤温度的变化, 利用土壤呼吸速率和地下5 cm处土壤温度之间的指数关系, 估算出各样地全年的土壤CO₂通量为1 077-2 058 g C·m^-2·a^-1, 在全球所有生态系统类型中处于较高水平。     

中国南亚热带森林不同演替阶段土壤呼吸的分离量化

量化森林土壤呼吸(R_S)及其组分对准确地评估森林土壤碳吸存极其重要。该文以鼎湖山南亚热带季风常绿阔叶林及其演替系列针阔叶混交林和马尾松(Pinus massoniana)林为研究对象, 采用挖壕沟法结合静态气室CO₂测定法对这3种林分类型的R_S进行分离量化。结果表明: 鼎湖山3种森林演替系列上的森林R_S及其组分(自养呼吸R_A、异养呼吸R_H)均呈现出明显的季节动态, 表现为夏季最高、冬季最低的格局。在呼吸总量上, 季风常绿阔叶林显著高于针阔叶混交林和马尾松林, 但混交林与马尾松林之间差异不显著; R_A除季风常绿阔叶林显著大于针阔叶混交林外, 其余林分之间差异不显著; 对于R_H来说, 3个林分之间均无显著差异。随着森林正向演替的进行, 由马尾松林至针阔叶混交林至季风常绿阔叶林, R_A对土壤总呼吸的年平均贡献率分别为(39.48 ± 15.49)%、(33.29 ± 17.19)%和(44.52 ± 10.67)%, 3个林分之间差异不显著。方差分析结果表明, 土壤温度是影响R_S及其组分的主要环境因子, 温度与R_S及其组分呈显著的指数关系; 土壤含水量对R_S的影响不显著, 甚至表现为轻微的抑制现象, 但未达到显著性水平。对温度敏感性指标Q₁₀值的分析表明, 3个林分均为R_A的温度敏感性最大, R_H的温度敏感性最小。     

Stem respiration of Norway spruce trees under elevated CO2 concentration

Measurements of stem respiration were conducted for a period of four years (1999–2002) in 14-year old Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst) trees exposed to ambient (CA) and elevated CO₂ concentration (CE; ambient plus 350 μmol mol⁻¹). Stem respiration measurements of six trees per treatment were carried out 2–3 times per month during the growing season. Stem respiration in CE treatment was higher (up to 16 %) than in CA treatment. Temperature response of stem respiration (Q₁₀) for the whole experimental period ranged between 1.65–2.57 in CA treatment and 2.24–2.56 in CE treatment. The mean stem respiration rate normalized to 10 °C (R₁₀) in CA and CE treatments ranged between 1.67–1.95 and 2.19–2.72 μmol(CO₂) m⁻² s⁻¹, respectively. Seasonal variations in stem respiration were related to temperature and tree growth.     

北京典型树种木质组织碳释放速率温度敏感性的时间变化规律和铅锤分异特征

采用红外气体分析法(IRGA)于2014年1—12月原位测定了北京市4个典型树种(国槐Sophora japonica,旱柳Salix matsudana,华北落叶松Larix principis-rupprechtii和侧柏Platycladus orientalis)在不同高度上的木质组织CO_2通量速率(E_(CO_2)),旨在比较不同树种间E_(CO_2)及其温度敏感性(Q_(10))的时间变化规律和铅锤分异特征。研究结果显示:(1)4个树种的E_(CO_2)均表现为单峰型季节变化规律,生长月份内的E_(CO_2)显著高于非生长月份,温度和枝干的径向生长是影响E_(CO_2)季节变化的主要因素;(2)E_(CO_2)对温度的敏感性在夏季月份明显降低,且出现明显的垂直分异:Q_(10)随测量高度的增加而增加,呈现出非连续的阶梯分布;(3)在日间尺度上,阔叶树种E_(CO_2)对温度的感性系数Q_(10)出现昼夜不对称现象,晚上Q_(10)明显升高。准确量化E_(CO_2)的时间变化规律和铅锤分异特征,细化不同时间尺度下E_(CO_2)对温度的响应特征,成为准确估算木质组织碳排放的前提条件。     

CO2 efflux under different grazing managements on subalpine meadows of Shangri-La, Northwest Yunnan Province, China

Soil carbon stored on the Tibetan Plateau appears to be stable under current temperature, but it may be sensitive to global warming. In addition, different grazing systems may alter carbon emission from subalpine meadow ecosystems in this region. Using a chamber-closed dynamic technique, we measured ecosystem respiration (ER) and soil respiration (SR) rates with an infrared gas analyzer on a perennial grazing meadow (PM) and a seasonal grazing meadow (SM) of Shangri-La in the Hengduan Mountain area. Both PM and SM showed strong unimodal seasonal variations, with the highest rates in July and the lowest in January. Significant diurnal variations in respiration were also observed on PM, affected mainly by air and soil temperatures, with the highest rates at 14:00 and the lowest before dawn. Both ER and SR rates were higher on PM than on SM from June to October, suggesting that the higher grazing pressure on PM increased respiration rates on subalpine meadows. The exponential model F = ae^{bT<,/sup> of soil temperature (T) explained the variation in respiration better than the model of soil moisture (W) (R2 = 0.50–0.78, P < 0.0001), while the multiple model F = aebT<,/sup>Wc gave better simulations than did single-factor models (R2 = 0.56–0.89, P < 0.0001). Soil respiration was the major component of ER, accounting for 63.0%–92.7% and 47.5%–96.4% of ER on PM and SM, respectively. Aboveground plant respiration varied with grass growth. During the peak growing season, total ecosystem respiration may be dominated by this above-ground component. Long-term (annual) Q₁₀ values were about twice as large as short-term (one day) Q₁₀. Q₁₀ at different time scales may be controlled by different ecological processes. The SM had a lower long-term Q₁₀ than did the PM, suggesting that under increased temperature, soil carbon may be more stable with reduced grazing pressure.}     

三江源区不同退化程度高寒草原土壤呼吸特征

为了研究高寒草原退化对土壤呼吸的影响, 对三江源区不同退化程度的高寒草原土壤呼吸进行了测定, 分析了土壤呼吸与生物量、土壤温度以及土壤湿度的相关性, 结果表明: 1)不同退化程度的高寒草原土壤呼吸均表现出一定的月动态, 这种月动态在不同退化程度间各有不同。2)高寒草原在退化演替序列上生长季平均土壤呼吸速率呈先增加后降低的变化趋势, 其中在中度退化程度下达到最高值((2.46 ± 0.27) μmol·m^-2·s^-1), 显著高于未退化((1.92 ± 0.11) μmol·m^-2·s^-1)和重度退化((1.30 ± 0.16) μmol·m^-2·s^-1)水平(p < 0.01), 与轻度退化((2.22 ± 0.19) μmol·m^-2·s^-1)无显著差异(p > 0.05), 重度退化程度下呼吸速率显著低于其他退化水平(p < 0.01)。3)地上生物量和土壤呼吸存在极显著线性正相关关系(p = 0.004), 而地下生物量与土壤呼吸的相关性不很显著(p = 0.056)。4)除重度退化外, 未退化、轻度退化和中度退化高寒草原土壤呼吸与土壤温度显著正相关; 土壤呼吸与土壤湿度的二项式拟合方程在轻度退化程度下达到显著水平(p < 0.05), 而在未退化、中度退化和重度退化程度下均达到极显著水平(p < 0.01)。     

Ecosystem respiration depends strongly on photosynthesis in a temperate heath

We measured net ecosystem CO₂ flux (F _n) and ecosystem respiration (R _E), and estimated gross ecosystem photosynthesis (P _g) by difference, for two years in a temperate heath ecosystem using a chamber method. The exchange rates of carbon were high and of similar magnitude as for productive forest ecosystems with a net ecosystem carbon gain during the second year of 293 ± 11 g C m⁻² year⁻¹ showing that the carbon sink strength of heather-dominated ecosystems may be considerable when C. vulgaris is in the building phase of its life cycle. The estimated gross ecosystem photosynthesis and ecosystem respiration from October to March was 22% and 30% of annual flux, respectively, suggesting that both cold-season carbon gain and loss were important in the annual carbon cycle of the ecosystem. Model fit of R _E of a classic, first-order exponential equation related to temperature (second year; R ² = 0.65) was improved when the P _g rate was incorporated into the model (second year; R ² = 0.79), suggesting that daytime R _E increased with increasing photosynthesis. Furthermore, the temperature sensitivity of R _E decreased from apparent Q ₁₀ values of 3.3 to 3.9 by the classic equation to a more realistic Q ₁₀ of 2.5 by the modified model. The model introduces R _photo, which describes the part of respiration being tightly coupled to the photosynthetic rate. It makes up 5% of the assimilated carbon dioxide flux at 0°C and 35% at 20°C implying a high sensitivity of respiration to photosynthesis during summer. The simple model provides an easily applied, non-intrusive tool for investigating seasonal trends in the relationship between ecosystem carbon sequestration and respiration.     

The trade-off between growth rate and yield in microbial communities and the consequences for under-snow soil respiration in a high elevation coniferous forest

Soil microbial respiration is a critical component of the global carbon cycle, but it is uncertain how properties of microbes affect this process. Previous studies have noted a thermodynamic trade-off between the rate and efficiency of growth in heterotrophic organisms. Growth rate and yield determine the biomass-specific respiration rate of growing microbial populations, but these traits have not previously been used to scale from microbial communities to ecosystems. Here we report seasonal variation in microbial growth kinetics and temperature responses (Q₁₀) in a coniferous forest soil, relate these properties to cultured and uncultured soil microbes, and model the effects of shifting growth kinetics on soil heterotrophic respiration (R_h). Soil microbial communities from under-snow had higher growth rates and lower growth yields than the summer and fall communities from exposed soils, causing higher biomass-specific respiration rates. Growth rate and yield were strongly negatively correlated. Based on experiments using specific growth inhibitors, bacteria had higher growth rates and lower yields than fungi, overall, suggesting a more important role for bacteria in determining R_h. The dominant bacteria from laboratory-incubated soil differed seasonally: faster-growing, cold-adapted Janthinobacterium species dominated in winter and slower-growing, mesophilic Burkholderia and Variovorax species dominated in summer. Modeled R_h was sensitive to microbial kinetics and Q₁₀: a sixfold lower annual R_h resulted from using kinetic parameters from summer versus winter communities. Under the most realistic scenario using seasonally changing communities, the model estimated R_h at 22.67 mol m⁻² year⁻¹, or 47.0% of annual total ecosystem respiration (R_e) for this forest.     

全球陆地生态系统光合作用与呼吸作用的温度敏感性

基于全球647套通量数据,定量分析了全球尺度下生态系统光合作用和呼吸作用的温度敏感性(Q10)随纬度、气候和植被的分布规律。结果表明:在全球尺度下,光合作用和呼吸过程的温度敏感性(Q10,G和Q10,R)都随纬度的升高而增加,其中Q10,G和Q10,R的均值分别为3.99±0.21和2.28±0.074。除热带多树草原、常绿落叶林外,Q10,G均大于Q10,R值。不同植被类型的温度敏感性存在显著性差异,表现为:针叶林阔叶林;落叶林常绿林,其中生态系统的季节性变异是造成差异的主要原因。当植被类型和纬度区域共同影响Q10值时,植被类型对Q10值的总变异贡献更大。气候类型对Q10,G和Q10,R都有显著影响。在气候带上,干旱带的Q10,G最小,而冷温带的Q10,G最高。不同气候类型下(除温带草原气候外)的Q10,G都大于Q10,R。在极端条件下,温度可能不在是主导因素,而水分对温度敏感性的影响不可忽略,今后的研究需要更多的关注生态系统温度敏感性对水分变化的响应。     

高寒矮嵩草草甸冬季CO2释放特征

冬季碳排放在高寒草地年内碳平衡中占有重要位置。为探讨高寒草地冬季碳排放特征及温度敏感性,于2003-2005年在中国科学院海北高寒草甸生态系统研究站,利用密闭箱-气相色谱法连续观测了高寒矮嵩草草甸2个冬季的生态系统、土壤呼吸通量特征。结果表明:1)高寒矮嵩草草甸冬季生态系统呼吸、土壤呼吸均具有明显的日变化和季节变化规律,温度是其主要的控制因子,能够解释44%以上的呼吸速率变异。2)冬季生态系统呼吸与土壤呼吸速率在统计上没有显著差异,土壤呼吸占生态系统呼吸的比例高达85%以上。3)2003-2004年冬季生态系统呼吸、土壤呼吸的Q₁₀值分别为1.53,1.38;2004-2005年冬季生态系统呼吸与土壤呼吸的Q₁₀值为1.86,1.68,2个冬季生态系统呼吸的Q₁₀值均高于土壤呼吸。4)未发现高寒矮嵩草草甸冷冬年份的Q₁₀值高于暖冬年份以及冬季的Q₁₀值高于生长季。     

Effects of elevated CO2 on growth,photosynthesis and respiration of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)

Two year old sweet chestnut seedlings (Castanea sativa Mill) were grown in pots at ambient (350 µmol·mol^–1) and double (700 µmol·mol^–1) atmospheric CO₂ concentration in constantly ventilated greenhouses during entire growing seasons. CO₂ enrichment caused either no significant change or a decrease in shoot response, depending on yearly weather conditions. Similarly, leaf area was either reduced or unchanged under elevated CO₂. However, when grown under controlled conditions in a growth chamber, leaf area was enlarged with elevated CO₂.The CO₂ exchanges of whole plants were measured during the growing season. In elevated CO₂, net photosynthetic rate was maximum in May and then decreased, reaching the level of the control at the end of the season. End of night dark respiration of enriched plants was significantly lower than that of control plants; this difference decreased with time and became negligible in the fall. The original CO₂ level acted instantaneously on the respiration rate: a double concentration in CO₂ decreased the respiration of control plants and a reduced concentration enhanced the respiration of enriched plants. The carbon balance of a chestnut seedling may then be modified in elevated CO₂ by increased carbon inputs and decreased carbon outputs.     

Soil respiration in Pinus tabulaeformis forest during dormant period at Huoditang forest zone in the Qinling Mountains, China

Soil CO₂ efflux in forest ecosystems during dormant season is one of the key components of the forest ecosystem carbon balance. Little work has been done to quantify soil CO₂ efflux in most forests in China in special time because of difficulty in taking measurements. Soil respiration in a natural secondary Pinus tabulaeformis forest at Huoditang in the Qinling Mountains was measured from October to December in 2006 by means of open-path dynamic chamber technique. Relationships of soil respiration rate (R_s) with mean soil temperature (MST) and mean volumetric soil moisture content (MVSC) in different depths (0-5 cm and 5-10 cm) were examined in the current study. We found that (1) At the same observation site (upper-part, middle-part or under-part), there were tremendous temporal and spatial variations in R_s with variation coefficients of 48.38%, 82.51% and 81.88% in October, November and December, respectively; (2) There was a significant exponent relationship between diurnal mean soil respiration rate (F_c) and diurnal mean soil temperature (DMST) when DMST > 8.5°C for both soil depths (0-5 cm and 5-10 cm) examined. The temperature sensitivity of soil respiration, known as the Q₁₀ value, was 1.297 and 1.323 in soil depths of 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm, respectively; (3) Relationship between R_s and MVSC was complex in soil depths of 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm; (4) Soil CO₂ efflux from October to December in 2006 in the experimental area was (977.37 ± 88.43) to (997.19 ± 80.73) gCm⁻² (p = 0.005).     

西双版纳热带季节雨林优势树种树干呼吸特征

 采用红外气体分析法（IRGA）原位监测了西双版纳热带季节雨林11种优势树种树干呼吸速率、1 cm深树干温度以及林内空气变化情况。研究发 现,11种优势树种的树干呼吸具有相同的季节规律,并且雨季均大于干季时的树干呼吸。树种间树干呼吸速率差异显著,在0. 823～2.727 μmol&;#8226;m^-2&;#8226;s^-1。树干1.3 m处所测南北方向树干呼吸无显著性差异。树干呼吸与树干温度显著相关(0.552<0.92),呈良好的自然指数回归关 系,Q₁₀值为1.90～3.03。20 ℃时各树种的RT（总树干呼吸）速率为0.771～2.570μmol&;#8226;m^-2&;#8226;s^-1。     

地下水位下降对浑善达克沙地榆树光合及抗逆性的影响

以浑善达克沙地优势树种榆树(Ulmus pumila)幼苗为研究对象, 在半控制试验中设置4个地下水位梯度(U1、U2、U3和U4, 地下水位分别为距离土壤表面1、2、3和4 m)研究了不同地下水位处理对榆树光合特征及抗逆性的影响。结果表明: 1)随着地下水位下降, 榆树对强、弱光的利用能力下降, 最大光合能力降低。随着地下水位的下降, 榆树叶片光饱和点、表观量子效率及暗呼吸速率均显著下降(p < 0.05), U1最大净光合速率可达(10.81 ± 0.28) μmol·m^-2·s^-1, 而U4最大净光合速率降至(8.98 ± 0.08) μmol·m ^-2·s^-1, 下降了16.9%; 2)地下水位下降使榆树的光能转化效率下降。与U1相比, U2、U3和U4的Rubisco最大羧化效率、光呼吸速率、最大电子传递效率和磷酸丙糖利用率均显著下降(p < 0.05), 而CO₂补偿点显著升高(p < 0.05); 3)地下水位越低, 榆树受到的胁迫越严重。U2、U3和U4的可溶性糖及脯氨酸含量较之U1均显著升高(p < 0.05)。因此, 地下水位下降会显著降低浑善达克沙地榆树的光合性能, 造成干旱胁迫。在实践中应加强地下水管理, 这对浑善达克沙地稀树疏林生态系统的可持续发展具有重要意义。     

Experimental forest soil warming: response of autotrophic and heterotrophic soil respiration to a short-term 10°C temperature rise

We warmed the top soil of a mature coniferous forest stand by means of heating cables on control and trenched plots within 24 h by 10°C at 1 cm soil depth (9°C at 5 cm depth) and measured the effect on the autotrophic (R_A) and heterotrophic (R_H) component of total soil CO₂ efflux (R_S). The short time frame of warming enabled us to exclude confounding fluctuations in soil moisture and carbon (C) flow from the canopy. The results of the field study were backed up by a lab soil incubation experiment. During the first 12 h of warming, R_A strongly responded to soil warming; The Q ₁₀ values were 5.61 and 6.29 for 1 and 5 cm soil depth temperature. The Q ₁₀ values for R_A were almost twice as high as the Q ₁₀ values of R_H (3.04 and 3.53). Q ₁₀ values above 5 are above reasonable plant physiological values for root respiration. We see interactions of roots, mycorrhizae and heterotrophic microbes, combined with fast substrate supply to the rhizosphere as an explanation for the high short-term temperature response of R_A. When calculated over the whole duration (24 h) of the field soil-warming experiment, temperature sensitivities of R_A and R_H were similar (no significant difference at P < 0.05); Q ₁₀ values were 3.16 and 3.96 for R_A and 2.94 and 3.35 for R_H calculated with soil temperatures at 1 and 5 cm soil depth, respectively. Laboratory incubation showed that different soil moisture contents of trenched and control plots affected rates of R_H, but did not affect the temperature sensitivity of R_H. We conclude that a single parameter is sufficient to describe the temperature sensitivity of R_S in soil C models which operate on larger temporal and spatial scales. The strong short-term response of R_A may be of relevance in soils suspected to experience increasingly strong diurnal temperature variations.     

川西北高寒草甸不同放牧模式对土壤呼吸的影响

采用土壤二氧化碳(CO_2)通量自动测量系统,对不同放牧模式(全年禁牧、夏季放牧、冬季放牧和自由放牧)下川西北高寒草甸的土壤呼吸进行监测,比较了不同放牧模式下土壤呼吸的季节动态和温度敏感性。研究发现:1)放牧模式可以改变高寒草甸土壤呼吸的季节动态变化。禁牧、夏季放牧以及自由放牧样地的土壤呼吸在季节上的变化趋势基本相似,而冬季放牧样地的土壤呼吸最大值与前者相比明显向后推迟;2)放牧模式并不改变高寒草甸年平均土壤呼吸速率,但对不同季节土壤呼吸速率的影响不同;3)不同放牧模式可以改变土壤呼吸对温度的敏感性(Q_(10))。不同放牧模式下土壤呼吸Q_(10)值大小依次为:禁牧1a(8.13)冬季放牧(7.49)禁牧3a(5.46)夏季放牧(5.20)自由放牧(4.53)。该地区土壤呼吸的Q_(10)值均明显高于热带和其它温带草地土壤呼吸的Q_(10)值。结果表明,放牧模式是影响高寒草甸土壤碳排放的一个重要因素。此外,在未来全球气候变暖背景下,在生长季节无放牧干扰的高寒草甸可能比放牧干扰的高寒草甸释放出更多的CO_2到大气中。     

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.