Soil respiration with precipitation and litter treatments in Schima superba and Pinus massoniana mixed forest
doi: 10.11833/j.issn.2095-0756.2012.02.011
- Received Date: 2011-05-05
- Rev Recd Date: 2011-06-29
- Publish Date: 2012-04-20
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Key words:
- soil science /
- soil respiration /
- nature precipitation /
- no-precipitation /
- soil temperature /
- soil mo-istrue
Abstract: Extremely dry climatic events could occur more frequently with future climate changes which,in turn,could exert a strong influence on the terrestrial ecosystem and its carbon budget. Soil respiration of a Schima superba-Pinus massoniana mixed forest was measured in Fuzhou National Forest Park,Fujian,China using an infrared gas exchange analyzer. Characteristics of soil respiration and environmental factors after a prolonged drought followed by precipitation were analyzed and soil respiration response mechanism leading to possible changes in environmental factors also was discussed to help us to understand the response mechanism of soil respiration to future extremely climatic events. The research designed four treatments:(1) no-precipitation and no-litter (NPNL);(2) no-precipitation and conserved litter (NPCL);(3) natural precipitation and no-litter (CPNL);(4) natural precipitation and conserved litter (CPCL). Results showed that litter contributions to soil respiration with no-precipitation treatments were significantly lower than with natural precipitation treatments (P<0.05). In natural precipitation,temperature sensitivity Q10 values had ratios of 2.10 for soil respiration to no-litter (CPNL) and 2.01 for soil respiration to conserved litter (CPCL);however,after no-precipitation,ratios were 2.59 for CPNL and 2.72 for CPCL,which depicted significant increase(P<0.05). With the no-precipitation treatment,soil respiration accumulation for no-litter (NPNL) and conserved litter (NPCL) was significantly less than with the natural precipitation treatment (P<0.05) in no-precipitation experimental process. After removing closed transparent roofs,with the no-precipitation treatment of soil respiration accumulation for NPNL and NPCL was significantly more than with the natural precipitation treatment (P<0.05). Our results suggest that prolonged drought decrease releases of soil respiration,how ever,only partly released as increased respiration during regain precipitation,which show prolonged drought perhaps was help to increase soil carbon storage[Ch,2 fig. 1 tab. 26 ref.]
Citation: | HUANG Shi-de. Soil respiration with precipitation and litter treatments in Schima superba and Pinus massoniana mixed forest[J]. Journal of Zhejiang A&F University, 2012, 29(2): 218-225. doi: 10.11833/j.issn.2095-0756.2012.02.011 |