Soil carbon pool in China and its global significance

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Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics: Case Studies in the Former Soviet Union,the Conterminous United States,Mexico and Brazil

This research assessed land-use impacts on C flux at a national level in four countries: former Soviet Union, United States, Mexico and Brazil, including biotic processes in terrestrial ecosystems (closed forests, woodlands, and croplands), harvest of trees for wood and paper products, and direct C emission from fires. The terrestrial ecosystems of the four countries contain approximately 40% of the world's terrestrial biosphere C pool, with the FSU alone having 27% of the global total. Average phytomass C densities decreased from south to north while average soil C densities in all three vegetation types generally increased from south to north. The C flux from land cover conversion was divided into a biotic component and a land-use component. We estimate that the total net biotic flux (Tg/yr) was positive (= uptake) in the FSU (631) and the U.S. (332), but negative in Mexico (−37) and Brazil (−16). In contrast, total flux from land use was negative (= emissions) in all four countries (TgC/yr): FSU −343; U.S. −243; Mexico −35; and Brazil −235. The total net effect of the biotic and land-use factors was a C sink in the FSU and the U.S. and a C source in both Brazil and Mexico. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Potential and Cost of Carbon Sequestration in the Tanzanian Forest Sector

The forest sector in Tanzania offers ample opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and sequester carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems. More than 90% of the country's demand for primary energy is obtained from biomass mostly procured unsustainably from natural forests. This study examines the potential to sequester C through expansion of forest plantations aimed at reducing the dependence on natural forest for wood fuel production, as well as increase the country's output of industrial wood from plantations. These were compared ton conservationoptions in the tropical and miombo ecosystems. Three sequestrationoptions were analyzed, involving the establishment of short rotation and long rotation plantations on about 1.7 × 10⁶ hectares. The short rotation community forestry option has a potential to sequester an equilibrium amount of 197.4 × 10⁶ Mg C by 2024 at a net benefit of 79.5 × 10⁶, while yielding a NPV of 0.46 Mg^-1 C. The long rotation options for softwood and hardwood plantations will reach an equilibrium sequestration of 5.6 and 11.8 × 10⁶ Mg C at a negative NPV of 0.60 Mg^-1 C and 0.32 Mg^-1 C. The three options provide cost competitive opportunities for sequestering about 7.5 × 10⁶ Mg C yr^-1 while providing desired forest products and easing the pressure on the natural forests in Tanzania. The endowment costs of the sequestration options were all found to be cheaper than the emission avoidance cost for conservation options which had an average cost of 1.27 Mg^-1 C, rising to 7.5 Mg^-1 C under some assumptions on vulnerability to encroachment. The estimates shown here may represent the upper bound, because the actual potential will be influenced by market prices for inputs and forest products, land use policy constraints and the structure of global C transactions.     

Carbon Management in Agricultural Soils

World soils have been a major source of enrichment of atmospheric concentration of CO₂ ever since the dawn of settled agriculture, about 10,000 years ago. Historic emission of soil C is estimated at 78 ± 12 Pg out of the total terrestrial emission of 136 ± 55 Pg, and post-industrial fossil fuel emission of 270 ± 30 Pg. Most soils in agricultural ecosystems have lost 50 to 75% of their antecedent soil C pool, with the magnitude of loss ranging from 30 to 60 Mg C/ha. The depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) pool is exacerbated by soil drainage, plowing, removal of crop residue, biomass burning, subsistence or low-input agriculture, and soil degradation by erosion and other processes. The magnitude of soil C depletion is high in coarse-textured soils (e.g., sandy texture, excessive internal drainage, low activity clays and poor aggregation), prone to soil erosion and other degradative processes. Thus, most agricultural soils contain soil C pool below their ecological potential. Adoption of recommend management practices (e.g., no-till farming with crop residue mulch, incorporation of forages in the rotation cycle, maintaining a positive nutrient balance, use of manure and other biosolids), conversion of agriculturally marginal soils to a perennial land use, and restoration of degraded soils and wetlands can enhance the SOC pool. Cultivation of peatlands and harvesting of peatland moss must be strongly discouraged, and restoration of degraded soils and ecosystems encouraged especially in developing countries. The rate of SOC sequestration is 300 to 500 Kg C/ha/yr under intensive agricultural practices, and 0.8 to 1.0 Mg/ha/yr through restoration of wetlands. In soils with severe depletion of SOC pool, the rate of SOC sequestration with adoption of restorative measures which add a considerable amount of biomass to the soil, and irrigated farming may be 1.0 to 1.5 Mg/ha/yr. Principal mechanisms of soil C sequestration include aggregation, high humification rate of biosolids applied to soil, deep transfer into the sub-soil horizons, formation of secondary carbonates and leaching of bicarbonates into the ground water. The rate of formation of secondary carbonates may be 10 to 15 Kg/ha/yr, and the rate of leaching of bicarbonates with good quality irrigation water may be 0.25 to 1.0 Mg C/ha/yr. The global potential of soil C sequestration is 0.6 to 1.2 Pg C/yr which can off-set about 15% of the fossil fuel emissions.     

农田土壤自养微生物碳同化潜力及其功能基因数量、关键酶活性分析

研究农田土壤自养微生物碳同化潜力,对全面认识农田生态系统碳吸收和碳储存有着重要意义.选取6种典型农田土壤,通过14C连续标记示踪技术结合密闭系统模拟培养,量化了土壤自养微生物碳同化潜力及其向土壤活性碳库组分转化,同时结合分子生物学技术及酶学分析方法,探讨了不同土壤自养微生物细菌固碳功能基因(cbbL)丰度及关键酶(RubisCO)活性.结果表明,土壤自养微生物具有可观的CO2同化潜力,在本实验条件下,全球每年表层(0~20 cm)土壤通过自养微生物的同化作用可固定的碳为0.57~7.3 Pg.供试土壤的14C土壤有机碳(14C-SOC)含量范围为10.63~133.81 mg·kg-1,而14C可溶性有机碳(14C-DOC)、14C微生物生物量碳(14C-MBC)含量范围分别为0.96~8.10 mg·kg-1、1.70~49.16 mg·kg-1.土壤可溶解性有机碳(DOC)、微生物量碳(MBC)和SOC的更新率分别为5.07%~14.3%、2.51%~13.12%和0.09%~0.64%.土壤细菌cbbL丰度范围为2.40×107~1.9×108copies·g-1,且RubisCO酶活性(CO2/soil)范围为34.06~71.86 nmol·(g·min)-1.相关分析表明,土壤14C-SOC与14C-MBC及RubisCO酶活性均呈极显著正相关关系(P<0.01).说明土壤对大气CO2的同化作用主要是由自养微生物参与的同化过程,且较高的RubisCO酶活性意味着较高的自养微生物CO2同化潜力.     

山东黄河下游流域土壤碳储量及时空变化研究

全球气候变暖及其影响是当前人类面临的重大环境问题之一,大气CO2浓度的剧增为人类生活带来的诸多环境问题越来越严重。土壤有机碳是陆地生态系统碳库的重要组成部分,它的微小变化直接影响大气温室气体的浓度。本文利用2003~2010年多目标区域地球化学调查及20世纪80年代全省第二次土壤普查碳数据,对山东省黄河下游流域土壤碳密度、碳储量及时空变化规律和固碳潜力与机制进行了研究,结果表明,1.0 m土层有机碳库约占我国SOCP的3.28%;表现出"碳汇";水稻土碳密度最高、砂姜黑土次之,滨海盐土最低;研究区0~1.0 m土层固碳潜力为1.02×109t,相当于可减少大气中0.081%CO2浓度。通过相关性分析表明,在土壤中增施有机肥和N、P、K肥,以及施用Zn等矿质肥料可有效提高土壤中的有机碳量,提升土壤固碳能力,而含Cl量过高是滨海土壤固碳的破坏性因素。本研究为缓解大气CO2浓度的剧增的环境压力,发挥和提高我国土壤生态系统的固碳潜力提供了科学依据。     

喀斯特石漠化治理区土壤CH4和CO2排放研究

本研究采用静态密闭箱-气相色谱法,于2016年12月到2017年11月对重庆市南川石漠化治理示范区4个岩溶碳汇试验区(金银花地JYH、人工造林地杨树林YSL、坡改梯PGT、经济作物花椒林地HJ)及3个对照区(荒地HD、非坡改梯FPGT、弃耕地QGD)的土壤甲烷、二氧化碳的浓度及排放通量进行原位观测,探讨我国南方喀斯特石漠化地区甲烷和二氧化碳浓度分布和时空排放规律,及岩溶区土壤温度、土壤含水率等环境因子对甲烷、二氧化碳排放的影响。结果表明:不同植被类型下土壤CO_2的浓度范围为5 003. 64～19 163. 23 mg/m~3,土壤CH_4的浓度范围为5. 35～7. 46 mg/m~3。土壤CO_2的排放通量具有随季节变化土壤CO_2排放通量随季节明显变化,在一定范围内土壤温度及土壤含水率都与CO_2排放通量呈显著正相关关系。土壤CH_4释放速率没有明显的季节变化规律,在个别月份出现显著变化表现为巨大的源与汇,主要是受到土壤温度、土壤含水率及土壤微生物的共同影响。     

长白山自然保护区生态系统碳平衡研究

运用已建立的EPPML生物地球化学循环模型,对1995年长白山自然保护区生态系统的碳平衡状况进行了模拟.模拟结果表明,该保护区植被的年净初级生产力[NPP(碳量)]为1.332×10⁶t·a^-1,以阔叶红松林和云冷杉林最高,分别为0.540×10⁶t·a^-1和0.428×10⁶t·a^-1.这2种林型是长白山面积最大、生产力最高的林型,其生产力的模拟结果对整个保护区的碳循环和碳平衡影响最大,前者的准确性决定了后者的可靠性.总的来说,模拟值不仅在整个保护区不同植被带和气候带的相对比较中是符合常规的,而且在与相当分散的实测数据的绝对比较中也是比较准确的.该保护区的植被具有明显的碳汇功能,主要表现为植被碳量的增长,每年增长约1.058×10⁶t·a^-1.阔叶红松林的年碳量增长最大(0.452 × 10⁶t·a^-1),云冷杉林其次(0.339×10⁶t·a^-1)这2种林型对整个保护区的碳汇功能起着至关重要的决定性作用.其它依次为:长白落叶松林、阔叶林、草甸、灌丛、高山苔原、岳桦林和高山流砾滩草类.1995年该保护区土壤有机质的分解碳量比凋落物碳量高0.169×10⁶t·a^-1,除草灌土壤出现有机质的积累,高山苔原和高山流砾滩土壤有机质的分解与积累处于近似平衡状态外,乔木林下土壤有机质的分解量均为凋落物量的1.5～2.0倍.     

我国典型陆地生态系统固碳重要区范围界定

全球变暖已成为当今最主要的全球性环境问题之一,建立固碳重要区也是应对全球气候变化的重要途径之一.根据我国陆地生态系统现状以及固碳相关的最新研究结果和政府文件,以森林、草地生态系统为主要研究对象,采用GIS空间叠置分析方法,界定我国典型陆地生态系统固碳重要区(注:涉及“全国”的各要素范围均未包含港澳台地区)的空间范围.研究结果:固碳重要区评价指标体系包括生态系统碳储量、碳汇和固碳潜力3个核心因子,界定过程包括界定范围选择、固碳高值区识别、固碳重要区范围确定和分区命名等步骤.在全国尺度界定了森林、草地两大类共计20个固碳重要区,总面积285.6×104 km2.其中,森林生态系统固碳重要区主要分布在我国东北部、西南部的深山区和东南部的山地丘陵,草地生态系统固碳重要区主要分布在内蒙古高原中东部、新疆西北部山地和青藏高原东南部.固碳重要区面积占全国国土总面积的29.8%,所提供的NPP(净初级生产力)量占全国NPP总量的40.7%,固碳能力是全国平均水平的1.37倍.固碳重要区范围界定结果符合“以较小面积获取较大服务”原则,适于作为我国实现碳减排目标的优先保护区域.      

Bio-char Sequestration in Terrestrial Ecosystems – A Review

The application of bio-char (charcoal or biomass-derived black carbon (C)) to soil is proposed as a novel approach to establish a significant, long-term, sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide in terrestrial ecosystems. Apart from positive effects in both reducing emissions and increasing the sequestration of greenhouse gases, the production of bio-char and its application to soil will deliver immediate benefits through improved soil fertility and increased crop production. Conversion of biomass C to bio-char C leads to sequestration of about 50% of the initial C compared to the low amounts retained after burning (3%) and biological decomposition (< 10–20% after 5–10 years), therefore yielding more stable soil C than burning or direct land application of biomass. This efficiency of C conversion of biomass to bio-char is highly dependent on the type of feedstock, but is not significantly affected by the pyrolysis temperature (within 350–500 ^∘C common for pyrolysis). Existing slash-and-burn systems cause significant degradation of soil and release of greenhouse gases and opportunies may exist to enhance this system by conversion to slash-and-char systems. Our global analysis revealed that up to 12% of the total anthropogenic C emissions by land use change (0.21 Pg C) can be off-set annually in soil, if slash-and-burn is replaced by slash-and-char. Agricultural and forestry wastes such as forest residues, mill residues, field crop residues, or urban wastes add a conservatively estimated 0.16 Pg C yr⁻¹. Biofuel production using modern biomass can produce a bio-char by-product through pyrolysis which results in 30.6 kg C sequestration for each GJ of energy produced. Using published projections of the use of renewable fuels in the year 2100, bio-char sequestration could amount to 5.5–9.5 Pg C yr⁻¹ if this demand for energy was met through pyrolysis, which would exceed current emissions from fossil fuels (5.4 Pg C yr⁻¹). Bio-char soil management systems can deliver tradable C emissions reduction, and C sequestered is easily accountable, and verifiable.     

稳定同位素技术在湿地碳循环研究中的应用

稳定性同位素技术因其准确、灵敏和安全等特点而被广泛应用于生态学研究的诸多领域。稳定同位素技术在生物地球化学循环过程中存在独特的稳定同位素化学效应,近年来稳定同位素技术又被大量用于陆地生态系统碳循环机理方面的研究。湿地生态系统在全球碳循环中起着重要作用,其碳源和碳汇功能近来成为全球气候变化研究关注的重点问题。因此,碳的稳定同位素(13C)示踪技术适合研究从年到百年尺度的湿地碳循环过程。文章主要从湿地植被光合作用、土壤有机物质的沉积、溯源和可溶性无机碳的输入以及湿地中二氧化碳、甲烷排放等方面,重点综述稳定同位素技术在湿地生态系统碳循环中的应用。     

秦岭太白红杉林土壤有机碳密度研究

土壤有机碳(Soil Organic Carbon,SOC)库是陆地生态系统中最大的碳库,确定土壤有机碳储量及影响因子对碳循环和气候变化的研究具有重要意义.在秦岭太白山南、北坡分别沿不同海拔梯度共调查了太白红杉(Larix chinensis Beissn)林的18个样点,共计54个土壤剖面,分南、北坡对太白红杉林土壤有机碳密度进行了估算,并分析了土壤有机碳的主要影响因子.结果表明:太白红杉林北坡土壤有机碳平均密度在枯落物层为(0.31±0.18)kg/m2,在0～100 cm土层为(15.84±9.08)kg/m2;南坡土壤有机碳平均密度在枯落物层为(0.27±0.07)kg/m2,在0～100 cm土层为(14.51±7.85)kg/m2;太白红杉林南、北坡0～100 cm土层土壤有机碳平均密度为(15.18±8.51)kg/m2.秦岭太白红杉林北坡0～100 cm土层土壤有机碳密度随海拔的增加呈显著减小趋势(P0.05),此外,该层土壤有机碳密度随年降水量的增加呈下降趋势.土壤容重与w(有机碳)呈显著负相关(P0.05).     

喀斯特地区植被恢复下土壤活性有机碳与碳库管理指数的演变特征

植被恢复通过改变碳输入和转化速率,影响陆地生态系统的碳循环.为探明喀斯特地区植被恢复过程中土壤活性有机碳组分与碳库管理指数的演变特征,以喀斯特地区草地序列（5、10、15和20 a）、灌木序列（5、10、15和20 a）和园地序列（5、10和15 a）土壤为研究对象,以相邻农田为对照（CK）,分析了不同植被恢复年限对土壤有机碳（SOC）、易氧化有机碳（ROC₃₃₃、ROC₁₆₇和ROC₃₃,即能被333、167和33 mmol·L^-1 KMnO₄氧化的土壤活性有机碳）、微生物量碳（MBC）、溶解性有机碳（DOC）及碳库管理指数（CPMI）演变的影响.结果表明,与CK相比,0~40 cm土层草地、灌木和园地序列平均SOC含量分别增加了70.77%、114.40%和50.17%.在0~20 cm土层,随恢复年限增加,草地序列和园地序列的SOC含量呈先升后降势态,灌木序列呈先升后降再升势态,ROC₃₃₃、ROC₁₆₇和ROC₃₃与对应序列的SOC变化势态一致;在20~40 cm土层,各序列的ROC₃₃₃、ROC₁₆₇和ROC₃₃与对应序列的SOC的变化势态不一致.在0~40 cm土层,草地序列MBC含量呈先降后升再降势态,各土层MBC最大值均在G15;灌木序列在0~10 cm土层为先升后降再升势态,在10~40 cm土层为先升后降势态;园地序列在0~30 cm土层为先升后降势态,在30~40 cm土层为逐渐升高势态.3个序列K_os大致呈先降后升再降势态,L和LI与K_os相反;CPI呈先升后降势态;草地和园地序列的碳库管理指数（CPMI）呈先升后降势态,而灌木序列CPMI的则呈先升后降再升势态.SOC、ROC₃₃₃、ROC₁₆₇、ROC₃₃和MBC含量及K_os的年增长量大小为：灌木>草地>园地,DOC和CPMI的年增长量大小为：园地>草地>灌木.3个序列SOC及其组分含量均总体随土层增加而降低,具有明显的表聚性.冗余分析结果显示碱解氮（AN）是影响喀斯特地区植被恢复下土壤活性有机碳组分和土壤有机碳库的主要环境因子.综上,土壤活性有机碳组分和CPMI随植被恢复时间发生演变,不同植被恢复均能一定程度地提高喀斯特地区SOC及其组分含量,灌木恢复促进SOC的积累.     

珠江流域河流碳输出通量及变化特征

研究河流碳运移对于研究全球碳循环以及探讨河流对全球气候变化的响应机制具有重要意义.2012年4月和7月选取珠江主流及支流11个代表性断面,分析悬浮颗粒物和碳组分的空间分布和季节变化,同时选取博罗、石角和高要这3个主控断面,对珠江流域的碳通量和侵蚀模数进行了估算.结果表明,珠江流域悬浮颗粒物(TSS)、颗粒有机碳(POC)以及溶解有机碳(DOC)随雨季的到来而质量浓度升高,西江上游TSS和POC的质量浓度增加显著;珠江流域河流碳的4种组分中,溶解无机碳(DIC)的所占质量分数最高,且西江、北江的DIC质量浓度明显高于东江;西江、北江和东江河流中外源POC分别占78%、72%和26%,三大支流的POC均受上游C3植物的影响;珠江流域的TSS、总碳(TC)、POC、颗粒无机碳(PIC)、DOC、DIC、以及颗粒碳(TPC)、总有机碳(TOC)的入海通量分别为134×1012、12.69×1012、2.50×1012、1.01×1012、1.13×1012、8.05×1012、3.51×1012和3.65×1012g·a-1,对应的侵蚀模数分别为:309×106、28.98×106、5.75×106、2.27×106、2.56×106、18.4×106、8.02×106和8.31×106g·(km2.a)-1.与全球主要河流碳侵蚀模数相比,珠江流域河流DOC、POC和TOC的侵蚀模数均高于全球平均值.     

A lake classification concept for a more accurate global estimate of the dissolved inorganic carbon export from terrestrial ecosystems to inland waters

The magnitude of lateral dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) export from terrestrial ecosystems to inland waters strongly influences the estimate of the global terrestrial carbon dioxide (CO₂) sink. At present, no reliable number of this export is available, and the few studies estimating the lateral DIC export assume that all lakes on Earth function similarly. However, lakes can function along a continuum from passive carbon transporters (passive open channels) to highly active carbon transformers with efficient in-lake CO₂ production and loss. We developed and applied a conceptual model to demonstrate how the assumed function of lakes in carbon cycling can affect calculations of the global lateral DIC export from terrestrial ecosystems to inland waters. Using global data on in-lake CO₂ production by mineralization as well as CO₂ loss by emission, primary production, and carbonate precipitation in lakes, we estimated that the global lateral DIC export can lie within the range of \( {0.70}_{-0.31}^{+0.27} \) to \( {1.52}_{-0.90}^{+1.09} \) Pg C yr^?1 depending on the assumed function of lakes. Thus, the considered lake function has a large effect on the calculated lateral DIC export from terrestrial ecosystems to inland waters. We conclude that more robust estimates of CO₂ sinks and sources will require the classification of lakes into their predominant function. This functional lake classification concept becomes particularly important for the estimation of future CO₂ sinks and sources, since in-lake carbon transformation is predicted to be altered with climate change.     

临安区域大气本底站CO_2浓度特征及其碳源汇变化研究

通过分析2006年8月～2009年7月临安区域大气本底站Flask瓶采样获得的CO2浓度特征,结合碳追踪模式的模拟结果,研究了长三角地区碳源汇变化对CO2浓度的影响.结果表明,临安区域大气本底站的CO2浓度分布在368.3×10-6～414.8×10-6之间,具有较明显的季节波动变化特征,冬季高、夏季低,浓度年较差接近...     

遥感技术与陆地生态系统碳循环研究

在人类社会日益关注全球环境问题的今天,大气中CO2和CH4等温室气体浓度升高诱发的全球气候变化已成为可持续发展的最严峻挑战。因此,针对各个陆地生态系统的碳循环研究成为气候变化和区域发展研究的重点和关键。陆地生态系统中土地利用方式、植被种类等的变化,通过时间和空间的尺度来影响着全球碳循环,而遥感技术具有宏观、速度快、周期短、信息量大、多时相等特点,因此在植被覆盖和土地利用分类、碳循环遥感模型等方面都有着重要的应用。     

An assessment of carbon stock for various land use system in Aravally mountains, Western India

Reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing countries is of the central importance in efforts to combat climate change. A study was conducted to measure carbon stocks in various land-use systems including forms and reliably estimates the impact of land use on carbon (C) stocks in the forest of Rajasthan, western India (23°3′–30°12′N longitude and 69°30′–78°17′E). 22.8% of India is forested and 0.04% is the deforestation rate of India. In Indian forest sector of western India of Aravally mountain range covered large area of deciduous forest and it’s very helpful in carbon sequestration at global level. The carbon stocks of forest, plantation (reforestation) and agricultural land in aboveground, soil organic and fine root within forest were estimated through field data collection. Results revealed that the amount of total carbon stock of forests (533.64?±?37.54 Mg·ha^?1, simplified expression of Mg (carbon) ·ha^?1) was significantly greater (P?<?0.05) than the plantation (324.37?±?15.0 Mg·ha^?1) and the agricultural land (120.50?±?2.17 Mg·ha^?1). Soil organic carbon in the forests (172.84?±?3.78 Mg·ha^?1) was also significantly greater (P?<?0.05) than the plantation (153.20?±?7.48 Mg·ha^?1) and the agricultural land (108.71?±?1.68 Mg·ha^?1). The differences in carbon stocks across land-use types are the primary consequence of variations in the vegetation biomass and the soil organic matter. Fine root carbon was a small fraction of carbon stocks in all land-use types. Most of the soil organic carbon and fine root carbon content was found in the upper 30-cm layer and decreased with soil depth. The aboveground carbon (ABGC): soil organic carbon (SOC): fine root carbon ratios (FRC), was 8:4:1, 4:5:1, and 3:37:1 for the forest, plantation and agricultural land, respectively. These results indicate that a relatively large proportion of the C loss is due to forest conversion to agricultural land.     

Soil Carbon in the Forests of Russia

The 50% variation in the estimates of carbon (C) content in the forest soils of Russia at present is caused by confusion of terms and ignorance of the soil geographical representativeness in forests. The GIS-based analysis closes the gap to the estimate published earlier by Alexeyev and Birdsey (1994, p. 170). The average soil carbon density (SCD) for the 0.3 meter (m) layer of the forest soils in Russia is about 8.1 kg C m⁻²; the 1 m layer captures some 11.4 kg C m⁻²; and the 2 m layer holds nearly 12.3 kg C m^{− 2}. The mass of C is about 61.6 Pg C concentrated in the 0.3 m layer of forest soils; the 1 m layer accumulates 87.6 Pg C and the 2 m layer holds about 94.1 Pg C. The C content in soils of the forest zone is much higher for Russia. The SCD is 18.8 kg C m^{− 2} and the soil C pool (SCP) is 223.6 Pg C in 1 m layer. Peat soils contribute a considerable portion of C to the forest zone of the country. The cold climate, permafrost and vegetation residues that are rich in recalcitrant compounds support a high accumulation rate of organic matter and associated nutrients in soils. This conservation is a mechanism to keep the production potential of the boreal ecosystems high in spite of their relatively low actual productivity in present environments.     

中国南方喀斯特地区碳循环研究进展

中国南方喀斯特地区碳循环路径与过程基本清晰,与其他陆地生态系统明显不同,呈现出鲜明的区域特色:雨热同季、地质构造背景与碳酸盐岩可溶性的耦合,导致碳酸盐岩中大量封存的碳重新进入生态系统碳的循环;二元三维结构中地下空间CO_2具体动态变化性,可视为次级碳库,影响生态系统碳的循环过程;陆生植物、水生植物均有利用HCO_3~-碳源进行光合作用的新途径;发现了碳酸盐岩快速的风化作用与水生植物生物碳泵的耦合机制,喀斯特作用碳汇效应得以确证。但是,中国南方喀斯特地区碳循环的研究还存在明显不足:喀斯特作用碳汇量的估算受到气候变化、土地利用变化的正负机制、外源酸等多因素的挑战,还具有很大的不确定性;植被、土壤与岩石、地下空间次级碳库、大气、大气降水存在复杂的多界面作用过程,碳的通量及迁移转化机制仍不明确。未来研究应重视:针对喀斯特地区特点的新研究方法、技术的研发;喀斯特关键带理念的统领;联网长期观测;模型的集成与创新。