[1]MA Zhiliang,GU Guojun,ZHAO Wenqiang,et al.Carbon and Nitrogen Storage of Ground Covers and Soils in the Forest-Shrub Ecotone of Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2020,27(05):17-23.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
27
Number of periods:
2020 05
Page number:
17-23
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Public date:
2020-08-20
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Carbon and Nitrogen Storage of Ground Covers and Soils in the Forest-Shrub Ecotone of Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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MA Zhiliang1, GU Guojun2, ZHAO Wenqiang3, LIU Mei3,4
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1.College of Life Science,China West Normal University,Nanchong,Sichuan;2.Forestry Bureau of Aba Prefecture in Western Sichuan; Lixian,Sichuan;3.Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization, Sichuan Province Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation,Chengdu Institute of Biology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Chengdu;4.Ecological Security and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province,Mianyang Normal University,Mianyang,Sichuan
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- Keywords:
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carbon and nitrogen storage; litter; moss; soil; forest-shrub ecotone
- CLC:
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S718
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- Abstract:
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In order to reveal carbon and nitrogen processes of ground covers(litter and moss)and soils in the ecotone on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the organic carbon and total nitrogen storage and allocation characteristics of ground covers and soils among three forest types in a typical ecotone(i. e., Picea likiangensis coniferous forest, Picea likiangensis coniferous forest—Salix oritrepha shrub, Sibiraea angustata shrub)on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau were investigated through field investigation and the sample analysis of ground covers and soils. The results show that the organic carbon and total nitrogen storage of ground covers followed the order of forest-shrub>coniferous forest> shrub, with the value of 28.73 t/hm2, 19.96 t/hm2, 5.31 t/hm2 and 0.96 t/hm2, 0.54 t/hm2, 0.12 t/hm2, respectively. The organic carbon storage in 0—30 cm soil layer in shrub(148.37 t/hm2)were significantly higher than those in coniferous forest(118.19 t/hm2)and forest-shrub(114.93 t/hm2), and the total nitrogen storage of soils followed the order of shrub(19.53 t/hm2)>forest-shrub(14.60 t/hm2)>coniferous forest(11.79 t/hm2). Moreover, the organic carbon and total nitrogen storage in 10—20 cm soil layers were significantly higher than those in 0—10 cm and 20—30 cm soil layers. Combining the organic carbon and total nitrogen storage of ground covers and soils, the organic carbon and total nitrogen storage of soil surface were significantly different among the three forest types, following the order of shrub>forest-shrub> coniferous forest. Furthermore, the storage in 0—30 cm soil layer accounted for 80.0%~96.5% and 93.8%~99.3% of the organic carbon and total nitrogen storage of soil surface, which were significantly higher than those in ground covers. These results indicate that the expansion of alpine shrub communities can increase carbon and nitrogen pools, which is beneficial to ecosystem carbon and nitrogen sequestration on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.