WANG Qiong-fang, CHEN Yun-ming, CAO Yang, et al. Topsoil Carbon Sequestration Characteristics and Influencing Factors for Two Grasslands in Loess Hilly Region[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2014, 33(1): 58-64.
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WANG Qiong-fang, CHEN Yun-ming, CAO Yang, et al. Topsoil Carbon Sequestration Characteristics and Influencing Factors for Two Grasslands in Loess Hilly Region[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2014, 33(1): 58-64. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2014.01.061.
Topsoil Carbon Sequestration Characteristics and Influencing Factors for Two Grasslands in Loess Hilly Region
Combing field investigation with laboratory analysis
we studied soil organic carbon(SOC) content in topsoil(0-20 cm) with different ages of the Stipa bungeana and Bothriochloa ischaemum grassland communities and presented the correlations of SOC content with geography
soil and vegetation characteristics of the communities in the loess hilly region
in order to proclaim soil carbon sequestration characteristics and notable influencing factors in the natural grassland restoration process. For the Stipa bungeana grassland
average SOC content dramaticlly increased from the 14 a to 18 a
with an average annual increment of 0.295 g/kg. The average SOC content gently increased first from the 18 a to 26 a
with an average annual increment of 0.186 g/kg
and then gradually decreased from the 26 to 45 a. The average SOC contents in 33 a and 45 a were 8.92% and 3.18% lower than that in the 25 a
respectively
but the difference was not significant. For the Bothriochloa ischaemum grassland
average SOC content gently increased from the 25 a to 40 a
with an average annual increment of 0.054 g/kg. The average SOC content obviously increased from the 40 a to 45 a
and the average SOC content in the 40 a was only 29.38% of that in the 45 a
and the difference was significant(p<0.05). SOC content in 0-10 cm soil layer was higher than that in 10-20 cm soil layer. Correlation analysis indicated that average SOC contents for Stipa bungeana and Bothriochloa ischaemum grasslands increased with the increases in restoration year
aboveground biomass
underground biomass and soil total nitrogen
and decreased with altitude and soil bulk density. Therefore
topsoils of Stipa bungeana and Bothriochloa ischaemum grasslands show the obvious function of carbon sequestration. Altitude
restoration year
aboveground biomass
underground biomass
soil total nitrogen and soil bulk density are the significant factors.
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