Estimation of annual soil CO2 efflux under the erosion and deposition conditions by measuring and modeling its respiration rate in southern China

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Soil respiration (Rs) is a crucial ecological process of carbon (C) cycling in the terrestrial ecosystems, and soil erosion has a significant impact on its C budget and balance. However, the variations of Rs rate and their CO2 efflux induced by erosion are currently poorly understood. To this end, four landscape positions (top, up, middle and toe) with different erosional and depositional characteristics were selected on a typical eroded slope in southern China to conduct field experiments, aiming to explore the effects of erosion and deposition on Rs among various sites. From March 2021 to February 2022, the in-situ Rs were measured using an automated soil respiration system, together with soil temperature at 5 cm depth (Ts5) and water content at 10 cm depth (SWC10). We initially constructed various Rs models across a one-year period, based on its relationships with Ts5 and SWC10. Subsequently, the seasonal changes of Rs at different erosional sites were simulated by the optimum models, and their annual CO2 fluxes were further estimated. The results showed that Rs rates at all sites displayed a bimodal seasonal pattern, with the highest values in May and August. And the measured Rs of the eroding and depositional sites were 0.05-7.71 and 1.47-13.03 μmol m-2 s-1, respectively. Also, remarkably higher Ts5 and SWC10 were observed in depositional sites versus the eroding sites (P < 0.05). Additionally, Rs rates at all sites were positively correlated with SOC and Ts5, but negatively correlated with SWC10. Herein, Rs models to single- and double-variable were established at different positions, and we found that the fitted R2 and AIC differed on various sites, primarily in erosional and depositional sites. Furthermore, through the best-fitting models (higher R2 and lowest AIC) we screened, the average Rs values of 3.03 and 4.46 μmol m-2 s-1 were quantitatively estimated for the eroding and depositional sites, respectively. Finally, it could be further assessed that the mean annual soil CO2-C efflux of eroded site (1104.14 g m-2) was significantly lower than that of depositional site (1629.46 g m-2). These findings highlighted the effect of erosion and deposition on Rs, which will facilitate a better understanding of C cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:351

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Journal of environmental management - 351(2024) vom: 05. Jan., Seite 119686

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guo, Geng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Kuai, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Xiaoying [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yanyin [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Guangruo [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Jie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

142M471B3J
Carbon Dioxide
Journal Article
Red soil
Soil
Soil carbon efflux
Soil moisture
Soil temperature
Water erosion

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Date Completed 15.01.2024

Date Revised 15.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119686

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NLM365343048