植物生态学报 ›› 2024, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (8): 1035-1049.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2023.0359  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2023.0359

所属专题: 碳循环

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灌丛斑块和草本斑块碳交换对季节性降水增加的响应——基于地上净初级生产力和叶面积指数标准化的比较分析

张梦迪1,2,*, 向官海2,3,*, 文艺瑶2,5, 王欢2,6, 呼格吉勒7, 白永飞2,4, 王忠武1,**(), 郑淑霞2,4,**()()   

  1. 1内蒙古农业大学草原与资源环境学院, 呼和浩特 010018
    2中国科学院植物研究所植被与环境变化国家重点实验室, 北京 100093
    3赤峰学院农学院, 内蒙古赤峰 024000
    4国家植物园, 北京 100093
    5江西师范大学生命科学学院, 南昌 330022
    6山东农业大学生命科学学院, 山东泰安 271001
    7正蓝旗草原工作站, 锡林浩特 027200
  • 收稿日期:2023-12-04 接受日期:2024-05-10 出版日期:2024-08-20 发布日期:2024-05-10
  • 通讯作者: **王忠武(wangzhongwu@imau.edu.cn);郑淑霞(zsx@ibcas.ac.cn), ORCID:0000-0001-6818-3796
  • 作者简介:*同等贡献
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2023YFF1305301);国家自然科学基金(32371779)

Response of carbon exchange between shrub and grass patches to increased seasonal precipitation: a comparative analysis based on aboveground net primary productivity and leaf area index standardization

ZHANG Meng-Di1,2,*, XIANG Guan-Hai2,3,*, WEN Yi-Yao2,5, WANG Huan2,6, Hugejile 7, BAI Yong-Fei2,4, WANG Zhong-Wu1,**(), ZHENG Shu-Xia2,4,**()()   

  1. 1College of Grassland, Resources and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
    2State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
    3College of Agriculture, Chifeng University, Chifeng, Nei Mongol 024000, China
    4China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China
    5College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
    6College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong 271001, China
    7Grassland Workstation of Zhenglan Banner, Xilinhot, Nei Mongol 027200, China
  • Received:2023-12-04 Accepted:2024-05-10 Online:2024-08-20 Published:2024-05-10
  • Contact: WANG Zhong-Wu(wangzhongwu@imau.edu.cn), ZHENG Shu-Xia(zsx@ibcas.ac.cn), ORCID:0000-0001-6818-3796
  • About author:*Contributed equally to this work
  • Supported by:
    National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFF1305301);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32371779)

摘要:

随着气候变化和人类活动干扰的加剧, 干旱半干旱地区草地灌丛化现象普遍发生, 严重影响了草地生态系统的碳汇功能。水分是内蒙古半干旱草原的主要限制因子, 未来降水格局的变化对草原生态系统的碳交换具有重要影响。然而, 目前关于降水变化对灌丛化草地生态系统, 特别是异质斑块碳交换过程的影响研究较少, 相关机制尚不清楚。为此, 该研究利用内蒙古小叶锦鸡儿(Caragana microphylla)灌丛化草地季节性降水增加(冬季增雪、夏季增雨)实验平台, 系统观测了灌丛斑块和草本斑块的碳交换参数, 即净生态系统碳交换(NEE)、总生态系统生产力(GEP)、生态系统呼吸(ER), 并结合基于地上净初级生产力(ANPP)和叶面积指数(LAI)标准化的参数比较分析, 研究了季节性降水增加对灌丛化草地碳交换的影响以及异质斑块的响应差异。结果表明: 1)夏季增雨显著提高了草本斑块|NEE|、GEP和ER值, 而冬季增雪显著降低了草本斑块|NEE|ANPP、GEPANPP和ERANPP。夏季增雨显著增加了灌丛斑块GEP和ER值, 但对NEE影响不明显, 冬季增雪对灌丛斑块的碳交换过程有促进作用。总体而言, 灌丛斑块的|NEE|、GEP、ER显著高于草本斑块。相较于湿润年份(2021年), 干旱年份(2020年)的碳交换对降水增加的响应更为敏感。2)灌丛斑块碳交换(|NEE|、GEP和ER)与土壤水分含量、叶片生物量呈正相关关系, 夏季增雨主要通过增加深层土壤(40-80 cm)水分含量、降低土壤温度来促进碳交换。草本斑块碳交换与浅层土壤(0-20 cm)水分含量、ANPP呈正相关关系, 与土壤温度、根冠比呈负相关关系; 夏季增雨主要通过增加浅层土壤水分含量、降低土壤温度促进碳交换, 而冬季增雪则通过增加深层土壤水分含量和减少地下生物量来抑制草本斑块碳交换。3)基于ANPP标准化后的碳交换参数能更好地揭示灌丛斑块和草本斑块对降水变化的响应差异。该研究结果为准确评估气候变化下干旱半干旱草地生态系统的碳汇功能和固碳潜力提供了重要科学依据。

关键词: 净生态系统碳交换(NEE), 总生态系统生产力(GEP), 生态系统呼吸(ER), 灌丛斑块, 草本斑块, 冬季增雪, 夏季增雨, 灌丛化

Abstract:

Aims With the intensification of climate change and human activities, the phenomenon of shrub encroachment in arid and semi-arid grasslands is widespread, significantly impacting the carbon sequestration function of grassland ecosystems. Water availability is the primary limiting factor in the semiarid grassland of Nei Mongol, and future changes in precipitation patterns have important implications for carbon exchange in grassland ecosystems. However, there is limited research on the effects of precipitation changes on shrub-encroached grassland ecosystems, particularly on the carbon exchange processes within heterogenous patches. The underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

Methods In this study, we conducted a seasonal precipitation manipulation experiment by increasing snowfall in winter and rainfall in summer in shrub-encroached grassland dominated by Caragana microphylla in Nei Mongol. Carbon exchange parameters, such as net ecosystem carbon exchange (NEE), gross ecosystem productivity (GEP), and ecosystem respiration (ER) of shrub patches and grass patches, were measured and compared using standardized parameters based on aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) and leaf area index (LAI). The study investigated the impact of increased seasonal precipitation on carbon exchange in shrub-encroached grassland and the differential responses of heterogeneous patches.

Important findings 1) Increased summer rainfall significantly enhanced |NEE|, GEP and ER of the grass patches, while increased winter snowfall significantly reduced |NEE|ANPP, GEPANPP and ERANPP of the grass patches. Increased summer rainfall significantly enhanced the GEP and ER of the shrub patches, while the effect on |NEE| was not significant. Additionally, increased winter snowfall had a positive impact on carbon exchange processes in the shrub patches. Overall, |NEE|, GEP and ER of the shrub patches were significantly higher than those of the grass patches. In comparison to a wet year (2021), the carbon exchange in a dry year (2020) was more sensitive to increased precipitation. 2) Carbon exchange in the shrub patches (|NEE|, GEP and ER) was positively correlated with soil water content and leaf biomass. Increased summer rainfall mainly promoted carbon exchange by enhancing deep soil water content (40-80 cm) and lowering soil temperature. Carbon exchange in the grass patches was positively correlated with shallow soil water content (0-20 cm) and ANPP, and negatively correlated with soil temperature and root-to-shoot ratio. Increased summer rainfall primarily enhanced carbon exchange in grass patches by raising shallow soil water content and lowering soil temperature, while increased winter snowfall hindered carbon exchange by increasing deep soil water content and stimulating belowground biomass. 3) Standardized carbon exchange parameters based on ANPP better revealed the differential responses of the shrub patches and grass patches to changes in precipitation. These research findings provide an important scientific basis for accurately assessing the carbon sink function and carbon sequestration potential of arid and semi-arid grasslands ecosystems under climate change.

Key words: net ecosystem carbon exchange (NEE), gross ecosystem productivity (GEP), ecosystem respiration (ER), shrub patches, grass patches, increased winter snowfall, increased summer rainfall, shrub encroachment