Soil carbon dynamics in a Pinus massoniana plantation following clear-cutting and slash removal  

作　　者：Yuan Wen Jamie LSchuler Shirong Liu Pu Mou Hui Wang Haolong Yu Jingxin Wang 

机构地区：[1]College of Life Sciences,Beijing Normal University,No.19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street,Beijing 100875,China [2]Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment,China’s State Forestry Administration,Institute of Forest Ecology,Environment and Protection,Chinese Academy of Forestry,No.2 Dongxiaofu,Beijing 100091,China [3]Division of Forestry and Natural Resources,West Virginia University,PO Box 6215,Morgantown,WV 26506-6125,USA [4]The Experimental Center of Tropical Forestry,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Guangxi Youyiguan Forest Ecosystem Research Station,Pingxiang,Guangxi 532600,China

出　　处：《Journal of Plant Ecology》2016年第1期20-29,共10页植物生态学报（英文版）

基　　金：Ministry of Science and Technology(2012BAD22B01 and 2015DFA31440);China’s National Natural Science Foundation(31290223);the Ministry of Finance(200804001 and 201104006);the Lecture and Study Program for Outstanding Scholars from Home and Abroad(CAFYBB2011007)。

摘　　要：Aims Slash removal is a common practice to prepare recently harvested sites for replanting.However,little is known about its impact on soil carbon(C)dynamics in subtropical plantations.This study evaluates the effects of burning versus manual slash removal site preparation treatments on soil organic carbon(SOC),soil respiration and soil microbial community structure in a Pinus massoniana plantation in southern China.Methods Three areas within a mature P.massoniana plantation were clearcut.Two months following harvesting,slash on one-half of each area was burned(BURN),whereas slash was manually removed(MANR)on the other portion.Slash removal treatments were also compared with adjacent uncut plantation areas(UNCUT).Soil samples,and soil respiration measurements were used to characterize soil properties and microbial communities following slash removal treatments.Important Findings Mean soil respiration rates from the MANR and BURN treatments were 26%and 17%lower,respectively,than the UNCUT treatment over 1 year.The MANR and BURN treatment resulted in soils with 27%and 9%reduction in total phospholipid fatty acids(PLFAs)and 18%and 10%reduction in bacterial PLFAs,respectively,compared with the UNCUT treatment.However,no significant differences existed between slash removal treatments with respect to soil chemical properties,SOC chemical compositions,soil respiration and microbial communities;although PLFA patterns were notably different for the burned plots.Most factors affecting C dynamics and microbial communities were not sensitive to the differences imparted to the ecosystem due to manual slash removal or burning.Our results suggested that low-intensity burning after clear-cutting might have no significant effect on soil C pool and its dynamics compared with manual slash removal in subtropical plantations.

关 键 词：plantation management soil organic carbon chemical composition soil respiration soil microbial community FIRE 

分 类 号：S71[农业科学—林学]