The changes in soil organic carbon stock and quality across a subalpine forest successional series  

作　　者：Fei Li Zhihui Wang Jianfeng Hou Xuqing Li Dan Wang Wanqin Yang 

机构地区：[1]Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation,School of Life Sciences,Taizhou University,Taizhou 318000,China [2]Linhai Station of Zhejiang Provincial Forest Ecological Research,Taizhou University,Taizhou 318000,China [3]Taizhou Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Special Industry Cultivation,Taizhou University,Taizhou 318000,China [4]Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment,Western Sydney University,Penrith,New South Wales,Australia

出　　处：《Forest Ecosystems》2024年第4期423-433,共11页森林生态系统（英文版）

基　　金：the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.32001139,32071554)。

摘　　要：Soil organic carbon(SOC)affects the function of terrestrial ecosystem and plays a vital role in global carbon cycle.Yet,large uncertainty still existed regarding the changes in SOC stock and quality with forest succession.Here,the stock and quality of SOC at 1-m soil profile were investigated across a subalpine forest series,including shrub,deciduous broad-leaved forest,broadleaf-conifer mixed forest,middle-age coniferous forest and mature coniferous forest,which located at southeast of Tibetan Plateau.The results showed that SOC stock ranged from 9.8 to29.9 kg·m^(-2),and exhibited a hump-shaped response pattern across the forest successional series.The highest and lowest SOC stock was observed in the mixed forest and shrub forest,respectively.The SOC stock had no significant relationships with soil temperature and litter stock,but was positively correlated with wood debris stock.Meanwhile,the average percentages of polysaccharides,lignins,aromatics and aliphatics based on FTIR spectroscopy were 79.89%,0.94%,18.87%and 0.29%,respectively.Furthermore,the percentage of polysaccharides exhibited an increasing pattern across the forest successional series except for the sudden decreasing in the mixed forest,while the proportions of lignins,aromatics and aliphatics exhibited a decreasing pattern across the forest successional series except for the sudden increasing in the mixed forest.Consequently,the humification indices(HIs)were highest in the mixed forest compared to the other four successional stages,which means that the SOC quality in mixed forest was worse than other successional stages.In addition,the SOC stock,recalcitrant fractions and HIs decreased with increasing soil depth,while the polysaccharides exhibited an increasing pattern.These findings demonstrate that the mixed forest had higher SOC stock and worse SOC quality than other successional stages.The high proportion of SOC stock(66%at depth of 20-100 cm)and better SOC quality(lower HIs)indicate that deep soil have tremendous potential to store SOC and

关 键 词：Forest successional series Soil organic cubon stock Molecular composition Humification indices Soil organic carbon quality 

分 类 号：S714.2[农业科学—林学]