期刊
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
卷 158, 期 -, 页码 184-191出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.06.010
关键词
Precipitation; Carbon; Nitrogen; Soil fraction; Temperate grassland; Warming
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [31070431]
- State Key Basic Research Development Program in China [2010CB833504]
The impact of climate change (i.e. warming and changes in precipitation patterns) on carbon (C) sequestration in the continental steppe is currently disputed and uncertain. We conducted a six-year field experiment in the temperate grassland ecosystem in Inner Mongolia, China. We found that C storage in the 0-30 cm soil layer significantly decreased by 129.3 g C m(-2) under warming (W) but significantly increased by 145.9 g C m(-2) with increased precipitation (P), with no apparent interaction of W x P. The effects of W and P on soil C sequestration varied in different soil fractions (labile vs. recalcitrant soil organic matter) and layers (topsoil vs. subsoil), which complicated the prediction of the short- and long-term effects of soil C sequestration in climate change scenarios. Furthermore, C:nitrogen (N) ratios in soils with increasing C and N were asynchronous under W, P, and W + P treatments, suggesting that the limiting effect of N on soil C sequestration would be intensified under W with P conditions. Our findings suggest that, without an increase in precipitation or concurrent P and W, the semiarid Inner Mongolian grasslands may potentially act as a net C source in the future. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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