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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2024, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (9): 18-32.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20230482

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Seasonal Patterns of Carbon and Water Fluxes and Their Environmental Biological Control in the Eucalyptus Plantation in Zhanjiang of Guangdong Province

Wankuan Zhu1,2,Zhichao Wang1,Apeng Du1,Yuxing Xu1,*()   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Fast-Growing Trees, Chinese Academy of Forestry Guangdong Zhanjiang Eucalyptus Plantation Ecosystem Research Station Zhanjiang 524022
    2. Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
  • Received:2023-10-12 Online:2024-09-25 Published:2024-10-08
  • Contact: Yuxing Xu E-mail:wsxyx1987@163.com

Abstract:

Objective: This paper aims to quantify the carbon and water flux components of eucalyptus plantation ecosystem, reveal the regulatory role of environmental biological factors on carbon and water cycle, so as to provide a basis for improving the accuracy of carbon sink assessment of plantation ecosystem and further understanding the impact of environmental and biological factors on carbon cycle of plantation ecosystem under the background of climate change. Method: The eddy covariance (EC) technique was used to continuously monitor carbon and water fluxes in a typical eucalyptus plantation ecosystem in the northern part of the Leizhou Peninsula. The environmental biological factors such as air temperature (Tair), vapour pressure deficit (VPD), photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD), soil temperature (Tsoil), soil moisture (SM), precipitation (Pre), and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) were simultaneously detected. The temporal variation characteristics of ecosystem carbon and water fluxes and their responses to environmental and biological factors were analyzed. Result: Annual average values of total primary productivity (GPP), respiration (RE), net ecosystem carbon exchange (NEE) and evapotranspiration (ET) of eucalyptus plantation ecosystem were 2 907.87, 1 509.77, ?1 398.83 g·m?2a?1 and 1 069.25 mm, respectively, showing a carbon sink as a whole. The diurnal variations of GPP, RE, NEE and ET showed asymmetric unimodal trend, and the absolute values of peak value and daily average value were higher in rainy season than in dry season. The accumulated values of GPP, RE and ET in rainy season were higher than those in dry season, while the accumulated values of NEE had no significant difference between dry season and rainy season. The main influencing factor of daytime NEE variation was PPFD. When VPD ≥ 15 hPa, NEE accumulation was inhibited, and the net carbon absorption capacity was strongest at moderate temperatures (20 ℃ < Tair < 27 ℃). Nocturnal NEE changes were mainly affected by Tair, and SM was able to affect the sensitivity of NEE to Tair. Water use efficiency (WUE) was higher in dry season (3.85 g·kg?1) than in rainy season (2.61 g·kg?1), with the mean annual WUE of 3.22 g·kg?1. The seasonal difference was dominated by ET and negatively correlated with Tair, VPD and PPFD (P<0.05). Conclusion: Eucalyptus plantation ecosystem exhibits carbon sinks during the dry season, the rainy season, and the whole year. The carbon sink status and intensity of eucalyptus plantation ecosystem are dominated by GPP. NEE changes are primarily regulated by PPFD, while high VPD inhibits net carbon sequestration. The net carbon sequestration capacity of the ecosystem is strongest at moderate temperature, and SM affects the sensitivity of NEE to Tair changes at night. WUE of eucalyptus plantation is higher in the dry season compared to the rainy season. This seasonal difference is primarily influenced by ET and is also affected by Tair, VPD, and PPFD.

Key words: eddy covariance (EC), carbon and water fluxes, environmental biological factor, water use efficiency (WUE), eucalyptus plantation

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