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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2023, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (7): 35-44.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20220865

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Seasonal Variations in Carbon Fluxes and Their Responses to Environmental Factors in a Pinus tabuliformis Plantation Ecosystem in Miyun, Beijing

Xinhao Li1,2(),Dehuai Zhang3,Zhaosen Zhang4,Jian Li3,Jun Cao3,Jichao Wei5,Xiaomeng Wu1,2,Yun Tian1,2,Peng Liu1,2,Haiqun Yu6,*   

  1. 1. School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University Beijing 100083
    2. State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources Beijing 100083
    3. Beijing Miyun District Landscaping Bureau Beijing 101599
    4. Beijing Yongding River Leisure Forest Park Management Office Beijing 100043
    5. Beijing Lülin Shengyuan Greening Engineering Co., Ltd. Beijing 102400
    6. The Beijing Center for Forest Resource Planning and Monitoring Beijing 100193
  • Received:2022-12-06 Online:2023-07-25 Published:2023-09-08
  • Contact: Haiqun Yu E-mail:458819027@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective: This study aims to quantify carbon fluxes in plantation ecosystem and examine the role of environmental factors in regulating carbon fluxes, so as to improve the accuracy in assessing carbon sequestration function in plantation ecosystem. Method: The eddy-covariance (EC) technique was used to continuously monitor ecosystem carbon fluxes in a typical Pinus tabuliformis plantation ecosystem in Miyun, Beijing in 2021. Air temperature (Ta), vapor pressure deficit (VPD), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and soil water content (SWC) were continuously monitored in situ. The seasonal variation characteristics of ecosystem carbon fluxes and their responses to environmental factors were examined. Result: The cumulative annual gross ecosystem production (GEP), annual ecosystem respiration (RE), and net ecosystem production (NEP) in 2021 were 315, 291, and 24 g·m?2, respectively. GEP and RE were higher in the growing season (from April to October) and however, they were close to 0 g·m?2 in the non-growing season. The maximum daily GEP, RE, and NEP were 4.7, 3.3, and 3.1 g·m?2, respectively. The monthly maximum carbon assimilation rate was unimodal during the growing season, with its maximum in July. NEP had positive relationships with GEP (P<0.01) during the growing season and the peak growing season, and the coefficients of determination were 0.68 and 0.80, respectively. The relationships between NEP and PAR in differentTa, VPD, and SWC conditions were not significantly different. The responses of NEP and GEP to Ta, VPD, and SWC were all unimodal, peaking at about 25 ℃, 10 hPa, 0.2 m3·m–3, respectively. Low soil moisture had no significant effect on the responses of NEP and GEP to Ta and VPD, while it reduced the temperature sensitivity of RE. Conclusion: This study has found that P. tabuliformis plantation ecosystem in the study area is carbon sink during the growing season, the peak growing season, and the whole year. The change in NEP is mainly dominated by change in GEP. High Ta, VPD, and SWC all reduce NEP by limiting GEP. Low soil water condition has little indirect effect on the responses of NEP and GEP to Ta and VPD, while it limites the temperature sensitivity of RE. These results are important for further understanding of the regulations of environmental factors on the carbon cycling of P. tabuliformis plantation ecosystem under climate change.

Key words: net ecosystem production, gross ecosystem production, ecosystem respiration, Pinus tabuliformis plantation

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