Decomposition of soil organic carbon influenced by soil temperature and moisture in Andisol and Inceptisol paddy soils in a cold temperate region of Japan

Abstract. The objectives of this study were to investigate seasonal variation of greenhouse gas fluxes from soils on sites dominated by plantation (Robinia pseudoacacia, Punica granatum, and Ziziphus jujube) and natural regenerated forests (Vitex negundo var. heterophylla, Leptodermis oblonga, and Bothriochloa ischcemum), and to identify how tree species, litter exclusion, and soil properties (soil temperature, soil moisture, soil organic carbon, total N, soil bulk density, and soil pH) explained the temporal and spatial variation in soil greenhouse gas fluxes. Fluxes of greenhouse gases were measured using static chamber and gas chromatography techniques. Six static chambers were randomly installed in each tree species. Three chambers were randomly designated to measure the impacts of surface litter exclusion, and the remaining three were used as a control. Field measurements were conducted biweekly from May 2010 to April 2012. Soil CO2 emissions from all tree species were significantly affected by soil temperature, soil moisture, and their interaction. Driven by the seasonality of temperature and precipitation, soil CO2 emissions demonstrated a clear seasonal pattern, with fluxes significantly higher during the rainy season than during the dry season. Soil CH4 and N2O fluxes were not significantly correlated with soil temperature, soil moisture, or their interaction, and no significant seasonal differences were detected. Soil organic carbon and total N were significantly positively correlated with CO2 and N2O fluxes. Soil bulk density was significantly negatively correlated with CO2 and N2O fluxes. Soil pH was not correlated with CO2 and N2O emissions. Soil CH4 fluxes did not display pronounced dependency on soil organic carbon, total N, soil bulk density, and soil pH. Removal of surface litter significantly decreased in CO2 emissions and CH4 uptakes. Soils in six tree species acted as sinks for atmospheric CH4. With the exception of Ziziphus jujube, soils in all tree species acted as sinks for atmospheric N2O. Tree species had a significant effect on CO2 and N2O releases but not on CH4 uptake. The lower net global warming potential in natural regenerated vegetation suggested that natural regenerated vegetation were more desirable plant species in reducing global warming.

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Cropping systems affect paddy soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks (in rice-garlic and rice-fava systems) in temperate region of southern China

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.226 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 609 ◽

pp. 1640-1649 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Tao Zhang ◽

Anqiang Chen ◽

Jian Liu ◽

Hongbin Liu ◽

Baokun Lei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Organic Carbon ◽

Total Nitrogen ◽

Paddy Soil ◽

Southern China ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Temperate Region

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Soil greenhouse gas fluxes from different tree species on Taihang Mountain, North China

Biogeosciences Discussions ◽

10.5194/bgd-10-11037-2013 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 11037-11076 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

X. P. Liu ◽

W. J. Zhang ◽

C. S. Hu ◽

X. G. Tang

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Temperature ◽

Tree Species ◽

Soil Bulk Density ◽

Soil Co2 ◽

Total N ◽

Gas Fluxes ◽

Greenhouse Gas Fluxes ◽

N2o Fluxes

Abstract. The objectives of this study were to investigate seasonal variation of greenhouse gas fluxes from soils on sites dominated by plantation (Robinia pseudoacacia, Punica granatum, and Ziziphus jujube) and natural regenerated forests (Vitex negundo var. heterophylla, Leptodermis oblonga, and Bothriochloa ischcemum), and to identify how tree species, litter exclusion, and soil properties (soil temperature, soil moisture, soil organic carbon, total N, soil bulk density, and soil pH) explained the temporal and spatial variance in soil greenhouse gas fluxes. Fluxes of greenhouse gases were measured using static chamber and gas chromatography techniques. Six static chambers were randomly installed in each tree species. Three chambers were randomly designated to measure the impacts of surface litter exclusion, and the remaining three were used as a control. Field measurements were conducted biweekly from May 2010 through April 2012. Soil CO2 emissions from all tree species were significantly affected by soil temperature, soil moisture, and their interaction. Driven by the seasonality of temperature and precipitation, soil CO2 emissions demonstrated a clear seasonal pattern, with fluxes significantly higher during the rainy season than during the dry season. Soil CH4 and N2O fluxes were not significantly correlated with soil temperature, soil moisture, or their interaction, and no significant seasonal differences were detected. Soil CO2 and N2O fluxes were significantly correlated with soil organic carbon, total N, and soil bulk density, while soil pH was not correlated with CO2 and N2O emissions. Soil CH4 fluxes did not display pronounced dependency on soil organic carbon, total N, soil bulk density, and soil pH. Removal of surface litter resulted in significant decreases in CO2 emissions and CH4 uptakes, but had no significant influence on N2O fluxes. Soils in six tree species acted as sinks for atmospheric CH4. With the exception of Ziziphus jujube, Soils in all sites acted as sinks for atmospheric N2O. Tree species had a significant effect on CO2 and N2O fluxes but not on CH4 uptake. The lower net global warming potential in natural regenerated vegetation suggested that natural regenerated vegetation were more desirable plant species in reducing global warming.

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Soil organic carbon accumulation and carbon dioxide emissions during a 6-year study in irrigated continuous maize under two tillage systems in semiarid Mediterranean conditions

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.5424/sjar/2021191-16260 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. e1102

Author(s):

Maroua Dachraoui ◽

Aurora Sombrero

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Temperature ◽

Grain Yield ◽

Co2 Emissions ◽

Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽

Carbon Accumulation ◽

No Tillage ◽

Short Term ◽

The Impact

Aim of study: To evaluate the effects of conventional tillage (CT) and no tillage (NT) systems on the soil organic carbon (SOC) changes, CO2 emissions and their relation with soil temperature and grain yield in a monoculture of irrigated maize during six years.Area of study: In Zamadueñas experimental field in the Spanish province of Valladolid, from 2011 to 2017.Material and methods: The SOC content was determined by collecting soil samples up to 30 cm in November at two years interval. Short-term CO2 emissions were measured simultaneously with soil temperature using a respiration chamber and a hand-held probe immediately before, after every tillage operation and during the maize cycle.Main results: The SOC stock of the top 30 cm soil layers was 13% greater under NT than CT. Short-term CO2 emissions were significantly higher under CT ranging from 0.8 to 3.4 g CO2 m-2 h-1 immediately after tillage while under NT system, soil CO2 fluxes were low and stable during this study period. During the first 48 h following tillage, cumulative CO2 emissions ranged from 0.6 to 2.4 Mg CO2 ha-1 and from 0.2 to 0.3 Mg CO2 ha-1 under CT and NT systems, respectively. Soil temperature did not show significant correlation with CO2 emissions; however, it depended mostly on the time of measurement.Research highlights: No tillage increased the SOC accumulation in the topsoil layer, reduced CO2 emissions without decreasing maize grain yield and minimized the impact on climate change compared to CT system.

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Contrasting diurnal variations in soil organic carbon decomposition and root respiration due to a hysteresis effect with soil temperature in a Gossypium s. (cotton) plantation

Plant and Soil ◽

10.1007/s11104-011-0722-1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 343 (1-2) ◽

pp. 347-355 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Zhiguo Li ◽

Xiujun Wang ◽

Runhua Zhang ◽

Juan Zhang ◽

Changyan Tian

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Temperature ◽

Root Respiration ◽

Diurnal Variations ◽

Hysteresis Effect ◽

Carbon Decomposition ◽

Soil Organic Carbon Decomposition

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Impacts of snow and organic soils parameterization on North-Eurasian soil temperature profiles simulated by the ISBA land surface model

The Cryosphere Discussions ◽

10.5194/tcd-9-6733-2015 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 6733-6790

Author(s):

B. Decharme ◽

E. Brun ◽

A. Boone ◽

C. Delire ◽

P. Le Moigne ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Temperature ◽

Soil Properties ◽

Temperature Profile ◽

Land Surface ◽

Snow Depth ◽

Land Surface Model ◽

Surface Model ◽

Temperature Profiles

Abstract. In this study we analysed how an improved representation of snowpack processes and soil properties in the multi-layer snow and soil schemes of the ISBA land surface model impacts the simulation of soil temperature profiles over North-Eurasian regions. For this purpose, we refine ISBA's snow layering algorithm and propose a parameterization of snow albedo and snow compaction/densification adapted from the detailed Crocus snowpack model. We also include a dependency on soil organic carbon content for ISBA's hydraulic and thermal soil properties. First, changes in the snowpack parameterization are evaluated against snow depth, snow water equivalent, surface albedo, and soil temperature at a 10 cm depth observed at the Col de Porte field site in the French Alps. Next, the new model version including all of the changes is used over Northern-Eurasia to evaluate the model's ability to simulate the snow depth, the soil temperature profile and the permafrost characteristics. The results confirm that an adequate simulation of snow layering and snow compaction/densification significantly impacts the snowpack characteristics and the soil temperature profile during winter, while the impact of the more accurate snow albedo computation is dominant during the spring. In summer, the accounting for the effect of soil organic carbon on hydraulic and thermal soil properties improves the simulation of the soil temperature profile. Finally, the results confirm that this last process strongly influences the simulation of the permafrost active layer thickness and its spatial distribution.

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Fate of rice shoot and root residues, rhizodeposits, and microbe-assimilated carbon in paddy soil: I. Decomposition and priming effect

10.5194/bg-2016-86 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zhenke Zhu ◽

Guanjun Zeng ◽

Tida Ge ◽

Yajun Hu ◽

Chengli Tong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Organic Carbon ◽

Priming Effect ◽

Paddy Soils ◽

Ch4 Emission ◽

Untreated Soil ◽

Organic C ◽

Soil C ◽

Rice Roots ◽

Native Soil

Abstract. The input of recently photosynthesized C has significant implications on soil organic carbon sequestration, and in paddy soils, both plants and soil microbes contribute to the overall C input. In the present study, we investigated the fate and priming effect of organic C from different sources by conducting a 300-d incubation study with four different 13C-labelled substrates: rice shoots (Shoot-C), rice roots (Root-C), rice rhizodeposits (Rhizo-C), and microbe-assimilated C (Micro-C). The efflux of both 13CO2 and 13CH4 indicated that the mineralization of C in Shoot-C-, Root-C-, Rhizo-C-, and Micro-C-treated soils rapidly increased at the beginning of the incubation and then decreased gradually afterwards. In addition, the highest level of C mineralization was observed in Root-C-treated soil (45.4 %), followed by Shoot-C- (31.9 %), Rhizo-C- (7.9 %), and Micro-C-treated (7.7 %) soils, which corresponded with mean residence times of 33.4, 46.1, 62.9, and 192 d, respectively. Furthermore, the cumulative mineralization of native soil organic carbon in Shoot-C-treated soils was 1.48- fold higher than in untreated soils, and the priming effect of Shoot-C on CO2 and CH4 emission was strongly positive over the entire incubation. However, Root-C failed to exhibit a significant priming effect, which suggests that it could potentially be used to mitigate CH4 emission. Although the total C contents of Rhizo-C- (1.89 %) and Micro-C-treated soils (1.9 %) were higher than those of untreated soil (1.8 %), no significant differences in total C emissions were observed. However, the 13C emissions of Rhizo-C- and Micro-C-treated soils gradually increased over the entire incubation period, which indicated that soil organic C-derived emissions were lower in Rhizo-C- and Micro-C-treated soils than in untreated soil, and that rhizodeposits and microbe-assimilated C could be used to reduce the mineralization of native soil organic carbon and to effectively improve soil C sequestration. The contrasting behaviours of the different photosynthesized C substrates suggests that recycling rice roots in paddies is more beneficial than recycling shoots and reveals the importance of increasing rhizodeposits and microbe-assimilated C in paddy soils via nutrient management.

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