首页|Natural forests exhibit higher organic carbon concentrations and recalcitrant carbon proportions in soil than plantations:a global data synthesis

Natural forests exhibit higher organic carbon concentrations and recalcitrant carbon proportions in soil than plantations:a global data synthesis

扫码查看
Different chemical compositions of soil organic carbon(SOC)affect its persistence and whether it signifi-cantly differs between natural forests and plantations remains unclear.By synthesizing 234 observations of SOC chemical compositions,we evaluated global patterns of concentra-tion,individual chemical composition(alkyl C,O-alkyl C,aromatic C,and carbonyl C),and their distribution even-ness.Our results indicate a notably higher SOC,a markedly larger proportion of recalcitrant alkyl C,and lower easily decomposed carbonyl C proportion in natural forests.How-ever,SOC chemical compositions were appreciably more evenly distributed in plantations.Based on the assumed con-ceptual index of SOC chemical composition evenness,we deduced that,compared to natural forests,plantations may have higher possible resistance to SOC decomposition under disturbances.In tropical regions,SOC levels,recalcitrant SOC chemical composition,and their distributed evenness were significantly higher in natural forests,indicating that SOC has higher chemical stability and possible resistance to decomposition.Climate factors had minor effects on alkyl C in forests globally,while they notably affected SOC chemi-cal composition in tropical forests.This could contribute to the differences in chemical compositions and their distrib-uted evenness between plantations and natural stands.

Global data synthesisNatural forestPlantationsSoil organic carbonSoil organic carbon chemical composition

Xiuqing Nie、Hui Wang、Jian Wang、Shirong Liu、Yanbo Hu

展开 >

Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment of National Forestry and Grassland Administration,No.2 Dongxiaofu,Haidian District,Beijing 100091,People's Republic of China

National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Key R&D Program of ChinaChinese Academy of Forestry

31971463319300782021YFD2200402CAFYBB2020ZA001

2024

林业研究(英文版)
东北林业大学,中国生态学学会

林业研究(英文版)

CSTPCDEI
影响因子:0.365
ISSN:1007-662X
年,卷(期):2024.35(5)