Arid Zone Research ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (7): 1107-1116.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2023.07.08

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Research on soil respiration and its influence factors on Hedysarum laeve shrubbery of different ages at Mu Us sandy land

HAI Long1,2(),ZHOU Mei1(),ZHANG Jiakai1,HONG Guangyu2,3,LI Fengzi2,3,FEI Fei2   

  1. 1. College of Grassland, Resources and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, Inner Mongolia, China
    2. Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, Inner Mongolia, China
    3. Key Laboratory For Sandy Land and Desert Ecosystem and Ecological Engineering of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot 010010, Inner Mongolia, China
  • Received:2022-10-20 Revised:2022-12-04 Online:2023-07-15 Published:2023-08-01

Abstract:

To explore the trend of the change of the soil respiration flux and main influencing factors in the process of desertification reversal, 9 a, 18 a and 30 a ages of Hedysarum laeve shrubbery and no afforestation quicksand land (CK) were selected at Mu Us sandy land in Northern China. Using the Li-8100 carbon flux observation system which produced in the United States, measured soil respiration from May to October. At the same time, the main influencing factors were determined and analyzed. The results showed that: (1) Both soil respiration rate and flux increased first and then decreased in the growth season from May to October, and the highest value appeared in July. (2) The soil respiration rate and flux showed a continuous increasing trend with the age of the Hedysarum laeve shrubbery, the Q10 value shows a continuous downward trend. From May to October in the growing season, the order of average soil respiration rate was: 30 a(2.16 μmol·m-2·s-1)>18 a(1.98 μmol·m-2·s-1)>9 a(1.41 μmol·m-2·s-1)>CK(0.24 μmol·m-2·s-1); the soil respiration carbon flux was 30 a (365.74 g C·m-2)>18 a (313.63 g C·m-2)>9 a (218.66 g C·m-2)>CK (40.08 g C·m-2). (3) The seasonal variation of soil respiration rate in CK, 9 a and 18 a plots was mainly affected by the coupling effect of soil temperature and water (P<0.01), while the main control factor in 30 a plots was soil temperature (P<0.01). (4) Soil respiration flux was positively correlated with vegetation biomass, soil organic carbon and total nitrogen content (P<0.05).

Key words: soil respiration, controlling factors, Hedysarum laeve, Mu Us sandy land