Soil carbon balance in a clonal Eucalyptus plantation in Congo:: effects of logging on carbon inputs and soil CO2 efflux

被引:47
作者
Epron, Daniel [1 ]
Nouvellon, Yann
Deleporte, Philippe
Ifo, Suspens
Kazotti, Guy
M'Bou, Armel Thongo
Mouvondy, Welcome
Saint Andre, Laurent
Roupsard, Olivier
Jourdan, Christophe
Hamel, Olivier
机构
[1] Univ Nancy 1, Fac Sci, UMR 1137, INRA,UHP, BP 239, F-54506 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
[2] UR2PI, Pointe Noire, Rep Congo
[3] CIRAD Foret, UPR 80, F-34398 Montpellier 5, France
关键词
carbon budget; clear-cut; decomposition; eucalyptus; forest management; litterfall; soil respiration;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01146.x
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
Soil CO2 efflux was measured in clear-cut and intact plots in order to quantify the impact of harvest on soil respiration in an intensively managed Eucalyptus plantation, and to evaluate the increase in heterotrophic component of soil respiration because of the decomposition of harvest residues. Soil CO2 effluxes showed a pronounced seasonal trend, which was well related to the pattern of precipitation and soil water content and were always significantly lower in the clear-cut plots than in the intact plots. On an annual basis, soil respiration represented 1.57 and 0.91 kg(C) m(-2) yr(-1) in intact and clear-cut plots, respectively. During the first year following harvest, residues have lost 0.79 kg(C) m(-2) yr(-1). Our estimate of heterotrophic respiration was calculated assuming that it was similar to soil respiration in the clear-cut area except that the decomposition of residues did not occur, and it was further corrected for differences in soil water content between intact and clear-cut plots and for the cessation of leaf and fine root turnover in clear cut. Heterotrophic respiration in clear-cut plots was estimated at 1.18 kg(C) m(-2) yr(-1) whereas it was only 0.65 kg(C) m(-2) yr(-1) in intact plots (41% of soil respiration). Assumptions and uncertainties with these calculations are discussed.
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页码:1021 / 1031
页数:11
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