Links between plant diversity, carbon stocks and environmental factors along a successional gradient in a subalpine coniferous forest in Southwest China

Zhang, Yuanbin; Duan, Baoli; Xian, Junren; Korpelainen, Helena; Li, Chunyang

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2011.03.042

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“…However, Chen (2006) suggested that SOC stocks were linearly increased with growing H indices of forests in Northeastern China. Nevertheless, in Sichuan Province of southwestern China (closely located in the west of our study area), the correlations between SOC and R and H of forests were as the same as our findings (Zhang et al 2011). Kirby and Potvin (2007) did not find any linear relationship at soil profiles under forests in Eastern Panama either.…”

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Tree species composition rather than biodiversity impacts forest soil organic carbon of Three Gorges, southwestern China

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Tree species composition rather than biodiversity impacts forest soil organic carbon of Three Gorges, southwestern China

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Wang²,

Wang³

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“…() showed in tallgrass prairie that warming increased the above‐ground biomass of C 4 , but not C 3 plants, resulting in a lower‐quality carbon inputs to soil, thereby increasing fungal abundance and lowering soil respiration (Zhang et al . ). Also, studies have shown that reduced precipitation (Debinski et al .…”

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Hierarchical responses of plant–soil interactions to climate change: consequences for the global carbon cycle

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Summary 1.Interactions between plant and soil communities play a major role in determining the impact of climate change on ecosystem functioning and the carbon cycle, and the mechanisms involved operate over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. 2. We present a framework for understanding the consequences of climate-induced changes in plant-soil feedback for the carbon cycle. The framework describes a hierarchy of mechanisms by which changes in climate impact on ecosystem carbon dynamics at three levels of response, namely individual and community reordering and species immigration and loss. 3. For each level, we identify the mechanisms by which climate change impacts on plant-soil interactions with consequences for the carbon cycle. We also demonstrate that the potential for decoupling of plant-soil interactions increases across the three levels of response, being greatest with species immigration and/or loss, for example, if plants were to undergo a biome shift, but their associated soil communities did not. Such decoupling is a largely unrecognized, but potentially important regulator of the future global carbon cycle. 4. Synthesis. The framework presented here highlights a need for a new approach to the study of climate change impacts on plant-soil interactions and carbon cycling that integrates this hierarchy of responses, and incorporates the decoupling of above-ground and below-ground networks, across a range of temporal and spatial scales, and ecosystems.

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“…Forest ecosystems contain more than three fourth of the terrestrial vegetation carbon, which is stored in stems, branches, foliage and roots of trees (Bolin and Sukumar 2000). Zhang et al (2011) reported the distribution of plant diversity and C stocks along successional gradients in a sub-alpine coniferous forest, to examine the influence of environmental factors on C stocks, and to quantify the relationships between C stocks and plant diversity in china. Potvin et al (2011) compared several pools of C (standing tree biomass, coarse woody debris (CWD), herbaceous vegetation, litter and soil) and fluxes of C (soil respiration and the decomposition of CWD and litter) in a tropical tree plantation established with one, three or six native species.…”

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Soil carbon sequestration: an innovative strategy for reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration

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Global warming due to increasing greenhouse gases emission and the subsequent climatic changes are the most serious environmental challenges faced by environmental scientists, academicians, regulatory agencies and policy makers worldwide. Among the various greenhouse gases, CO 2 constitutes a major share and its concentration is increasing rapidly. Therefore, there is perhaps an urgent need to formulate suitable policies and programs that can firmly reduce and sequester CO 2 emissions in a sustainable way. In order to combat the predicted disaster due to rising CO 2 level, several CO 2 capture and storage technologies and medium are being widely pursued and deliberated. Among them soil carbon sequestration (SCS) is gaining global attention because of its stability and role in long-term surface reservoir, natural low cost and eco-friendly means to combat climate change. Apart from the carbon capturing, the process of soil carbon stabilization also provides other tangible benefits that includes achieving food security, by improving soil quality, wasteland reclamation and preventing soil erosion. The present article aimed to address all these concerns and provide strategies and critical research needs to implement SCS as a mitigation option for increasing atmospheric CO 2 level and its future directions.

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Links between plant diversity, carbon stocks and environmental factors along a successional gradient in a subalpine coniferous forest in Southwest China

Cited by 67 publications

References 30 publications

Tree species composition rather than biodiversity impacts forest soil organic carbon of Three Gorges, southwestern China

Tree species composition rather than biodiversity impacts forest soil organic carbon of Three Gorges, southwestern China

Hierarchical responses of plant–soil interactions to climate change: consequences for the global carbon cycle

Soil carbon sequestration: an innovative strategy for reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration

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