Measuring the CO2 production from maize‐straw‐amended soil columns— a comparison of four methods

A soil‐column experiment with maize‐straw application at different depths was carried out to investigate the accuracy of CO₂‐measurement systems in a greenhouse experiment with sandy and loamy soils. The classical approach of CO₂ absorption in NaOH solution was compared with three other methods using dynamic chambers. These methods were gas chromatography (GC), a portable infrared analyzer (IR), and a portable photo‐acoustic system (PAS). The cumulative CO₂ production over the 57‐day incubation period was significantly affected by the method and soil‐specifically by the treatments. The NaOH and GC method always formed a pair of lowest cumulative CO₂ production in all treatments with maize‐straw addition. In the treatments with bottom application of the maize straw, IR and PAS methods gave values at identical levels in both soils. In the treatments with top application of the maize straw, the IR method gave significantly highest values in the sandy soil and the PAS method in the loamy soil. The correlation coefficients between the cumulative CO₂ production of the three dynamic‐chamber methods (GC, IR, and PAS) and the static NaOH method were all significant, with r values between 0.90 and 0.93. The C balance can be used for testing the plausibility of CO₂‐production data. Roughly 102% (NaOH and GC) and 114% (IR and PAS) were recovered, including the CO₂‐production data in the C balance of the sandy soil. The respective data were 97% (NaOH and GC) and 104% (IR and PAS) for the loamy soil.     

Soil respiration, nitrogen mineralization and uptake in barley following cultivation of grazed grasslands

 Soil tillage was studied as a strategy to synchronize N mineralization with plant demand following ploughing of two types of grazed pastures [ryegrass/white clover (Lolium perenne/Trifolium repens) and pure ryegrass]. The swards were either rotovated and ploughed or ploughed only. Soil respiration, as determined by a dynamic chamber method, was related to net N mineralization and to plant N uptake in a subsequent spring barley crop (Hordeum vulgare). Diurnal variations in temperature were important for the CO₂ flux and care must be taken that temperatures during measuring periods are representative of the daily mean. Soil tillage increased the CO₂ flux considerably compared with untilled soil with total emissions of 2.6 and 1.4 t C ha^–1, respectively, from start of April to end of June. Sward type or rotovation did not markedly influence accumulated emissions. Rotovation significantly increased the content of nitrate in the soil until 43 days after rotovation, showing that net N mineralization occurred rapidly during this period, in spite of low soil temperatures (5–10  °C). Rotovation increased barley grain yield by 10–12% and N-uptake by 14%. For both sward types, rotovation caused an extra N-uptake in harvested plant material of about 12 kg ha^–1. The availability of soil inorganic N at the early stages of barley was important for the final yield and N-uptake. The results indicated that soil biological activity was not enhanced by rotovation and that the yield effect of rotovation was mainly caused by quicker availability and better synchrony between N mineralization and plant uptake due to earlier start of decomposition. Received: 3 May 2000     

菜地土壤CO2与N2O排放特征及其规律

为了解不同集约化类型菜地土壤CO2和N2O排放特征及影响因子,选取京郊20年露地老菜地(OV20)、3年菜地种植历史的露地新菜地(OV3)、3年大棚菜地(GV3),以及相邻的当地典型粮田玉米地(Maize)4个类型地块,研究了春黄瓜生育期间土壤CO2和N2O排放特征及影响因子。结果表明:1)春黄瓜生育期间的土壤CO2排放通量主要受土壤5 cm处温度(指数关系)和土壤水分(对数关系或二次抛物线关系)影响;期间玉米地土壤CO2平均排放通量为(346.8±56.5)mg.m-2.h-1,20年露地菜地、3年露地菜地有机肥处理、3年露地菜地配施处理、3年大棚菜地的土壤CO2平均排放通量分别是玉米地的1.38、1.21、1.39和1.56倍。2)土壤N2O排放通量与施肥活动密切相关,排放高峰都出现在氮肥施用后,并受土壤温度和水分的影响。基肥后土壤温度低(15～20℃),排放峰出现在第5 d,排放峰持续时间(长达20 d)与施肥量相关;追肥后土壤温度高(>20℃),排放高峰发生早(追肥后第3 d),但因追肥用量低,因此持续时间短(仅一周)。3)黄瓜生长期内玉米地N2O累积排放量为N(1.95±0.10)kg.hm-2,20年老菜地、3年大棚菜地和3年新菜地N2O累积排放量分别是同期大田玉米地的1.67、1.95和1.99倍。4)本实验中春黄瓜生长季菜地土壤化肥氮N2O排放系数在1.86%～4.71%之间,显著高于IPCC旱地排放缺省值1%。其中,新菜地排放系数高于老菜地,设施菜地排放系数高于露地菜地;但有机肥氮的N2O排放系数则远远低于化肥氮的排放系数,仅为0.11%。     

Above and Below Ground Measurements of Greenhouse Gases from Swine Effluent Amended Soil

Abstract

As a means of economic disposal and to reduce need for chemical fertilizer, waste generated from swine production is often applied to agricultural land. However, there remain many environmental concerns about this practice. Two such concerns, contribution to the greenhouse effect and stratospheric ozone depletion by gases emitted from waste‐amended soils, have not been thoroughly investigated. An intact core study at Auburn University (32 36′N, 85 36′W) was conducted to determine the source‐sink relationship of three greenhouse gases in three Alabama soils (Black Belt, Coastal Plain, and Appalachian Plateau regions) amended with swine waste effluent. Soil cores were arranged in a completely random design, and treatments used for each soil type consisted of a control, a swine effluent amendment (112 kg N ha^?1), and an ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃) fertilizer amendment (112 kg N ha^?1). During a 2‐year period, a closed‐chamber technique was used to determine rates of emission of nitrous oxide (N₂O)–nitrogen (N), carbon dioxide (CO₂)–carbon (C), and methane (CH₄)–C from the soil surface. Gas probes inserted into the soil cores were used to determine concentrations of N₂O‐N and CO₂‐C from depths of 5, 15, and 25 cm. Soil water was collected from each depth using microlysimeters at the time of gas collection to determine soil‐solution N status. Application of swine effluent had an immediate effect on emissions of N₂O‐N, CO₂‐C, and CH₄‐C from all soil textures. However, greatest cumulative emissions and highest peak rates of emission of all three trace gases, directly following effluent applications, were most commonly observed from sandier textured Coastal Plain and Appalachian Plateau soils, as compared to heavier textured Black Belt soil. When considering greenhouse gas emission potential, soil type should be a determining factor for selection of swine effluent waste disposal sites in Alabama.     

淮北平原四种土地利用类型非生长季土壤呼吸速率

为了探讨杨树人工林撂荒地、农耕地、农林复合模式的林地和农林复合小麦地的4种土地利用方式对温室气体CO2增长及其通量的影响,利用Licor-8100土壤碳通量测定系统对以上4种不同土地利用的土壤呼吸速率变化进行了研究。结果表明：4种土地利用类型的土壤呼吸速率在非生长季冬季的月内变化和日变化不明显,都保持在低的CO2释放水平;不同土地利用类型土壤呼吸速率表现出明显的空间异质性;农林复合小麦地土壤呼吸速率在非生长季与其影响因素的关系在2009年12月份的关系不明显,2010年1月份和2月份随着气温的升高,土壤呼吸速率与温度的相关性逐渐增大,与其他因子的相关性也变大,但增加的幅度较小;4种土地利用类型中,农林复合冬小麦地的CO2平均通量为最小,CO2的释放量比例最小,为22.55%,比农田小麦地、撂荒地和农林复合隔离带林地分别减少3.02%、0.85%和6.00%的CO2释放。农林复合模式的CO2释放量比农田小麦地多释放2.85%,与人工林撂荒地的土壤呼吸速率相同。     

青藏高原生态系统土壤有机碳研究进展

作为"世界第三极"的青藏高原,高寒生态系统是青藏高原主要的生态系统之一.它本身是一个复杂而又特殊的系统,因其独特的自然地理环境而形成的高寒土壤更有其独特的性质.本文首先综述了青藏高原高寒生态系统的土壤有机碳储量、估算方法的研究进展及造成估算结果差异的原因,随后对高寒土壤有机碳排放的观测试验进行了综述,探讨了气候变化对高寒生态系统土壤有机碳源汇效应的影响.目前,全球变暖的趋势正在加剧,40 年来,青藏高原气温平均上升了约 0.3 ～ 0.4℃,冻土面积正广泛退缩,这直接导致青藏高原高寒生态系统发生了以植被覆盖度减少、高寒草原草甸面积萎缩等为主要形式的显著退化,植被生产力和土壤有机碳输入量都减少,而温度升高加快了土壤有机碳分解速率,从而影响到高寒生态系统的碳循环和碳储量.青藏高原土壤有机碳的源汇效应问题已成为研究的热点,但是到目前为止,温度升高到底如何影响土壤有机碳的动态变化没有明确的定论,为此,我们必须从长期的观测试验来说明气候变化对土壤碳库的源汇效应.     

灌溉方式和秸秆还田对设施番茄田CO2排放的影响

中国北方下沉式设施菜田表层土壤缺失,以及高温高湿的环境条件,导致耕层土壤有机质含量低、矿化快。如何减缓土壤有机质矿化,是该文所关注的焦点问题。该研究采用二因素试验设计,主因素为灌溉方式（传统畦灌施肥、滴灌施肥）,副因素为秸秆（含C量为0、3 500 kg/hm2）。测定了48 h内每3 h的CO2排放通量,以及全生育期CO2日排放通量、土壤温度。结果表明：1）08:00−09:00测定的土壤CO2排放通量与CO2日均排放通量不存在显著差异,二者呈极显著线性正相关关系,其决定系数为0.987;而其他时段测定值与日均值均存在显著差异。2）与传统畦灌相比,无论是否添加秸秆,滴灌处理均显著降低了CO2累积排放量。3）CO2排放高峰出现在定植后8～15 d,随后逐渐降低并趋于平稳;定植后40 d内能检测到处理间CO2日排放通量的差异,此后处理间差异不显著。4）CO2累积排放通量和土壤积温呈显著正相关关系。综上所述,滴灌施肥栽培体系可显著降低土壤CO2排放量,有利于设施菜田土壤有机质的积累。     

土地耕作后微生物量碳和水溶性有机碳的动态特征

采用野外观测与室内模拟试验相结合的方法,研究了湿地土壤和垦殖10年的农田耕作后土壤呼吸通量、微生物量碳、土壤基础呼吸、土壤qCO2值、水溶性有机碳的动态特征。研究结果表明:小叶章湿地耕作后,土壤含水量明显下降(p<0.05);土壤CO2通量在最初的1~2 d形成一个排放高峰,农田耕作土壤CO2通量一直显著高于未耕作土壤(p<0.01)。农田土壤微生物量碳含量显著低于小叶章湿地(p<0.001)。在耕作后最初的1~3 d,湿地和农田土壤微生物量碳均没有显著的变化;之后,土壤微生物量碳迅速增加,显著高于未耕作土壤。观测时间内,耕作农田土壤微生物量碳含量始终显著高于未耕作土壤(p<0.01)。垦殖10年农田土壤耕作后,对土壤水溶性有机碳含量无显著影响。湿地耕作后,土壤水溶性有机碳迅速增加。在耕作后80 d内,土壤水溶性有机碳含量显著高于未耕作土壤(p<0.01)。之后,则低于未耕作土壤。     

夏季猪场污水贮存过程中CO2、CH4排放试验

猪场粪污是重要的温室气体排放源,针对中国缺乏猪场污水贮存过程中温室气体排放参数的问题,该文选择温度较高的夏季,利用动态箱法于2007年6月对猪场的三格式化粪池进行了CO<2、CH₄气体排放测试。测试结果表明：当大气平均温度为28.4℃时,86%的温室气体排放源于一级和二级化粪池,一级、二级和三级化粪池的温室气体排放通量分别为407.5、383.0、127.7 g/(m2?h)二氧化碳当量;CH₄是本污水贮存单元中产生的主要的温室气体,一、二、三级化粪池排放的温室气体总量中,CH₄排放的贡献率分别为95%、96%、95%,控制一、二级化粪池甲烷排放将大幅度减少猪场污水温室气体排放     

基于Century模型和1:500 000土壤数据库的华东旱地土壤有机碳动态模拟

Changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) in agricultural soils influence soil quality and greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. Dry farmland covers more than 70% of the whole cropland area in China and plays an important role in mitigating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In this study, 4109 dry farmland soil polygons were extracted using spatial overlay analysis of the soil layer (1:500000) and the land use layer (1:500000) to support Century model simulations of SOC dynamics for dry farmland in Anhui Province, East China from 1980 to 2008. Considering two field-validation sites, the Century model performed relatively well in modeling SOC dynamics for dry farmland in the province. The simulated results showed that the area-weighted mean soil organic carbon density (SOCD) of dry farmland increased from 18.77 Mg C ha1 in 1980 to 23.99 Mg C ha1 in 2008 with an average sequestration rate of 0.18 Mg C ha1 year?1. Approximately 94.9% of the total dry farmland area sequestered carbon while 5.1% had carbon lost. Over the past 29 years, the net SOC gain in dry farmland soils of the province was 19.37 Tg, with an average sequestration rate of 0.67 Tg C year1. Augmentation of SOC was primarily due to increased consumption of nitrogen fertilizer and farmyard manure. Moreover, SOC dynamics were highly differentiated among dry farmland soil groups. The integration of the Century model with a fine-scale soil database approach could be conveniently utilized as a tool for the accurate simulation of SOC dynamics at the regional scale.     

加气灌溉温室番茄地土壤N2O排放特征

加气灌溉引起的土壤中氧气含量改变势必会影响N_2O的产生和排放。为了揭示加气灌溉对秋冬茬温室番茄地土壤N_2O排放的影响,2014年采用静态箱-气相色谱法对加气灌溉土壤N_2O排放进行原位观测,研究秋冬茬温室番茄地土壤N_2O排放对加气灌溉的动态响应。试验采用灌水量(充分灌溉、亏缺灌溉)和加气(加气、不加气)的双因素设计,设置4个处理,分别为加气亏缺灌溉(A1)、不加气亏缺灌溉(CK1)、加气充分灌溉(A2)和不加气充分灌溉(CK2)。结果表明:不同加气灌溉模式下土壤N_2O排放均主要集中在番茄果实膨大期,其他时期排放水平较低。加气和充分供水处理均增加了番茄整个生育期的土壤N_2O排放量,以A2处理最大(120.34 mg/m2),分别是A1和CK1处理的1.89和4.21倍(P0.01),而与CK2处理差异性不显著(P=0.078)。此外,不同灌水水平不加气处理,除N_2O排放主峰值点外,N_2O排放通量与土壤充水孔隙率(water-filled pore space,WFPS)存在指数正相关关系(P0.05),WFPS在46.0%~52.1%时观测到N_2O剧烈释放。可见,加气灌溉增加了温室番茄地土壤N_2O排放,且在亏缺灌溉条件下,加气灌溉对温室番茄地土壤N_2O排放的影响显著。研究结果为评估加气灌溉技术的农田生态效应及设施菜地温室气体减排提供参考。     

Global climate change and its impacts on the terrestrial Arctic carbon cycle with special regards to ecosystem components and the greenhouse‐gas balance

The climatic changes on earth may have serious implications for the carbon (C) cycle in the terrestrial Arctic throughout the 21st century. Arctic vegetation takes up carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere producing biomass. In a cold and often moist soil environment, dead organic matter is preferentially preserved as soil organic matter (SOM) due to the inhibition of decomposition processes. However, viable soil microbes exhale huge amounts of CO₂ and methane (CH₄) annually. Hence, Arctic ecosystems exhibit annual fluxes of both carbon‐based (CO₂ and CH₄) greenhouse gases (GHGs) that are in an order of magnitude of millions of tons. Rising Arctic temperatures lead to the degradation of much of today's permafrost in the long run. As a result, large quantities of frozen SOM may become available for decomposers, and GHGs that are entrapped in permafrost may be released. At the same time, warming tends to stimulate the growth, development, and reproduction of many Arctic plants, at least transiently. The present northward migration of boreal shrubs and trees into southern tundra areas may be amplified by that, increasing the ecosystems' gross primary production and, thus, their C sequestration. On the other hand, rising temperatures boost SOM decomposition and microbial respiration rates. In general, soil temperature and soil moisture are key environmental variables to control the intensity of aerobic and anaerobic respiration by microbes, and autotrophic respiration by plants. On the basis of published data on Arctic CO₂ and CH₄ fluxes, the calculations on the terrestrial C‐based Arctic GHG balance made in this review reveal a current annual GHG exchange that ranges between a weak storage of ≤ 225 Tg CO₂ equivalent (eq.) y^–1 and a huge release of ≤ 1990 Tg CO₂ eq. y^–1. Hence, the Arctic GHG balance does apparently already contribute positively to the climatic changes at present. Regarding the future, the relative development of the uptake and release of CO₂ and CH₄ by northern ecosystems is fundamental to the overall GHG status of the Arctic under scenarios of continued climate change.     

Life cycle inventory-based analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from arable land farming systems in Hokkaido,northern Japan

Abstract

To assess their impacts on net global warming, total greenhouse gas emissions (mainly CO₂, N₂O and CH₄) from agricultural production in arable land cropping systems in the Tokachi region of Hokkaido, Japan, were estimated using life cycle inventory (LCI) analysis. The LCI data included CO₂ emissions from on-farm and off-farm fossil fuel consumption, soil CO₂ emissions induced by the decomposition of soil organic matter, direct and indirect N₂O emissions from arable lands and CH₄ uptake by soils, which were then aggregated in CO₂-equivalents. Under plow-based conventional tillage (CT) cropping systems for winter wheat, sugar beet, adzuki bean, potato and cabbage, on-farm CO₂ emissions from fuel-consuming operations such as tractor-based field operations, truck transportation and mechanical grain drying ranged from 0.424 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1 for adzuki bean to 0.826 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1 for winter wheat. Off-farm CO₂ emissions resulting from the use of agricultural materials such as chemical fertilizers, biocides (pesticides and herbicides) and agricultural machines were estimated by input–output tables to range from 0.800 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1 for winter wheat to 1.724 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1 for sugar beet. Direct N₂O emissions previously measured in an Andosol field of this region showed a positive correlation with N fertilizer application rates. These emissions, expressed in CO₂-equivalents, ranged from 0.041 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1 for potato to 0.382 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1 for cabbage. Indirect N₂O emissions resulting from N leaching and surface runoff were estimated to range from 0.069 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1 for adzuki bean to 0.381 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1 for cabbage. The rates of CH₄ removal from the atmosphere by soil uptake were equivalent to only 0.020–0.042 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1. From the difference in the total soil C pools (0–20 cm depth) between 1981 and 2001, annual CO₂ emissions from the CT and reduced tillage (RT) soils were estimated to be 4.91 and 3.81 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1, respectively. In total, CO₂-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions under CT cropping systems in the Tokachi region of Hokkaido amounted to 6.97, 7.62, 6.44, 6.64 and 7.49 Mg CO₂ ha^?1 year^?1 for winter wheat, sugar beet, adzuki bean, potato and cabbage production, respectively. Overall, soil-derived CO₂ emissions accounted for a large proportion (64–76%) of the total greenhouse gas emissions. This illustrates that soil management practices that enhance C sequestration in soil may be an effective means to mitigate large greenhouse gas emissions from arable land cropping systems such as those in the Tokachi region of northern Japan. Under RT cropping systems, plowing after harvesting was omitted, and total greenhouse gas emissions from winter wheat, sugar beet and adzuki bean could be reduced by 18%, 4% and 18%, respectively, mainly as a result of a lower soil organic matter decomposition rate in the RT soil and a saving on the fuels used for plowing.     

土壤矿物吸附和土壤团聚体对土壤有机碳含量的影响研究

Soil organic carbon (SOC) can act as a sink or source of atmospheric carbon dioxide; therefore, it is important to understand the amount and composition of SOC in terrestrial ecosystems, the spatial variation in SOC, and the underlying mechanisms that stabilize SOC. In this study, density fractionation and acid hydrolysis were used to assess the spatial variation in SOC, the heavy fraction of organic carbon (HFOC), and the resistant organic carbon (ROC) in soils of the southern Hulunbeier region, northeastern China, and to identify the major factors that contribute to this variation. The results showed that as the contents of clay and silt particles (0--50 μm) increased, both methylene blue (MB) adsorption by soil minerals and microaggregate contents increased in the 0--20 and 20--40 cm soil layers (P < 0.05). Although varying with vegetation types, SOC, HFOC, and ROC contents increased significantly with the content of clay and silt particles, MB adsorption by soil minerals, and microaggregate content (P < 0.05), suggesting that soil texture, the MB adsorption by soil minerals and microaggregate abundance might be important factors influencing the spatial heterogeneity of carbon contents in soils of the southern Hulunbeier region.     

Variation of soil respiration at three spatial scales: Components within measurements, intra-site variation and patterns on the landscape

Soil respiration is an important component of terrestrial carbon cycling and can be influenced by many factors that vary spatially. This research aims to determine the extent and causes of spatial variation of soil respiration, and to quantify the importance of scale on measuring and modeling soil respiration within and among common forests of Northern Wisconsin. The potential sources of variation were examined at three scales: [1] variation among the litter, root, and bulk soil respiration components within individual 0.1 m measurement collars, [2] variation between individual soil respiration measurements within a site (<1 m to 10 m), and [3] variation on the landscape caused by topographic influence (100 m to 1000 m). Soil respiration was measured over a two-year period at 12 plots that included four forest types. Root exclusion collars were installed at a subset of the sites, and periodic removal of the litter layer allowed litter and bulk soil contributions to be estimated by subtraction. Soil respiration was also measured at fixed locations in six northern hardwood sites and two aspen sites to examine the stability of variation between individual measurements. These study sites were added to an existing data set where soil respiration was measured in a random, rotating, systematic clustering which allowed the examination of spatial variability from scales of <1 m to 100+ m. The combined data set for this area was also used to examine the influence of topography on soil respiration at scales of over 1000 m by using a temperature and moisture driven soil respiration model and a 4 km² digital elevation model (DEM) to model soil moisture. Results indicate that, although variation of soil respiration and soil moisture is greatest at scales of 100 m or more, variation from locations 1 m or less can be large (standard deviation during summer period of 1.58 and 1.28 μmol CO₂ m⁻² s⁻¹, respectively). At the smallest of scales, the individual contributions of the bulk soil, the roots, and the litter mat changed greatly throughout the season and between forest types, although the data were highly variable within any given site. For scales of 1-10 m, variation between individual measurements could be explained by positive relationships between forest floor mass, root mass, carbon and nitrogen pools, or root nitrogen concentration. Lastly, topography strongly influenced soil moisture and soil properties, and created spatial patterns of soil respiration which changed greatly during a drought event. Integrating soil fluxes over a 4 km² region using an elevation dependent soil respiration model resulted in a drought induced reduction of peak summer flux rates by 37.5%, versus a 31.3% when only plot level data was used. The trends at these important scales may help explain some inter-annual and spatial variability of the net ecosystem exchange of carbon.     

Belowground carbon allocation patterns in a dry Mediterranean ecosystem: A comparison of two models

Total belowground C allocation (TBCA) accounts for a large fraction of gross primary production, it may overtake aboveground net primary production, and contributes to the primary source of detrital C in the mineral soil. Here, we measure soil respiration, water erosion, litterfall and estimate annual changes in C stored in mineral soil, litter and roots, in three representative land uses in a Mediterranean ecosystem (late-successional forest, abandoned agricultural field, rain-fed olive grove), and use two C balance approaches (steady-state and non-steady-state) to estimate TBCA. Both TBCA approaches are compared to assess how different C fluxes (outputs and inputs) affect our estimates of TBCA within each land use. In addition, annual net primary productivity is determined and C allocation patterns are examined for each land use. We hypothesized that changes in C stored in mineral soil, litter and roots will be slight compared to soil respiration, but will still have a significant effect on the estimates of TBCA. Annual net primary productivity was 648 ± 31.5, 541 ± 42.3 and 324 ± 22.3 g C m⁻² yr⁻¹ for forest, abandoned agricultural field and olive grove, respectively. Across land uses, more than 60% of the C was allocated belowground. Soil respiration (F_S) was the largest component in the TBCA approaches across all land uses. Annual C losses through water erosion were negligible compared to F_S (less than 1%) and had little effect on the estimates of TBCA. Annual changes in C stored in the soil, litter layer and roots were low compared to F_S (16, 24 and 10% for forest, abandoned agricultural field and olive grove, respectively), but had a significant effect on the estimates of TBCA. In our sites, an assumption that Δ[C_S + C_R + C_L]/Δt = 0 will underestimate TBCA, particularly in the abandoned agricultural field, where soil C storage may be increasing more rapidly. Therefore, the steady-state model is unsuited to these Mediterranean ecosystems and the full model is recommended.     

Elevated atmospheric CO2 reduces CH4 and N2O emissions under two contrasting rice cultivars from a subtropical paddy field in China

Elevated CO₂(eCO₂) and rice cultivars can strongly alter CH₄ and N₂ O emissions from paddy fields.However,detailed information on how their interaction affects greenhouse gas fluxes in the field is still lacking.In this study,we investigated CH4 and N₂ O emissions and rice growth under two contrasting rice cultivars(the strongly and weakly responsive cultivars) in response to eCO₂,200 μmol mol^-1 higher than the ambient ...