| Climate and litter C/N ratio constrain soil organic carbon accumulation | |
Zhou Guoyi1,2; Xu Shan1; Ciais Philippe3; Manzoni Stefano4,5; Fang Jingyun6; Yu Guirui7; Tang Xuli1; Zhou Ping8 ; Wang Wantong9; Yan Junhua1; Wang Gengxu10; Ma Keping6; Li Shenggong7; Du Sheng11; Han Shijie12; Ma Youxin13; Zhang Deqiang1; Liu Juxiu1; Liu Shizhong1; Chu Guowei1; Zhang Qianmei1; Li Yuelin1; Huang Wenjuan1; Ren Hai1; Lu Xiankai1; Chen Xiuzhi1
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| Corresponding Author | Zhou, Guoyi(gyzhou@scib.ac.cn) |
| 2019 | |
| Source Publication | National Science Review
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| ISSN | 2095-5138 |
| EISSN | 2053-714X |
| Volume | 6Issue:4Pages:746-757 |
| Subtype | Article |
| Abstract | Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays critical roles in stabilizing atmospheric CO2 concentration, but the mechanistic controls on the amount and distribution of SOC on global scales are not well understood. In turn, this has hampered the ability to model global C budgets and to find measures to mitigate climate change. Here, based on the data from a large field survey campaign with 2600 plots across China's forest ecosystems and a global collection of published data from forested land, we find that a low litter carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C/N) and high wetness index (P/PET, precipitation-to-potential-evapotranspiration ratio) are the two factors that promote SOC accumulation, with only minor contributions of litter quantity and soil texture. The field survey data demonstrated that high plant diversity decreased litter C/N and thus indirectly promoted SOC accumulation by increasing the litter quality. We conclude that any changes in plant-community composition, plant-species richness and environmental factors that can reduce the litter C/N ratio, or climatic changes that increase wetness index, may promote SOC accumulation. The study provides a guideline for modeling the carbon cycle of various ecosystem scales and formulates the principle for land-based actions for mitigating the rising atmospheric CO2 concentration. © 2019 Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. 2019. |
| Keyword | litter carbon-to-nitrogen wetness index annual litterfall soil texture soil organic carbon |
| DOI | 10.1093/nsr/nwz045 |
| Indexed By | SCI ; EI |
| WOS Keyword | NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION ; TROPICAL FOREST ; SPECIES-DIVERSITY ; PLANT DIVERSITY ; NITROGEN ; DECOMPOSITION ; MATTER ; SEQUESTRATION ; MANIPULATION ; STORAGE |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[XDA05050000] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[NSFC41430529] ; CAS Distinguished Research Fellow Program ; Swedish Research Council, Formas[2015-468] ; Swedish Research Council, VR[2016-04146] |
| WOS Research Area | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| WOS Subject | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| WOS ID | WOS:000489296400023 |
| Funding Organization | Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; CAS Distinguished Research Fellow Program ; Swedish Research Council, Formas ; Swedish Research Council, VR |
| Publisher | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| EI Accession Number | Accession number:20194007489294 |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/27140 |
| Collection | 山地灾害与地表过程重点实验室 山地表生过程与生态调控重点实验室 |
| Corresponding Author | Zhou Guoyi |
| Affiliation | 1.South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China; 2.Institute of Ecology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Agricultural Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China; 3.Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, CEA CNRS UVSQ UPSaclay, Gif sur Yvette; 91191, France; 4.Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-10691, Sweden; 5.Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm, SE-10691, Sweden; 6.Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China; 7.Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing; 100101, China; 8.Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China; 9.College of Tourism, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang;453007, China; 10.Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; 11.Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yangling, 712100, China; 12.Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; 13.Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla;666303, China |
| First Author Affilication | 中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所 |
| Corresponding Author Affilication | 中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhou Guoyi,Xu Shan,Ciais Philippe,et al. Climate and litter C/N ratio constrain soil organic carbon accumulation[J]. National Science Review,2019,6(4):746-757. |
| APA | Zhou Guoyi.,Xu Shan.,Ciais Philippe.,Manzoni Stefano.,Fang Jingyun.,...&Chen Xiuzhi.(2019).Climate and litter C/N ratio constrain soil organic carbon accumulation.National Science Review,6(4),746-757. |
| MLA | Zhou Guoyi,et al."Climate and litter C/N ratio constrain soil organic carbon accumulation".National Science Review 6.4(2019):746-757. |
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