2.State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of;Forest Resources,Beijing 100083,China
3.Ji County Station,Chinese National Ecosystem Research Network;(CNERN),Beijing 100083,China
4.Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation,National Forestry and;Grassland Administration/Beijing Engineering Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation/Engineering Research;Center of Forestry Ecological Engineering,Ministry of Education (Beijing Forestry University),Beijing 100083,China
Objective Investigating the trade-offs relationship between soil water content and organic carbon content in different plantation forests, and clarifying the key factors influencing soil water and carbon dynamics, to provide a theoretical basis for vegetation restoration and enhancement of ecological functions on the Loess Plateau. Methods This study selected five typical plantations (Robinia pseudoacacia pure forest, Pinus tabuliformis pure forest, Platycladus orientalis pure forest, Robinia pseudoacacia-Pinus tabuliformis mixed forest, and Robinia pseudoacacia-Platycladus orientalis mixed forest) as research subjects, with grassland as the control. By measuring soil organic carbon and moisture content in the 0—100 cm soil layer, key factors influencing soil carbon-water dynamics in each forest stand type were identified. Results Organic carbon content decreased gradually with increasing soil depth across all vegetation types, while soil moisture content varied according to vegetation types. By calculating the root mean square deviation (RMSD) of soil carbon and moisture for each vegetation type, it was found that the mixed forests of Robinia pseudoacacia-Pinus tabuliformis and Robinia pseudoacacia-Platycladus orientalis had the lowest RMSD, indicating the lowest carbon-water trade-off. The results of the redundancy analysis (RDA) indicated that: the main influencing factors varied across vegetation types, and soil physical properties primarily affected the carbon-water trade-off by influencing soil moisture. Conclusion From the perspective of reducing the soil carbon-water trade-off, priority should be given to Robinia pseudoacacia-Pinus tabuliformis and Robinia pseudoacacia-Platycladus orientalis mixed forests in forestry ecological engineering planning. This approach promotes the coordination between soil carbon sequestration and water retention capacity, and ensures ecosystem sustainability and stability.
土壤碳-水耦合机制是植被恢复过程中生态功能协同与权衡的核心科学问题。植物通过凋落物输入、根系分泌物及微生物活动促进有机碳的积累,而植被蒸腾、冠层截留和土壤水分再分配则调控水分动态。碳与水的相互作用体现在:有机碳通过改善土壤结构增强持水能力,而水分有效性则制约植物生长与碳同化效率,形成正反馈或负反馈机制,因此在不同植被土壤有机碳和含水量之间存在着复杂的权衡协同关系[6]。梁潇瑜等[7]在河北坝上地区通过构建土壤碳水耦合调和度模型分析不同植被类型下的土壤碳水变化特征,发现植被恢复固碳效应的增加是以深层土壤水分亏缺为代价。Liu等[8]认为在半干旱等水分限制地区,立地条件和植被类型对土壤固碳和土壤水源涵养之间的权衡关系有显著的影响。均方根偏差(Root Mean Square Deviation, RMSD)通过标准化碳、水数据并计算其偏离均值的离散程度,可有效反映两者协同或权衡的强度:RMSD值越低,表明碳-水关系越协调[9]。计算不同植被土壤有机碳和含水量之间的RMSD值,可以进一步了解生态系统碳水耦合机制,对优化植被配置,生态恢复和可持续管理具有指导意义。
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