Effect of clear-cutting silviculture on soil respiration in a subtropical forest of China

	Effect of clear-cutting silviculture on soil respiration in a subtropical forest of China
	Ma, Yinlei ; Geng, Yan ; Huang, Yuanyuan ; Shi, Yue ; Niklaus, Pascal A. ; Schmid, Bernhard ; He, Jin-Sheng ; He, JS (reprint author), Peking Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Dept Ecol, 5 Yiheyuan Rd, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China.
刊名	JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY ; Ma, YL; Geng, Y; Huang, YY; Shi, Y; Niklaus, PA; Schmid, B; He, JS.Effect of clear-cutting silviculture on soil respiration in a subtropical forest of China,JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,2013,6(5):335-348
	2013-10-01
英文摘要	Clear-cutting is a common forest management practice, especially in subtropical China. However, the potential ecological consequences of clear-cutting remain unclear. In particular, the effect of clear-cutting on soil processes, such as the carbon cycle, has not been quantified in subtropical forests. Here, we investigated the response of soil respiration (Rs) to clear-cutting during a 12-month period in a subtropical forest in eastern China. We randomly selected four clear-cut (CC) plots and four corresponding undisturbed forest (UF) plots. Measurements of Rs were made at monthly time points and were combined with continuous climatic measurements in both CC and UF. Daily Rs was estimated by interpolating data with an exponential model dependent on soil temperature. Daily Rs was cumulated to annual Rs estimates. In the first year after clear-cutting, annual estimates of Rs in CC (50823g C m(2) yr(1)) showed no significant difference to UF plots (48012g C m(2) yr(1)). During the summer, soil temperatures were usually higher, whereas the soil volumetric water content was lower in CC than in UF plots. The long-term effects of clear-cutting on Rs are not significant, although there might be effects during the first several months after clear-cutting. Compared with previous work, this pattern was more pronounced in our subtropical forest than in the temperate and boreal forests that have been studied by others. With aboveground residuals off-site after clear-cutting, our results indicate that the stimulation of increasing root debris, as well as environmental changes, will not lead to a significant increase in Rs. In addition, long-term Rs will not show a significant decrease from the termination of root respiration, and this observation might be because of the influence of fast-growing vegetation after clear-cutting in situ.; Clear-cutting is a common forest management practice, especially in subtropical China. However, the potential ecological consequences of clear-cutting remain unclear. In particular, the effect of clear-cutting on soil processes, such as the carbon cycle, has not been quantified in subtropical forests. Here, we investigated the response of soil respiration (Rs) to clear-cutting during a 12-month period in a subtropical forest in eastern China.
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.nwipb.ac.cn/handle/363003/3920]
专题	西北高原生物研究所_中国科学院西北高原生物研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ma, Yinlei,Geng, Yan,Huang, Yuanyuan,et al. Effect of clear-cutting silviculture on soil respiration in a subtropical forest of China[J]. JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY, Ma, YL; Geng, Y; Huang, YY; Shi, Y; Niklaus, PA; Schmid, B; He, JS.Effect of clear-cutting silviculture on soil respiration in a subtropical forest of China,JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,2013,6(5):335-348,2013.
APA	Ma, Yinlei.,Geng, Yan.,Huang, Yuanyuan.,Shi, Yue.,Niklaus, Pascal A..,...&He, JS .(2013).Effect of clear-cutting silviculture on soil respiration in a subtropical forest of China.JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY.
MLA	Ma, Yinlei,et al."Effect of clear-cutting silviculture on soil respiration in a subtropical forest of China".JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY (2013).