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Elevational variation in abundance of coarse woody debris in subalpine forests, central Japan
Forest Ecology and Management ( IF 3.7 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118295
Soichiro Takeda , Koichi Takahashi

Abstract In recent years, coarse woody debris (CWD) of deadwood has attracted attention as a long-term carbon pool for global warming problems. Environmental factors such as temperature and precipitation vary greatly with elevation. Hence, it is expected that the carbon storage by CWD varies with elevation. However, few studies have examined the abundance of CWD along elevations. Therefore, we investigated the abundance and decay classes of CWD, aboveground biomass (AGB) and aboveground net primary production (ANPP) of living trees along an elevational gradient (1600–2800 m above sea level) in subalpine coniferous forests, central Japan. AGB, ANPP and CWD decreased with increasing elevation. AGB at 2800 m was about 10% of that at 1600 m a.s.l. On the other hand, CWD at 2800 m was only 2.2% of that at 1600 m a.s.l. Thus, the ratio of CWD to AGB was lower at higher elevations. The relative frequency of small CWD increased with elevation. In addition, smaller CWD tended to decay less. The lower ratio of CWD mass to AGB at higher elevations was probably caused by smaller CWD because small CWD rapidly disappears via the high decomposition rate due to its high ratio of surface area to volume. Therefore, this study suggests that the importance of CWD relative to AGB for carbon storage decreases with elevation in subalpine forests. Climate change may alter the balance between CWD and AGB by changing ANPP and decomposition rates along elevation gradients.

中文翻译:

日本中部亚高山森林粗木屑丰度的海拔变化

摘要 近年来,枯木的粗木屑(CWD)作为解决全球变暖问题的长期碳库引起了人们的关注。温度和降水等环境因素随海拔高度变化很大。因此,预计 CWD 的碳储存量随海拔变化而变化。然而,很少有研究检查沿海拔的 CWD 丰度。因此,我们调查了日本中部亚高山针叶林沿海拔梯度(海拔 1600-2800 m)的 CWD、地上生物量 (AGB) 和地上净初级生产 (ANPP) 的丰度和衰减等级。AGB、ANPP 和 CWD 随海拔升高而降低。2800 m 处的 AGB 约为 1600 m asl 的 10% 另一方面,2800 m 处的 CWD 仅为 1600 m asl 处的 2.2% 因此,CWD 与 AGB 的比率在较高海拔处较低。小CWD的相对频率随海拔升高而增加。此外,较小的 CWD 往往衰减较少。在较高海拔处,CWD 质量与 AGB 的较低比率可能是由于较小的 CWD 造成的,因为小 CWD 由于其表面积与体积的高比率而通过高分解率迅速消失。因此,这项研究表明,CWD 相对于 AGB 对碳储存的重要性随着亚高山森林的海拔升高而降低。气候变化可能会通过沿海拔梯度改变 ANPP 和分解率来改变 CWD 和 AGB 之间的平衡。在较高海拔处,CWD 质量与 AGB 的较低比率可能是由于较小的 CWD 造成的,因为小 CWD 由于其表面积与体积的高比率而通过高分解率迅速消失。因此,这项研究表明,CWD 相对于 AGB 对碳储存的重要性随着亚高山森林的海拔升高而降低。气候变化可能会通过沿海拔梯度改变 ANPP 和分解率来改变 CWD 和 AGB 之间的平衡。在较高海拔处,CWD 质量与 AGB 的较低比率可能是由于较小的 CWD 造成的,因为小 CWD 由于其表面积与体积的高比率而通过高分解率迅速消失。因此,这项研究表明,CWD 相对于 AGB 对碳储存的重要性随着亚高山森林的海拔升高而降低。气候变化可能会通过沿海拔梯度改变 ANPP 和分解率来改变 CWD 和 AGB 之间的平衡。
更新日期:2020-10-01
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