Seasonal Patterns of Soil Respiration in Three Types  of Communities along Grass-Desert Shrub              Transition in Inner Mongolia, China

JIN Zhao; QI Yuchun; DONG Yunshe; Manfred DOMROES

doi:10.1007/s00376-009-0503-4

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Seasonal Patterns of Soil Respiration in Three Types of Communities along Grass-Desert Shrub Transition in Inner Mongolia, China

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Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101; State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710075;Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101;Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101;Institute of Geography, Mainz University, Mainz 55099, Germany

doi: 10.1007/s00376-009-0503-4

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The seasonal dynamics of soil respiration in steppe (S. bungeana), desert shrub (A. ordosica), and shrub-perennial (A. ordosica + C. komarovii) communities were investigated during the growth season (May to October) in 2006; their environmental driving factors were also analyzed. In the three communities, soil respiration showed similar characteristics in their growth seasons, with peak respiration values in July and August owing to suitable temperature and soil moisture conditions during this period. Meanwhile, changes in soil respiration were greatly influenced by temperatures and surface soil moistures. Soil water content at a depth of 0 to 10 cm was identified as the key environmental factor affecting the variation in soil respiration in the steppe. In contrast, in desert shrub and shrub-perennial communities, the dynamics of soil respiration was significantly influenced by air temperature. Similarly, the various responses of soil respiration to environmental factors may be attributed to the different soil textures and distribution patterns of plant roots. In desert ecosystems, precipitation results in soil respiration pulses. Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) effluxes greatly increased after rainfall rewetting in all of the ecosystems under study. However, the precipitation pulse effect differed across the ecosystem. We propose that this may be a result of a reverse effect from the soil texture.
- soil respiration,
- grass-desert shrub transition,
- Stipa bungeana,
- Artemisia ordosica,
- Artemisia ordosica + Cynanchum komarovii,
- Ordos Plateau
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沈阳化工大学材料科学与工程学院沈阳 110142

Seasonal Patterns of Soil Respiration in Three Types of Communities along Grass-Desert Shrub Transition in Inner Mongolia, China

1. Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101; State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710075;Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101;Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101;Institute of Geography, Mainz University, Mainz 55099, Germany

Manuscript received: 2009-05-10
Manuscript revised: 2009-05-10

Abstract: The seasonal dynamics of soil respiration in steppe (S. bungeana), desert shrub (A. ordosica), and shrub-perennial (A. ordosica + C. komarovii) communities were investigated during the growth season (May to October) in 2006; their environmental driving factors were also analyzed. In the three communities, soil respiration showed similar characteristics in their growth seasons, with peak respiration values in July and August owing to suitable temperature and soil moisture conditions during this period. Meanwhile, changes in soil respiration were greatly influenced by temperatures and surface soil moistures. Soil water content at a depth of 0 to 10 cm was identified as the key environmental factor affecting the variation in soil respiration in the steppe. In contrast, in desert shrub and shrub-perennial communities, the dynamics of soil respiration was significantly influenced by air temperature. Similarly, the various responses of soil respiration to environmental factors may be attributed to the different soil textures and distribution patterns of plant roots. In desert ecosystems, precipitation results in soil respiration pulses. Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) effluxes greatly increased after rainfall rewetting in all of the ecosystems under study. However, the precipitation pulse effect differed across the ecosystem. We propose that this may be a result of a reverse effect from the soil texture.

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