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PEDOSPHERE
卷 19, 期 6, 页码 799-807出版社
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(09)60175-2
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desert shrub ecosystem; Mu Us sand land; soil respiration response; water addition
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [40730105, 40501072, 40673067]
- National Key Basic Research Program (973 Program) of China [2002CB412503]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KZCX2-YW-149]
Precipitation is the major driver of ecosystem functions and processes in semiarid and arid regions. In such water-limited ecosystems, pulsed water inputs directly control the below ground processes through a series of soil drying and rewetting cycles. To investigate the effects of sporadic addition of water on soil CO2 efflux, an artificial precipitation event (3 mm) was applied to a desert shrub ecosystem in the Mu Us Sand Land of the Ordos Plateau in China. Soil respiration rate increased 2.8-4.1 times immediately after adding water in the field, and then it returned to background level within 48 h. During the experiment, soil CO2 production was between 2047.0 and 7383.0 mg m(-2). In the shrubland, soil respiration responses showed spatial variations, having stronger pulse effects beneath the shrubs than in the interplant spaces. The spatial variation of the soil respiration responses was closely related with the heterogeneity of soil substrate availability. Apart from precipitation, soil organic carbon and total nitrogen pool were also identified as determinants of soil CO2 loss in desert ecosystems.
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