期刊
FORESTS
卷 13, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/f13020310
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base cations; mineral weathering; forest soils; climate change; dynamic modelling
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- Swedish research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS), through the strong research environment, QWARTS [212-2011-1691]
This study investigates the effects of future climate scenarios on base cation weathering rates using a dynamic forest ecosystem model. The results show that weathering rates are likely to increase, but not to the extent predicted by elevated air temperatures. Soil moisture availability strongly limits the expected response to increased temperature.
Climate change is generally expected to have a positive effect on weathering rates, due to the strong temperature dependence of the weathering process. Important feedback mechanisms such as changes in soil moisture, tree growth and organic matter decomposition can affect the response of weathering rates to climate change. In this study, the dynamic forest ecosystem model ForSAFE, with mechanistic descriptions of tree growth, organic matter decomposition, weathering, hydrology and ion exchange processes, is used to investigate the effects of future climate scenarios on base cation weathering rates. In total, 544 productive coniferous forest sites from the Swedish National Forest Inventory are modelled, and differences in weathering responses to changes in climate from two Global Climate Models are investigated. The study shows that weathering rates at the simulated sites are likely to increase, but not to the extent predicted by a direct response to elevated air temperatures. Besides the result that increases in soil temperatures are less evident than those in air temperature, the study shows that soil moisture availability has a strong potential to limit the expected response to increased temperature. While changes in annual precipitation may not indicate further risk for more severe water deficits, seasonal differences show a clear difference between winters and summers. Taking into account the seasonal variation, the study shows that reduced soil water availability in the summer seasons will strongly limit the expected gain in weathering associated with higher temperatures.
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