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AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
卷 344, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109811
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Alpine grassland; Carbon flux; Climate change; Precipitation; Temperate grassland; Temperature
This study investigates the responses of temperate grassland (TG) and alpine grassland (AG) to climate change by studying carbon (C) fluxes across different regions in China. The results reveal that water factors consistently increase C fluxes, while temperature factors have opposite effects on TG and AG. The study enhances our understanding of C sinks and grassland sensitivity to climate change.
Temperate grassland (TG) and alpine grassland (AG) are two distinct grassland types with different climatic backgrounds and adaptation patterns. Little is known about the universal and divergent responses of TGs and AGs to climate change, particularly with regard to the carbon (C) fluxes. The large-scale responses of the C fluxes in different grasslands to climate change remain unclear, with only a few comparative studies of distinct responses of the C fluxes in TGs and AGs to climate change hinders our understanding of this subject. In this study, we conducted a large-scale transect study across the Mongolian, Loess, and Tibetan Plateaus in China to reveal the similarities and differences in the responses of the C fluxes in TGs and AGs to climate change. We used C flux data measured by eddy covariance from ChinaFLUX and published literature, covering the period from 2003 to 2020. The results showed that TGs and AGs in China were weak C sinks. Net ecosystem productivity in TGs and AGs exhibited opposite trends with increasing latitude, longitude, and altitude. Elevated water (mean annual precipitation and soil water content) consistently increased the C fluxes. Conversely, increased temperature (mean annual temperature and mean annual soil temperature) reduced the C fluxes in TGs and increased the C fluxes in AGs. The water factors promoted the C fluxes in both TGs and AGs by improving the leaf area indices. Conversely, the temperature factors had a strong direct, negative effect on the C fluxes in TGs and a weak direct, positive effect on the C fluxes in AGs, emphasizing the divergent patterns of the C fluxes in TGs and AGs and their responses to climate change. Overall, this study enhances our knowledge on C sinks and various grassland hydrothermal sensitivities.
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