Effects of management on the content and spectral characteristics of soil dissolved organic carbon in a subtropical forest

doi:10.13287/i.1001-9332.202208.012

Abstract

Abstract: The differences of artificial measures, such as logging residue management, between assisted natural regeneration and afforestation may change the content and structure of soil dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and affect forest carbon cycle. In this study, we investigated the effects of managements on the content and spectral characteristics of DOC in a subtropical forest, which contained the forest of assisted natural regeneration (Ⅱ), and the plantation (Ⅲ), both were converted from mature secondary forests (Ⅰ). Results showed that DOC content in the 0-10 cm soil layer was significantly decreased by 21% and 50% in Ⅱ and Ⅲ, respectively, compared with that in Ⅰ. The DOC/SOC (soil organic carbon) ratios of 0-10 cm and 10-20 cm soil layers were significantly decreased by 27% and 43% after the conversion, respectively. In the 0-10 cm soil layer, the aromatic index and humification index of DOC in Ⅱ were significantly higher than that in Ⅲ. The infrared absorption ratio of soil DOC in the range of 3700-3000 cm^-1, 1650-1620 cm^-1, 1160-1000 cm^-1, and 690-530 cm^-1 in Ⅱ was higher than that in Ⅲ, indicating that the DOC in Ⅱ had higher carboxylic acids and aromatic substances than Ⅲ. The fluorescence index of DOC in Ⅱ and Ⅲ ranged from 1.4 to 1.9, and the biological index of Ⅱ was significantly higher than that of Ⅲ, indicating that Ⅲ had higher protein components in DOC and being more bioavailable. Thus, the differences of the content and structure of DOC between Ⅱ and Ⅲ might cause higher soil carbon pool of Ⅱ than that of Ⅲ.

Key words: assisted natural regeneration, dissolved organic carbon, aromatic index, humification index, infrared spectrum

YU Heng, XU Chao, ZHANG Wen-qiang, ZHOU Jia-cong, CHEN Shi-dong, XIONG De-cheng, LIU Xiao-fei, YANG Zhi-jie. Effects of management on the content and spectral characteristics of soil dissolved organic carbon in a subtropical forest[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2022, 33(8): 2146-2152.

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