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Variation characteristics of CO2 flux in Phyllostachys edulis forest ecosystem in subtropical region of China

SUN Cheng1, JIANG Hong1,2, ZHOU Guo-mo1, YANG Shuang1, CHEN Yun-fei1   

  1. (1Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China; 2International Institute for Earth System Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China)
  • Online:2013-10-18 Published:2013-10-18

Abstract: By using eddy covariance technique, this paper studied the CO2  flux in a Phyllostachys edulis forest ecosystem with high-efficiency management in Zhejiang Province of China from December, 2010 to November, 2011, and analyzed the variations of net ecosystem exchange (NEE), ecosystem respiration (RE), and gross ecosystem exchange (GEE). During the study period, the monthly NEE was always negative, with the maximum (-99.33 g C·m-2) in July and the minimum (-23.49 g C·m-2) in November, and the seasonal change showed a bimodal shape. The average diurnal change of the monthly CO2 flux varied greatly from -0.30 g CO2·m-2·s-1(January) to -0.60 g CO2·m-2·s-1(September). The NEE at the time point of positive and negative conversion had obvious seasonal characteristics. The yearly RE changed in unimodal shape, with the maximum in summer and the minimum in winter. The RE at nighttime had significant negative correlation with soil temperature. The yearly NEE, RE, and GEE were -668.40, 932.55, and -1600.95 g C·m-2·a-1, respectively, among which, the NEE occupied 41.8% of the GEE. As compared with other ecosystems, P. edulis forest ecosystem had a strong capability in carbon sequestration.