<p>Changes in the soil environment induced by major global changes in climate are affecting carbon emissions in cold-temperate coniferous forests. A randomized block experiment simulating warming, rainfall increase and nitrogen addition in a <i>Larix gmelinii</i> forest was carried out to study the effects on soil carbon, nitrogen, and CO<sub>2</sub> flux during the thawing, growing, and freezing periods. Our study found that warming (0–2.0&#xa0;°C) increased soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (STN), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and microbial biomass nitrogen (MBN). Warming played a direct role in regulating soil CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, stimulated microbial and plant root respiration and soil CO<sub>2</sub> flux rapidly increased. Rainfall increase initially increased soil carbon and nitrogen, but a 30% increase in mean annual rainfall caused losses of SOC, STN, DOC, and DON, while MBC and MBN accumulated. Soil CO<sub>2</sub> emissions were regulated by MBC after an increase in rainfall, excess moisture inhibited microbial activity, and soil CO<sub>2</sub> flux showed a trend of R2 (20% rainfall increase) &gt; R1 (10% rainfall increase) &gt; CK (control) &gt; R3 (30% rainfall increase). The addition of nitrogen increased SOC, STN, DOC, DON, MBC and MBN. Soil CO<sub>2</sub> flux progressively decreased with nitrogen inputs (2.5, 5.0 and 10.0&#xa0;g&#xa0;m<sup>−2</sup>&#xa0;a<sup>−1</sup>), as more N intensified plant–microbe competition. Nitrogen addition indirectly regulated soil CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by altering SOC and STN, with MBC and MBN acting as secondary regulators. The results highlight the role of cold-temperate coniferous forest soils in predicting carbon-climate feedback in high-latitude forest permafrost regions.</p>

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Response of soil carbon emissions to warming, rainfall increase and nitrogen addition in cold-temperate coniferous forests under global climate change

  • Yanan Jian,
  • Qiuliang Zhang,
  • Tairui Liu,
  • Xin Zhang,
  • Shuai Hao

摘要

Changes in the soil environment induced by major global changes in climate are affecting carbon emissions in cold-temperate coniferous forests. A randomized block experiment simulating warming, rainfall increase and nitrogen addition in a Larix gmelinii forest was carried out to study the effects on soil carbon, nitrogen, and CO2 flux during the thawing, growing, and freezing periods. Our study found that warming (0–2.0 °C) increased soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (STN), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and microbial biomass nitrogen (MBN). Warming played a direct role in regulating soil CO2 emissions, stimulated microbial and plant root respiration and soil CO2 flux rapidly increased. Rainfall increase initially increased soil carbon and nitrogen, but a 30% increase in mean annual rainfall caused losses of SOC, STN, DOC, and DON, while MBC and MBN accumulated. Soil CO2 emissions were regulated by MBC after an increase in rainfall, excess moisture inhibited microbial activity, and soil CO2 flux showed a trend of R2 (20% rainfall increase) > R1 (10% rainfall increase) > CK (control) > R3 (30% rainfall increase). The addition of nitrogen increased SOC, STN, DOC, DON, MBC and MBN. Soil CO2 flux progressively decreased with nitrogen inputs (2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 g m−2 a−1), as more N intensified plant–microbe competition. Nitrogen addition indirectly regulated soil CO2 emissions by altering SOC and STN, with MBC and MBN acting as secondary regulators. The results highlight the role of cold-temperate coniferous forest soils in predicting carbon-climate feedback in high-latitude forest permafrost regions.