在典型的石河水库系统中,碳从陆地转移到河流网络
Yongmei Hou1, Si-Liang Li2, Fu-Jun Yue2
1Institute of Surface Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Water research
|December 8, 2024
概括
水生生态系统通过出口C显著降低了陆地碳 (C) 沉积能力.本研究强调需要将水生C出口纳入景观规模碳评估.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 生物地质化学生物地质化学
- 生态系统生态学生态学
背景情况:
- 陆地生态系统被认为是重要的碳汇.
- 通过水生生态系统的碳损失可能导致对陆地碳沉积能力的高估,特别是在受破坏的景观中.
- 具有脆弱景观和强烈的人类活动的卡斯特地区特别容易受到改变碳动态的影响.
研究的目的:
- 通过整合陆地和水上碳出口路径,量化武江河流域 (WRB) 的净碳吸收能力.
- 评估不同水生碳出口途径 (埋葬,气体排放,下游出口) 对总体碳平衡的贡献.
- 调查水建设和生态恢复对碳生物地球化学过程和陆地-水中碳转移的影响.
主要方法:
- 对三种主要水生碳出口途径的综合评估:埋葬,气体排放 (CO2和CH4) 和下游出口.
- 数量化净景观碳汇和水生碳出口多年来抵消的比例 (2000年,2006年,2013年,2017).
- 分析了区域特征 (地景观,土壤侵蚀) 和人为因素 (水,恢复) 对碳转移动态的影响.
主要成果:
- 在2000年至2017年期间,WRB展示了从12.0到16.1 Tg C/yr的净景观碳汇.
- 水产碳出口每年抵消了陆地碳汇的10.6%至14.6%,有明显的增长趋势.
- 下游碳出口是占主导地位的水产出口途径 (61.8%-82.1%),特别是在雨季,由侵蚀和石地区的碳供应驱动.
结论:
- 陆地-水中碳转移在抵消陆地碳汇方面发挥着重要作用.
- 堤建设和生态恢复已经显著改变了碳的生物地球化学过程和陆地-水中碳转移动态.
- 对景观规模的碳汇容量的全面理解需要整合水生碳出口流程.
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