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Warming and flooding have different effects on organic carbon stability in mangrove soils.
- Source :
- Journal of Soils & Sediments: Protection, Risk Assessment, & Remediation; Jan2024, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p60-69, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: Mangrove ecosystems which play a critical role in global C sequestration have recently become threatened by global warming and sea level rise. This study aimed to explore the responses of SOC mineralization and C pool stability in mangrove ecosystems to warming and flooding conditions. Methods: Laboratory incubation and solid-state <superscript>13</superscript>C nuclear magnetic resonance (<superscript>13</superscript>C-NMR) analysis were used to evaluated soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization and stability under warming (ST), flooding (SW), warming in coincidence with flooding (SWT), and soil under normal temperature taken from a subtropical mangrove ecosystem in southeastern China. Results: The cumulative SOC mineralization of ST increased by 24%, while SWT and SW decreased by 59% and 68% relative to CK, respectively. Furthermore, the <superscript>13</superscript>C-NMR analysis showed that O-alkyl C was the dominant SOC chemical composition in all treatments (37.1–43.1%), followed by the aromatic C and alkyl C. The aromaticity index (AI) decreased, and the ratio of alkyl and O-alkyl to aromatic (Alip/Arom) increased in all treatments compared with CK, while the alkyl C/O-alkyl C ratio (A/O-A) and hydrophobicity index (HI) were higher for ST and SW but lower for SWT. Warming significantly facilitated SOC mineralization, and lowered SOC stability due to the high cumulative CO<subscript>2</subscript>-C production, while flooding had the opposite effects. However, warming in coincidence with flooding led to low SOC decomposition and a more recalcitrant substance. Conclusion: The theoretical elevated CO<subscript>2</subscript> release from mangrove soils under warming in coastal zones might be partially offset by prolonged flooding. The different effects on the chemical fractions, chemical compositions, and stability of the SOC pool in mangrove soil under warming and flooding might further complicate the research on coastal carbon sinks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MANGROVE plants
NUCLEAR magnetic resonance
SOIL heating
CARBON cycle
SOILS
COASTS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14390108
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Soils & Sediments: Protection, Risk Assessment, & Remediation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174759579
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-023-03636-2