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- Title
Effect of bamboo leaf biochar addition on soil CO<sub>2</sub> efflux and labile organic carbon pool in a Chinese chestnut plantation.
- Authors
WANG Zhan-lei; LI Yong-fu; JIANG Pei-kun; ZHOU Guo-mo; LIU Juan
- Abstract
Effect of biochar addition on soil CO2 efflux in a typical Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) plantation in Lin'an, Zhejiang Province, China was investigated from July 2012 to July 2013 by the static closed chamber-GC technique. Soil temperature, soil moisture, WSOC and MBC concentrations were determined as well. Results showed that soil CO2 efflux exhibited a strong seasonal pattern. Compared with the control (without biochar application), the biochar treatment increased the soil CO2 efflux only in the first month since application, and then the effect diminished thereafter. There were no significant differences in the annual cumulative value of soil CO2 efflux between the biochar and control treatments. The annual mean value in soil MBC concentration (362 mg.kg-1) in the biochar treatment was higher than that (322 mg.kg-1) in the control. However, no significant difference in the soil WSOC concentration was found between the biochar and control treatments. Strong exponential relationships between soil temperature and soil CO2 efflux were observed regardless of the treatment and soil layer. The apparent temperature sensitivity (Q10) of soil CO2 efflux in the biochar treatment was higher than that in the control. Soil CO2 efflux was related to soil WSOC concentration but not with soil MBC or moisture content. To conclude, the application of bamboo leaf biochar did not affect the annual cumulative CO2 emission in the Chinese chestnut plantation but increased the Q10, and the CO2 efflux was predominantly controlled by the soil temperature and soil WSOC level.
- Publication
Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology / Yingyong Shengtai Xuebao, 2014, Vol 25, Issue 11, p3152
- ISSN
1001-9332
- Publication type
Article