Journal of Plant Ecology ›› 2026, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 1-.DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtaf138

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盐沼湿地土壤CO2而非CH4通量驱动土壤碳排放对季节性降水变化的响应

  

  • 收稿日期:2025-03-30 接受日期:2025-08-22 出版日期:2026-02-01 发布日期:2026-02-13

Soil CO2 not CH4 flux determines soil carbon emission response to seasonal precipitation variation in a brackish wetland

Huiqi Zhang1,2,3, Guangxuan Han2,3, Wenli Jia1,2,3, Wanxin Huang2,3,4, Xiaoshuai Zhang2,3, Xiaojie Wang2,3, Mingliang Zhao2,3, Baohua Xie2,3, Feng Lu5, Jianbin Song5, Wei Zhang6 and Xiaojing Chu2,3,*   

  1. 1School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China, 2CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, China, 3Yellow River Delta Field Observation and Research Station of Coastal Marsh Ecosystem, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dongying 257000, China, 4School of Ecology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China, 5Administration Bureau of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, Dongying 257091, China, 6School of Environmental and Material Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China


    *Corresponding author. E-mail: xjchu@yic.ac.cn

  • Received:2025-03-30 Accepted:2025-08-22 Online:2026-02-01 Published:2026-02-13
  • Supported by:
    This work was funded by National Key Research and Development Program in China (2022YFF0802101), the Natural Science Foundation of China (42101117, 42071126, U2106209), the International Science Partnership Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (121311KYSB20190029) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2019BC106)

摘要: 全球气候变化导致降水格局变化,致使盐沼湿地土壤汇不确定性上升。为探究季节性降水分配(SPD)对土壤碳排放的影响机制,本研究在黄河三角洲盐沼湿地开展了原位控制实验。基于历史降水数据(1961–2018年),在维持年降雨量不变的前提下设置了5种SPD处理(+73%、+56%、CK、−56%和−73%):其中,春季降水增加处理(+73%和+56%)对应夏秋季降水等比例减少,而春季降水减少处理(−56%和−73%)则伴随夏秋季降水等比例增加,所有处理冬季降水量保持一致。结果表明,SPD变化显著改变土壤CO2通量年际动态,并且+56%处理对土壤CO2排放的促进作用高于+73%处理。相比之下,SPD对土壤CH4通量无显著影响。结构方程模型显示,SPD驱动的CO2通量增加主要源于春季盐分胁迫解除和植被碳分配过程的协同作用。这主要与SPD通过调控水盐动态产生的双重效应有关:春季增雨缓解土壤盐渍化胁迫,显著促进植被定植;而夏秋季减雨则通过降低淹水压力提升植被生产力。上述结果为优化湿地碳循环模型中的降水参数提供了理论依据。

关键词: 季节性降水分配, 土壤二氧化碳通量, 土壤盐分, 细根生物量, 盐沼湿地

Abstract: Global climate change-induced alterations in precipitation patterns have introduced uncertainty regarding soil carbon sequestration capacity in brackish wetlands. To investigate the effect of seasonal precipitation distribution (SPD) on soil carbon emissions, we conducted a field experiment in a brackish wetland in the Yellow River Delta, maintaining consistent annual precipitation but varying SPD (+73%, +56%, CK, −56%, and −73%). Increased precipitation during the spring was followed by decreased precipitation in the summer and fall (+73% and +56%), whereas decreased spring precipitation was followed by increased summer and fall precipitation (−56% and −73%). Precipitation remained consistent across all treatments during winter. The results revealed significant seasonal and inter-annual sensitivity of soil CO2 fluxes to SPD, with the spring precipitation enhancement (+56%) treatment exerting a greater influence on emissions than the +73% treatment. In contrast, soil CH4 fluxes exhibited no statistically significant variations across seasons or in response to precipitation adjustments. Furthermore, hydrological mediation of SPD established inverse water-salt dynamics: increased precipitation in spring mitigated soil salinity, promoting vegetation colonization and growth, while reduced precipitation in summer and autumn alleviated inundation pressure, enhancing vegetation productivity. Increases in soil CO2 fluxes driven by SPD were primarily attributed to alleviation of salinity stress and vegetation-mediated carbon partitioning, whereas CH4 fluxes remained statistically constant across precipitation regimes. Therefore, we conclude that SPD predominantly affects soil carbon emissions in the brackish wetland by modifying soil CO2 fluxes. These findings provide mechanistic insights for refining predictive models of wetland carbon cycling under climate-driven precipitation reconstruction.

Key words: seasonal precipitation distribution, soil CO2 fluxes, soil salinity, fine root biomass, brackish wetland