Evaluation on the decomposability of tropical forest peat soils after conversion to an oil palm plantation
Evaluation on the decomposability of tropical forest peat soils after conversion to an oil palm plantation
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热带森林泥炭土转为油棕种植园后的可分解性评价
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.165
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2017
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Watanabe A.
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Sangok FE;Maie N;Melling L;Watanabe A.
To understand the variations in the decomposability of tropical peat soil following deforestation for an oil palm plantation, a field incubation experiment was conducted in Sarawak, Malaysia. Peat soils collected from three types of primary forest, namely Mixed Peat Swamp (MPS;Gonystylus-Dactylocladus-Neoscrotechiniaassociation), Alan Batu (ABt;Shorea albida-Gonstylus-Strenonurusassociation), and Alan Bunga (ABg;Shorea albidaassociation), were packed in polyvinyl chloride pipes and installed in an oil palm plantation. Carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes from soil were monthly measured for 3 years. Environmental variables including soil temperature, soil moisture content, and groundwater table were also monitored. The pH, loss on ignition, and total carbon (C) content were similar among the three soils, while total N content was larger in the MPS than in the ABg soils. Based on13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, C composition of the MPS and ABg soils was characterized by the largest proportion of C present as alkyl C andO-alkyl C, respectively. The C composition of the ABt soil was intermediate between the MPS and ABg soils. The CO2fluxes from the three soils ranged from 78 to 625 mg C m− 2h− 1with a negative correlation to groundwater level. The CH4fluxes ranged from − 67 to 653 μg C m− 2h− 1. Both total CO2and CH4fluxes were larger in the order ABg > ABt > MPS (P< 0.05). Annual rate of peat decomposition as was estimated from cumulative C loss differed up to 2 times, and the rate constant in exponential decay model was 0.033 y− 1for the MPS soil and 0.066 y− 1for the ABg soil. The field incubation results of the three forest peat soils seem to reflect the difference in the labile organic matter content, represented by polysaccharides.