Convergence in temperature sensitivity of soil respiration: Evidence from the Tibetan alpine grasslands
Convergence in temperature sensitivity of soil respiration: Evidence from the Tibetan alpine grasslands
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土壤呼吸温度敏感性的收敛:来自西藏高寒草原的证据
DOI:
10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.04.005
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
9.7
通讯作者:
He Jin Sheng
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作者:
Wang Yonghui;Song Chao;Yu Lingfei;Mi Zhaorong;Wang Shiping;Zeng Hui;Fang Changming;Li Jingyi;He Jin Sheng
Recent studies proposed a convergence in the temperature sensitivity (Q10) of soil respiration (Rs) after eliminating confounding effects using novel approaches such as Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) or the mixed-effects model (MEM) method. However, SSA has only been applied to eddy covariance data for estimating the Q10with air temperature, which may result in underestimations in responses of below-ground carbon cycling processes to climate warming in coupled climate-carbon models; MEM remains untested for its suitability in single-site studies. To examine the unconfounded Q10of Rs, these two novel methods were combined with directly measured Rsfor 6 years in two Tibetan alpine ecosystems. The results showed that, 1) confounded Q10of Rsestimated from seasonal Rs-temperature relationship positively correlated with the seasonality of Rs, and 2) estimates of unconfounded Q10of Rsusing SSA (mean = 2.4, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.1–2.7) and MEM (mean = 3.2, 95% CI: 2.3–4.2) were consistent with the theoretical subcellular-level Q10(≈2.4). These results support the convergence in the Q10of Rsand imply a conserved Rs-temperature relationship. These findings indicate that the seasonality of Rshas to be eliminated from estimating the Q10of Rs, otherwise the estimates should be questionable. They also indicate that seasonal Q10and its responses to warming should not be directly used in carbon-climate models as they contain confounding effects.