Effect of Snow Removal on Stability of Soil Organic Carbon Pool During Freeze-Thaw Period in Bayinbuluk Alpine Wetland
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    [Objective] The effects of snow removal on soil organic carbon (SOC) compositions and carbon pool stability during the freezing-thawing period in Bayinbuluk alpine wetland were analyzed in order to provide scientific data to help the alpine wetland in coping with future climate change and to formulate a regional carbon neutrality strategy. [Methods] A field experiment was conducted in September 2022 with two treatments: snow removal and natural snowfall. Soil samples were collected during the initial freezing period (November), the freezing period (March), and the thawing period (July). Soil water content (SWC), electrical conductivity (EC), pH value, SOC content, very unstable organic carbon (F1), unstable organic carbon (F2), stable organic carbon (F3), and inert organic carbon (F4) were measured. [Results] ① There was no significant difference in SOC content after snow removal during the initial freezing, freezing, and thawing periods, but there was a decreasing trend. The SOC content after snow removal decreased by 2.87%, 6.65%, and 4.49% during the initial freezing, freezing, and thawing periods, respectively. ② There were significant differences in the SOC contents of F1 and F2 after snow removal in the initial freezing period (p<0.05), and these values were 8.72% and 12.26%, respectively, lower than with the natural snowfall treatment. There were significant differences in the F3 contents among different treatments in the freezing period (p<0.05), which were reduced by 25.57% after snow removal. There were significant differences in the F1, F2 and F3 contents in the thawing period (p<0.05), among which F1 and F3 were reduced by 22.10% and 25.57%, respectively, after snow removal, while F2 was increased by 34.92%. There were no significant differences in other components. ③ The carbon pool activity in the initial freezing, freezing, and thawing periods was 5.99%, 9.71% and 20.39%, respectively, greater after snow removal than with the natural snowfall treatment. The SOC exhibited a decreasing trend after snow removal, but the stability of the soil carbon pool exhibited an increasing trend. With the freeze-thaw process, SOC content showed a trend of first decreasing and then increasing, while the stability of the soil carbon pool showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing. [Conclusion] The short-term observation results showed that freeze-thaw cycles and snow cover removal had no significant effects on the SOC content and carbon pool stability, but the effect of snow cover removal on soil was greater than the effect of freeze-thaw cycles. Additional long-term observation studies will be needed in the future to better serve the scientific management of alpine wetlands and to help implement a regional carbon neutrality strategy.

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胡云鹏,陈末,杨再磊,买迪努尔·阿不来孜,田宇欣,贾宏涛,寇天乐,贾远彬.冻融期巴音布鲁克高寒湿地雪被去除对土壤有机碳库稳定性的影响[J].水土保持通报英文版,2024,44(3):326-334

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  • Received:October 19,2023
  • Revised:February 23,2024
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  • Online: August 21,2024
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