Non-Additive Effects of Mixing Eucalyptus and Castanopsis hystrix Trees on Carbon Stocks under an Eco-Silviculture Regime in Southern China

编号 010034304

推送时间 20220516

研究领域 森林生态 

年份 2022 

类型 期刊 

语种 英语

标题 Non-Additive Effects of Mixing Eucalyptus and Castanopsis hystrix Trees on Carbon Stocks under an Eco-Silviculture Regime in Southern China

来源期刊 forest

期 第343期

发表时间 20220508

关键词 carbon storage;  mixed-species plantation;  Eucalyptus plantation;  synergistic effect;  silviculture regime; 

摘要 Eucalyptus plantations harbor great potential for supporting ecosystem services, but this prospect is weakened under long-term traditional silviculture regimes. To reform these traditional silviculture regimes, we carried out a long-term Eucalyptus eco-silviculture experiment. However, the derived benefits and mechanisms that arise in mixed species stands under the eco-silviculture regime are not fully understood. Here, we evaluated tree carbon storage (TCS), understory vegetation carbon storage (UCS), floor litter carbon storage (FLCS), soil organic carbon storage (SOCS), and ecosystem carbon storage (ECS) in seven-year-old mono-specific plantations of a Eucalyptus hybrid (E. urophylla × E. grandis) and Castanopsis hystrix, as well as mixed plantations of these two trees under an eco-silviculture regime in southern China. The results showed that the tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH), volume, and biomass of eucalypt trees and C. hystrix in the mixed plantation were significantly higher than that of the trees in the corresponding single-species plantations. The mixed-species plantation had the largest TCS (84.33 Mg ha?1), FLCS (4.34 Mg ha?1), and ECS (313.31 Mg ha?1), as well as a higher SOCS (233.98 Mg ha?1), but the lowest UCS (0.96 Mg ha?1), among the three plantation types. The mixture effects analysis revealed significant synergistic effects (non-additive effect, NAE > 0) on TCS, SOCS, and ECS, and significant antagonistic effects (NAE < 0) on UCS. These synergistic effects were mainly due to the complementary ecological niches of the two species in the mixed-species plantation, which could potentially enable them to maximize the use of local resources, and to increase stand productivity and litter production. These results imply that beyond the gains in timber production obtained by having both Eucalyptus and C. hystrix trees growing in the same plantation stand, such mixed-species plantations enhance carbon sequestration to a greater extent than mono-specific plantations of either Eucalyptus or C.hystrix trees. In conclusion, we suggest planting mixed plantations of species with complementary ecological niches under an eco-silviculture regime, to effectively resolve the contradiction between timber production and ecosystem services, and, thereby, also promote the sustainable development of Eucalyptus plantations. View Full-Text

服务人员 王璐

服务院士 蒋有绪

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