Zonal Differences in Correlation Patterns Between Soil Organic Carbon and Climate Factors at Multi-extent

QIN Falyu; SHI Xuezheng; XU Shengxiang; YU Dongsheng; WANG Dandan

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QIN Falyu, SHI Xuezheng, XU Shengxiang, YU Dongsheng, WANG Dandan. Zonal Differences in Correlation Patterns Between Soil Organic Carbon and Climate Factors at Multi-extent[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2016, 26(5): 670-678. doi: 10.1007/s11769-015-0736-3

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QIN Falyu, SHI Xuezheng, XU Shengxiang, YU Dongsheng, WANG Dandan. Zonal Differences in Correlation Patterns Between Soil Organic Carbon and Climate Factors at Multi-extent[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2016, 26(5): 670-678. doi: 10.1007/s11769-015-0736-3

Zonal Differences in Correlation Patterns Between Soil Organic Carbon and Climate Factors at Multi-extent

doi: 10.1007/s11769-015-0736-3

1.
State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China;
2.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3.
Guizhou Technology & Information Center of Land and Resources, Guiyang 550004, China;
4.
College of Remote Sensing, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China

Funds: Under the auspices of Strategic Priority Research Program-Climate Change:Carbon Budget and Related Issues of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDA05050503), National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2013BAD11B00), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41301242)

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Corresponding author: XU Shengxiang.E-mail:sxxu@issas.ac.cn
Received Date: 2013-12-25
Rev Recd Date: 2014-02-21
Publish Date: 2016-10-27

Abstract

Studying the relationship between climate factors and soil organic carbon (SOC) is vitally important. However, how SOC responses to climate (temperature and precipitation) at cohesive extents is poorly studied. Two transects of approximately the same length (transect P and transect T) were selected to examine the variation of SOC content in relation to mean annual temperature (MAT) and mean annual precipitation (MAP). The coefficients of partial correlation between SOC density and MAT (Rt) and MAP (Rp) were determined to quantify the relationships between SOC density and the two climate factors. The results indicated that for transect T, Rt was statistically significant once the extent level was greater than or equal to two fundamental extent units, while for transect P, Rp showed statistical significance only at extent levels which were greater than two fundamental extent units. At the same extent levels but in different transects, Rts exhibited no zonal difference, but Rps did once the extent level was greater than two fundamental extent units. Therefore, to study the relationship between SOC density and different climate factors, different minimum extent levels should be examined. The results of this paper could deepen the understanding of the impacts that SOC pool has on terrestrial ecosystem and global carbon cycling.
- soil organic carbon (SOC),
- mean annual temperature (MAT),
- mean annual precipitation (MAP),
- extent level,
- coefficient of partial correlation

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[25]	Wang D, Shi X, Wang H et al., 2009. Scale effect of climate on soil organic carbon in the Uplands of Northeast China. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 10(6): 1007-1017. doi: 10.1007/s11368-009-0129-2
[26]	Wang D, Shi X, Wang H et al., 2010. Scale effect of climate and soil texture on soil organic carbon in the uplands of Northeast China. Pedosphere, 20(4): 525-535. doi: 10.1016/S1002-0160(10)60042-2
[27]	Wu J, Qi Y, 2000. Dealing with scale in landscape analysis: An overview. Geographic Information Sciences, 6(1): 1-5. doi: 10.1080/10824000009480528
[28]	Xia X, Yang Z, Liao Y et al., 2010. Temporal variation of soil carbon stock and its controlling factors over the last two decades on the southern Song-nen Plain, Heilongjiang Province. Geoscience Frontiers, 1(1): 125-132. doi: 10.1016/j. gsf.2010.07.003
[29]	Yang F, Yao Z F, Song J et al., 2012. Temporal and spatial changes characteristics of the agricultural meteorological factors and crops growth stages in Songnen Plain. Chinese Journal of Agrometeorology, 33(1): 18-26. doi: 10.3969/j.issn. 1000-6362.2012.01.003

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1. State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China;

2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;

3. Guizhou Technology & Information Center of Land and Resources, Guiyang 550004, China;

4. College of Remote Sensing, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China

Corresponding author: XU Shengxiang.E-mail:sxxu@issas.ac.cn

Received Date: 2013-12-25

Rev Recd Date: 2014-02-21

Publish Date: 2016-10-27

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Abstract: Studying the relationship between climate factors and soil organic carbon (SOC) is vitally important. However, how SOC responses to climate (temperature and precipitation) at cohesive extents is poorly studied. Two transects of approximately the same length (transect P and transect T) were selected to examine the variation of SOC content in relation to mean annual temperature (MAT) and mean annual precipitation (MAP). The coefficients of partial correlation between SOC density and MAT (Rt) and MAP (Rp) were determined to quantify the relationships between SOC density and the two climate factors. The results indicated that for transect T, Rt was statistically significant once the extent level was greater than or equal to two fundamental extent units, while for transect P, Rp showed statistical significance only at extent levels which were greater than two fundamental extent units. At the same extent levels but in different transects, Rts exhibited no zonal difference, but Rps did once the extent level was greater than two fundamental extent units. Therefore, to study the relationship between SOC density and different climate factors, different minimum extent levels should be examined. The results of this paper could deepen the understanding of the impacts that SOC pool has on terrestrial ecosystem and global carbon cycling.

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[1]	Alvarez R, Lavado R S, 1998. Climate, organic matter and clay content relationships in the Pampa and Chaco soils, Argentina. Geoderma, 83(1-2): 127-141. doi: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97) 00141-9
[2]	Ayoubi S, Mokhtari K P, Mosaddeghi M R et al., 2012. Soil aggregation and organic carbon as affected by topography and land use change in western Iran. Soil and Tillage Research, 121(1): 18-26. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2012.01.011
[3]	Burke I C, Yonker C M, Parton W J et al., 1989. Texture, climate, and cultivation effects on soil organic matter content in U.S. grassland soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 53(3): 800-805. doi: 10.2136/sssaj1989.03615995005300030029x
[4]	Callesen I, Lisik J, Raulund-Rasmussen K et al., 2003. Soil carbon stores in Nordic well-drained forest soils-Relationships with climate and texture class. Global Change Biology, 9(3): 358-370. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2003.00587.x
[5]	Dai W, Huang Y, 2006. Relation of soil organic matter concentration to climate and altitude in zonal soils of China. Catena, 65(1): 87-94. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2005.10.006
[6]	Fantappiè M, L'Abate G, Costantini E A C, 2011. The influence of climate change on the soil organic carbon content in Italy from 1961 to 2008. Geomorphology, 135 (3-4): 343-352. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.02.006
[7]	Fisher R A, 1921. On the ‘probable error’ of a coefficient of correlation deduced from a small sample. Metron, 1(4): 3-32.
[8]	Gibson C C, Ostrom E, Ahn T K, 2000. The concept of scale and the human dimensions of globalchange: A survey. Ecological Economics, 32(2): 217-239. doi: 10.1016/S0921-8009(99) 00092-0
[9]	Hevia G G, Buschiazzo D E, Hepper E N et al., 2003. Organic matter in size fractions of soils of the semiarid Argentina. Effects of climate, soil texture and management. Geoderma, 116(3-4): 265-277. doi: 10.1016/s0016-7061(03)00104-6
[10]	Homann P S, Kapchinske J S, Boyce A, 2007. Relations of mineral-soil C and N to climate and texture: Regional differences within the conterminous USA. Biogeochemistry, 85(3): 303-316. doi: 10.1007/s10533-007-9139-6
[11]	Homann P S, Sollins P, Chappell H N et al., 1995. Soil organic carbon in a mountainous, forested region: Relation to site characteristics. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 59(5): 1468-1475. doi: 10.2136/sssaj1995.03615995005900050037x
[12]	Hontoria C, Rodríguez-Murillo J C, Saa A, 1999. Relationships between soil organic carbon and site characteristics in peninsular Spain. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 63(3): 614-621. doi: 10.2136/sssaj1999.03615995006300030026x
[13]	Jenny H, 1941. Factors of Soil Formation: A System of Quantitative Pedology. New York: McGraw-Hill.
[14]	Jiao J, Yang L, Wu J et al., 2010. Land use and soil organic carbon in China's village landscapes. Pedosphere, 20(1): 1-14. doi: 10.1016/S1002-0160(09)60277-0
[15]	Jobbágy E G, Jackson R B, 2000. The vertical distribution of soil organic carbon and its relation to climate and vegetation. Ecological Applications, 10(2): 423-436. doi: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[0423:TVDOSO]2.0.CO;2
[16]	Lal R, 2004. Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change. Geoderma, 123(1): 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2004.01. 032
[17]	National Soil Survey Office, 1996. Soil Species of China. I-VI. Beijing: China Agriculture Press. (in Chinese)
[18]	Podwojewski P, Poulenard J, Nguyet M L et al., 2011. Climate and vegetation determine soil organic matter status in an alpine inner-tropical soil catena in the Fan Si Pan Mountain, Vietnam. Catena, 87(2): 226-239. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2011. 06.002
[19]	Powers J S, Schlesinger W H, 2002. Relationships among soil carbon distributions and biophysical factors at nested spatial scales in rain forests of northeastern Costa Rica. Geoderma, 109(3-4): 165-190. doi: 10.1016/S0016-7061(02)00147-7
[20]	Quideau S A, Chadwick O A, Benesi A et al., 2001. A direct link between forest vegetation type and soil organic matter composition. Geoderma, 104(1-2): 41-60. doi: 10.1016/S0016-7061(01)00055-6
[21]	Shi X Z, Yu D S, Yang G X et al., 2006. Cross-reference benchmarks for translating the genetic soil classification of China into the Chinese soil taxonomy. Pedosphere, 16(2): 147-153. doi: 10.1016/S1002-0160(06)60037-4
[22]	Turner M G, O‘Neill’ R V, Gardner' R H et al., 1989. Effects of changing spatial scale on the analysis of landscape pattern. Landscape Ecology, 3(3-4): 153-162.
[23]	Vaccari F P, Lugato E, Gioli B et al., 2012. Land use change and soil organic carbon dynamics in Mediterranean agro-ecosystems: The case study of Pianosa Island. Geoderma, 175-176(1): 29-36. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.01.021
[24]	Wagai R, Mayer L M, Kitayama K et al., 2008. Climate and parent material controls on organic matter storage in surface soils: A three-pool, density-separation approach. Geoderma, 147(1-2): 23-33. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2008.07.010
[25]	Wang D, Shi X, Wang H et al., 2009. Scale effect of climate on soil organic carbon in the Uplands of Northeast China. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 10(6): 1007-1017. doi: 10.1007/s11368-009-0129-2
[26]	Wang D, Shi X, Wang H et al., 2010. Scale effect of climate and soil texture on soil organic carbon in the uplands of Northeast China. Pedosphere, 20(4): 525-535. doi: 10.1016/S1002-0160(10)60042-2
[27]	Wu J, Qi Y, 2000. Dealing with scale in landscape analysis: An overview. Geographic Information Sciences, 6(1): 1-5. doi: 10.1080/10824000009480528
[28]	Xia X, Yang Z, Liao Y et al., 2010. Temporal variation of soil carbon stock and its controlling factors over the last two decades on the southern Song-nen Plain, Heilongjiang Province. Geoscience Frontiers, 1(1): 125-132. doi: 10.1016/j. gsf.2010.07.003
[29]	Yang F, Yao Z F, Song J et al., 2012. Temporal and spatial changes characteristics of the agricultural meteorological factors and crops growth stages in Songnen Plain. Chinese Journal of Agrometeorology, 33(1): 18-26. doi: 10.3969/j.issn. 1000-6362.2012.01.003

Zonal Differences in Correlation Patterns Between Soil Organic Carbon and Climate Factors at Multi-extent

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