Spatiotemporal dynamic of subtropical forest carbon storage and its resistance and resilience to drought in China

Mengjie Yan; Mengjie Yan; Mengjie Yan; Fangjie Mao; Fangjie Mao; Fangjie Mao; Huaqiang Du; Huaqiang Du; Huaqiang Du; Xuejian Li; Xuejian Li; Xuejian Li; Qi Chen; Qi Chen; Qi Chen; Chi Ni; Chi Ni; Chi Ni; Zihao Huang; Zihao Huang; Zihao Huang; Yanxin Xu; Yanxin Xu; Yanxin Xu; Yulin Gong; Yulin Gong; Yulin Gong; Keruo Guo; Keruo Guo; Keruo Guo; Jiaqian Sun; Jiaqian Sun; Jiaqian Sun; Cenheng Xu; Cenheng Xu; Cenheng Xu

doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1067552

Frontiers in Plant Science (Jan 2023)

Spatiotemporal dynamic of subtropical forest carbon storage and its resistance and resilience to drought in China

Mengjie Yan,
Mengjie Yan,
Mengjie Yan,
Fangjie Mao,
Fangjie Mao,
Fangjie Mao,
Huaqiang Du,
Huaqiang Du,
Huaqiang Du,
Xuejian Li,
Xuejian Li,
Xuejian Li,
Qi Chen,
Qi Chen,
Qi Chen,
Chi Ni,
Chi Ni,
Chi Ni,
Zihao Huang,
Zihao Huang,
Zihao Huang,
Yanxin Xu,
Yanxin Xu,
Yanxin Xu,
Yulin Gong,
Yulin Gong,
Yulin Gong,
Keruo Guo,
Keruo Guo,
Keruo Guo,
Jiaqian Sun,
Jiaqian Sun,
Jiaqian Sun,
Cenheng Xu,
Cenheng Xu,
Cenheng Xu

Affiliations

Mengjie Yan: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Mengjie Yan: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Mengjie Yan: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Fangjie Mao: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Fangjie Mao: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Fangjie Mao: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Huaqiang Du: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Huaqiang Du: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Huaqiang Du: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Xuejian Li: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Xuejian Li: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Xuejian Li: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Qi Chen: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Qi Chen: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Qi Chen: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Chi Ni: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Chi Ni: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Chi Ni: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Zihao Huang: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Zihao Huang: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Zihao Huang: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Yanxin Xu: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Yanxin Xu: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Yanxin Xu: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Yulin Gong: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Yulin Gong: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Yulin Gong: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Keruo Guo: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Keruo Guo: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Keruo Guo: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Jiaqian Sun: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Jiaqian Sun: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Jiaqian Sun: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Cenheng Xu: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry (A & F) University, Hangzhou, China
Cenheng Xu: Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
Cenheng Xu: School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1067552
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14

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Subtropical forests are rich in vegetation and have high photosynthetic capacity. China is an important area for the distribution of subtropical forests, evergreen broadleaf forests (EBFs) and evergreen needleleaf forests (ENFs) are two typical vegetation types in subtropical China. Forest carbon storage is an important indicator for measuring the basic characteristics of forest ecosystems and is of great significance for maintaining the global carbon balance. Drought can affect forest activity and may even lead to forest death and the stability characteristics of different forest ecosystems varied after drought events. Therefore, this study used meteorological data to simulate the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) and the Biome-BGC model to simulate two types of forest carbon storage to quantify the resistance and resilience of EBF and ENF to drought in the subtropical region of China. The results show that: 1) from 1952 to 2019, the interannual drought in subtropical China showed an increasing trend, with five extreme droughts recorded, of which 2011 was the most severe one; 2) the simulated average carbon storage of the EBF and ENF during 1985-2019 were 130.58 t·hm-2 and 78.49 t·hm-2, respectively. The regions with higher carbon storage of EBF were mainly concentrated in central and southeastern subtropics, where those of ENF mainly distributed in the western subtropic; 3) The median of resistance of EBF was three times higher than that of ENF, indicating the EBF have stronger resistance to extreme drought than ENF. Moreover, the resilience of two typical forest to 2011 extreme drought and the continuous drought events during 2009 - 2011 were similar. The results provided a scientific basis for the response of subtropical forests to drought, and indicating that improve stand quality or expand the plantation of EBF may enhance the resistance to drought in subtropical China, which provided certain reference for forest protection and management under the increasing frequency of drought events in the future.

Published in Frontiers in Plant Science

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Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Plant culture
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