Factors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in China

Abstract Wetlands are an important carbon reservoir pool in terrestrial ecosystems. Light fraction organic carbon (LFOC), heavy fraction organic carbon (HFOC), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were fractionated in sediment samples from the four wetlands (ZR: Zhaoniu River; ZRCW: Zhaoniu River Cons...

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Autores principales: Qingqing Cao, Hui Wang, Yiran Zhang, Rattan Lal, Renqing Wang, Xiuli Ge, Jian Liu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:77c198f629c643e8828563f82d0cdfa12021-12-02T16:06:01ZFactors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in China10.1038/s41598-017-06035-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/77c198f629c643e8828563f82d0cdfa12017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06035-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Wetlands are an important carbon reservoir pool in terrestrial ecosystems. Light fraction organic carbon (LFOC), heavy fraction organic carbon (HFOC), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were fractionated in sediment samples from the four wetlands (ZR: Zhaoniu River; ZRCW: Zhaoniu River Constructed Wetland; XR: Xinxue River; XRCW: Xinxue River Constructed Wetland). Organic carbon (OC) from rivers and coasts of China were retrieved and statistically analyzed. At regional scale, HFOC stably dominates the deposition of OC (95.4%), whereas DOC and LFOC in ZR is significantly higher than in ZRCW. Concentration of DOC is significantly higher in XRCW (30.37 mg/l) than that in XR (13.59 mg/l). DOC and HFOC notably distinguish between two sampling campaigns, and the deposition of carbon fractions are limited by low nitrogen input. At the national scale, OC attains the maximum of 2.29% at precipitation of 800 mm. OC has no significant difference among the three climate zones but significantly higher in river sediments than in coasts. Coastal OC increases from Bohai Sea (0.52%) to South Sea (0.70%) with a decrease in latitude. This study summarizes the factors affecting organic carbon storage in regional and national scale, and have constructive implications for carbon assessment, modelling, and management.Qingqing CaoHui WangYiran ZhangRattan LalRenqing WangXiuli GeJian LiuNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
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Qingqing Cao
Hui Wang
Yiran Zhang
Rattan Lal
Renqing Wang
Xiuli Ge
Jian Liu
Factors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in China
description Abstract Wetlands are an important carbon reservoir pool in terrestrial ecosystems. Light fraction organic carbon (LFOC), heavy fraction organic carbon (HFOC), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were fractionated in sediment samples from the four wetlands (ZR: Zhaoniu River; ZRCW: Zhaoniu River Constructed Wetland; XR: Xinxue River; XRCW: Xinxue River Constructed Wetland). Organic carbon (OC) from rivers and coasts of China were retrieved and statistically analyzed. At regional scale, HFOC stably dominates the deposition of OC (95.4%), whereas DOC and LFOC in ZR is significantly higher than in ZRCW. Concentration of DOC is significantly higher in XRCW (30.37 mg/l) than that in XR (13.59 mg/l). DOC and HFOC notably distinguish between two sampling campaigns, and the deposition of carbon fractions are limited by low nitrogen input. At the national scale, OC attains the maximum of 2.29% at precipitation of 800 mm. OC has no significant difference among the three climate zones but significantly higher in river sediments than in coasts. Coastal OC increases from Bohai Sea (0.52%) to South Sea (0.70%) with a decrease in latitude. This study summarizes the factors affecting organic carbon storage in regional and national scale, and have constructive implications for carbon assessment, modelling, and management.
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author Qingqing Cao
Hui Wang
Yiran Zhang
Rattan Lal
Renqing Wang
Xiuli Ge
Jian Liu
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Hui Wang
Yiran Zhang
Rattan Lal
Renqing Wang
Xiuli Ge
Jian Liu
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title Factors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in China
title_short Factors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in China
title_full Factors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in China
title_fullStr Factors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in China
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in China
title_sort factors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in china
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