Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 1699-1708.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20220867

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Characteristics of soil organic carbon and its components in different green space types in Tongzhou District of Beijing, China

ZHA Guichao1(), SUN Xiangyang1,*(), LI Suyan1, YU Lei2, YUE Zongwei1, WANG Chenchen1, WEI Ningxian1, XU Xijie1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
    2. Landscaping Resources Survey and Monitoring Center of Tongzhou District, Beijing City, Beijing 101100, China
  • Received:2022-06-12 Online:2023-07-25 Published:2023-08-17
  • Contact: SUN Xiangyang

Abstract:

In order to explore the content and distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) and its components in green space in Tongzhou District of Beijing, China, we took four typical green space types of urban green space, orchard, nursery and plain plantation as the research object. The contents and distribution of SOC, fulvic acid carbon (FAC), humic acid carbon (HAC), humin carbon (HC), light fraction organic carbon (LFOC) and heavy fraction organic carbon (HFOC) in different soil layers (0-20, 20-40 cm) were analyzed based on chemical composition and density grouping technology. The relationship between SOC and its components with soil physical and chemical factors were revealed by correlation analysis. The results showed that, in 0-40 cm soil depth, the contents of SOC, FAC, HAC, HC, LFOC and HFOC in different green space types were 7.30-18.29, 1.71-2.96, 1.57-4.92, 3.98-10.41, 2.24-6.23, 4.85-12.06 g·kg-1. SOC and its components showed a decrease trend with the depth of the soil layer in vertical direction. In 0-40 cm soil layer, the organic carbon density of different green spaces were 46.50-88.41 t·hm-2, and the highest value was recorded in orchard, which was significantly (P<0.05) higher than the others. The content of SOC and its components were significantly (P<0.01) positively correlated with total porosity, field capacity, alkali-hydrolyzed nitrogen, available phosphorus and available potassium, yet were negatively correlated with pH and soil bulk density. In general, SOC and its components of different green space types in Tongzhou District showed obvious surface aggregation, and the carbon sequestration potential of orchard was the highest.

Key words: organic carbon component, Tongzhou District, green space type

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