Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Seasonal dynamics of soil CO2 production in the arboretum of the Moscow State University Botanical Garden

  • Published:
Moscow University Soil Science Bulletin Aims and scope

Abstract

This paper tracks the annual dynamics of carbon dioxide production (emission and profile concentration) by soils of the arboretum in the Moscow State University Botanical Garden that are planted with Siberian spruce and common pine. The high biological activity of the studied soils is caused by the high content of organic matter, slightly alkaline reaction, and good structure and texture. Differences in CO2 production by the soils of a spruce and pine forest (1.5–2 times higher in the latter) can be explained by different structures of soil profiles rather than a temperature regime. The seasonal dynamics of CO2 production are the same for both soils and associated with seasonal changes in climatic parameters. In the cold season, there is noticeable production of carbon dioxide by soils.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Bogatyrev, L.G., Demin, V.V., Matyshak, G.V., and Sapozhnikova, V.A., Investigation of forest litters: some theoretical aspects, Lesovedenie, 2004, no. 4, pp. 17–29.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Demidov, A.S. and Potapova, S.A., The way to solve the strategic problems on botanical gardens in the field of plants biological diversity saving, Mater. Vseross. konf. posvyashchennoi 60-letiyu so dnya obrazovaniya Instituta biologicheskih problem kriolitozony, Sibirskogo Otdeleniya, Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk “Biologicheskie problemy kriolitozony,” Yakutsk, 30 iyulya–5 avgusta 2012 (Proc. All-Russian Conf. Dedicated to the 60-th Anniversary of Creation the Institute of Biological Problems on Cryolithozone Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences: “Biological Problems on Cryolithozone”, July 30–August 5, 2012, Yakutsk), Yakutsk, 2012.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Dimo, V.N., Teplovoi rezhim pochv SSSR (Thermal Condition of the Soils of Soviet Union), Moscow: Kolos, 1972.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Klassifikatsiya i diagnostika pochv Rossii (Classification and Diagnostics of Russian Soils), Shishov, L.L., Tonkonogov, V.D., Lebedeva, I.I., and Gerasimova, M.I., Eds., Smolensk: Oikumena, 2004.

  5. Naumov, A.V., Dykhanie pochvy: sostavlyayushchie, ekologicheskie funktsii, geograficheskie zakonomernosti (Soil Respiration: Components, Ecological Functions, Geographical Regularities), Novosibirsk: Sib. Otd., Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2009.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Prokofyeva, T.V., Martynenko, I.A., and Ivannikov, F.A., Classification of Moscow soils and parent materials and its possible inclusion in the Classification System of Russian Soils, Eurasian Soil Sci., 2011, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 561–571.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Prokof’eva, T.V. and Rozanova, M.S., Soil’s morphological diagnostics of Moscow State University botanical garden at Leninskie Gory, Tezisy dokladov mezhdunaraodnoi konferentsii “Biodiagnostika v ekologicheskoi otsenke pochv i sopredel’nykh sred” (Proc. Int. Conf. “Biological Diagnostics in Ecological Estimation for Soils and Adjacent Mediums”), Moscow, 2013.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Rappoport, A.V., Moscow State University botanical garden is the model for environment ecological monitoring, Mezhd. konf. “Biodiagnostika v ekologicheskoi otsenke pochv i sopredel'nykh sred,” Tezisy dokladov (Proc. Int. Conf. “Biological Diagnostics in Ecological Estimation for Soils and Adjacent Mediums,” Abstracts of Papers), Moscow, 2013.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Rappoport, A.V., Lysak, L.V., Marfenina, O.E., et al., Topical soil and ecological investigations in botanical gardens (by the example of Moscow and St. Peters burg), Byull. Mosk. O-va. Ispytat. Prirody, Otd. Biol., 2013, vol. 118, no. 5, pp. 45–57.

    Google Scholar 

  10. Rappoport, A.V. and Stroganova, M.N., Anthropogenic soils in megalopolises botanical gardens and factors of their stability, in Vliyanie rekreatsii na lesnye ekosistemy i ikh komponenty (Recreation Effect onto Forest Ecosystems and Their Components), Moscow: Otd. Nauchno-Tekh. Inf., Pushch. Nauch. Tsentr, 2004.

    Google Scholar 

  11. Smagin, A.V., Gazovaya faza pochv (Gaseous Phase of Soils), Moscow: Mosk. Gos. Univ., 2005.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Stroganova, M.N. and Rappoport, A.V., Specific features of anthropogenic soils in botanical gardens of metropolises in the southern taiga subzone, Eurasian Soil Sci., 2005, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 966–972.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Chen, Y., Day, S.D., Shrestha, R.K., et al., Influence of urban land development and soil rehabilitation on soil-atmosphere greenhouse gas fluxes, Geoderma, 2014, vols. 226–227, pp. 348–353.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Christen, A., Atmospheric measurement techniques to quantify greenhouse gas emissions from cities, Urban Clim., 2014, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 241–260.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Crawford, B. and Christen, A., Spatial variability of carbon dioxide in the urban canopy layer and implications for flux measurements, Atmos. Environ., 2014, vol. 98, pp. 308–322.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Fekete, I., Kotroczo, Z., and Varga, C., Alterations in forest detritus inputs influence soil carbon concentration and soil respiration in a Central-European deciduous forest, Soil Biol. Biochem., 2014, vol. 74, pp. 106–114.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Gill, S.E., Handley, J.F., Ennos, A.R., and Pauleit, S., Adapting cities for climate change: the role of the green infrastructure, Built Environ., 2007, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 115–133.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Kordowski, K. and Kuttler, W., Carbon dioxide fluxes over an urban park area, Atmos. Environ., 2010, vol. 44, pp. 2722–2730.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Lorenz, K. and Lal, R., Biogeochemical C and N cycles in urban soils, Environ. Int., 2009, vol. 35, pp. 1–8.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Lunardini, V.J., Theory of n-factors and correlation of data, Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. on Permafrost, Edmonton, Alberta, July 10–13, 1978, Ottawa, 1978, pp. 40–46.

    Google Scholar 

  21. Munoz-Vallés, S., Cambrollé, J., Figueroa-Luque, E., et al., An approach to the evaluation and management of natural carbon sinks: from plant species to urban green systems, Urban For. Urban Green., 2013, vol. 12, pp. 450–453.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Nowak, D.J., Greenfield, E.J., Hoehn, R.E., and Lapoint, E., Carbon storage and sequestration by trees in urban and community areas of the United States, Environ. Pollut., 2013, vol. 178, pp. 229–236.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Riveros-Iregui, D.A., McGlynn, B.L., Epstein, H.E., and Welsch, D.L., Interpretation and evaluation of combined measurement techniques for soil CO2 efflux: discrete surface chambers and continuous soil CO2 concentration probes, J. Geophys. Res., 2008, vol. 113, p. G04027.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Sutter, T. de, Sauer, T., and Parkin, T., Porous tubing for use in monitoring soil CO2 concentrations, Soil Biol. Biochem., 2006, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 2676–2681.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Vasenev, V.I., Stoorvogel, J.J., and Vasenev, I.I., Urban soil organic carbon and its spatial heterogeneity in comparison with natural and agricultural areas in the Moscow region, Catena, 2013, vol. 107, pp. 96–102.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Weissert, L.F., Salmond, J.A., and Schwendenmann, L.A., Review of the current progress in quantifying the potential of urban forests to mitigate urban CO2 emissions, Urban Clim., 2014, vol. 8, pp. 100–125.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Wilby, R.L. and Perry, G.L.W., Climate change, biodiversity and the urban environment: a critical review based on London, UK, Prog. Phys. Geogr., 2006, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 73–98.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Soil Science, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    O. Yu. Goncharova, O. V. Semenyuk, G. V. Matyshak & A. A. Bobrik

Authors
  1. O. Yu. Goncharova
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. O. V. Semenyuk
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. G. V. Matyshak
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. A. A. Bobrik
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to O. Yu. Goncharova.

Additional information

Original Russian Text © O.Yu. Goncharova, O.V. Semenyuk, G.V. Matyshak, A.A. Bobrik, 2016, published in Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Pochvovedenie, 2016, No. 2, pp. 3–10.

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Goncharova, O.Y., Semenyuk, O.V., Matyshak, G.V. et al. Seasonal dynamics of soil CO2 production in the arboretum of the Moscow State University Botanical Garden. Moscow Univ. Soil Sci. Bull. 71, 43–50 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147687416020022

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147687416020022

Keywords

Search

Navigation