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Effects of topographic factors and aboveground vegetation carbon stocks on soil organic carbon in Moso bamboo forests

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Background and aims

Forest soil organic carbon (SOC) plays an important role in the carbon cycle of forest ecosystems and in mitigating climate change effects. This study aimed to investigate the effects of topographic factors (aspect, altitude, slope position, and slope gradient) and aboveground vegetation carbon stocks on SOC stocks in Moso bamboo forests in Zhejiang Province, China.

Methods

We used generalized linear models and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) to analyze the effects of topographic factors and aboveground vegetation carbon stocks on SOC stocks.

Results

SOC stocks on the north (N) aspects were greater than those on the south (S) aspects, independent of soil layers; SOC stocks positively correlated with altitude and slope gradient in surface soils (0–30 cm), but negatively correlated with slope position in the deep soil layer (60–100 cm). Aboveground vegetation carbon stocks significantly affected the SOC stocks on the S aspect, the moderate slope, and lower and middle slopes. The stratification ratio of SOC stocks was influenced by topographic factors, particularly slope position and gradient.

Conclusion

Our findings contribute to the body of knowledge regarding how topographic factors and aboveground vegetation carbon stocks affect SOC stocks in different soil layers and provide basic data for model simulation of SOC stocks.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number: 31870618); the Central Fiscal Forestry Science and Technology Extension Demonstration Project (grant number: 2017TS07); the China Green Carbon Sink Foundation Project (grant number: H20170049); Zhejiang Province Key Science and Technology Projects (grant number: 2015C03008); and Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Bamboo Resources and High-efficiency Utilization Project (grant number: 2060290005). We wish to acknowledge Mr. Guangsheng Chen, Zhejiang A&F University, for his help in revising our manuscript. We also thank the editor and anonymous reviewers for their contribution to the peer reviews of our study.

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  1. Huiyun Fang, Biyong Ji and Xu Deng contributed equally to this work.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an, Zhejiang, 311300, China

    Huiyun Fang, Xu Deng, Jiayang Ying, Guomo Zhou, Yongjun Shi, Lin Xu, Yufeng Zhou & Chong Li

  2. Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Bamboo Resources and High-efficiency Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an, Zhejiang, 311300, China

    Huiyun Fang, Xu Deng, Jiayang Ying, Guomo Zhou, Yongjun Shi, Lin Xu, Yufeng Zhou & Chong Li

  3. Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an, Zhejiang, 311300, China

    Huiyun Fang, Xu Deng, Jiayang Ying, Guomo Zhou, Yongjun Shi, Lin Xu, Yufeng Zhou & Chong Li

  4. School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an, Zhejiang, 311300, China

    Huiyun Fang, Xu Deng, Jiayang Ying, Guomo Zhou, Yongjun Shi, Lin Xu, Yufeng Zhou & Chong Li

  5. Forest Resources Monitoring Center of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang, 310000, Hangzhou, China

    Biyong Ji & Jixing Tao

  6. School of Agriculture and Food Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an, Zhejiang, 311300, China

    Hao Zheng

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Fang, H., Ji, B., Deng, X. et al. Effects of topographic factors and aboveground vegetation carbon stocks on soil organic carbon in Moso bamboo forests. Plant Soil 433, 363–376 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3847-7

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