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草业学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 85-98.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2025230

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

降水变化对荒漠草原土壤有机碳分布与有机碳库稳定性的影响

连佳丽1(), 陈婧1, 杨雪琴1, 赵莹1, 罗叙1, 韩翠1, 李建平1,2()   

  1. 1.宁夏大学林业与草业学院,宁夏 银川 750021
    2.盐池北部荒漠草原宁夏野外观测研究站,宁夏 吴忠 751500
  • 收稿日期:2025-06-09 修回日期:2025-08-08 出版日期:2026-05-20 发布日期:2026-03-11
  • 通讯作者: 李建平
  • 作者简介:Corresponding author. E-mail: lijianpingsas@163.com
    连佳丽(2001-),女,甘肃庆阳人,在读硕士。E-mail: 14719665880@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    宁夏自然科学基金(2023AAC03092);银川市重点研发项目(2023NYZC01)

Effects of precipitation changes on the soil organic carbon distribution and stability of organic carbon pool in desert steppe

Jia-li LIAN1(), Jing CHEN1, Xue-qing YANG1, Ying ZHAO1, Xu LUO1, Cui HAN1, Jian-ping LI1,2()   

  1. 1.College of Forestry and Prataculture,Ningxia University,Yinchuan 750021,China
    2.Northern Yanchi Desert Steppe Observation and Research Station of Ningxia,Wuzhong 751500,China
  • Received:2025-06-09 Revised:2025-08-08 Online:2026-05-20 Published:2026-03-11
  • Contact: Jian-ping LI

摘要:

研究降水对荒漠草原生态系统土壤有机碳(SOC)动态的调控机制,对于深入理解脆弱干旱环境下的碳循环过程和稳定机制具有重要意义。以宁夏盐池县荒漠草原为研究对象,采用遮雨棚技术模拟5个降水梯度,分别为正常降水的33%、66%、100%、133%和166%(记为P33、P66、PCK、P133、P166),探讨荒漠草原土壤有机碳(SOC)分布格局及碳(C)库稳定性在不同降水变化模式下的演变动态,揭示降水变化对土壤C库稳定性的影响机制。结果表明:1)各降水处理下,SOC、土壤可溶性有机碳(DOC)及土壤微生物生物量碳(MBC)含量均随土层深度增加而递减,表层(0~10 cm)含量最高;同一土层中,增水处理显著提高了SOC、土壤易氧化有机碳(EOC)及MBC含量,而DOC含量在减水处理下显著升高;2)土壤有机C库稳定性指标显示,增水处理显著提升了碳库活度(CA)、碳库管理指数(CPMI),其中P133处理的CPMI达192.49%,表明适度增水可增强C库稳定性;3)Pearson相关性分析和结构方程表明,降水通过影响土壤水分与土壤酶活性对活性SOC组分产生影响,进而影响CPMI,其中DOC对CPMI的影响为主要通路。因此,增水处理可有效提高荒漠草原活性SOC组分及CPMI,活性SOC对于降水变化极为敏感,可作为表征降水变化对荒漠草原土壤C库稳定性影响的重要参数。

关键词: 荒漠草原, 降水变化, 土壤有机碳组分, 碳库稳定性

Abstract:

The aims of this work were to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in a desert steppe ecosystem, and to determine how they are affected by changes in precipitation. This is critical for advancing our understanding of carbon (C) cycling processes and stabilization mechanisms in vulnerable arid environments. A field experiment was conducted in the desert steppe in Yanchi County, Ningxia. A gradient of five precipitation levels was simulated by rain shelter technology; namely 33%, 66%, 100%, 133%, and 166% of normal rainfall (designated as P33, P66, PCK, P133, and P166, respectively). The distribution pattern of SOC and the stability of the C pool under different precipitation changes in the desert steppe were analyzed, and the mechanisms by which changes in precipitation affected the stability of the soil C pool were explored. The results showed that: 1) Under all precipitation treatments, the contents of SOC, soil dissolved organic C (DOC), and soil microbial biomass C (MBC) decreased with increasing soil depth, and all these parameters had the highest values in the surface layer (0-10 cm). In the same soil layer, water addition significantly increased SOC, the easily oxidized soil organic C (EOC) content, and MBC content, while the DOC content increased significantly under reduced precipitation treatments. 2) The stability index of the soil C pool showed that increased precipitation treatments significantly increased the carbon pool activity (CA) and carbon pool management index (CPMI). The CPMI of the P133 treatment reached 192.49%, indicating that a moderate increase in precipitation could enhance the stability of the C pool. 3) Pearson’s correlation analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that precipitation affected the active SOC components through soil moisture and soil enzyme activity, which in turn affected CPMI; the effect of DOC on CPMI was the main pathway. Therefore, increased precipitation can effectively enhance the active SOC components and CPMI of soil in the desert steppe. Notably, active SOC was highly sensitive to variations in precipitation, so it can serve as an indicator of the effect of changes in precipitation on the stability of the soil C pool in the desert steppe.

Key words: desert steppe, precipitation change, soil organic carbon components, carbon pool stability