{"title":"土壤储水与固碳的权衡:黄土高原天然次生林与人工林的差异","authors":"Xiaoyu Liang , Zhongbao Xin , Zhiqiang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107779","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Afforestation is a Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and has been considered as an active management of land degradation processes in Loess Plateau based on specific restoration measures. Excessive water consumption for carbon sequestration can result in an unsustainable forest ecosystem in water-limited areas. This study examined three ecological restoration patterns—natural secondary forests, artificial ecological forests, and artificial economic forests—and analyzed the trade-offs and benefits between soil water consumption and carbon sequestration at a depth of 4 m. In addition, this study focuses on the deep carbon-water relationship under different ecological restoration pattern. The results showed that natural secondary forests exhibited higher carbon sequestration and lower water consumption compared to plantations. At a 4-m soil depth, the soil water storage (SWS) of natural secondary forests was the highest (552.41 ± 36.29 mm), significantly higher than that of artificial ecological forests (448.21 ± 53.33 mm) and artificial economic forests (444.38 ± 30.02 mm) (<em>P</em> < 0.05). Similarly, the soil organic carbon density (SOCD) of natural secondary forests was the highest (19.59 ± 4.14 kg m<sup>−2</sup>), nearly double that of plantations. The deep layer (100–400 cm) SOCD across all ecological restoration patterns accounted for 43 % to 69 % (55.2 ± 8.2 %) of the total profile, demonstrating substantial carbon sequestration potential. Moreover, the RMSD value of deep layer SWS and SOCD in natural secondary forest was significantly lower than that in plantations, indicating a more coordinated carbon-water relationship in natural secondary forests. Compared to pure artificial forests, mixed plantation forests enhanced carbon sequestration by 34.46 % to 122.47 % while maintaining soil water without excessive depletion. To promote large-scale NbS such as afforestation, natural secondary forests should be prioritized in vegetation restoration. In addition, the sustainable management of plantations (Adopting mixed measures) is an important strategy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11490,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Engineering","volume":"221 ","pages":"Article 107779"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Trade-offs between soil water storage and carbon sequestration: Differences between natural secondary forests and plantation forests on the Loess Plateau\",\"authors\":\"Xiaoyu Liang , Zhongbao Xin , Zhiqiang Zhang\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107779\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>Afforestation is a Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and has been considered as an active management of land degradation processes in Loess Plateau based on specific restoration measures. 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Trade-offs between soil water storage and carbon sequestration: Differences between natural secondary forests and plantation forests on the Loess Plateau
Afforestation is a Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and has been considered as an active management of land degradation processes in Loess Plateau based on specific restoration measures. Excessive water consumption for carbon sequestration can result in an unsustainable forest ecosystem in water-limited areas. This study examined three ecological restoration patterns—natural secondary forests, artificial ecological forests, and artificial economic forests—and analyzed the trade-offs and benefits between soil water consumption and carbon sequestration at a depth of 4 m. In addition, this study focuses on the deep carbon-water relationship under different ecological restoration pattern. The results showed that natural secondary forests exhibited higher carbon sequestration and lower water consumption compared to plantations. At a 4-m soil depth, the soil water storage (SWS) of natural secondary forests was the highest (552.41 ± 36.29 mm), significantly higher than that of artificial ecological forests (448.21 ± 53.33 mm) and artificial economic forests (444.38 ± 30.02 mm) (P < 0.05). Similarly, the soil organic carbon density (SOCD) of natural secondary forests was the highest (19.59 ± 4.14 kg m−2), nearly double that of plantations. The deep layer (100–400 cm) SOCD across all ecological restoration patterns accounted for 43 % to 69 % (55.2 ± 8.2 %) of the total profile, demonstrating substantial carbon sequestration potential. Moreover, the RMSD value of deep layer SWS and SOCD in natural secondary forest was significantly lower than that in plantations, indicating a more coordinated carbon-water relationship in natural secondary forests. Compared to pure artificial forests, mixed plantation forests enhanced carbon sequestration by 34.46 % to 122.47 % while maintaining soil water without excessive depletion. To promote large-scale NbS such as afforestation, natural secondary forests should be prioritized in vegetation restoration. In addition, the sustainable management of plantations (Adopting mixed measures) is an important strategy.
期刊介绍:
Ecological engineering has been defined as the design of ecosystems for the mutual benefit of humans and nature. The journal is meant for ecologists who, because of their research interests or occupation, are involved in designing, monitoring, or restoring ecosystems, and can serve as a bridge between ecologists and engineers.
Specific topics covered in the journal include: habitat reconstruction; ecotechnology; synthetic ecology; bioengineering; restoration ecology; ecology conservation; ecosystem rehabilitation; stream and river restoration; reclamation ecology; non-renewable resource conservation. Descriptions of specific applications of ecological engineering are acceptable only when situated within context of adding novelty to current research and emphasizing ecosystem restoration. We do not accept purely descriptive reports on ecosystem structures (such as vegetation surveys), purely physical assessment of materials that can be used for ecological restoration, small-model studies carried out in the laboratory or greenhouse with artificial (waste)water or crop studies, or case studies on conventional wastewater treatment and eutrophication that do not offer an ecosystem restoration approach within the paper.