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Increased soil release of greenhouse gases shrinks terrestrial carbon uptake enhancement under warming.
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Global change biology [Glob Chang Biol] 2020 Aug; Vol. 26 (8), pp. 4601-4613. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 01. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Warming can accelerate the decomposition of soil organic matter and stimulate the release of soil greenhouse gases (GHGs), but to what extent soil release of methane (CH <subscript>4</subscript> ) and nitrous oxide (N <subscript>2</subscript> O) may contribute to soil C loss for driving climate change under warming remains unresolved. By synthesizing 1,845 measurements from 164 peer-reviewed publications, we show that around 1.5°C (1.16-2.01°C) of experimental warming significantly stimulates soil respiration by 12.9%, N <subscript>2</subscript> O emissions by 35.2%, CH <subscript>4</subscript> emissions by 23.4% from rice paddies, and by 37.5% from natural wetlands. Rising temperature increases CH <subscript>4</subscript> uptake of upland soils by 13.8%. Warming-enhanced emission of soil CH <subscript>4</subscript> and N <subscript>2</subscript> O corresponds to an overall source strength of 1.19, 1.84, and 3.12 Pg CO <subscript>2</subscript> -equivalent/year under 1°C, 1.5°C, and 2°C warming scenarios, respectively, interacting with soil C loss of 1.60 Pg CO <subscript>2</subscript> /year in terms of contribution to climate change. The warming-induced rise in soil CH <subscript>4</subscript> and N <subscript>2</subscript> O emissions (1.84 Pg CO <subscript>2</subscript> -equivalent/year) could reduce mitigation potential of terrestrial net ecosystem production by 8.3% (NEP, 22.25 Pg CO <subscript>2</subscript> /year) under warming. Soil respiration and CH <subscript>4</subscript> release are intensified following the mean warming threshold of 1.5°C scenario, as compared to soil CH <subscript>4</subscript> uptake and N <subscript>2</subscript> O release with a reduced and less positive response, respectively. Soil C loss increases to a larger extent under soil warming than under canopy air warming. Warming-raised emission of soil GHG increases with the intensity of temperature rise but decreases with the extension of experimental duration. This synthesis takes the lead to quantify the ecosystem C and N cycling in response to warming and advances our capacity to predict terrestrial feedback to climate change under projected warming scenarios.<br /> (© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1365-2486
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Global change biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32400947
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15156