Abstract:
The subtropical coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests at Jinyun Mountain, Chongqing were selected to investigate temporal variation characteristics of soil respiration temperature sensitivity (Q
10), and the variation affected by soil temperature and soil moisture was further analyzed. The soil respiration rate was measured by LI-8100soil respiration carbon dioxide flux measurement system. The soil temperature (T
5) and soil moisture (W
5) at 5cm depth were observed by DDTWS-Ⅱtype of soil temperature and moisture logger from April to December in 2011. Subsequetly, variation rule of R
S and Q
10 were analyzed, and the effects of T
5 and W
5 on R
S and Q
10 were discussed by using simple models and binary mixed models. The results showed that:(1) Monthly average value of R
S and T
5 showed the curves with a single peak. R
S ranged from (1.38±0.15) to (3.94±0.21)μmol/(m
2·s), while T
5 ranged from (9.28±0.65) to (22.99±1.14) ℃. The monthly variation of W
5 was not regular due to the precipitation. (2) Seasonal differences of Q
10 were apparent. The values of Q
10 showed a maximum at 3.31in spring and their average values during observation process was 2.01. (3) R
S showed a significant positive correlation (P<0.05) with T
5 but showed no significant correlation (P>0.05) with W
5.The goodness of fit of simple fitted model of R
S and T
5 was 87%, while that of simple fitted model of R
S and W
5 was 26%. The goodness of fit of the binary mixed model showed that the combined effects of T
5 and W
5 on R
S was 89%. The binary mixed model can better interpret the variation of R
S better then simple models. (4) T
5 was the main factor affecting Q
10 following by and the secondary factor, W
5. Compared to the simple model, the binary mixed model can more clearly explain the variation of Q
10.