Title: The carbon balance in natural and disturbed forests of the southern taiga in central Siberia
Abstract: Journal of Vegetation ScienceVolume 13, Issue 3 p. 341-350 The carbon balance in natural and disturbed forests of the southern taiga in central Siberia E.F. Vedrova, Corresponding Author E.F. Vedrova V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest and Wood, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Akademgorodok, 660036 Kasnoyarsk, Russia*Corresponding author; E-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorL.S. Shugalei, L.S. Shugalei V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest and Wood, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Akademgorodok, 660036 Kasnoyarsk, RussiaSearch for more papers by this authorV.D. Stakanov, V.D. Stakanov V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest and Wood, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Akademgorodok, 660036 Kasnoyarsk, RussiaSearch for more papers by this author E.F. Vedrova, Corresponding Author E.F. Vedrova V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest and Wood, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Akademgorodok, 660036 Kasnoyarsk, Russia*Corresponding author; E-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorL.S. Shugalei, L.S. Shugalei V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest and Wood, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Akademgorodok, 660036 Kasnoyarsk, RussiaSearch for more papers by this authorV.D. Stakanov, V.D. Stakanov V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest and Wood, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Akademgorodok, 660036 Kasnoyarsk, RussiaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 24 February 2002 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02058.xCitations: 16AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Abstract. We evaluated the balance of production and decomposition in natural ecosystems of Pinus sylvestris, Larix sibirica and Betula pendula in the southern boreal forests of central Siberia, using the Yenisei transect. We also investigated whether anthropogenic disturbances (logging, fire and recreation pressure) influence the carbon budget. Pinus and Larix stands up to age class VI act as a net sink for atmospheric carbon. Mineralization rates in young Betula forests exceed rates of uptake via photosynthesis assimilation. Old-growth stands of all three forest types are CO2 sources to the atmosphere. The prevalence of old-growth Larix in the southern taiga suggests that Larix stands are a net source of CO2. The CO2 flux to the atmosphere exceeds the uptake of atmospheric carbon via photosynthesis by 0.23 t C.ha-1.yr-1 (47%). Betula and Pinus forests are net sinks, as photosynthesis exceeds respiration by 13% and 16% respectively. The total carbon flux from Pinus, Larix and Betula ecosystems to the atmosphere is 10 387 thousand tons C.yr-1. Net Primary Production (0.935 t-C.ha-1) exceeds carbon release from decomposition of labile and mobile soil organic matter (Rh) by 767 thousand tons C (0.064 t-C.ha-1), so that these forests are net C-sinks. The emissions due to decomposition of slash (101 thousand tons C; 1.0%) and from fires (0.21%) are very small. The carbon balance of human-disturbed forests is significantly different. A sharp decrease in biomass stored in Pinus and Betula ecosystems leads to decreased production. As a result, the labile organic matter pool decreased by 6–8 times; course plant residues with a low decomposition rate thus dominate this pool. Annual carbon emissions to the atmosphere from these ecosystems are determined primarily by decomposing fresh litterfall. This source comprises 40–79% of the emissions from disturbed forests compared to only 13–28% in undisturbed forests. 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