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Geoscience ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (04): 914-922.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2021.02

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Variations of Organic Carbon and Evaluation of Carbon Sequestration Potential in Surface Soil in Songnen Plain of Heilongjiang Province from 1986 to 2019

ZHANG Li1,2(), JIN Jingze1(), JIANG Xia2,3, MAO Long1,2, CUI Yujun1,2, LI Ying1,2, WANG Enbao1,2   

  1. 1. Heilongjiang Institute of Natural Resources Survey, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150036, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Black Soil and Water Resources Research of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150036, China
    3. Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150036, China
  • Received:2021-03-10 Revised:2021-03-25 Online:2021-08-10 Published:2021-09-08
  • Contact: JIN Jingze

Abstract:

Soil organic carbon (SOC)is a key index to evaluate soil fertility and soil C sequestration. Therefore, it is important to study variations in SOC to accurate assessment of regional soil C sequestration potential and sustainable utilization of soil resource. Based on the Second National Soil Survey and the data derived from the soil profiles measured from the farmland in 2019, we analyzed the temporal and spatial variations of soil organic carbon density (SOCD)in the surface layer (0-20 cm)in Songnen Plain of Heilongjiang Province, via the GIS spatial analysis technique, and estimated the soil organic carbon reserves using the soil type method and the potential of soil carbon sequestration using the balance method. The results show that the surface SOCD decreased by 1.06 kg/m2 on average over the past 30 years, the area with the decrease of SOCD mainly distri-buted in the middle and southeast of Songnen Plain in Heilongjiang Province. The surface SOC reserves decreased by about 143.99 Tg. Soil types with more decrease of SOC were meadow soil, chernozem and black soil, which accounted for 84.55% of the total decrease of SOC. The current Songnen Plain had a carbon sequestration potential of -2.08 Tg, including dark brown soil, albic soil and black soil is a positive potential, and the other soil types are a negative potential. It is suggested that the potential of soil carbon sequestration in Songnen Plain should be improved by increasing the application of organic fertilizer, returning straw to the field, and promoting the cultivation method of no tillage and less tillage.

Key words: soil organic carbon, organic carbon density, temporal and spatial variation, carbon sequestration potential, Songnen Plain

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