Monthly phytolith-occluded organic carbon (PhytOC) content in living leaves and litterfall of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) were measured for a year. The PhytOC sequestration rate in living leaves of different months were compared with that in annual litterfall to determine the optimum sampling time of living leaves for estimating PhytOC sequestration rate of Moso bamboo. The contents of phytoliths and PhytOC in living leaves of Moso bamboos were 23.45-101.07 g·kg-1 and 0.73-1.98 g·kg-1, respectively, with significant difference among different months. The monthly PhytOC sequestration rates of living leaves of Moso bamboo in different months ranged from 0.75 to 7.68 kg·hm-2·a-1. The maximum and minimum rates of the PhytOC sequestration occurred in December and April respectively, with significant difference between them. There was no difference between the PhytOC sequestration rate in living leaves of Moso bamboos in February or December and that of litterfall in the whole year. Therefore, February or December should be the optimal month of sampling living leaves for estimating the PhytOC sequestration rate of Moso bamboo stands.
本研究测定了毛竹林1年中不同月份现存鲜叶和凋落物的植硅体碳含量,通过比较不同月份鲜叶植硅体碳封存速率与全年凋落物植硅体碳封存速率,估算毛竹林植硅体碳封存速率的最佳鲜叶采样时间.结果表明: 毛竹鲜叶中植硅体和植硅体碳含量分别为23.45～101.07 g·kg-1和0.73～1.98 g·kg-1,且不同月份间差异显著;不同月份毛竹鲜叶植硅体碳封存速率为0.75～7.68 kg·hm-2·a-1,最大值和最小值分别出现在12月和4月,且差异显著;2月和12月毛竹鲜叶植硅体碳封存速率与全年凋落物植硅体碳封存速率之间无显著差异,可将2月和12月作为估算毛竹林植硅体碳封存速率的最佳采样月份.
Keywords: Moso bamboo; PhytOC sequestration rate; litterfall; living leaf; phytolith-occluded organic carbon (PhytOC); sampling time.