Density and spatial distribution of organic carbon in the topsoil of eastern Qinghai
LIU Qing-Yu1(), MA Ying1, CHENG Li2, SHEN Xiao1, ZHANG Ya-Feng1, MIAO Guo-Wen1, HUANG Qiang1, HAN Si-Qi1
1. The Fifth Geological Exploration Institute of Qinghai Province, Xining 810099, China 2. Qinghai Geology and Mineral Testing Application Center, Xining 810000, China
This study integrated the data of both the multi-purpose regional geochemical survey and land quality geochemical survey covering an area of 33 092 km2 in eastern Qinghai. Based on these data, the total organic carbon storage of topsoil in the study area was estimated to be 171.16 Mt, with an average organic carbon density of 5 172.14 t/km2. Moreover, this study analyzed the spatial distribution and main influencing factors of organic carbon in topsoil. As indicated by the results, the average density of organic carbon in topsoil is significantly high in high and middle-low mountains, grassland and meadow soils, soil parent materials of eluvial-slope deposits, forest grasslands, and alpine sparse vegetation areas, grassland and forest and is the lowest in deserts, aeolian sandy soil, and soil parent material areas of aeolian sands. This finding means that factors including topography (altitude), soil parent materials, climate, and vegetation affect the density and distribution of organic carbon in topsoil. Compared with the organic carbon storage revealed by the second general detailed soil survey in Qinghai, 53.21 Mt of organic carbon has been released from the topsoil of eastern Qinghai in the past 20 years. This result indicates that the soil organic carbon has decreased to a certain extent under the influence of human production activities such as long-term cultivation, overcutting, and overgrazing.
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