The future of carbon storage in calcareous fens depends on the
balance between groundwater discharge and air temperature

J 2023

The future of carbon storage in calcareous fens depends on the balance between groundwater discharge and air temperature

SINGH, Patrícia; Martin JIROUŠEK; Petra HÁJKOVÁ; Michal HORSÁK; Michal HÁJEK et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

The future of carbon storage in calcareous fens depends on the balance between groundwater discharge and air temperature

Autoři

SINGH, Patrícia (703 Slovensko, garant, domácí); Martin JIROUŠEK (203 Česká republika, domácí); Petra HÁJKOVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí); Michal HORSÁK (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Michal HÁJEK (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Catena, Elsevier, 2023, 0341-8162

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10500 1.5. Earth and related environmental sciences

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 5.400

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00131501

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107350

UT WoS

001039241800001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85164288909

Klíčová slova anglicky

Air temperature; Carbon; Carbonate precipitation; Climate change; Decomposition; Hydrology; Soil nutrients; Soil temperature; Tea Bag Index

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 25. 8. 2023 12:07, Mgr. Marie Novosadová Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Calcareous spring fens accumulate carbon-rich deposits through carbonate precipitation and slow organic-matter decomposition, which can be affected by a lowering water table. Ongoing climate change is altering the carbon balance and threatening the biota of these vulnerable ecosystems. Rising air temperatures intensify carbonate precipitation and may accelerate decomposition, which is also influenced by soil nutrients and soil temperature. These relationships complicate predictions of carbon storage in calcareous fens. Here, we measured summer mass loss and carbonate accumulation at 57 spots in 19 calcareous spring fens in the Western Carpathians using commercial green tea and rooibos, i.e., the tea bag method. Decomposition rates were determined by mass losses corrected for leaching. Structural equation modelling was used to test the causal relationships between air and soil temperature, water table, soil nutrient concentrations, and mass loss or carbonate accumulation. The results demonstrate that a lowering water table increases soil nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium concentrations. Water table and air temperature positively affected carbonate accumulation for both types of tea bags. Rooibos decomposition rate decreased with increasing water table and decreasing soil phosphorus concentration. Overall, the role of hydrology appeared crucial for global change predictions. If increased precipitation or groundwater recharge keeps the water table high, as predicted for some areas, the rising temperature will intensify carbonate precipitation and shift the ecosystem from peat to tufa-forming. While this scenario is more conducive to maintaining biodiversity and sustainability of existing carbon sinks than an alternative scenario predicting decreasing discharge due to decreasing precipitation and increasing evapotranspiration, it depends on preserving and maintaining fens and natural landscape hydrology. This study demonstrates the utility of the tea bag method to test drivers of contrasting carbon accumulation processes in groundwater-dependent wetlands.

Návaznosti

GA19-01775S, projekt VaV

Název: Současná a budoucí diverzita evropských slatinišť v měnícím se světě

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Současná a budoucí diverzita evropských slatinišť v měnícím se světě

MUNI/R/1170/2022, interní kód MU

Název: Budoucí rozšíření evropských kriticky ohrožených mokřadů v měnícím se klimatu

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Budoucí rozšíření evropských kriticky ohrožených mokřadů v měnícím se klimatu, CAREER RESTART

Citovat

SINGH, Patrícia; Martin JIROUŠEK; Petra HÁJKOVÁ; Michal HORSÁK a Michal HÁJEK. The future of carbon storage in calcareous fens depends on the balance between groundwater discharge and air temperature. Catena. Elsevier, 2023, roč. 231, October, s. 1-10. ISSN 0341-8162. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107350.

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N2  - Calcareous spring fens accumulate carbon-rich deposits through carbonate precipitation and slow organic-matter decomposition, which can be affected by a lowering water table. Ongoing climate change is altering the carbon balance and threatening the biota of these vulnerable ecosystems. Rising air temperatures intensify carbonate precipitation and may accelerate decomposition, which is also influenced by soil nutrients and soil temperature. These relationships complicate predictions of carbon storage in calcareous fens. Here, we measured summer mass loss and carbonate accumulation at 57 spots in 19 calcareous spring fens in the Western Carpathians using commercial green tea and rooibos, i.e., the tea bag method. Decomposition rates were determined by mass losses corrected for leaching. Structural equation modelling was used to test the causal relationships between air and soil temperature, water table, soil nutrient concentrations, and mass loss or carbonate accumulation. The results demonstrate that a lowering water table increases soil nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium concentrations. Water table and air temperature positively affected carbonate accumulation for both types of tea bags. Rooibos decomposition rate decreased with increasing water table and decreasing soil phosphorus concentration. Overall, the role of hydrology appeared crucial for global change predictions. If increased precipitation or groundwater recharge keeps the water table high, as predicted for some areas, the rising temperature will intensify carbonate precipitation and shift the ecosystem from peat to tufa-forming. While this scenario is more conducive to maintaining biodiversity and sustainability of existing carbon sinks than an alternative scenario predicting decreasing discharge due to decreasing precipitation and increasing evapotranspiration, it depends on preserving and maintaining fens and natural landscape hydrology. This study demonstrates the utility of the tea bag method to test drivers of contrasting carbon accumulation processes in groundwater-dependent wetlands.
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SINGH, Patrícia; Martin JIROUŠEK; Petra HÁJKOVÁ; Michal HORSÁK a Michal HÁJEK. The future of carbon storage in calcareous fens depends on the balance between groundwater discharge and air temperature. \textit{Catena}. Elsevier, 2023, roč.~231, October, s.~1-10. ISSN~0341-8162. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107350.

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