title: Lithological control on phytolith carbon sequestration in moso bamboo forests.
abstract: Phytolith-occluded carbon (PhytOC) is a stable carbon (C) fraction that has effects on long-term global C balance. Here, we report the phytolith and PhytOC accumulation in moso bamboo leaves developed on four types of parent materials. The results show that PhytOC content of moso bamboo varies with parent material in the order of granodiorite (2.0 g kg(-1)) > granite (1.6 g kg(-1)) > basalt (1.3 g kg(-1)) > shale (0.7 g kg(-1)). PhytOC production flux of moso bamboo on four types of parent materials varies significantly from 1.0 to 64.8 kg CO₂ ha(-1) yr(-1), thus a net 4.7 × 10(6) -310.8 × 10(6) kg CO₂ yr(-1) would be sequestered by moso bamboo phytoliths in China. The phytolith C sequestration rate in moso bamboo of China will continue to increase in the following decades due to nationwide bamboo afforestation/reforestation, demonstrating the potential of bamboo in regulating terrestrial C balance. Management practices such as afforestation of bamboo in granodiorite area and granodiorite powder amendment may further enhance phytolith C sequestration through bamboo plants.
authors.affiliation: School of Environment and Resources, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China.
authors.forename: Beilei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 1] School of Environment and Resources, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China [2] Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration, Zhejiang A & F University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China [3] State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guizhou, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhaoliang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: 1] School of Environment and Resources, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China [2] Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration, Zhejiang A & F University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China.
authors.forename: Hailong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1] School of Environment and Resources, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China [2] Tea Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Key Laboratory for Plant Biology and Resource Application of Tea, the Ministry of Agriculture, China, 310008.
authors.forename: Zimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 1] School of Environment and Resources, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China [2] Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration, Zhejiang A & F University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China.
authors.forename: Peikun
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: 1] School of Environment and Resources, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China [2] Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration, Zhejiang A & F University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China.
authors.forename: Guomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D057486:Carbon Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D057965:Carbon Sequestration / Q000502:physiology*; D002681:China; D065928:Forests; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism*; D006109:Poaceae / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon