生态系统光能利用率(LUE)反映了植被通过光合作用利用光能吸收和固定大气中CO2的能力,是表征生态系统生产力的重要指标。选取长白山温带阔叶红松(Pinus koraiensis)林生态系统为研究对象,利用涡度相关通量观测数据,采用直角双曲线方程获取了生态系统光合作用的表观量子效率(ε);基于总生态系统初级生产力(GEP)与下垫面入射光合有效辐射(Q)的比值得到生态光能利用率(LUEeco)。研究表明:在季节尺度上,ε与LUEeco均表现出显著的单峰变化特征,并主要受到土壤温度和归一化植被指数(NDVI)的调控,同时,ε和LUEeco都受到GEP的显著影响,而与Q的相关性较弱或无显著相关关系,但散射辐射的增加在一定程度上有助于提高生态系统的LUE。ε与LUEeco存在显著的线性正相关关系,但ε明显高于LUEeco。2003–2005年,ε与LUEeco每年最大值的平均值分别为(0.087±0.003)和(0.040±0.002)μmol CO2·μmol photon–1,年际间变异度分别为4.17%和4.25%,而不同年份之间最大差异均达到8%或8%以上,从而对模型模拟结果产生明显影响。因此,在基于光能利用率模型的模拟研究中,最大LUE的年际变异需要在参数反演和优化中给予重要考虑。
Aims Ecosystem light use efficiency(LUE) reflects the ability of CO2 uptake and light utilization via photosynthesis, which is a key parameter in ecosystem models to evaluate ecosystem productivity. The objectives of this study were to:(1) compare the differences of LUE derived from different methods;(2) elucidate the seasonal dynamics of LUE and its regulatory factors; and(3) evaluate the maximum LUE(LUEmax) and its variability based on eddy-covariance(EC) flux. Methods Using the flux data from an EC tower during 2003–2005 at a broad-leaved Korean pine(Pinus koraiensis) mixed forest, Changbai Mountain, two types of LUE indicators were generated from: 1) the apparent quantum yield(ε) estimated with rectangular hyperbolic curve, and 2) the ecological light use efficiency(LUEeco) calculated as the ratio between gross ecosystem productivity(GEP) and photosynthetically-active radiation(Q). Important findings The seasonal variation of ε and LUEeco appeared a unimodal pattern within a year, with the variations significantly dominated by soil surface temperature and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI). A positive correlation between GEP and LUE was found for both ε and LUEeco, with the effect of Q on LUE relatively weak. The increase in diffusion radiation appeared favorable for enhanced LUE. Generally, there was a significant positive relationship between ε and LUEeco, while ε was higher than LUEeco, especially duringthe mid-season. The annual maximum value of ε and LUEeco was(0.087 ± 0.003) and(0.040 ± 0.002) μmol CO2·μmol photon–1 over the three years, respectively. The interannual variability of LUEmax for ε and LUEeco was 4.17% and 4.25%, respectively, with a maximum difference of 8%, likely resulted from considerable uncertainty in model simulations. Our results indicated that the inversion and optimization of maximum LUE should be taken seriously in the application of LUE models.