热带海洋学报 ›› 2024, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 13-21.doi: 10.11978/2023049CSTR: 32234.14.2023049

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珊瑚礁生态系统固碳过程及储碳机制研究进展*

黄晖1,2,3,4,5,6(), 袁翔城1,2,3,5,6(), 宋严1,2,3,4, 李颖心1,2,3,4, 周伟华1,2,3, 龙爱民1,4   

  1. 1.中国科学院热带海洋生物资源与生态重点实验室, 广东省应用海洋生物学重点实验室, 中国科学院南海海洋研究所, 广东 广州 510301
    2.三亚海洋科学综合(联合)实验室, 海南省热带海洋生物技术重点实验室, 三亚海洋生态环境与工程研究院, 海南 三亚 572000
    3. 海南三亚海洋生态系统国家野外科学观测研究站, 中国科学院海南热带海洋生物实验站, 海南 三亚 572000
    4.中国科学院大学, 北京 100049
    5.中国科学院南海生态环境工程创新研究院, 广东 广州 510301
    6.南方海洋科学与工程广东省实验室(广州), 广东 广州 511458
  • 收稿日期:2023-04-14 修回日期:2023-07-05 出版日期:2024-05-10 发布日期:2024-06-04
  • 作者简介:

    黄晖(1969—), 女, 江西省分宜县人,研究员, 从事珊瑚生物学与珊瑚礁生态学等方面研究。email:

    *感谢珊瑚生物学和珊瑚礁生态学学科组全体人员对本论文的完成提供的帮助。

  • 基金资助:
    海南省重点研发计划项目(ZDYF2023SHFZ131); 国家重点研发计划项目(2021YFF0502800)

Carbon sequestration process and carbon storage mechanism of reef ecosystem in South China Sea*

HUANG Hui1,2,3,4,5,6(), YUAN Xiangcheng1,2,3,5,6(), SONG Yan1,2,3,4, LI Yingxin1,2,3,4, ZHOU Weihua1,2,3, LONG Aimin1,4   

  1. 1. CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
    2. CAS-HKUST Sanya Joint Laboratory of Marine Science Research, Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya 572000, China
    3. Sanya National Marine Ecosystem Research Station; Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China
    4.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    5. Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
    6. Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
  • Received:2023-04-14 Revised:2023-07-05 Online:2024-05-10 Published:2024-06-04
  • Supported by:
    Key Research and Development Project of Hainan Province, China(ZDYF2023SHFZ131); National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFF0502800)

摘要:

珊瑚礁生态系统在全球碳循环和气候变化中发挥着重要作用。珊瑚礁生态系统是潜在的蓝色碳汇, 我国珊瑚礁总面积约占全球的11%, 每年的固碳量大约在3.5×106~4.5×106t之间。珊瑚礁生态系统的总储碳量非常巨大, 同时珊瑚礁生态系统作为碳库在碳交易中具有非常大的潜在应用价值。文章综述了珊瑚礁生态系统中的固碳过程及储碳机制, 包括碳酸盐泵、生物泵和微型生物碳泵, 阐述了三种碳泵的研究进展。同时, 针对目前研究存在的不足和问题, 提出未来研究方向, 以期为南海岛礁珊瑚礁生态系统的保护和管理提供科学依据。

关键词: 珊瑚礁, 生态系统, 固碳, 碳酸盐泵, 生物泵, 微型生物碳泵

Abstract:

Coral reef ecosystems play a crucial role in global carbon cycling and climate change. They serve as potential blue carbon sinks, with coral reefs in China covering approximately 11% of the global area. The annual carbon sequestration of these reefs is estimated to be 3.5×106~4.5×106 t. The total carbon storage capacity of coral reef ecosystems is immense, and they have significant potential value as carbon reservoirs in carbon trading. This article provides a review of carbon sequestration processes and storage mechanisms in coral reef ecosystems, including carbonate pumping, biological pumping, and microbially-mediated carbon pumping. The research progress on these three carbon pumps is discussed. Additionally, the article highlights the limitations and challenges in current research and proposes future research directions, aiming to provide scientific basis for the conservation and management of coral reef ecosystems in the South China Sea.

Key words: coral reef, ecosystem, carbon sequestration, carbonate pumps, biological pumps, microbial carbon pumps