Rhizosphere priming: Quantifying plant impacts on carbon dioxide emissions from a warming Arctic

Projektinformationen

PRIMETIME

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 101039588

DOI

10.3030/101039588

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 7 Juni 2022

Startdatum 1 September 2022

Enddatum 31 August 2027

Finanziert unter

• European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten

€ 1 499 230,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 1 499 230,00

Koordiniert durch

STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET
Sweden

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - PRIMETIME (Rhizosphere priming: Quantifying plant impacts on carbon dioxide emissions from a warming Arctic)

Berichtszeitraum: 2022-09-01 bis 2025-02-28

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

The Arctic is warming four-times faster than the global average. This causes increased CO2 emissions from thawing permafrost soils that add to anthropogenic emissions, but also increased plant CO2 uptake under conditions more favorable for plant growth. The balance between these processes determines the future Arctic CO2 budget. In addition, plants can stimulate CO2 emissions from soils near their roots, via the rhizosphere priming effect. The intensity of priming is likely influenced by increasing plant productivity, deeper plant rooting favored by permafrost thaw, as well as changes in vegetation distribution such as northward-movement of the tree line, which can all already be observed across the Arctic.
PRIMETIME aims to provide the first observation-based estimate of total plant effects on circum-Arctic soil and ecosystem carbon stocks in a changing climate. Central questions include:
(1) How do different vegetation types affect soil and ecosystem carbon stocks and CO2 balance?
(2) How do changes in rooting depth interact with depth gradients of soil properties to affect carbon stocks and CO2 fluxes?
(3) What is the net effect of expected changes in plant productivity, vegetation distribution and rooting on ecosystem carbon storage across the circum-Arctic?

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

Activities so far included
- a field campaign to the Canadian Arctic. Samples have been taken and transported to Stockholm;
- a field experiment on plant-soil carbon transfer. Samples have been taken and transported to Stockholm. Sample and data analyses are ongoing and manuscripts are in preparation.
- a laboratory experiment on how plants influence the surrounding soil. Sample and data analyses are ongoing and manuscripts are in preparation.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

The first part of the project focused on experimental work, and sample and data analyses are ongoing. We are now shifting our focus towards data interpretation, manuscript writing, and dissemination of experimental results, as well as model integration.