The Nature of Carbon Flux in Gunungsewu Karst, Java-Indonesia

The research documented here aims to clarify the transport and fate of carbon species that evolved in a typical conical karst system in Gunungsewu. Special interest is attributed to the estimate of carbon flux by considering the conical karst as a whole system. It includes carbon input to karst area...

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Main Authors: Eko Haryono, Danardono Danardono, Sekti Mulatsih, Sutanto Trijuni Putro, Tjahyo Nugroho Adji
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Language:English
Published: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2016-11-01
Series:Acta Carsologica
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Online Access:https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/4541
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author Eko Haryono
Danardono Danardono
Sekti Mulatsih
Sutanto Trijuni Putro
Tjahyo Nugroho Adji
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description The research documented here aims to clarify the transport and fate of carbon species that evolved in a typical conical karst system in Gunungsewu. Special interest is attributed to the estimate of carbon flux by considering the conical karst as a whole system. It includes carbon input to karst area, soil respiration, SOC, soil CO2, particulate-dissolved and organic carbon, as well as dissolved organic carbon. The research was conducted between 2012 and 2015. Two study sites were selected to represent different morphological and hydrogeological settings. Carbon input was collected for one year round on the basis of conical hill topo-sequence. Carbon input included in this research was litter fall, plant residue, and organic fertilizer. Incorporated with field measurement, soil samples were also collected for SOC estimation. DIC and DOC were estimated from the underground river of Gilap. The results show that carbon flux in the Gunungsewu karst is favored by the agricultural land uses and practices. Accordingly, the organic carbon input to the karst area is governed by spatial distribution of agricultural land uses and practices. Organic carbon input tends to be in the order of organic fertilizer > litter input > and plant residue. Soil CO2 varies in depth and season. Soil organic carbon also varies seasonally, of which the higher content occurs in the rainy season. Most of the carbon is stored as SOC, 20 % is emitted to the atmosphere through soil respiration, and 9 % is transferred to the deeper zone through a hydrological cycle in the form of dissolved organic carbon and particulate-dissolved organic carbon. The results suggest that carbon sink in the karst area is ten order higher than that previously estimated from DIC. Key words: soil organic carbon, carbon flux, Gunungsewu, Java, karst carbon sink.
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spelling doaj.art-b2d7f259806a40999ad86aacdf2ca6c92023-02-07T17:22:21ZengSlovenian Academy of Sciences and ArtsActa Carsologica0583-60501580-26122016-11-0145210.3986/ac.v45i2.45413689The Nature of Carbon Flux in Gunungsewu Karst, Java-IndonesiaEko Haryono0Danardono DanardonoSekti MulatsihSutanto Trijuni Putro1Tjahyo Nugroho Adji2Karst Research Group, Faculty of Geography, Gadjah Mada University, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaFaculty of Natural Resources Technology, Yogyakarta Institute for Technology. Yogyakarta, IndonesiaKarst Research Group, Faculty of Geography, Gadjah Mada University, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaThe research documented here aims to clarify the transport and fate of carbon species that evolved in a typical conical karst system in Gunungsewu. Special interest is attributed to the estimate of carbon flux by considering the conical karst as a whole system. It includes carbon input to karst area, soil respiration, SOC, soil CO2, particulate-dissolved and organic carbon, as well as dissolved organic carbon. The research was conducted between 2012 and 2015. Two study sites were selected to represent different morphological and hydrogeological settings. Carbon input was collected for one year round on the basis of conical hill topo-sequence. Carbon input included in this research was litter fall, plant residue, and organic fertilizer. Incorporated with field measurement, soil samples were also collected for SOC estimation. DIC and DOC were estimated from the underground river of Gilap. The results show that carbon flux in the Gunungsewu karst is favored by the agricultural land uses and practices. Accordingly, the organic carbon input to the karst area is governed by spatial distribution of agricultural land uses and practices. Organic carbon input tends to be in the order of organic fertilizer > litter input > and plant residue. Soil CO2 varies in depth and season. Soil organic carbon also varies seasonally, of which the higher content occurs in the rainy season. Most of the carbon is stored as SOC, 20 % is emitted to the atmosphere through soil respiration, and 9 % is transferred to the deeper zone through a hydrological cycle in the form of dissolved organic carbon and particulate-dissolved organic carbon. The results suggest that carbon sink in the karst area is ten order higher than that previously estimated from DIC. Key words: soil organic carbon, carbon flux, Gunungsewu, Java, karst carbon sink.https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/4541soil organic carboncarbon fluxgunungsewujavakarst carbon sink
spellingShingle Eko Haryono
Danardono Danardono
Sekti Mulatsih
Sutanto Trijuni Putro
Tjahyo Nugroho Adji
The Nature of Carbon Flux in Gunungsewu Karst, Java-Indonesia
Acta Carsologica
soil organic carbon
carbon flux
gunungsewu
java
karst carbon sink
title The Nature of Carbon Flux in Gunungsewu Karst, Java-Indonesia
title_full The Nature of Carbon Flux in Gunungsewu Karst, Java-Indonesia
title_fullStr The Nature of Carbon Flux in Gunungsewu Karst, Java-Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed The Nature of Carbon Flux in Gunungsewu Karst, Java-Indonesia
title_short The Nature of Carbon Flux in Gunungsewu Karst, Java-Indonesia
title_sort nature of carbon flux in gunungsewu karst java indonesia
topic soil organic carbon
carbon flux
gunungsewu
java
karst carbon sink
url https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/4541
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