2011, 24(3): 399-403.
The objective of this study is to investigate the distribution pattern of organic carbon and black carbon in soils of Wuyi Mountains. The results indicated that the contents of organic carbon in 2000-250 μm fraction, 250-50 μm fraction and -1, 1.48 to 10.30 g·kg-1 and 0.58 to 3.86 g·kg-1 respectively. The contents of black carbon in corresponding fraction varied from 0.58 to 22.19 g·kg-1, 0.11 to 3.57 g·kg-1 and 0.07 to 0.87 g·kg-1, which indicated that the organic carbon and black carbon were mainly presented in 2000-250 μm fraction. The regression analysis showed that there was a significant linear or logarithmic relationship between soil organic carbon and black carbon in corresponding fractions and whole soil, and the proportion of black carbon to organic carbon was 6%-35% in different soils. The data also suggested that the black carbon had a high relative content in <50 μm fraction of red soil, yellowish red and yellow soil, but in 250-50 μm fraction of meadow soil.