Abstract:
165102057400 >Abstract: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a significant driver of global climate change, and the soil carbon and nitrogen cycles play a key role in agricultural ecosystems. Despite numerous studies, the emission characteristics of CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O in tobacco field soils across different elevation gradients, as well as their responses to soil temperature and moisture, remain unclear. This study selected 10 tobacco field sampling points within an elevation range of 800–1200 m in Enshi, Hubei Province, and used static chamber-gas chromatography for on-site monitoring of GHG fluxes. Cumulative emissions were calculated using interpolation methods. The results showed that: (1) CO₂ flux significantly decreased with increasing elevation, and the cumulative CO₂ emissions were negatively correlated with elevation (R² = 0.47, p < 0.05); (2) CH₄, as a sink, exhibited a nonlinear (quadratic) flux pattern, and cumulative CH₄ emissions were significantly correlated with elevation (R² = 0.45, p < 0.05); (3) Although there was no significant difference in the instantaneous N₂O fluxes across elevations, its