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1.
The kinetics of NH4
+ and NO3
− uptake in young Douglas fir trees (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) were studied in solutions, containing either one or both N species. Using solutions containing a single N
species, the Vmax of NH4
+ uptake was higher than that of NO3
− uptake. The Km of NH4
+ uptake and Km of NO3
− uptake differed not significantly. When both NH4
+ and NO3
− were present, the Vmax for NH4
+ uptake became slightly higher, and the Km for NH4
+ uptake remained in the same order. Under these conditions the NO3
− uptake was almost totally inhibited over the whole range of concentrations used (10–1000 μM total N). This inhibition by NH4
+ occurred during the first two hours after addition. ei]{gnA C}{fnBorstlap} 相似文献
2.
Summary Short-term absorption experiments were conducted with intact barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seedlings to observe the effects of the osmotic potential (Ψπ) and salt species on nitrate uptake andin vivo nitrate reduction. The experiments consisted of growing barley seedlings for 5 days in complete nutrient solutions salinized
to (Ψπ) levels of −0.6, −1.8, −3.0, −4.2, and −5.4 bars with NaCl, CaCl2 or Na2SO4. After the absorption period, the seedlings were separated into shoots and roots, weighed, then analyzed for NO3. The nutrient solutions were sampled for NO3 analysis each day immediately before renewing the solutions. The accumulative loss of NO3 from the solutions was considered to be uptake whereas NO3 reduction was the difference between uptake and seedling content. Lowering the (Ψπ) of the nutrient solutions resulted in decreased concentrations of NO3 in the plant, little or no effect (except at the lowest (Ψπ) level) on uptake, and increased nitrate reductase activity. Increased rates of NO3 reduction were in particular associated with the Cl concentration of the nutrient solution. 相似文献
3.
The ability of an ecosystem to retain anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition is dependent upon plant and soil sinks for N,
the strengths of which may be altered by chronic atmospheric N deposition. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.), the dominant overstory tree in northern hardwood forests of the Lake States region, has a limited capacity to take
up and assimilate NO3−. However, it is uncertain whether long-term exposure to NO3− deposition might induce NO3− uptake by this ecologically important overstory tree. Here, we investigate whether 10 years of experimental NO3− deposition (30 kg N ha−1 y−1) could induce NO3− uptake and assimilation in overstory sugar maple (approximately 90 years old), which would enable this species to function
as a direct sink for atmospheric NO3− deposition. Kinetic parameters for NH4+ and NO3− uptake in fine roots, as well as leaf and root NO3− reductase activity, were measured under conditions of ambient and experimental NO3− deposition in four sugar maple-dominated stands spanning the geographic distribution of northern hardwood forests in the
Upper Lake States. Chronic NO3− deposition did not alter the V
max or K
m for NO3− and NH4+ uptake nor did it influence NO3− reductase activity in leaves and fine roots. Moreover, the mean V
max for NH4+ uptake (5.15 μmol 15N g−1 h−1) was eight times greater than the V
max for NO3− uptake (0.63 μmol 15N g−1 h−1), indicating a much greater physiological capacity for NH4+ uptake in this species. Additionally, NO3− reductase activity was lower than most values for woody plants previously reported in the literature, further indicating
a low physiological potential for NO3− assimilation in sugar maple. Our results demonstrate that chronic NO3− deposition has not induced the physiological capacity for NO3− uptake and assimilation by sugar maple, making this dominant species an unlikely direct sink for anthropogenic NO3− deposition. 相似文献
4.
Shi-Han Zhang Ling-Lin Cai Yun Liu Yao Shi Wei Li 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2009,82(3):557-563
The biological reduction of Fe(III) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a key step for NO removal in a chemical absorption–biological
reduction integrated process. Since typical flue gas contain oxygen, NO2
− and NO3
− would be present in the absorption solution after NO absorption. In this paper, the interaction of NO2
−, NO3
−, and Fe(III)EDTA reduction was investigated. The experimental results indicate that the Fe(III)EDTA reduction rate decrease
with the increase of NO2
− or NO3
− addition. In the presence of 10 mM NO2
− or NO3
−, the average reduction rate of Fe(III)EDTA during the first 6-h reaction was 0.076 and 0.17 mM h−1, respectively, compared with 1.07 mM h−1 in the absence of NO2
− and NO3
−. Fe(III)EDTA and either NO2
− or NO3
− reduction occurred simultaneously. Interestingly, the reduction rate of NO2
− or NO3
− was enhanced in presence of Fe(III)EDTA. The inhibition patterns observed during the effect of NO2
− and NO3
− on the Fe(III)EDTA reduction experiments suggest that Escherichia coli can utilize NO2
−, NO3
−, and Fe(III)EDTA as terminal electron acceptors. 相似文献
5.
Effect of activated charcoal and 6-benzyladenine on in vitro nitrogen uptake by Lagerstroemia indica 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
A sterile hydroponic culture system suitable for studying nitrogen (N) uptake ofLagerstroemia indica L.in vitro was developed. Four different treatments were assayed: with and without activated charcoal (AC and NAC, respectively), with
and without 50 μM of 6-benzyladenine (+BA and −BA, respectively). Medium pH, electrical conductivity (EC), NO3
− and NH4
+ concentrations were measured weekly. At the end of the culture, propagules were sampled and SPAD indices, and shoot and root
fresh weights were determined. Explants grown in media with activated charcoal were able to take up both NO3
− and NH4
+, although NH4
+ uptake was lower. Subsequently the pH of the media was maintained between 5.5–6.0. In treatments with no addition of activated
charcoal, NH4
+ uptake was preferential and the pH dropped to 3.1. Explants in these conditions were unable to raise the pH by taking up
NO3
−, especially when root morphogenesis was inhibited by addition of BA. Supply of this PGR produced root growth inhibition,
which was almost complete in the treatment without activated charcoal. This component significantly reduced the inhibitory
effect of 50 μM BA on root growth.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
6.
Labelled fertilizer N applied to winter wheat as Na15NO3 and (15NH4)2SO4 at a total N dressing of 100kg ha−1 was used in a microplot balance study to investigate the fate of each split fraction at three growth stages: end of tillering,
heading and beginning of flowering.
Results indicated that while the percentage utilization of the applied N by the grain and total crop increased considerably
from the first to the third split application, these values diminished steadily in the straw. Grain recovery values for the
first, second and third split applications were 34.2%, 51.5% and 55.7% for the NO3 and 32.3%, 48.4% and 52.5% for the NH4 carrier, respectively. The corresponding recovery values for the whole plant were 54.6%, 67.8% and 69.9% for the NO3 and 51.7%, 63.5% and 66.1% for the NH4 carrier.
A greater proportion of the fertilizer N applied at the end of tillering stage was found in the vegetative plant components
as compared with the grain. The reverse occurred for the N applied at the heading and at the beginning of the flowering stages.
The residual fertilizer N found in the soil amounted to 18.0%, 10.4% and 11.6% of the applied NO3−N and to 22.5%, 12.7% and 15.2% of the applied NH4−N for the respective split applications.
No differences were found for each split application between the two carriers as far as the unaccounted fertilizer N was concerned.
The losses were 26.6%, 22.3% and 18.6% of the applied N for the three split applications, respectively. The application of
fertilizer N did not lead to any increase in soil N uptake by the crop. 相似文献
7.
Urban streams often contain elevated concentrations of nitrogen (N) which can be amplified in systems receiving effluent from
wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). In this study, we evaluated the importance of denitrification in a stream draining urban
Greensboro, NC, USA, using two approaches: (1) natural abundance of 15N–NO3− in conjunction with background NO3−–N concentrations along a 7 km transect downstream of a WWTP; and (2) C2H2 block experiments at three sites and at three habitat types within each site. Overall lack of a longitudinal pattern of δ15N–NO3− and NO3−–N, combined with high concentrations of NO3−–N suggested that other factors were controlling NO3−–N flux in the study transect. However, denitrification did appear to be significant along one portion of the transect. C2H2 block experiments showed that denitrification rates were much higher downstream of the WWTP compared to upstream, and showed
that denitrification rates were highest in erosional and depositional areas downstream of the WWTP and in erosional areas
upstream of the plant. Thus, the combination of the two methods for evaluating denitrification provided more insight into
the spatial dynamics of denitrification activity than either approach alone. Denitrification appeared to be a significant
sink for NO3−–N upstream of the WWTP, but not downstream. Approximately 46% of the total NO3−–N load was removed via denitrification in the upstream, urban section of the stream, while only 2.3% of NO3−–N was lost downstream of the plant. This result suggests that controlling NO3−–N loading from the plant could result in considerable improvement of downstream water quality. 相似文献
8.
Comparative effects of salt-stress and alkali-stress on the growth,photosynthesis, solute accumulation,and ion balance of barley plants 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
We compared the effects of salt-stresses (SS, 1: 1 molar ratio of NaCl to Na2SO4) and alkali-stresses (AS, 1: 1 molar ratio of NaHCO3 to Na2CO3) on the growth, photosynthesis, solute accumulation, and ion balance of barley seedlings, to elucidate the mechanism of AS
(high-pH) damage to plants and the physiological adaptive mechanism of plants to AS. The effects of SS on the water content,
root system activity, membrane permeability, and the content of photosynthetic pigments were much less than those of AS. However,
AS damaged root function, photosynthetic pigments, and the membrane system, led to the severe reductions in water content,
root system activity, content of photosynthetic pigments, and net photosynthetic rate, and a sharp increase in electrolyte
leakage rate. Moreover, with salinity higher than 60 mM, Na+ content increased slowly under SS and sharply under AS. This indicates that high-pH caused by AS might interfere with control
of Na+ uptake in roots and increase intracellular Na+ to a toxic level, which may be the main cause of some damage emerging under higher AS. Under SS, barley accumulated organic
acids, Cl−, SO4
2−, and NO3
− to balance the massive influx of cations, the contribution of inorganic ions to ion balance was greater than that of organic
acids. However, AS might inhibit absorptions of NO3
− and Cl−, enhance organic acid synthesis, and SO4
2− absorption to maintain intracellular ion balance and stable pH. 相似文献
9.
Anin situ method, derived from anin vivo method, was used to determine nitrate reductase activity (NRA) in:i) excised barley and corn shoots and excised soybean leaves
during a N-depletion experiment and; ii) roots and shoots of N-depleted barley and corn seedlings during induction of nitrate,
reductase (NR). Nitrate reduction, calculated from thesein situ RNA measurements, was compared with estimates of each organ's nitrate reduction in light aerobic conditions from NO
3
−
consumption and a15N model (Gojonet al., 1986b).
Thein situ RNA of roots strongly underestimated their15NO
3
−
reduction. In contrast, in barley and corn shoots and in the first trifoliolate leaves from 26-day-old, soybean, thein situ NRA assay gave a fair approximation of the true NO
3
−
reduction rate (relative differences ranging from −14 to +32%). In young soybean leaves (from 20-day-old plants), however,
thein situ NRA strongly underestimated the actual NO
3
−
reduction. The physiological significance of thein situ NRA assay in shoots and roots, and its value for field studies are discussed from these results. 相似文献
10.
T. Rütting D. Huygens C. Müller O. Van Cleemput R. Godoy P. Boeckx 《Biogeochemistry》2008,90(3):243-258
Nitrite (NO2
−) is an intermediate in a variety of soil N cycling processes. However, NO2
− dynamics are often not included in studies that explore the N cycle in soil. Within the presented study, nitrite dynamics
were investigated in a Nothofagus betuloides forest on an Andisol in southern Chile. We carried out a 15N tracing study with six 15N labeling treatments, including combinations of NO3
−, NH4
+ and NO2
−. Gross N transformation rates were quantified with a 15N tracing model in combination with a Markov chain Monte Carlo optimization routine. Our results indicate the occurrence of
functional links between (1) NH4
+ oxidation, the main process for NO2
− production (nitritation), and NO2
− reduction, and (2) oxidation of soil organic N, the dominant NO3
− production process in this soil, and dissimilatory NO3
− reduction to NH4
+ (DNRA). The production of NH4
+ via DNRA was approximately ten times higher than direct mineralization from recalcitrant soil organic matter. Moreover, the
rate of DNRA was several magnitudes higher than the rate of other NO3
− reducing processes, indicating that DNRA is able to outcompete denitrification, which is most likely not an important process
in this ecosystem. These functional links are most likely adaptations of the microbial community to the prevailing pedo-climatic
conditions of this Nothofagus ecosystem. 相似文献
11.
Isotopic signature of nitrate in two contrasting watersheds of Brush Brook,Vermont, USA 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
We used the dual isotope method to study differences in nitrate export in two subwatersheds in Vermont, USA. Precipitation,
soil water and streamwater samples were collected from two watersheds in Camels Hump State Forest, located within the Green
Mountains of Vermont. These samples were analyzed for the δ15N and δ18O of NO3−. The range of δ15N–NO3− values overlapped, with precipitation −4.5‰ to +2.0‰ (n = 14), soil solution −10.3‰ to +6.2‰ (n = 12) and streamwater +0.3‰ to +3.1‰ (n = 69). The δ18O of precipitation NO3− (mean 46.8 ± 11.5‰) was significantly different (P < 0.001) from that of the stream (mean 13.2 ± 4.3‰) and soil waters (mean 14.5 ± 4.2‰) even during snowmelt periods. Extracted
soil solution and streamwater δ18O of NO3− were similar and within the established range of microbially produced NO3−, demonstrating that NO3− was formed by microbial processes. The δ15N and δ18O of NO3− suggests that although the two tributaries have different seasonal NO3− concentrations, they have a similar NO3− source. 相似文献
12.
Donald R. Zak William E. Holmes Matthew J. Tomlinson Kurt S. Pregitzer Andrew J. Burton 《Ecosystems》2006,9(2):242-253
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.)-dominated northern hardwood forests in the upper Lakes States region appear to be particularly sensitive to chronic
atmospheric NO3− deposition. Experimental NO3− deposition (3 g NO3− N m−2 y−1) has significantly reduced soil respiration and increased the export of DOC/DON and NO3− across the region. Here, we evaluate the possibility that diminished microbial activity in mineral soil was responsible for
these ecosystem-level responses to NO3− deposition. To test this alternative, we measured microbial biomass, respiration, and N transformations in the mineral soil
of four northern hardwood stands that have received 9 years of experimental NO3− deposition. Microbial biomass, microbial respiration, and daily rates of gross and net N transformations were not changed
by NO3− deposition. We also observed no effect of NO3− deposition on annual rates of net N mineralization. However, NO3− deposition significantly increased (27%) annual net nitrification, a response that resulted from rapid microbial NO3− assimilation, the subsequent turnover of NH4+, and increased substrate availability for this process. Nonetheless, greater rates of net nitrification were insufficient
to produce the 10-fold observed increase in NO3− export, suggesting that much of the exported NO3− resulted directly from the NO3− deposition treatment. Results suggest that declines in soil respiration and increases in DOC/DON export cannot be attributed
to NO3−-induced physiological changes in mineral soil microbial activity. Given the lack of response we have observed in mineral
soil, our results point to the potential importance of microbial communities in forest floor, including both saprotrophs and
mycorrhizae, in mediating ecosystem-level responses to chronic NO3− deposition in Lake States northern hardwood forests. 相似文献
13.
In Vivo Nitrate Reduction in Roots and Shoots of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Seedlings in Light and Darkness 总被引:6,自引:3,他引:3 下载免费PDF全文
In vivo NO3− reduction in roots and shoots of intact barley (Hordeum vulgare L. var Numar) seedlings was estimated in light and darkness. Seedlings were placed in darkness for 24 hours to make them carbohydrate-deficient. During darkness, the leaves lost 75% of their soluble carbohydrates, whereas the roots lost only 15%. Detached leaves from these plants reduced only 7% of the NO3− absorbed in darkness. By contrast, detached roots from the seedlings reduced the same proportion of absorbed NO3−, as did roots from normal light-grown plants. The rate of NO3− reduction in the roots accounted for that found in the intact dark-treated carbohydrate-deficient seedlings. The rates of NO3− reduction in roots of intact plants were the same for approximately 12 hours, both in light and darkness, after which the NO3− reduction rate in roots of plants placed in darkness slowly declined. In the dark, approximately 40% of the NO3− reduction occurred in the roots, whereas in light only 20% of the total NO3− reduction occurred in roots. A lesser proportion was reduced in roots because the leaves reduced more nitrate in light than in darkness. 相似文献
14.
The response of barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Akcent) to various photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFDs) and elevated [CO2] [700 μmol (CO2) mol−1; EC] was studied by gas exchange, chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence, and pigment analysis. In comparison with barley grown under ambient [CO2] [350 μmol (CO2) mol−1; AC] the EC acclimation resulted in a decrease in photosynthetic capacity, reduced stomatal conductance, and decreased total
Chl content. The extent of acclimation depression of photosynthesis, the most pronounced for the plants grown at 730 μmol
m−2 s−1 (PPFD730), may be related to the degree of sink-limitation. The increased non-radiative dissipation of absorbed photon energy for
all EC plants corresponded to the higher de-epoxidation state of xanthophylls only for PPFD730 barley. Further, a pronounced decrease in photosystem 2 (PS2) photochemical efficiency (given as FV/FM) for EC plants grown at 730 and 1 200 μmol m−2 s−1 in comparison with AC barley was related to the reduced epoxidation of antheraxanthin and zeaxanthin back to violaxanthin
in darkness. Thus the EC conditions sensitise the photosynthetic apparatus of high-irradiance acclimated barley plants (particularly
PPFD730) to the photoinactivation of PS2.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
15.
The metabolic pathway of primary carbon fixation was studied in a peculiar pennate marine diatom, Haslea ostrearia (Bory) Simonsen, which synthesizes and accumulates a blue pigment known as “marennine”. Cells were cultured in a semi-continuous
mode under saturating [350 μmol(photon) m−2 s−1] or non-saturating [25 μmol(photon) m−2 s−1] irradiance producing “blue” (BC) and “green” (GC) cells, characterized by high and low marennine accumulation, respectively.
Growth, pigment contents (chlorophyll a and marennine), 14C accumulation in the metabolites, and the carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity of the cells were determined during the exponential
growth phase. Growth rate and marennine content were closely linked to irradiance during growth: higher irradiance increased
both growth rate and marennine content. On the other hand, the Chl a concentration was lower under saturating irradiance. The distribution between the Calvin-Benson (C3) and β-carboxylation (C4) pathways was very different depending on the irradiance during growth. Metabolites of the C3 cycle contained about 70 % of the total fixed radioactivity after 60 s of incorporation into cells cultured under the non-saturating
irradiance (GC), but only 47 % under saturating irradiance (BC). At the same time, carbon fixation by β-carboxylation was
24 % in GC versus about 41 % in BC, becoming equal to that in the C3 fixation pathway in the latter. Internal CA activity remained constant, but the periplasmic CA activity was higher under
low than high irradiance. 相似文献
16.
Dependency of Nitrate Reduction on Soluble Carbohydrates in Primary Leaves of Barley under Aerobic Conditions 总被引:7,自引:3,他引:4 下载免费PDF全文
Nitrate reduction was studied as a function of carbohydrate concentration in detached primary leaves of barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv Numar) seedlings under aerobic conditions in light and darkness. Seedlings were grown either in continuous light for 8 days or under a regimen of 16-hour light and 8-hour dark for 8 to 15 days. Leaves of 8-day-old seedlings grown in continuous light accumulated 4 times more carbohydrates than leaves of plants grown under a light and dark regimen. When detached leaves from these seedlings were supplied with NO3− in darkness, those with the higher levels of carbohydrates reduced a greater proportion of the NO3− that was taken up. In darkness, added glucose increased the percentage of NO3− reduced up to 2.6-fold depending on the endogenous carbohydrate status of the leaves. Both NO3− reduction and carbohydrate content of the leaves increased with age. Fructose and sucrose also increased NO3− reduction in darkness to the same extent as glucose. Krebs cycle intermediates, citrate and succinate, did not increase NO3− reduction, whereas malate slightly stimulated it in darkness.
In light, 73 to 90% of the NO3− taken up was reduced by the detached leaves; therefore, an exogenous supply of glucose had little additional effect on NO3− reduction. The results indicate that in darkness the rate of NO3− reduction in primary leaves of barley depends upon the availability of carbohydrates.
相似文献17.
Abstract
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.)-dominated northern hardwood forests of the Great Lakes Region commonly receive elevated levels of atmospheric nitrate
(NO3−) deposition, which can alter belowground carbon (C) cycling. Past research has demonstrated that chronic experimental NO3− deposition (3 g N m−2 y−1 above ambient) elicits a threefold increase in the leaching loss of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Here, we used DOC collected
from tension-cup lysimeters to test whether increased DOC export under experimental NO3− deposition originated from forest floor or mineral soil organic matter (SOM). We used DOC radiocarbon dating to quantify
C sources and colorimetric assays to measure DOC aromaticity and soluble polyphenolic content. Our results demonstrated that
DOC exports are primarily derived from new C (<50-years-old) in the forest floor under both ambient and experimental NO3− deposition. Experimental NO3− deposition increased soluble polyphenolic content from 25.03 ± 4.26 to 49.19 ± 4.23 μg phenolic C mg DOC−1, and increased total aromatic content as measured by specific UV absorbance. However, increased aromatic compounds represented
a small fraction (<10%) of the total observed increased DOC leaching. In combination, these findings suggest that experimental
NO3− deposition has altered the production or retention as well as phenolic content of DOC formed in forest floor, however exact
mechanisms are uncertain. Further elucidation of the mechanism(s) controlling enhanced DOC leaching is important for understanding
long-term responses of Great Lakes forests to anthropogenic N deposition and the consequences of those responses for aquatic
ecosystems. 相似文献
18.
Summary We have developed optimum culture conditions for the large-scale propagation of chrysanthemum in balloon-type bioreactors
to achieve vigorous growth and quality. The effects of NH
4
+
/NO
3
−
ratio, air volume, air temperature, photosynthetic photo flux, and an inoculation density on the growth and quality of plantlets
were investigated. The best production conditions were an NH
4
+
:NO
3
−
ratio of 20∶40 mM, air exchange of 0.1 vvm min−1, air temperature 25°C, photosynthetic photo flux (PPF) at 100 μmol m−2 s−1, and an inoculation density of 40 nodes Chrysanthemum grandiflorum. Under each of these conditions, the maximum growth rate reached 279.0, 260,0, 20.0, 23.3, and 94.5 (g-fresh weight per plantlet
d−1), respectively, at 12 wk of culture. These results specify the key environmental factors that can be regulated to improve
the quality and quantity of flowers and increase yield in large-scale bioreactor cultures of chrysanthemum. 相似文献
19.
After growth for 17 to 36 days on nutrient solutions with NH4NO3 as nitrogen source (pH 4.2) dry matter of sorghum genotype SC0283 was much less affected by Al (1.5 and 3.0 ppm) than that
of genotype NB9040.
In the absence of Al both cultivars released protons into the nutrient solution as a result of an excess of cationic nutrients
taken up. When Al was present, this proton efflux per unit dry weight increased drastically, especially with the sensitive
genotype NB9040. Chemical analysis of plant material and continuous analyses of NO
3
−
and NH
4
+
in the nutrient solution indicated, that the Al-induced shift in H+-balance of both genotypes could almost completely be attributed to a decreased NO
3
−
/NH
4
+
uptake ratio.
In vivo nitrate reductase activity (NRA) was reduced in the shoot of NB9040 and to a lesser degree in SC0283. Al-induced decrease
in NRA was accompanied by similar percentual decreases in NO
3
−
tissue concentrations. Therefore this decrease is interpreted as being indirect,i.e., the consequence of the reduced NO
3
−
uptake of the plants.
A direct repression of NRA by Al seems also unlikely because nitrate reductase activity of the roots (where cellular Al-concentrations
should be higher than in shoots) was not affected in Al-treated plants of either genotype. 相似文献
20.
Patricia Torres-Cañabate Eric A. Davidson Ekaterina Bulygina Roberto García-Ruiz Jose A. Carreira 《Biogeochemistry》2008,91(1):1-11
Evidence for abiotic immobilization of nitrogen (N) in soil is accumulating, but remains controversial. Identifying the fate
of N from atmospheric deposition is important for understanding the N cycle of forest ecosystems. We studied soils of two
Abies pinsapo fir forests under Mediterranean climate seasonality in southern Spain—one with low N availability and the other with symptoms
of N saturation. We hypothesized that biotic and abiotic immobilization of nitrate (NO3
−) would be lower in soils under these forests compared to more mesic temperate forests, and that the N saturated stand would
have the lowest rates of NO3
− immobilization. Live and autoclaved soils were incubated with added 15NO3
− (10 μg N g−1 dry soil; 99% enriched) for 24 h, and the label was recovered as total dissolved-N, NO3
−, ammonium (NH4
+), or dissolved organic-N (DON). To evaluate concerns about possible iron interference in analysis of NO3
− concentrations, both flow injection analysis (FIA) and ion chromatography (IC) were applied to water extracts, soluble iron
was measured in both water and salt extracts, and standard additions of NO3
− to salt extracts were analyzed. Good agreement between FIA and IC analysis, low concentrations of soluble Fe, and 100% (±3%)
recovery of NO3
− standard additions all pointed to absence of an interference problem for NO3
− quantification. On average, 85% of the added 15NO3
− label was recovered as 15NO3
−, which supports our hypothesis that rates of immobilization were generally low in these soils. A small amount (mean = 0.06 μg N g−1 dry soil) was recovered as 15NH4
+ in live soils and none in sterilized soils. Mean recovery as DO15N ranged from 0.6 to 1.5 μg N g−1 dry soil, with no statistically significant effect of sterilization or soil type, indicating that this was an abiotic process
that occurred at similar rates in both soils. These results demonstrate a detectable, but modest rate of abiotic immobilization
of NO3
− to DON, supporting our first hypothesis. These mineral soils may not have adequate carbon availability to support the regeneration
of reducing microsites needed for high rates of NO3
− reduction. Our second hypothesis regarding lower expected abiotic immobilization in soils from the N-saturated site was not
supported. The rates of N deposition in this region may not be high enough to have swamped the capacity for soil NO3
− immobilization, even in the stand showing some symptoms of N saturation. A growing body of evidence suggests that soil abiotic
NO3
− immobilization is common, but that rates are influenced by a combination of factors, including the presence of plentiful
available carbon, reduced minerals in anaerobic microsites and adequate NO3
− supply. 相似文献