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Compared to upland forests, riparian forest soils have greater potential to remove nitrate (NO3) from agricultural runoff through denitrification. It is unclear, however, whether prolonged exposure of riparian soils to nitrogen (N) loading will affect the rate of denitrification and its end products. This research assesses the rate of denitrification and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from riparian forest soils exposed to prolonged nutrient runoff from plant nurseries and compares these to similar forest soils not exposed to nutrient runoff. Nursery runoff also contains high levels of phosphate (PO4). Since there are conflicting reports on the impact of PO4 on the activity of denitrifying microbes, the impact of PO4 on such activity was also investigated. Bulk and intact soil cores were collected from N-exposed and non-exposed forests to determine denitrification and N2O emission rates, whereas denitrification potential was determined using soil slurries. Compared to the non-amended treatment, denitrification rate increased 2.7- and 3.4-fold when soil cores collected from both N-exposed and non-exposed sites were amended with 30 and 60 μg NO3-N g−1 soil, respectively. Net N2O emissions were 1.5 and 1.7 times higher from the N-exposed sites compared to the non-exposed sites at 30 and 60 μg NO3-N g−1 soil amendment rates, respectively. Similarly, denitrification potential increased 17 times in response to addition of 15 μg NO3-N g−1 in soil slurries. The addition of PO4 (5 μg PO4-P g−1) to soil slurries and intact cores did not affect denitrification rates. These observations suggest that prolonged N loading did not affect the denitrification potential of the riparian forest soils; however, it did result in higher N2O emissions compared to emission rates from non-exposed forest soils. 相似文献
2.
Abiotic nitrate incorporation in soil: is it real? 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
In acid forest soils nitrate (NO3−) from anthropogenic nitrogen deposition is retained at levels beyond what can be explained by known biological mechanisms.
A number of researchers have hypothesized that abiotic NO3− incorporation into soil organic matter might be responsible for this phenomenon, however studies have been limited to a few
temperate forest sites. The goal of this study was to determine if abiotic NO3− incorporation is important across a wide range of soil types. We collected 44 soils from a number of different ecosystem
types in North and South America and measured the extent of abiotic NO3− incorporation. Significant abiotic nitrate incorporation did not occur in any of the soils examined. We show that the apparent
abiotic incorporation observed in previous studies is likely the result of iron interference with NO3− measurements. Our results suggest that abiotic NO3− incorporation is not a likely explanation for the high rates of NO3− retention observed in some ecosystems. 相似文献
3.
David Bryan Dail David Y. Hollinger Eric A. Davidson Ivan Fernandez Herman C. Sievering Neal A. Scott Elizabeth Gaige 《Oecologia》2009,160(3):589-599
In N-limited ecosystems, fertilization by N deposition may enhance plant growth and thus impact C sequestration. In many N
deposition–C sequestration experiments, N is added directly to the soil, bypassing canopy processes and potentially favoring
N immobilization by the soil. To understand the impact of enhanced N deposition on a low fertility unmanaged forest and better
emulate natural N deposition processes, we added 18 kg N ha−1 year−1 as dissolved NH4NO3 directly to the canopy of 21 ha of spruce-hemlock forest. In two 0.3-ha subplots, the added N was isotopically labeled as
15NH4
+ or 15NO3
− (1% final enrichment). Among ecosystem pools, we recovered 38 and 67% of the 15N added as 15NH4
+ and 15NO3
−, respectively. Of 15N recoverable in plant biomass, only 3–6% was recovered in live foliage and bole wood. Tree twigs, branches, and bark constituted
the most important plant sinks for both NO3
− and NH4
+, together accounting for 25–50% of 15N recovery for these ions, respectively. Forest floor and soil 15N retention was small compared to previous studies; the litter layer and well-humified O horizon were important sinks for
NH4
+ (9%) and NO3
− (7%). Retention by canopy elements (surfaces of branches and boles) provided a substantial sink for N that may have been
through physico-chemical processes rather than by N assimilation as indicated by poor recoveries in wood tissues. Canopy retention
of precipitation-borne N added in this particular manner may thus not become plant-available N for several years. Despite
a large canopy N retention potential in this forest, C sequestration into new wood growth as a result of the N addition was
only ~16 g C m−2 year−1 or about 10% above the current net annual C sequestration for this site. 相似文献
4.
Shannon KE Saleh-Lakha S Burton DL Zebarth BJ Goyer C Trevors JT 《Antonie van Leeuwenhoek》2011,100(2):183-195
The effect of glucose addition (0 and 500 μg C g−1 soil) and nitrate (NO3) addition (0, 10, 50 and 500 μg NO3–N g−1 soil) on nitric oxide reductase (cnorB) gene abundance and mRNA levels, and cumulative denitrification were quantified over 48 h in anoxic soils inoculated with
Pseudomonas mandelii. Addition of glucose-C significantly increased cnorB
p
(P. mandelii and related species) mRNA levels and abundance compared with soil with no glucose added, averaged over time and NO3 addition treatments. Without glucose addition, cnorB
p
mRNA levels were higher when 500 μg NO3–N g−1 soil was added compared with other NO3 additions. In treatments with glucose added, addition of 50 μg NO3–N g−1 soil resulted in higher cnorB
p
mRNA levels than soil without NO3 but was not different from the 10 and 500 μg NO3–N g−1 treatments. cnorB
p
abundance in soils without glucose addition was significantly higher in soils with 500 μg NO3–N g−1 soil compared to lower N-treated soils. Conversely, addition of 500 μg NO3–N g−1 soil resulted in lower cnorB
p
abundance compared with soil without N-addition. Over 48 h, cumulative denitrification in soils with 500 μg glucose-C g−1 soil, and 50 or 500 μg NO3–N g−1 was higher than all other treatments. There was a positive correlation between cnorB
p
abundance and cumulative denitrification, but only in soils without glucose addition. Glucose-treated soils generally had
higher cnorB
p
abundance and mRNA levels than soils without glucose added, however response of cnorB
p
abundance and mRNA levels to NO3 supply depended on carbon availability. 相似文献
5.
Iron interference in the quantification of nitrate in soil extracts and its effect on hypothesized abiotic immobilization of nitrate 总被引:3,自引:3,他引:0
Human alteration of the nitrogen cycle has stimulated research on nitrogen cycling in many aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems,
where analyses of nitrate (NO3
−) by standard laboratory methods are common. A recent study by Colman et al. (Biogeochemistry 84:161–169, 2007) identified
a potential analytical interference of soluble iron (Fe) with NO3
− quantification by standard flow-injection analysis of soil extracts, and suggested that this interference may have led Dail
et al. (Biogeochemistry 54:131–146, 2001) to make an erroneous assessment of abiotic nitrate immobilization in prior 15N pool dilution studies of Harvard Forest soils. In this paper, we reproduce the Fe interference problem systematically and
show that it is likely related to dissolved, complexed-Fe interfering with the colorimetric analysis of NO2
−. We also show how standard additions of NO3
− and NO2
− to soil extracts at native dissolved Fe concentrations reveal when the Fe interference problem occurs, and permit the assessment
of its significance for past, present, and future analyses. We demonstrate low soluble Fe concentrations and good recovery
of standard additions of NO3
− and NO2
− in extracts of sterilized Harvard Forest soils. Hence, we maintain that rapid NO3
− immobilization occurred in sterilized samples of the Harvard Forest O horizon in the study by Dail et al. (2001). Furthermore,
additional evidence is accumulating in the literature for rapid disappearance of NO3
− added to soils, suggesting that our observations were not the result of an isolated analytical artifact. The conditions for
NO3
− reduction are likely to be highly dependent on microsite properties, both in situ and in the laboratory. The so-called “ferrous
wheel hypothesis” (Davidson et al., Glob Chang Biol 9:228–236, 2003) remains an unproven, viable explanation for published
observations. 相似文献
6.
Nitrogen Transformations in Flowpaths Leading from Soils to Streams in Amazon Forest and Pasture 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Joaquín Chaves Christopher Neill Sonja Germer Sergio Gouveia Neto Alex V. Krusche Adriana Castellanos Bonilla Helmut Elsenbeer 《Ecosystems》2009,12(6):961-972
The modification of large areas of tropical forest to agricultural uses has consequences for the movement of inorganic nitrogen
(N) from land to water. Various biogeochemical pathways in soils and riparian zones can influence the movement and retention
of N within watersheds and affect the quantity exported in streams. We used the concentrations of NO3
− and NH4
+ in different hydrological flowpaths leading from upland soils to streams to investigate inorganic N transformations in adjacent
watersheds containing tropical forest and established cattle pasture in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon Basin. High NO3
− concentrations in forest soil solution relative to groundwater indicated a large removal of N mostly as NO3
− in flowpaths leading from soil to groundwater. Forest groundwater NO3
− concentrations were lower than in other Amazon sites where riparian zones have been implicated as important N sinks. Based
on water budgets for these watersheds, we estimated that 7.3–10.3 kg N ha−1 y−1 was removed from flowpaths between 20 and 100 cm, and 7.1–10.2 kg N ha−1 y−1 was removed below 100 cm and the top of the groundwater. N removal from vertical flowpaths in forest exceeded previously
measured N2O emissions of 3.0 kg N ha−1 y−1 and estimated emissions of NO of 1.4 kg N ha−1 y−1. Potential fates for this large amount of nitrate removal in forest soils include plant uptake, denitrification, and abiotic
N retention. Conversion to pasture shifted the system from dominance by processes producing and consuming NO3
− to one dominated by NH4
+, presumably the product of lower rates of net N mineralization and net nitrification in pasture compared with forest. In
pasture, no hydrological flowpaths contained substantial amounts of NO3
− and estimated N removal from soil vertical flowpaths was 0.2 kg N ha−1 y−1 below the depth of 100 cm. This contrasts with the extent to which agricultural sources dominate N inputs to groundwater
and stream water in many temperate regions. This could change, however, if pasture agriculture in the tropics shifts toward
intensive crop cultivation. 相似文献
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Large Loss of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen from Nitrogen-Saturated Forests in Subtropical China 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Yunting Fang Weixing Zhu Per Gundersen Jiangming Mo Guoyi Zhou Muneoki Yoh 《Ecosystems》2009,12(1):33-45
Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) has recently been recognized as an important component of terrestrial N cycling, especially
under N-limited conditions; however, the effect of increased atmospheric N deposition on DON production and loss from forest
soils remains controversial. Here we report DON and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) losses from forest soils receiving very
high long-term ambient atmospheric N deposition with or without additional experimental N inputs, to investigate DON biogeochemistry
under N-saturated conditions. We studied an old-growth forest, a young pine forest, and a young mixed pine/broadleaf forest
in subtropical southern China. All three forests have previously been shown to have high nitrate (NO3−) leaching losses, with the highest loss found in the old-growth forest. We hypothesized that DON leaching loss would be forest
specific and that the strongest response to experimental N input would be in the N-saturated old-growth forest. Our results
showed that under ambient deposition (35–50 kg N ha−1 y−1 as throughfall input), DON leaching below the major rooting zone in all three forests was high (6.5–16.9 kg N ha−1 y−1). DON leaching increased 35–162% following 2.5 years of experimental input of 50–150 kg N ha−1 y−1. The fertilizer-driven increase of DON leaching comprised 4–17% of the added N. A concurrent increase in DOC loss was observed
only in the pine forest, even though DOC:DON ratios declined in all three forests. Our data showed that DON accounted for
23–38% of total dissolved N in leaching, highlighting that DON could be a significant pathway of N loss from forests moving
toward N saturation. The most pronounced N treatment effect on DON fluxes was not found in the old-growth forest that had
the highest DON loss under ambient conditions. DON leaching was highly correlated with NO3− leaching in all three forests. We hypothesize that abiotic incorporation of excess NO3− (through chemically reactive NO2−) into soil organic matter and the consequent production of N-enriched dissolved organic matter is a major mechanism for the
consistent and large DON loss in the N-saturated subtropical forests of southern China.
Dr. YT Fang performed research, analyzed data, and wrote the paper; Prof. WX Zhu participated in the initial experimental
design, analyzed data, and took part in writing the paper; Prof. P Gundersen conceived the study and took part in writing;
Prof. JM Mo and Prof. GY Zhou conceived study; Prof. M Yoh analyzed part of the data and contributed to the development of
DON model. 相似文献
10.
Lars Ola Nilsson Håkan Wallander Erland Bååth Ursula Falkengren-Grerup 《Biogeochemistry》2006,80(1):43-55
Anthropogenic N deposition may change soil conditions in forest ecosystems as demonstrated in many studies of coniferous forests,
whereas results from deciduous forests are relatively scarce. Therefore the influence of N deposition on several variables
was studied in situ in 45 oak-dominated deciduous forests along a N deposition gradient in southern Sweden, where the deposition ranged from
10 to 20 kg N ha−1 year−1. Locally estimated NO
−
3
deposition, as measured with ion-exchange resins (IER) on the soil surface, and grass N concentration (%) were positively
correlated with earlier modelled regional N deposition. Furthermore, the δ15N values of grass and uppermost soil layers were negatively correlated with earlier modelled N deposition. The data on soil
NO
−
3
, measured with IER in the soil, and grass N concentration suggest increased soil N availability as a result of N deposition.
The δ15N values of grass and uppermost soil layers indicate increased nitrification rates in high N deposition sites, but no large
downward movements of NO
−
3
in these soils. Only a few sites had NO
−
3
concentrations exceeding 1 mg N l−1 in soil solution at 50 cm depth, which showed that N deposition to these acid oak-dominated forests has not yet resulted
in extensive leaching of N. The δ15N enrichment factor was the variable best correlated with NO
−
3
concentrations at 50 cm and is thus a variable that potentially may be used to predict leaching of NO
−
3
from forest soils. 相似文献
11.
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
12.
We examined the hydrologic controls on nitrogen biogeochemistry in the hyporheic zone of the Tanana River, a glacially-fed
river, in interior Alaska. We measured hyporheic solute concentrations, gas partial pressures, water table height, and flow
rates along subsurface flowpaths on two islands for three summers. Denitrification was quantified using an in situ 15NO3− push–pull technique. Hyporheic water level responded rapidly to change in river stage, with the sites flooding periodically
in mid−July to early−August. Nitrate concentration was nearly 3-fold greater in river (ca. 100 μg NO3−–N l−1) than hyporheic water (ca. 38 μg NO3−–N l−1), but approximately 60–80% of river nitrate was removed during the first 50 m of hyporheic flowpath. Denitrification during
high river stage ranged from 1.9 to 29.4 mg N kg sediment−1 day−1. Hotspots of methane partial pressure, averaging 50,000 ppmv, occurred in densely vegetated sites in conjunction with mean
oxygen concentration below 0.5 mgO2 l−1. Hyporheic flow was an important mechanism of nitrogen supply to microbes and plant roots, transporting on average 0.41 gNO3−–N m−2 day−1, 0.22 g NH4+–N m−2 day−1, and 3.6 g DON m−2 day−1 through surface sediment (top 2 m). Our results suggest that denitrification can be a major sink for river nitrate in boreal
forest floodplain soils, particularly at the river-sediment interface. The stability of the river hydrograph and the resulting
duration of soil saturation are key factors regulating the redox environment and anaerobic metabolism in the hyporheic zone. 相似文献
13.
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
14.
Intact amino acid uptake by northern hardwood and conifer trees 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Anne Gallet-Budynek Edward Brzostek Vikki L. Rodgers Jennifer M. Talbot Sharon Hyzy Adrien C. Finzi 《Oecologia》2009,160(1):129-138
Empirical and modeling studies of the N cycle in temperate forests of eastern North America have focused on the mechanisms
regulating the production of inorganic N, and assumed that only inorganic forms of N are available for plant growth. Recent
isotope studies in field conditions suggest that amino acid capture is a widespread ecological phenomenon, although northern
temperate forests have yet to be studied. We quantified fine root biomass and applied tracer-level quantities of U–13C2–15N-glycine, 15NH4
+ and 15NO3
− in two stands, one dominated by sugar maple and white ash, the other dominated by red oak, beech, and hemlock, to assess
the importance of amino acids to the N nutrition of northeastern US forests. Significant enrichment of 13C in fine roots 2 and 5 h following tracer application indicated intact glycine uptake in both stands. Glycine accounted for
up to 77% of total N uptake in the oak–beech–hemlock stand, a stand that produces recalcitrant litter, cycles N slowly and
has a thick, amino acid-rich organic horizon. By contrast, glycine accounted for only 20% of total N uptake in the sugar maple
and white ash stand, a stand characterized by labile litter and rapid rates of amino acid production and turnover resulting
in high rates of mineralization and nitrification. This study shows that amino acid uptake is an important process occurring
in two widespread, northeastern US temperate forest types with widely differing rates of N cycling. 相似文献
15.
The partitioning of fertilizer-N between soil and crop: Comparison of ammonium and nitrate applications 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Field experiments were carried out in 1987 on winter wheat crops grown on three types of soil. 15N-labelled urea, 15NH4NO3 or NH4
15NO3 (80 kg N ha-1) was applied at tillering. The soils (chalky soil, hydromorphic loamy soil, sandy clay soil) were chosen to obtain a range of nitrogen dynamics, particularly nitrification. Soil microbial N immobilization and crop N uptake were measured at five dates. Shortly after fertilizer application (0–26 days), the amount of N immobilized in soil were markedly higher with labelled urea or ammonium than that with nitrate in all soils. During the same period, crop 15N uptake occurred preferentially at the expense of nitrate. Nitrification differed little between soils, the rates were 2.0 to 4.7 kg N ha-1 day-1 at 9°C daily mean temperature. The differences in immobilization and uptake had almost disappeared at flowering and harvest. 15N recovery in soil and crop varied between 50 and 100%. Gaseous losses probably occurred by volatilization in the chalky soil and denitrification in the hydromorphic loamy soil. These losses affected the NH4
+ and NO3
- pools differently and determined the partitioning of fertilizer-N between immobilization and absorption. 相似文献
16.
Winter and summer nitrous oxide and nitrogen oxides fluxes from a seasonally snow-covered subalpine meadow at Niwot Ridge,Colorado 总被引:4,自引:3,他引:1
Gianluca Filippa Michele Freppaz Mark W. Williams Detlev Helmig Daniel Liptzin Brian Seok Brad Hall Kurt Chowanski 《Biogeochemistry》2009,95(1):131-149
The soil emission rates (fluxes) of nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitrogen oxides (NO + NO2 = NO
x
) through a seasonal snowpack were determined by a flux gradient method from near-continuous 2-year measurements using an
automated system for sampling interstitial air at various heights within the snowpack from a subalpine site at Niwot Ridge,
Colorado. The winter seasonal-averaged N2O fluxes of 0.047–0.069 nmol m−2 s−1 were ~15 times higher than observed NO
x
fluxes of 0.0030–0.0067 nmol m−2 s−1. During spring N2O emissions first peaked and then dropped sharply as the soil water content increased from the release of snowpack meltwater,
while other gases, including NO
x
and CO2 did not show this behavior. To compare and contrast the winter fluxes with snow-free conditions, N2O fluxes were also measured at the same site in the summers of 2006 and 2007 using a closed soil chamber method. Summer N2O fluxes followed a decreasing trend during the dry-out period after snowmelt, interrupted by higher values related to precipitation
events. These peaks were up to 2–3 times higher than the background summer levels. The integrated N2O-N loss over the summer period was calculated to be 1.1–2.4 kg N ha−1, compared to ~0.24–0.34 kg N ha−1 for the winter season. These wintertime N2O fluxes from subniveal soil are generally higher than the few previously published data. These results are of the same order
of magnitude as data from more productive ecosystems such as fertilized grasslands and high-N-cycling forests, most likely
because of a combination of the relatively well-developed soils and the fact that subnivean biogeochemical processes are promoted
by the deep, insulating snowpack. Hence, microbially mediated oxidized nitrogen emissions occurring during the winter can
be a significant part of the N-cycle in seasonally snow-covered subalpine ecosystems. 相似文献
17.
Rapid immobilization of inorganic nitrogen (N) in soil contributes to ecosystem N accumulation, even in old-growth and chronically-fertilized forests once thought to have poor N retention capacity. In old-growth conifer and hardwood stands in Pennsylvania, we tested the hypotheses that biotic and abiotic N immobilization are regulated by N form and forest type. We added 15NH4 +, 15NO2 ?, and 15NO3 ? to sterile (γ-irradiated) and live organic-horizon soil and define N immobilization as the mass of added 15N remaining in soil following extractions conducted 15 min, 24 h, and 21 days later. Immobilization of NO2 ? (19–25% of added N) occurred in sterile soils within 15 min and was little changed thereafter. Tracer NO3 ? immobilization was not observed, although soils had been pretreated (refrigerated) so as to quantify the lower limit of immobilization potential. Immobilization of NH4 + (27%) occurred in live conifer soils by 21 days but not in other treatments. In 21-day incubations, tracer N immobilization was greater in NO3 ?-poor and humic-rich soils. Immobilization was greater in sterile than in live soil, perhaps owing to artifacts of sterilization. Conifer stands exhibited more massive O-horizons, so NO2 ? immobilization per unit area was greater in conifer (1.46 mg N m?2) than hardwood (0.43 mg N m?2) stands, possibly accounting for lower N leaching from conifer forests. Areal immobilization rates appear to be fast enough to retain all N transformed to NO2 ?, so NO2 ? production may be a limiting step in soil N retention in old-growth ecosystems. 相似文献
18.
We used the natural abundance of 15N in soils in forests, pastures and cultivated lands in the Menagesha and Wendo-Genet areas of Ethiopia to make inferences
about the N cycles in these ecosystems. Since we have described the history of these sites based on variations in 13C natural abundance, patterns of δ15N and δ13C values were compared to determine if shifts of 15N correlate with shifts of vegetation. At Menagesha, a > 500-yr-old planted forest, we found δ15N values from −8.8 to +3.5‰ in litter, from −3.5 to +4.5‰ in 0–10 cm soil layer, and from −1.5 to +6.8‰ at >20 cm soil depth.
The low δ15N in litter and surface mineral soils suggests that a closed N cycle has operated for a long time. At this site, the low δ13C of the surface horizon and the high δ13C of the lower soil horizons is clear evidence of a long phase of C4 grass dominance or cultivation of C4 crops before the establishment of the forest >500 years ago. In contrast, at Wendo-Genet, high δ13C of soils reveals that most of the land has been uncovered by forests until recently. Soil δ15N was high throughout (3.4–9.8‰), and there were no major differences between forested, cultivated and pasture soils in δ15N values of surface mineral soils. The high δ15N values suggest that open N cycles operate in the Wendo-Genet area. From the points of view of soil fertility management,
it is interesting that tall forest ecosystems with relatively closed N cycling could be established on the fairly steep slopes
at Menagesha after a long period of grass vegetation cover or cultivation.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
19.
In two mountain ecosystems at the Alptal research site in central Switzerland, pulses of 15NO3 and 15NH4 were separately applied to trace deposited inorganic N. One forested and one litter meadow catchment, each approximately
1600 m2, were delimited by trenches in the Gleysols. K15NO3 was applied weekly or fortnightly over one year with a backpack sprayer, thus labelling the atmospheric nitrate deposition.
After the sampling and a one-year break, 15NH4Cl was applied as a second one-year pulse, followed by a second sampling campaign. Trees (needles, branches and bole wood),
ground vegetation, litter layer and soil (LF, A and B horizon) were sampled at the end of each labelling period. Extractable
inorganic N, microbial N, and immobilised soil N were analysed in the LF and A horizons. During the whole labelling period,
the runoff water was sampled as well. Most of the added tracer remained in both ecosystems. More NO3− than NH4+ tracer was retained, especially in the forest. The highest recovery was in the soil, mainly in the organic horizon, and in
the ground vegetation, especially in the mosses. Event-based runoff analyses showed an immediate response of 15NO3− in runoff, with sharp 15N peaks corresponding to discharge peaks. NO3− leaching showed a clear seasonal pattern, being highest in spring during snowmelt. The high capacity of N retention in these
ecosystems leads to the assumption that deposited N accumulates in the soil organic matter, causing a progressive decline
of its C:N ratio. 相似文献
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Assessing Nitrification and Denitrification in the Seine River and Estuary Using Chemical and Isotopic Techniques 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Mathieu Sebilo Gilles Billen Bernhard Mayer Daniel Billiou Micheline Grably Josette Garnier André Mariotti 《Ecosystems》2006,9(4):564-577
Downstream from metropolitan Paris (France), a large amount of ammonium is discharged into the Seine River by the effluents
of the wastewater treatment plant at Achères. To assess the extent of nitrification and denitrification in the water column,
concentrations and isotopic compositions of ammonium (δ15N–NH4+) and nitrate (δ15N–NO3−, δ18O–NO3−) were measured during summer low-flow conditions along the lower Seine and its estuary. The results indicated that most of
the ammonium released from the wastewater treatment plant is nitrified in the lower Seine River and its upper estuary, but
there was no evidence for water-column denitrification. In the lower part of the estuary, however, concentration and isotopic
data for nitrate were not consistent with simple mixing between riverine and marine nitrate. A significant departure of the
nitrate isotopic composition from what would be expected from simple mixing of freshwater and marine nitrates suggested coupled
nitrification and denitrification in the water, in spite of the apparent conservative behavior of nitrate. Denitrification
rates of approximately 0.02 mg N/L/h were estimated for this part of the estuary. 相似文献