Alfalfa-grass biomass, soil organic carbon, and total nitrogen under different management approaches in an irrigated agroecosystem

Background and aims

Management approach may influence forage production as well as soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil total nitrogen (STN) accrued beneath perennial grass-legume components of irrigated crop rotations. This study aimed to evaluate effects of conventional, certified organic, and reduced-tillage management approaches on above- and belowground biomass production and C and N content in alfalfa-grass mixture, and their relationships with SOC and STN.

Methods

An alfalfa-grass mixture was established in 2009 on four replications under a sprinkler irrigation system. Soil characteristics were analyzed at planting time in 2009. Aboveground biomass production, coarse and fine roots, SOC, STN, aboveground biomass C and N, and coarse- and fine-root C and N were quantified in samples collected during 2009–2011.

Results

Conventional management produced more aboveground biomass than reduced-tillage and organic, but production under organic matched conventional and exceeded reduced-tillage in the last two harvests of the study. Root production was constant under the three approaches, but resulted in more SOC accrued under reduced-tillage than under the other two approaches.

Conclusions

Biomass production was favored by conventional seedbed preparation and soil fertility management while SOC accrual was favored by minimum soil disturbance. In addition, aboveground biomass was influenced by seasonal air temperature, precipitation, and nutrient mineralization from the previous season, so above-/belowground allocation changed seasonally.     

不同培肥茶园土壤微生物量碳氮及相关参数的变化与敏感性分析

通过闽东地区茶园培肥长期定位试验,研究了不同培肥模式下土壤微生物量碳、氮,微生物量碳占溶解有机碳的比值和微生物熵的动态变化及其与其他土壤参数、茶叶理化性状的相关性。试验设6个处理:全量化肥(C),半量化肥+半量有机肥((CO)1/2),全量有机肥(O),全量化肥+豆科绿肥(CL),半量化肥+半量有机肥+豆科绿肥((CO)1/2L)和不施肥(CK)。研究结果显示:(CO)1/2L、CL和O等处理下土壤微生物量碳含量分别比CK增加了1.87、1.26、1.49倍,微生物量氮增加了2.18、1.32、1.70倍,而处理C的土壤微生物量碳、氮分别减少了0.46、0.59倍;微生物量碳占溶解有机碳的比值大小顺序为O>(CO)1/2L>CL>(CO)1/2>CK>C。可见,该区处理O和(CO)1/2L的培肥效果较佳。相关分析发现,微生物量碳及其占溶解有机碳的比值分别和土壤脲酶、有机质、全氮、全磷、水解氮、有效磷、速效钾、含水量、阳离子交换量等均呈显著正相关(P<0.05),表明它们与土壤肥力关系密切,可作为评价茶园土肥力变化的敏感指标。     

中亚热带4种林分类型土壤微生物生物量碳氮特征及季节变化

以中亚热带常绿阔叶林及由其改造而来的闽楠、毛竹及杉木人工林为研究对象,采用氯仿熏蒸浸提法测定了4种林分类型表层(0～10 cm)和深层(40～60 cm)土壤微生物生物量碳(MBC)和氮(MBN),并分析了其季节变化及与土壤理化性质之间的关系.结果表明: 4种林分类型表层土壤MBC和MBN均以常绿阔叶林最高,其次为闽楠人工林、毛竹人工林和杉木人工林,且前三者显著高于后者;各林分深层土壤MBC和MBN无显著差异.4种林分类型的表层土壤MBC和MBN均显著高于深层土壤,且各土层MBC和MBN均具有明显的季节变化,总体呈现出“夏高冬低”单峰曲线变化模式.相关分析表明,4种林分类型土壤MBC和MBN与土壤有机碳、全氮及土壤温度呈显著正相关关系,与土壤容重呈显著负相关关系.表明常绿阔叶林改造成人工林30多年后,表层土壤MBC和MBN呈下降趋势,其中杉木人工林下降幅度最大(分别下降39.0%和49.8%),而对深层土壤MBC和MBN的影响较小.凋落物数量和质量、土壤有机碳和总氮含量及土壤温度是导致各林分类型土壤微生物生物量碳氮差异和季节变化的主要因素.     

上海市不同土地利用方式下的土壤碳氮特征

在野外采样和试验分析的基础上,研究了上海市土地利用方式及其变化对土壤有机碳、总氮含量及土壤有机碳密度的影响.结果表明： 上海不同土地利用方式下的土壤有机碳、总氮含量及有机碳密度均存在显著差异.不同土地利用方式下的土壤有机碳密度大小依次为：水稻田（3.86 kg·m^-2）＞旱地（3.17 kg·m^-2）＞林地（3.15 kg·m^-2）＞撂荒地（2.73 kg·m^-2）＞城市草坪（2.65 kg·m^-2）＞园地（2.13 kg·m^-2）＞滩涂（1.38 kg·m^-2）.通过相邻样地法,分析了水田转变为旱地、农田撂荒及水田转变为人工林地等3种土地利用变化对土壤有机碳、总氮的影响.由水田转化为旱地将导致土壤有机碳、总氮含量及有机碳密度显著降低;在水热充足、土壤肥沃、农田管理水平较高的长三角平原地区,农田撂荒并不是一种提高土壤有机碳储量的有效方式;水田转变为人工林地4～5年后,林地土壤有机碳、总氮含量及有机碳密度均低于相邻的水稻田,表明水田转变为林地并未引起土壤碳、氮的增加,从短期来看,人工林土壤有机碳的汇集效应因植被生产力水平的限制还处于较低水平.     

Effects of olive mill wastewater on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling

This study investigated the cycling of C and N following application of olive mill wastewater (OMW) at various rates (0, 42, 84, and 168 m³/ha). OMW stimulated respiration rate throughout the study period, but an increase in soil organic matter was observed only at the highest rate. Soil phenol content decreased rapidly within 2 weeks following application but neither phenol oxidase and peroxidase activity nor laccase gene copies could explain this response. Soil NH₄ ⁺-N content increased in response to OMW application rate, while an opposite trend observed for NO₃ ^?-N, which attributed to immobilization. This decrease was in accordance with amoA gene copies of archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidizers in the first days following OMW application. Afterwards, although amoA gene copies and potential nitrification rates recovered to values similar to or higher than those in the non-treated soils, NO₃ ^?-N content did not change among the treatments. A corresponding increase in denitrifying gene copies (nirK, nirS, nosZ) during that period indicates that denitrification, stimulated by OMW application rate, was responsible for this effect; a hypothesis consistent with the decrease in total Kjeldahl nitrogen content late in the season. The findings suggest that land application of OMW is a promising practice for OMW management, even at rates approaching the soil water holding capacity.     

Assessment of the contamination and genotoxicity of soil irrigated with wastewater

Soil structures built by litter-feeding termites are one of the main soil translocation processes in dry tropical savanna. Runways (soil sheeting) made of soil particles cemented with salivary secretions covering the dead plant pieces collected on the ground surface represent the main soil structures. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of this soil engineering activity on the microbially-mediated N transformations (nitrification and denitrification) associated with termite sheeting. We investigated the hypothesis that the physicochemical and microbial properties of termite soil sheeting depend on (i) the termite species and (ii) the type of organic substrate consumed. Soil sheeting built by two of the main savanna species, Macrotermes subhyalinus and Odontotermes nilensis, were sampled on field plots treated with three different types of litter (Acacia leaves, millet straw, both whole and ground (< 500 µm), and cattle manure). The soils organic C, total N, inorganic N, microbial biomass, potential CO₂ respiration, nitrification and denitrification were measured. For both termite species and all types of litter, the soil sheeting was enriched in organic C and inorganic N, resulting in an increase in soil respiration, whereas the microbial biomass was unchanged with respect to the reference soil. With the exception of the soil nitrification potential, the type of organic substrate did not significantly affect the properties of the soil sheeting measured. However, the nitrogen cycle was affected differently by the two termite species. In O. nilensis sheeting, the denitrification potential was reduced with respect to the reference soil, whereas the nitrification potential was inhibited in M. subhyalinus sheeting. The changes in the nitrogen cycle processes resulted in an increase in NH₄₊ and NO_3– in the termite soil sheeting, increasing the availability of nitrogen to plants. This study reinforces the importance of termites as a keystone savanna group whose building activities have an effect on tropical soil mineralization.     

Pulse additions of soil carbon and nitrogen affect soil nitrogen dynamics in an arid Colorado Plateau shrubland

Biogeochemical cycles in arid and semi-arid ecosystems depend upon the ability of soil microbes to use pulses of resources. Brief periods of high activity generally occur after precipitation events that provide access to energy and nutrients (carbon and nitrogen) for soil organisms. To better understand pulse-driven dynamics of microbial soil nitrogen (N) cycling in an arid Colorado Plateau ecosystem, we simulated a pulsed addition of labile carbon (C) and N in the field under the canopies of the major plant species in plant interspaces. Soil microbial activity and N cycling responded positively to added C while NH₄⁺–N additions resulted in an accumulation of soil NO₃⁻. Increases in microbial activity were reflected in higher rates of respiration and N immobilization with C addition. When both C and N were added to soils, N losses via NH₃ volatilization decreased. There was no effect of soil C or N availability on microbial biomass N suggesting that the level of microbial activity (respiration) may be more important than population size (biomass) in controlling short-term dynamics of inorganic and labile organic N. The effects of C and N pulses on soil microbial function and pools of NH₄⁺–N and labile organic N were observed to last only for the duration of the moisture pulse created by treatment addition, while the effect on the NO₃⁻–N pool persisted after soils dried to pre-pulse moisture levels. We observed that increases in available C lead to greater ecosystem immobilization and retention of N in soil microbial biomass and also lowered rates of gaseous N loss. With the exception of trace gas N losses, the lack of interaction between available C and N on controlling N dynamics, and the subsequent reduction in plant available N with C addition has implications for the competitive relationships between plants species, plants and microbes, or both.     

Responses of soil nitrogen dynamics in a Mojave Desert ecosystem to manipulations in soil carbon and nitrogen availability

We investigated the effects of changes in soil C and N availability on N mineralization, nitrification, denitrification, NH(3) volatilization, and soil respiration in the Mojave Desert. Results indicate a C limitation to microbial N cycling. Soils from underneath the canopies of Larrea tridentata (DC.) Cov., Pleuraphis rigida Thurber, and Lycium spp. exhibited higher rates of CO(2 ) flux, lower rates of NH(3) volatilization, and a decrease in inorganic N (NH(4)(+)-N and NO(3)(-)-N) with C addition. In addition to C limitation, soils from plant interspaces also exhibited a N limitation. Soils from all locations had net immobilization of N over the course of a 15-day laboratory incubation. However, soils from interspaces had lower rates of net nitrification and potential denitrification compared to soils from under plant canopies. The response to changes in C availability appears to be a short-term increase in microbial immobilization of inorganic N. Under controlled conditions, and over a longer time period, the effects of C and N availability appear to give way to larger differences due to spatial location. These findings have implications for ecosystems undergoing changes in soil C and N availability due to such processes as desertification, exotic species invasions, or elevated atmospheric CO(2) concentration.     

川西亚高山不同演替阶段天然次生林土壤碳氮含量及酶活性特征

为了解次生林自然更新演替过程中土壤碳氮含量及酶活性的变化规律, 采用空间代替时间的方法, 在川西亚高山米亚罗林区选取环境条件基本一致的20世纪60、70和80年代采伐迹地自然更新演替的次生林(60-NSF、70-NSF和80-NSF)和岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)原始林(对照, CK)为对象, 研究了表层(0-20 cm)土壤碳氮含量和土壤酶活性的关系。结果表明: 表层土壤有机碳(SOC)、可溶性有机碳(DOC)、轻组有机碳(LFOC)含量均随森林植被更新演替呈显著降低趋势, 而全氮(TN)和可溶性有机氮(DON)含量则表现为60-NSF < 80-NSF < 70-NSF, 但70-NSF和80-NSF间差异不显著; 次生林表层土壤有机碳氮及其活性组分含量均低于CK, 其中80-NSF的DOC和DON含量与CK差异不显著。次生林的β-葡萄糖苷酶(βG)、β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶(NAG)和多酚氧化酶(PHO)活性均显著低于CK, 纤维素水解酶(CBH)和过氧化物酶(PEO)活性与CK无显著差异; 天然次生林中, 60-NSF的βG和CBH活性显著低于70-NSF和80-NSF; 80-NSF的NAG活性显著高于60-NSF和70-NSF; 4种林型之间的PEO活性无显著性差异。Pearson相关分析和冗余分析显示, 土壤TN、LFOC和DOC含量与土壤酶活性显著相关, 其中TN含量解释了酶活性变化的65.4%, 说明土壤氮含量变化可能会影响到土壤碳的水解酶活性, 同时也表明土壤微生物优先利用易分解碳和氮。因此, 次生林近60年的天然更新演替引起了TN、LFOC及DOC含量的显著下降, 导致表层土壤某些胞外酶(如βG、CBH和NAG)活性降低。从土壤酶活性角度看, 岷江冷杉原始林比早期演替阶段的次生林(<60 a)更有利于川西亚高山高海拔森林生态系统的碳氮循环。     

中国南亚热带不同造林模式碳汇林土壤碳、氮、磷的积累及化学计量特征

碳汇林的固碳效益十分显著,是实现“碳中和”的主要碳增汇途径之一,在研究南亚热带地区不同造林模式碳汇林土壤碳汇的同时,研究碳汇林土壤氮、磷储量及土壤碳、氮、磷的生态化学计量特征,能够为不同造林模式碳汇林的土壤碳、氮、磷储量的评估提供科学依据。采取单因素随机区组设计,选择立地条件基本一致的研究区和4种造林模式(新造林、封山育林、补植套种、更新改造)的碳汇林,分析了不同造林模式土壤有机碳(SOC)、全氮(TN)、全磷(TP)的含量、储量、生态化学计量比,以及微生物生物量碳(MBC)的变化特征。结果表明,不同造林模式碳汇林的土壤理化性质,碳氮磷储量、化学计量比及微生物生物量碳含量差异显著,且土壤碳氮磷储量随土壤深度增加而减少,表现出明显的垂直变化特征。4种造林模式下碳氮比(C/N)介于11.11—17.86,碳磷比(C/P)介于17.00—242.59,氮磷比(N/P)介于1.18—15.99之间,在0—60 cm土层上均以更新改造模式林最低,封山育林模式下C/P和N/P均显著高于其他造林模式。土壤SOC与TN、N/P呈极显著正相关关系,土壤TN与C/P呈极显著正相关关系。综合来看,封山育林模...     

黄土高原不同土壤微生物量碳、氮与氮素矿化势的差异

以采自于黄土高原差异较大的25个农田石灰性耕层土壤为供试土样,对黄土高原主要类型土壤中微生物量碳(Bc)、微生物量氮(BN)和氮素矿化势(NO)的差异性进行了比较研究.结果表明,Bc、BN和NO在不同类型土壤间存在显著差异,由关中平原至陕北风沙区,BC、Bn和NO总体呈现下降趋势,其中以土垫旱耕人为土最高,简育干润均腐土最低,黄土正常新成土和干润砂质新成土居中:土垫旱耕人为土、简育干润均腐土、黄土正常新成土和干润砂质新成土等各土类平均BC分别为305.2μg·g-1,108.4μg·g-1,161.7μg·g-1和125.4μg·g-1,BN分别为43.8μg·g-1,20.3μg·g-1,26.0μg·g-1和30.6μg·g-1,NO分别为223μ·g-1,75μg·g-1,163μg·g-1和193μg·g-1.土壤氮素矿化速率(k)则以简育干润均腐土最大,干润砂质新成土最低,土垫旱耕人为土和黄土正常新成土居中:土垫旱耕人为土、简育干润均腐土、黄土正常新成土和干润砂质新成土的k分别为0.039w-1,0.044w-1,0.031w-1和0.019w-1.不同类型土壤BC、BN与NO的差异,主要与土壤形成过程、输入土壤的植物同化产物和土壤有机质的差异等有关,从较大尺度进一步证明了在黄土高原,土壤有机质是影响BC、BN的主要因子.研究结果对分析黄土高原土壤生产力形成过程具有一定参考价值.     

Phytoremediation potential of vetiver grass irrigated with wastewater for treatment of metal contaminated soil

A field experiment was conducted to understand the potential of vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) in heavy metal uptake from the soil and wastewater. Four main irrigation treatments including T₁ (treated industrial wastewater), T₂ (1:1 ratio of municipal:industrial wastewater), T₃ (treated municipal wastewater) and T₄ (fresh water) were applied. Moreover, the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF), Glomus mosseae, on plant growth and heavy metal concentration was evaluated. Three main criteria including bioconcentration factor (BCF), translocation factor (TF) and heavy metal uptake were applied to assess the potential of vetiver grass in accumulation and translocation of heavy metals to aerial parts. The highest concentration of heavy metals was found in plant and soil irrigated with T₁ treatment followed by T₂, T₃ and the lowest concentrations were found in T₄ treatment. Irrigation with treated municipal wastewater led to a significant increase in plant biomass and heavy metal uptake compared to other treatments. In T₁ treatment (industrial wastewater), vetiver grass caused a significant decrease in Zn, Fe, Cu, Cd and Pb concentrations in soil as compared to no-plant treatment (without planting vetiver grass). Therefore, vetiver grass, irrigated with treated industrial wastewater, is a promising method for the development of urban and industrial green space.     

Assimilation dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen by wheat roots and Collembola

It has been demonstrated that plant roots can take up small amounts of low-molecular weight (LMW) compounds from the surrounding soil. Root uptake of LMW compounds have been investigated by applying isotopically labelled sugars or amino acids but not labelled organic matter. We tested whether wheat roots took up LMW compounds released from dual-labelled (¹³C and ¹⁵N) green manure by analysing for excess ¹³C in roots. To estimate the fraction of green manure C that potentially was available for root uptake, excess ¹³C and ¹⁵N in the primary decomposers was estimated by analysing soil dwelling Collembola that primarily feed on fungi or microfauna. The experimental setup consisted of soil microcosm with wheat and dual-labelled green manure additions. Plant growth, plant N and recoveries of ¹³C and ¹⁵N in soil, roots, shoots and Collembola were measured at 27, 56 and 84 days. We found a small (<1%) but significant uptake of green manure derived ¹³C in roots at the first but not the two last samplings. About 50% of green manure C was not recovered from the soil-plant system at 27 days and additional 8% was not recovered at 84 days. Up to 23% of C in collembolans derived from the green manure at 56 days (the 27 days sampling was lost). Using a linear mixing model we estimated that roots or root effluxes provided the main C source for collembolans (54−79%). We conclude that there is no solid support for claiming that roots assimilated green manure derived C due to very small or no recoveries of excess ¹³C in wheat roots. During the incubation the pool of green manure derived C available for root uptake decreased due to decomposition. However, the isotopic composition in Collembola indicated that there was a considerable fraction of green manure derived C in the decomposer system at 56 days thus supporting the premise that LMW compounds containing C from the green manure was released throughout the incubation. Responsible Editor: A. C. Borstlap.     

马尾松林两种林下植被土壤碳氮特征及其与凋落物质量的关系

以飞播马尾松林为研究对象,通过典型样地调查和样品测定,采用配对样本t检验和冗余分析（RDA）方法分析芒萁类和禾草类两种林下植被类型土壤碳、氮特征及其与凋落物质量之间的关系。结果表明：（1）土壤有机碳、微生物量碳、可溶性有机碳、全氮、速效氮、微生物量氮和可溶性有机氮含量在0-10、10-20 cm土层均表现为禾草类显著高于芒萁类（P < 0.05）,而在20-40、40-80 cm土层两种植被类型碳氮指标的大小未表现出相同的变化规律,且差异不显著（P > 0.05）。（2）两种植被类型凋落物半分解和未分解层的C含量及C/N值均表现为芒萁类显著高于禾草类（P < 0.05）,而N含量则表现为禾草类显著高于芒萁类（P < 0.05）;同一植被类型的未分解层C含量及C/N值均显著大于半分解层,N含量则半分解层显著大于未分解层（P < 0.05）。（3）0-10 cm土层两种类型凋落物C/N值和C含量均与土壤碳氮各指标呈显著负相关（P < 0.05）,N含量与土壤碳氮各指标的相关性不显著（P > 0.05）;10-20 cm土层,芒萁类的半分解层C/N值与土壤碳氮各指标存在显著相关性（P < 0.05）,禾草类的凋落物C含量与土壤碳氮各指标也存在显著相关性（P < 0.01）。林下植被凋落物C/N值越小,其分解速率越快,有利于土壤养分的积累,禾草类凋落物C/N值低于芒萁类是导致其土壤碳氮指标高于芒萁类的重要原因。     

Measuring carbon dynamics in field soils using soil spectral reflectance: prediction of maize root density, soil organic carbon and nitrogen content

This paper reports the development of a proximal sensing technique used to predict maize root density, soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) content from the visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) spectral reflectance of soil cores. Eighteen soil cores (0?C60?cm depth with a 4.6?cm diameter) were collected from two sites within a field of 90-day-old maize silage; Kairanga silt loam and Kairanga fine sandy loam (Gley Soils). At each site, three replicate soil cores were taken at 0, 15 and 30?cm distance from the row of maize plants (rows were 60?cm apart). Each soil core was sectioned at 5 depths (7.5, 15, 30, 45, and 60?cm) and soil reflectance spectra were acquired from the freshly cut surface at each depth. A 1.5?cm soil slice was taken at each surface to obtain root mass and total soil C and N reference (measured) data. Root densities decreased with depth and distance from plant and were lower in the silt loam, which had the higher total C and N contents. Calibration models, developed using partial least squares regression (PLSR) between the first derivative of soil reflectance and the reference data, were able to predict with moderate accuracy the soil profile root density (r ²?=?0.75; ratio of prediction to deviation [RPD]?=?2.03; root mean square error of cross-validation [RMSECV]?=?1.68?mg/cm³), soil% C (r ²?=?0.86; RPD?=?2.66; RMSECV?=?0.48%) and soil% N (r ²?=?0.81; RPD?=?2.32; RMSECV?=?0.05%) distribution patterns. The important wavelengths chosen by the PLSR model to predict root density were different to those chosen to predict soil C or N. In addition, predicted root densities were not strongly autocorrelated to soil C (r?=?0.60) or N (r?=?0.53) values, indicating that root density can be predicted independently from soil C. This research has identified a potential method for assessing root densities in field soils enabling study of their role in soil organic matter synthesis.     

杉木人工林土壤微生物生物量碳氮特征及其与土壤养分的关系

研究了湖南会同红黄壤区杉木人工林和常绿阔叶林土壤微生物量和养分状况.结果表明,该区杉木人工林取代地带性常绿阔叶林和杉木连栽后,土壤微生物碳、氮和土壤养分含量下降,土壤严重退化.在0～10 cm土层内,常绿阔叶林土壤微生物碳和氮含量为800.5和84.5 mg·kg^-1,分别是第1代杉木林的1.90和1.03倍、第2代杉木林的2.16和1.27倍;在10～20 cm土层内,常绿阔叶林土壤微生物碳和氮含量为475.4和63.3 mg·kg^-1,分别是第1代杉木纯林的1.86、1.60倍和第2代杉木林的2.11和1.76倍.在0～10 cm 和10～20cm土层内,杉木人工林取代常绿阔叶林和杉木栽植代数增加后,土壤全氮、全钾、铵态氮和速效钾含量均明显降低,但差异并不显著.人工杉木林林分组成单一,其凋落物分解慢、归还养分数量少;炼山等造成的表土流失是杉木人工林土壤微生物量和养分库退化的重要原因.土壤微生物碳与土壤全氮、铵态氮、全钾和速效钾含量呈极显著的正相关,土壤微生物氮与土壤养分含量也达到极显著水平.     

施氮对不同有机碳水平桉树林土壤微生物群落碳代谢的影响

土壤微生物群落碳代谢功能既受土壤氮素水平的影响,也与土壤有机碳水平密切相关,但二者如何共同影响土壤微生物群落碳代谢功能的研究尚不多见。以我国南方广泛种植的桉树林为对象,采用野外控制实验比较研究了4种施氮处理(对照:0kg/hm2,低氮:84.2 kg/hm2,中氮:166.8 kg/hm2,高氮:333.7 kg/hm2)对有机碳水平差异显著的两桉树林样地土壤微生物群落碳代谢功能的影响,结果表明:(1)两种有机碳水平桉树林土壤微生物群落碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度显著不同,高有机碳水平桉树林土壤微生物群落碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度显著高于低有机碳水平桉树林(P0.01);(2)施氮显著改变了桉树林土壤微生物群落的碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度(P0.05),随着施氮水平的升高,土壤微生物群落碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度均呈现先增加后降低的变化规律,但是高、低有机碳水平桉树林土壤微生物群落碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度对施氮梯度的响应各不相同,高、低有机碳水平桉树林的土壤微生物群落碳代谢指标分别在中氮、低氮处理中达到最高值;(3)施氮影响土壤微生物群落代谢的碳源类型主要是碳水化合物类、氨基酸类和羧酸类,土壤微生物生物量是影响土壤微生物碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度的重要因素。由此可知,施氮对土壤微生物碳代谢功能影响,也与土壤本底中有机碳水平的调节有关,所以在研究土壤微生物群落对施氮等条件的响应时,不能忽略土壤中有机碳水平。     

川西亚高山不同林龄粗枝云杉人工林土壤微生物生物量及酶活性

林分结构随林龄增加发生变化,致使土壤微环境变化,进而对土壤微生物生物量和酶活性产生直接或间接影响。以川西亚高山米亚罗林区25、40、50、60年生粗枝云杉（Picea asperata）人工林表层（0-20 cm）土壤为研究对象,分析不同林龄表层土壤微生物生物量碳（MBC）、氮（MBN）和酶活性的变化以及驱动土壤酶活性变化的主要环境因子,为人工林生态系统恢复效果评价及经营管理提供科学依据。结果表明：随着林龄的增加,MBC和MBN先上升后下降,在40年生达到最大;β-葡萄糖苷酶（βG）、β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶（NAG）和多酚氧化酶（PHO）活性与微生物生物量碳氮变化趋势相似,其中βG、NAG活性在50年生人工林达到最大,PHO活性于40年生人工林达到最大;50年生人工林过氧化物酶（PEO）活性显著低于其他林龄人工林;纤维素水解酶（CBH）活性随林龄增加而显著增加。冗余分析显示,碱解氮（AN）、pH和可溶性有机碳（DOC）是影响土壤酶活性变化的主导因子,分别解释了土壤酶活性变异的65.4%、9.7%和7.6%。综上可知,林龄对粗枝云杉人工林表层土壤微生物生物量和酶活性变化产生了显著影响,60年粗枝云杉林地力呈现衰退态势。为此,可对近60年的粗枝云杉人工林增加碳氮元素（尤其是氮素）的输入,以提升土壤质量和酶活性。     

亚热带不同林分土壤矿质氮库及氮矿化速率的季节动态

以亚热带地区天然林、格氏栲人工林和杉木人工林为对象,采取PVC管原位培养连续取样法,对不同林分土壤净氨化速率、净硝化速率及净氮矿化速率进行为期一年(2014年9月—2015年8月)的研究,分析林分类型和季节动态对土壤矿质氮库和净氮矿化速率的影响.结果表明: 硝态氮是该地区土壤矿质氮库的主要存在形式,天然林和杉木人工林土壤硝态氮含量分别占总土壤矿质氮库的55.1%～87.5%和56.1%～79.1%,林分间土壤铵态氮含量差异不显著,硝态氮含量差异显著,其中格氏栲人工林土壤硝态氮含量显著低于天然林和杉木人工林.土壤硝态氮库和矿质氮库在不同月份间差异显著,在植物非生长季节(10月至次年2月)较大,在植物生长季节(3—9月)较小.各林分全年土壤净硝化速率均较低,净氨化速率是净氮矿化速率的主要存在形式,林分类型对土壤净氨化速率有显著影响,其中杉木人工林显著低于天然林和格氏栲人工林.月份对土壤净氨化速率有显著影响,各林分土壤净氨化速率变化规律不一致,但均在11月和2月达到一年中的最低值.重复测量方差分析显示,林分类型和季节动态对土壤矿质氮库及氮矿化速率均有显著影响.温度和水分是影响土壤矿质库及氮矿化速率的重要因素,凋落物对土壤氮矿化速率的影响主要是通过质量控制而非数量控制.     

土壤有机碳对外源氮添加的响应及其机制

土壤有机碳库是陆地生态系统碳库的重要组成, 在全球碳循环中发挥着重要的作用。受元素化学计量平衡调控作用, 氮输入的增加将会对土壤有机碳库产生重要影响。然而, 目前关于陆地生态系统碳库对氮添加的响应主要集中在植被碳库, 对土壤碳库研究较少, 且研究结论争议较大, 尤其对其响应机制缺少系统梳理。该文作者通过对已有文献进行梳理, 认为生态系统类型、土壤碳变化的检测方法、土壤深度, 以及土壤稳定性碳和易变碳含量的差异可能是造成当前研究土壤碳汇增量(每克氮输入所增加的碳)差异的重要原因。氮添加条件下土壤有机碳的积累机制可能包括3个方面: 1)氮添加增加了凋落物输入, 促进了碳积累; 2)氮添加减少土壤碳输出, 尤其是抑制了稳定性碳的分解; 3)促进土壤腐殖质及稳定性碳的形成。此外, 该文结合当前研究中存在的不足, 提出今后需加强对深层土壤碳、土壤可溶性有机碳的淋溶及吸附, 以及不同土壤碳组分对氮添加的响应研究, 并通过改进检测方法减少氮添加条件下碳储量的测量误差。