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Jirko Holst Chunyan Liu Nicolas Brüggemann Klaus Butterbach-Bahl Xunhua Zheng Yuesi Wang Shenghui Han Zhisheng Yao Jin Yue Xingguo Han 《Ecosystems》2007,10(4):623-634
Gross rates of N mineralization and nitrification, and soil–atmosphere fluxes of N2O, NO and NO2 were measured at differently grazed and ungrazed steppe grassland sites in the Xilin river catchment, Inner Mongolia, P. R.
China, during the 2004 and 2005 growing season. The experimental sites were a plot ungrazed since 1979 (UG79), a plot ungrazed
since 1999 (UG99), a plot moderately grazed in winter (WG), and an overgrazed plot (OG), all in close vicinity to each other.
Gross rates of N mineralization and nitrification determined at in situ soil moisture and soil temperature conditions were
in a range of 0.5–4.1 mg N kg−1 soil dry weight day−1. In 2005, gross N turnover rates were significantly higher at the UG79 plot than at the UG99 plot, which in turn had significantly
higher gross N turnover rates than the WG and OG plots. The WG and the OG plot were not significantly different in gross ammonification
and in gross nitrification rates. Site differences in SOC content, bulk density and texture could explain only less than 15%
of the observed site differences in gross N turnover rates. N2O and NO
x
flux rates were very low during both growing seasons. No significant differences in N trace gas fluxes were found between
plots. Mean values of N2O fluxes varied between 0.39 and 1.60 μg N2O-N m−2 h−1, equivalent to 0.03–0.14 kg N2O-N ha−1 y−1, and were considerably lower than previously reported for the same region. NO
x
flux rates ranged between 0.16 and 0.48 μg NO
x
-N m−2 h−1, equivalent to 0.01–0.04 kg NO
x
-N ha−1 y−1, respectively. N2O fluxes were significantly correlated with soil temperature and soil moisture. The correlations, however, explained only
less than 20% of the flux variance. 相似文献
2.
Soil-mixing effects on inorganic nitrogen production
and consumption in forest and shrubland soils 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Soils that are physically disturbed are often reported to show net nitrification and NO3− loss. To investigate the response of soil N cycling rates to soil mixing, we assayed gross rates of mineralization, nitrification, NH4+ consumption, and NO3− consumption in a suite of soils from eleven woody plant communities in Oregon, New Mexico, and Utah. Results suggest that the common response of net NO3− flux from disturbed soils is not a straightforward response of increased gross nitrification, but instead may be due to the balance of several factors. While mineralization and NH4+ assimilation were higher in mixed than intact cores, NO3− consumption declined. Mean net nitrification was 0.12 mg N kg−1 d−1 in disturbed cores, which was significantly higher than in intact cores (−0.19 mg N kg−1 d−1). However, higher net nitrification rates in disturbed soils were due to the suppression of NO3− consumption, rather than an increase in nitrification. Our results suggest that at least in the short term, disturbance may significantly increase NO3− flux at the ecosystem level, and that N cycling rates measured in core studies employing mixed soils may not be representative of rates in undisturbed soils. 相似文献
3.
Spatial variability of soil total nitrogen (N), available N (KCl extractable NH4+ and NO3−), and spatial patterns of N mineralization and nitrification at a stand scale were characterized with geostatistical and
univariate analysis. Two extensive soil spatial samplings were conducted in an evergreen broadleaf forest in Sichuan province,
southwestern China in June and August 2000. In a study area of 90 × 105 m2, three soil samples were collected from each 5 × 5 m2 plot (n = 378) in June and August, and were analyzed for total N and available N contents. Net N mineralization and nitrification
were measured by in situ core incubation and the rates were estimated based on the difference of NH4+ and NO3− contents between the two sampling dates. Total N, NH4+, and NO3− were all spatially structured with different semivariogram ranges (from high to low: NH4+, NO3−, and total N). The semivariograms of mineralization and nitrification were not as spatially structured as available N. NH4+ was the dominant soil inorganic N form in the system. Both NH4+ and NO3− affected spatial patterns of soil available N, but their relative importance switched in August, probably due to high nitrification
as indicated by greatly increased soil NO3− content. High spatial auto-correlations (>0.7) were found between available N and NH4+, available N and NO3− on both sampling dates, as well as total N measurements between both sampling dates. Although significant, the spatial auto-correlation
between NH4+ and NO3− were generally low. Topography had significant but low correlations with mineralization (r = −0.16) and nitrification (r = −0.14), while soil moisture did not. The large nugget values of the calculated semivariograms and high-semivariance values,
particularly for mineralization and nitrification, indicate that some fine scale (<5 m) variability may lie below the threshold
for detection in this study. 相似文献
4.
The success of some invasive plants may be due in part to native organisms lacking adaptation to species-specific biochemical
traits of invaders—the Novel Weapons Hypothesis. We tested this hypothesis in the context of soil microbial communities by
comparing the effects of Centaurea stoebe and the root exudate (±)-catechin, on ammonification and nitrification in both the non-native and native ranges of this species.
In a non-native range (Montana), soil nitrate (NO3
−) concentrations were lower in invaded than uninvaded grasslands. This did not appear to be due only to higher uptake rates
as both C. stoebe plants and catechin significantly reduced resin extractable NO3
−, the maximum rate of nitrification, and gross nitrification in Montana soils. Thus, reduced NO3
− in invaded communities may be due in part to the inhibition of nitrifying bacteria by secondary metabolites produced by C. stoebe. The effects of C. stoebe on N-related processes were different in Romanian grasslands, where C. stoebe is native. In Romanian soil, C. stoebe had no effect on resin extractable NH4
+ or NO3
− (compared to other plant species), the maximum rate of nitrification, nor gross nitrification. A relatively high concentration
of catechin reduced the maximum rate of nitrification in situ, but substantially less than in Montana. In vivo, gross ammonification
was lowest when treated with catechin. Our results suggest biogeographic differences in the way a plant species alters nitrogen
cycling through the direct effects of root exudates and adds to a growing body of literature demonstrating the important belowground
effects of invasive plants. 相似文献
5.
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
6.
Jean-Michel Harmand Hector Ávila Etienne Dambrine Ute Skiba Sergio de Miguel Reina Vanessa Renderos Robert Oliver Francisco Jiménez John Beer 《Biogeochemistry》2007,85(2):125-139
Nitrogen fertilization is a key factor for coffee production but creates a risk of water contamination through nitrate (NO3−) leaching in heavily fertilized plantations under high rainfall. The inclusion of fast growing timber trees in these coffee
plantations may increase total biomass and reduce nutrient leaching. Potential controls of N loss were measured in an unshaded
coffee (Coffea arabica L.) plot and in an adjacent coffee plot shaded with the timber species Eucalyptus deglupta Blume (110 trees ha−1), established on an Acrisol that received 180 kg N ha−1 as ammonium-nitrate and 2,700 mm yr−1 rainfall. Results of the one year study showed that these trees had little effect on the N budget although some N fluxes
were modified. Soil N mineralization and nitrification rates in the 0–20 cm soil layer were similar in both systems (≈280 kg N ha−1 yr−1). N export in coffee harvest (2002) was 34 and 25 kg N ha−1 yr−1 in unshaded and shaded coffee, and N accumulation in permanent biomass and litter was 25 and 45 kg N ha−1 yr−1, respectively. The losses in surface runoff (≈0.8 kg mineral N ha−1 yr−1) and N2O emissions (1.9 kg N ha−1 yr−1) were low in both cases. Lysimeters located at 60, 120, and 200 cm depths in shaded coffee, detected average concentrations
of 12.9, 6.1 and 1.2 mg NO3−-N l−1, respectively. Drainage was slightly reduced in the coffee-timber plantation. NO3− leaching at 200 cm depth was about 27 ± 10 and 16 ± 7 kg N ha−1 yr−1 in unshaded and shaded coffee, respectively. In both plots, very low NO3− concentrations in soil solution at 200 cm depth (and in groundwater) were apparently due to NO3− adsorption in the subsoil but the duration of this process is not presently known. In these conventional coffee plantations,
fertilization and agroforestry practices must be refined to match plant needs and limit potential NO3− contamination of subsoil and shallow soil water. 相似文献
7.
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
8.
Sandy clay loam soil was contaminated with 5000 mg kg−1 diesel, and amended with nitrogen (15.98 atom% 15N) at 0, 250, 500, and 1000 mg kg−1 to determine gross rates of nitrogen transformations during diesel biodegradation at varying soil water potentials. The observed
water potential values were −0.20, −0.47, −0.85, and −1.50 MPa in the 0, 250, 500, and 1000 mg kg−1 nitrogen treatments respectively. Highest microbial respiration occurred in the lowest nitrogen treatment suggesting an inhibitory
osmotic effect from higher rates of nitrogen application. Microbial respiration rates of 185, 169, 131, and 116 mg O2 kg−1 soil day−1 were observed in the 250, 500, control and 1000 mg kg−1 nitrogen treatments, respectively. Gross nitrification was inversely related to water potential with rates of 0.2, 0.04,
and 0.004 mg N kg−1 soil day−1 in the 250, 500, and 1000 mg kg−1 nitrogen treatments, respectively. Reduction in water potential did not inhibit gross nitrogen immobilization or mineralization,
with respective immobilization rates of 2.2, 1.8, and 1.8 mg N kg−1 soil day−1, and mineralization rates of 0.5, 0.3, and 0.3 mg N kg−1 soil day−1 in the 1000, 500, and 250 mg kg−1 nitrogen treatments, respectively. Based on nitrogen transformation rates, the duration of fertilizer contribution to the
inorganic nitrogen pool was estimated at 0.9, 1.9, and 3.2 years in the 250, 500, and 1000 mg kg−1 nitrogen treatments, respectively. The estimation was conservative as ammonium fixation, gross nitrogen immobilization, and
nitrification were considered losses of fertilizer with only gross mineralization of organic nitrogen contributing to the
most active portion of the nitrogen pool. 相似文献
9.
Dissolved organic carbon affects soil microbial activity and nitrogen dynamics in a Mexican tropical deciduous forest 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Seasonal variation of dissolved organic C (DOC) and its effects on microbial activity and N dynamics were studied during two
consecutive years in soils with different organic C concentrations (hilltop and hillslope) in a tropical deciduous forest
of Mexico. We found that DOC concentrations were higher at the hilltop than at the hillslope soils, and in both soils generally
decreased from the dry to the rainy season during the two study years. Microbial biomass and potential C mineralization rates,
as well as dissolved organic N (DON) and NH4+ concentrations and net N immobilization were higher in soils with higher DOC than in soils with lower DOC. In contrast, net
N immobilization and NH4+ concentration were depleted in the soil with lowest DOC, whereas NO3− concentrations and net nitrification increased. Negative correlations between net nitrification and DOC concentration suggested
that NH4+ was transformed to NO3− by nitrifiers when the C availability was depleted. Taken together, our results suggest that available C appears to control
soil microbial activity and N dynamics, and that microbial N immobilization is facilitated by active heterotrophic microorganisms
stimulated by high C availability. Soil autotrophic nitrification is magnified by decreases in C availability for heterotrophic
microbial activity. This study provides an experimental data set that supports the conceptual model to show and highlight
that microbial dynamics and N transformations could be functionally coupled with DOC availability in the tropical deciduous
forest soils.
Responsible Editor: Chris Neill 相似文献
10.
E. Gaige D. B. Dail D. Y. Hollinger E. A. Davidson I. J. Fernandez H. Sievering A. White W. Halteman 《Ecosystems》2007,10(7):1133-1147
Abstract
Most experimental additions of nitrogen to forest ecosystems apply the N to the forest floor, bypassing important processes
taking place in the canopy, including canopy retention of N and/or conversion of N from one form to another. To quantify these
processes, we carried out a large-scale experiment and determined the fate of nitrogen applied directly to a mature coniferous
forest canopy in central Maine (18–20 kg N ha−1 y−1 as NH4NO3 applied as a mist using a helicopter). In 2003 and 2004 we measured NO3
−, NH4
+, and total dissolved N (TDN) in canopy throughfall (TF) and stemflow (SF) events after each of two growing season applications.
Dissolved organic N (DON) was greater than 80% of the TDN under ambient inputs; however NO3
− accounted for more than 50% of TF N in the treated plots, followed by NH4
+ (35%) and DON (15%). Although NO3
− was slightly more efficiently retained by the canopy under ambient inputs, canopy retention of NH4
+as a percent of inputs increased markedly under fertilization. Recovery of less than 30% of the fertilizer N in TF suggested
that the forest canopy retained more than 70% of the applied N (>80% when corrected for N which bypassed tree surfaces at
the time of fertilizer addition). Results from plots receiving 15N enriched NO3
− and NH4
+ confirmed bulk N estimations that more NO3
− than NH4
+ was washed from the canopy by wet deposition. The isotope data did not show evidence of canopy nitrification, as has been
reported in other spruce forests receiving much higher N inputs. Conversions of fertilizer-N to DON were observed in TF for
both 15NH4
+ and 15NO3
− additions, and occurred within days of the application. Subsequent rain events were not significantly enriched in 15N, suggesting that canopy DON formation was a rapid process related to recent N inputs to the canopy. We speculate that DON
may arise from lichen and/or microbial N cycling rather than assimilation and re-release by tree tissues in this forest. Canopy
retention of experimentally added N may meet and exceed calculated annual forest tree demand, although we do not know what
fraction of retained N was actually physiologically assimilated by the plants. The observed retention and transformation of
DIN within the canopy demonstrate that the fate and ecosystem consequences of N inputs from atmospheric deposition are likely
influenced by forest canopy processes, which should be considered in N addition studies.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
11.
Short-term soil inorganic N pulse after experimental fire alters invasive and native annual plant production in a Mojave Desert shrubland 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Todd C. Esque Jason P. Kaye Sara E. Eckert Lesley A. DeFalco C. Richard Tracy 《Oecologia》2010,164(1):253-263
Post-fire changes in desert vegetation patterns are known, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. Theory suggests that
pulse dynamics of resource availability confer advantages to invasive annual species, and that pulse timing can influence
survival and competition among species. Precipitation patterns in the American Southwest are predicted to shift toward a drier
climate, potentially altering post-fire resource availability and consequent vegetation dynamics. We quantified post-fire
inorganic N dynamics and determined how annual plants respond to soil inorganic nitrogen variability following experimental
fires in a Mojave Desert shrub community. Soil inorganic N, soil net N mineralization, and production of annual plants were
measured beneath shrubs and in interspaces during 6 months following fire. Soil inorganic N pools in burned plots were up
to 1 g m−2 greater than unburned plots for several weeks and increased under shrubs (0.5–1.0 g m−2) more than interspaces (0.1–0.2 g m−2). Soil NO3
−−N (nitrate−N) increased more and persisted longer than soil NH4
+−N (ammonium−N). Laboratory incubations simulating low soil moisture conditions, and consistent with field moisture during
the study, suggest that soil net ammonification and net nitrification were low and mostly unaffected by shrub canopy or burning.
After late season rains, and where soil inorganic N pools were elevated after fire, productivity of the predominant invasive
Schismus spp. increased and native annuals declined. Results suggest that increased N availability following wildfire can favor invasive
annuals over natives. Whether the short-term success of invasive species following fire will direct long-term species composition
changes remains to be seen, yet predicted changes in precipitation variability will likely interact with N cycling to affect
invasive annual plant dominance following wildfire. 相似文献
12.
Summary The sensitivity of the mineralization of nitrogen by a range of soils contaminated with heavy metals (up to 340 μg Cd g−1, 7500 μg Pb g−1 and 34000 μg Zn g−1) to the addition of heavy metals in solution were studied using pot incubations (ammonification) and a soil perfusion technique
(nitrification). The ammonification of peptone showed little correlation between treatments with Cd, Zn (1000 and 5000 μg
g−1) and Pb (10000 and 20000 μg g−1) and origin of the soil. Nitrification was considerably more sensitive to heavy metals than ammonification. All the soils
had active, often large, populations of ammonifying and nitrifying organisms which showed substantial similarities between
the soils. The rate of nitrifying activity (NO3−N production) was logrithmic in most cases. The presence of tolerant populations of nitrifying organisms in the contaminated
soils was demonstrated. Tolerance was also eventually acquired after a longer lag phase, by the non-contaminated soil populations
although the rate of activity was often reduced. Metals added in solution were adsorbed by the soil within 4 hours. Differences
in toxicity between metal salts (chlorides, sulphates and acetate) were attributed to the amount left in solution. However,
in many instances, acetate was found to stimulate all the stages in the mineralisation of nitrogen. 相似文献
13.
We used a previously described precipitation gradient in a tropical montane ecosystem of Hawai’i to evaluate how changes in
mean annual precipitation (MAP) affect the processes resulting in the loss of N via trace gases. We evaluated three Hawaiian
forests ranging from 2200 to 4050 mm year−1 MAP with constant temperature, parent material, ecosystem age, and vegetation. In situ fluxes of N2O and NO, soil inorganic nitrogen pools (NH4+ and NO3−), net nitrification, and net mineralization were quantified four times over 2 years. In addition, we performed 15N-labeling experiments to partition sources of N2O between nitrification and denitrification, along with assays of nitrification potential and denitrification enzyme activity
(DEA). Mean NO and N2O emissions were highest at the mesic end of the gradient (8.7±4.6 and 1.1±0.3 ng N cm−2 h−1, respectively) and total oxidized N emitted decreased with increased MAP. At the wettest site, mean trace gas fluxes were
at or below detection limit (≤0.2 ng N cm−2 h−1). Isotopic labeling showed that with increasing MAP, the source of N2O changed from predominately nitrification to predominately denitrification. There was an increase in extractible NH4+ and decline in NO3−, while mean net mineralization and nitrification did not change from the mesic to intermediate sites but decreased dramatically
at the wettest site. Nitrification potential and DEA were highest at the mesic site and lowest at the wet site. MAP exerts
strong control N cycling processes and the magnitude and source of N trace gas flux from soil through soil redox conditions
and the supply of electron donors and acceptors. 相似文献
14.
Whole-system Estimates of Nitrification and Nitrate Uptake in Streams of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest 总被引:3,自引:2,他引:1
Although they drain remarkably similar forest types, streams of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF) vary widely in
their NO3
− concentrations during the growing season. This variation may be caused by differences in the terrestrial systems they drain
(for example, varying forest age or composition, hydrology, soil organic matter content, and so on) and/or by differences
between the streams themselves (for example, contrasting geomorphology, biotic nitrogen [N] demand, rates of instream nitrogen
transformations). We examined interstream variation in N processing by measuring NH4
+ and NO3
− uptake and estimating nitrification rates for 13 stream reaches in the HBEF during the summers of 1998 and 1999. We modeled
nitrification rates using a best-fit model of the downstream change in NO3
− concentrations following short-term NH4
+ enrichments. Among the surveyed streams, the fraction of NH4
+ uptake that was subsequently nitrified varied, and this variation was positively correlated with ambient streamwater NO3
− concentrations. We examined whether this variation in instream nitrification rates contributed significantly to the observed
variation in NO3
− concentrations across streams. In some cases, instream nitrification provided a substantial portion of instream NO3
− demand. However, because there was also substantial instream NO3
− uptake, the net effect of instream processing was to reduce rather than supplement the total amount of NO3
− exported from a watershed. Thus, instream rates of nitrification in conjunction with instream NO3
− uptake were too low to account for the wide range of streamwater NO3
−. The relationship between streamwater NO3
− concentration and rates of instream nitrification may instead be due to a shift in the competitive balance between heterotrophic
N uptake and nitrification when external inputs of NO3
− are relatively high.
Received 11 October 2000; accepted 14 December 2001. 相似文献
15.
The effects of clearcut and partial harvesting of early-seral trembling aspen plots were compared to conventional clearcut harvesting in mid-seral mixedwood and late-seral conifer plots. Twice a year, for three consecutive years, we assessed mineral N and microbial dynamics in the forest floor of these plots to test three hypotheses related to the higher litter quality of aspen leaves and to the sustained inputs of available C on partially harvested plots: (1) the post-clearcutting mineral N flush and the net [(NO3–): (NO3– + NH4+)] production ratio (RNI) are higher in aspen plots than in black spruce plots, with intermediate values occurring in mixedwood plots; (2) net N mineralization rates in aspen plots are higher in spring than in autumn; and (3) compared to clearcutting, partial harvesting reduces potential ammonification and nitrification rates. Initial NH4+ and NO3– concentrations respectively ranged between 1.7–4.4 and 0.2–1.5 g N kg–1 Ntotal, net ammonification and nitrification rates (30 d incubations) respectively ranged between 5.3–17.8 and 0.1–27.6 g N kg–1 Ntotal, basal respiration ranged between 20.9–38.9 mg CO2-C kg–1 h–1, and microbial biomass ranged between 6.1–8.7 g Cmic kg–1. Although clearcutting increased NO3– concentrations in aspen plots, the balance of our results did not support our first hypothesis, because NH4+ concentrations increased in conifer plots only, potential ammonification was unaffected by clearcutting, potential nitrification increased in mixedwood plots only, and RNI increased in all plots. In each seral stage, basal respiration, microbial biomass, and metabolic quotient either increased or were unaffected by clearcutting, suggesting that increases in RNI after disturbance were not related to lower microbial immobilisation of NO3– due to lower available C. Forest floors in mid-seral mixedwood plots exhibited a distinct combination of mineral N and microbial properties, suggesting that the functional richness of the forest is enhanced not only by the number of species, but also by the diversity of assemblages that are present. Results supported our second hypothesis and showed, furthermore, that net N mineralization in conifer stands is greater in autumn than in spring. Partial harvesting in aspen stands resulted in lower potential mineralization of N and lower RNI, compared to clearcutting. Further lysimetry studies are needed to confirm whether partial harvesting mitigates NO3– leaching following disturbance. 相似文献
16.
Effects of a clearcut on the net rates of nitrification and N mineralization in a northern hardwood forest,Catskill Mountains,New York,USA 总被引:3,自引:3,他引:0
The Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York receive among the highest rates of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition in eastern North America, and ecosystems in the region may be sensitive to human disturbances that affect the N cycle. We studied the effects of a clearcut in a northern hardwood forest within a 24-ha Catskill watershed on the net rates of N mineralization and nitrification in soil plots during 6 years (1994–1999) that encompassed 3-year pre- and post-harvesting periods. Despite stream NO3– concentrations that increased by more than 1400 mol l–1 within 5 months after the clearcut, and three measures of NO3– availability in soil that increased 6- to 8-fold during the 1st year after harvest, the net rates of N mineralization and nitrification as measured by in situ incubation in the soil remained unchanged. The net N-mineralization rate in O-horizon soil was 1– 2 mg N kg–1 day–1 and the net nitrification rate was about 1 mg N kg–1 day–1, and rates in B-horizon soil were only one-fifth to one-tenth those of the O-horizon. These rates were obtained in single 625 m2 plots in the clearcut watershed and reference area, and were confirmed by rate measurements at 6 plots in 1999 that showed little difference in N-mineralization and nitrification rates between the treatment and reference areas. Soil temperature increased 1 ± 0.8 °C in a clearcut study plot relative to a reference plot during the post-harvest period, and soil moisture in the clearcut plot was indistinguishable from that in the reference plot. These results are contrary to the initial hypothesis that the clearcut would cause net rates of these N-cycling processes to increase sharply. The in situ incubation method used in this study isolated the samples from ambient roots and thereby prevented plant N uptake; therefore, the increases in stream NO3– concentrations and export following harvest largely reflect diminished uptake. Changes in temperature and moisture after the clearcut were insufficient to measurably affect the net rates of N mineralization and nitrification in the absence of plant uptake. Soil acidification resulting from the harvest may have acted in part to inhibit the rates of these processes.
The US Governments right to retain a non-exclusive, royalty-free license in and to any copyright is acknowledged. 相似文献
17.
Richard D. Bowden Mark S. Castro Jerry M. Melillo Paul A. Steudler John D. Aber 《Biogeochemistry》1993,21(2):61-71
Fluxes of nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4) between soils and the atmosphere were measured monthly for one year in a 77-year-old temperate hardwood forest following
a simulated hurricane blowdown. Emissions of CO2 and uptake of CH4 for the control plot were 4.92 MT C ha−1 y−1 and 3.87 kg C ha−1 y−1, respectively, and were not significantly different from the blowdown plot. Annual N2O emissions in the control plot (0.23 kg N ha−1 y−1) were low and were reduced 78% by the blowdown. Net N mineralization was not affected by the blowdown. Net nitrification
was greater in the blowdown than in the control, however, the absolute rate of net nitrification, as well as the proportion
of mineralized N that was nitrified, remained low. Fluxes of CO2 and CH4 were correlated positively to soil temperature, and CH, uptake showed a negative relationship to soil moisture. Substantial
resprouting and leafing out of downed or damaged trees, and increased growth of understory vegetation following the blowdown,
were probably responsible for the relatively small differences in soil temperature, moisture, N availability, and net N mineralization
and net nitrification between the control and blowdown plots, thus resulting in no change in CO2 or CH4 fluxes, and no increase in N2O emissions. 相似文献
18.
Jonathan M. O’Brien Walter K. Dodds Kymberly C. Wilson Justin N. Murdock Jessica Eichmiller 《Biogeochemistry》2007,84(1):31-49
We conducted 15NO3− stable isotope tracer releases in nine streams with varied intensities and types of human impacts in the upstream watershed
to measure nitrate (NO3−) cycling dynamics. Mean ambient NO3− concentrations of the streams ranged from 0.9 to 21,000 μg l−1 NO3−–N. Major N-transforming processes, including uptake, nitrification, and denitrification, all increased approximately two
to three orders of magnitude along the same gradient. Despite increases in transformation rates, the efficiency with which
stream biota utilized available NO3−-decreased along the gradient of increasing NO3−. Observed functional relationships of biological N transformations (uptake and nitrification) with NO3− concentration did not support a 1st order model and did not show signs of Michaelis–Menten type saturation. The empirical
relationship was best described by a Efficiency Loss model, in which log-transformed rates (uptake and nitrification) increase
with log-transformed nitrate concentration with a slope less than one. Denitrification increased linearly across the gradient
of NO3− concentrations, but only accounted for ∼1% of total NO3− uptake. On average, 20% of stream water NO3− was lost to denitrification per km, but the percentage removed in most streams was <5% km−1. Although the rate of cycling was greater in streams with larger NO3− concentrations, the relative proportion of NO3− retained per unit length of stream decreased as NO3− concentration increased. Due to the rapid rate of NO3− turnover, these streams have a great potential for short-term retention of N from the landscape, but the ability to remove
N through denitrification is highly variable. 相似文献
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Late-successional forests in the upper Great Lakes region are susceptible to nitrogen (N) saturation and subsequent nitrate
(NO3−) leaching loss. Endemic wind disturbances (i.e., treefall gaps) alter tree uptake and soil N dynamics; and, gaps are particular
susceptible to NO3− leaching loss. Inorganic N was measured throughout two snow-free periods in throughfall, forest floor leachates, and mineral
soil leachates in gaps (300–2,000 m2, 6–9 years old), gap-edges, and closed forest plots in late-successional northern hardwood, hemlock, and northern hardwood–hemlock
stands. Differences in forest water inorganic N among gaps, edges, and closed forest plots were consistent across these cover
types: NO3− inputs in throughfall were significantly greater in undisturbed forest plots compared with gaps and edges; forest floor leachate
NO3− was significantly greater in gaps compared to edges and closed forest plots; and soil leachate NO3− was significantly greater in gaps compared to the closed forest. Significant differences in forest water ammonium and pH
were not detected. Compared to suspected N-saturated forests with high soil NO3− leaching, undisturbed forest plots in these late-successional forests are not losing NO3− (net annual gain of 2.8 kg ha−1) and are likely not N-saturated. Net annual NO3− losses were observed in gaps (1.3 kg ha−1) and gap-edges (0.2 kg ha−1), but we suspect these N leaching losses are a result of decreased plant uptake and increased soil N mineralization associated
with disturbance, and not N-saturation. 相似文献
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Stream export of nitrogen (N) as nitrate (NO3−; the most mobile form of N) from forest ecosystems is thought to be controlled largely by plant uptake of inorganic N, such
that reduced demand for plant N during the non-growing season and following disturbances results in increased stream NO3− export. The roles of microbes and soils in ecosystem N retention are less clear, but are the dominant controls on N export
when plant uptake is low. We used a mass balance approach to investigate soil N retention during winter (December through
March) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest by comparing NO3− inputs (atmospheric deposition), internal production (soil microbial nitrification), and stream output. We focused on months
when plant N uptake is nearly zero and the potential for N export is high. Although winter months accounted for only 10–15%
of annual net nitrification, soil NO3− production (0.8–1.0 g N m−2 winter−1) was much greater than stream export (0.03–0.19 N m−2 winter−1). Soil NO3− retention in two consecutive winters was high (96% of combined NO3− deposition and soil production; year 1) even following severe plant disturbance caused by an ice-storm (84%; year 2) We show
that soil NO3− retention is surprisingly high even when N demand by plants is low. Our study highlights the need to better understand mechanisms
of N retention during the non-growing season to predict how ecosystems will respond to high inputs of atmospheric N, disturbance,
and climate change. 相似文献