Production of dissolved organic carbon and low-molecular weight organic acids in soil solution driven by recent tree photosynthate |
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Authors: | Reiner Giesler Mona N. Högberg Bjarne W. Strobel Andreas Richter Anders Nordgren Peter Högberg |
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Affiliation: | 1.Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science,Ume? University,Abisko,Sweden;2.Department of Forest Ecology,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Ume?,Sweden;3.Chemistry Department,The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University,Frederiksberg C,Denmark;4.Department of Chemical Ecology and Ecosystem Research, Chemical Physiology of Plants,University of Vienna,Vienna,Austria |
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Abstract: | Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is an important component in the terrestrial carbon cycle. Yet, the relative importance of different inputs of DOC to the soil solution remains uncertain. Here, we used a large-scale forest girdling experiment to examine how the supply of recent photosynthate to tree roots and their mycorrhizal fungi affects DOC, in particular low-molecular weight organic acids (LMWOA). We also studied effects of tree girdling on non-structural carbohydrates in microorganism, and examined the effects of freezing of soil and the presence of roots in the soil samples on soil solution DOC and LMWOA in this experiment. The concentration of DOC was reduced by 40%, while citrate was reduced by up to 90% in the soil solution by the girdling treatment. Other LMWOA such as oxalate, succinate, formate and propionate were unaffected by the girdling. We also found that girdling reduced the concentrations of trehalose (by 50%), a typical fungal sugar, and of monosaccharides (by 40%) in microorganisms in root-free soil. The effect of freezing on DOC concentrations was marked in samples from control plots, but insignificant in samples from girdled plots. Release of DOC from cell lysis after freezing was attributed equally to roots and to microorganisms. Our observations suggest a direct link from tree photosynthesis through roots and their mycorrhizal fungi to soil solution chemistry. This direct link should impact solute transport and speciation, mineral weathering and C dynamics in the soil compartment. Importantly, our finding of a substantial photosynthate driven production of DOC challenges the paradigm that DOC is mainly the result of decomposition of organic matter. |
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Keywords: | Citrate DOC Low-molecular weight organic acid Carbohydrates Forest soil Microorganisms Mycorrhizae Tree photosynthesis Trehalose Soil solution |
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