Nitrogen addition changes grassland soil organic matter decomposition

被引:163
作者
Riggs, Charlotte E. [1 ]
Hobbie, Sarah E. [1 ]
Bach, Elizabeth M. [2 ]
Hofmockel, Kirsten S. [2 ]
Kazanski, Clare E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Ecol Evolut & Behav, St Paul, MN 55108 USA
[2] Iowa State Univ, Dept Ecol Evolut & Organismal Biol, Ames, IA 50011 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Carbon; Fertilization; Microbial respiration; Soil aggregate; Nutrient Network; Wet sieving; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; AGGREGATE-SIZE; N DEPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; STABILIZATION; RESPONSES; CO2;
D O I
10.1007/s10533-015-0123-2
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Humans have dramatically increased the deposition and availability of nutrients, such as nitrogen (N), worldwide. Soil organic matter (SOM) is a significant global reservoir of carbon (C); however, the effects of N enrichment on this large, heterogeneous C stock are unclear. Nitrogen has variable effects on the biological, chemical, and physical factors that determine SOM pool mean residence time; consequently, we predicted that N enrichment would have distinct effects on SOM pools, including the pool that is readily available for microbial decomposition, as well as the pools that have been stabilized against microbial decomposition via aggregate occlusion and mineral association. We addressed this gap in knowledge by measuring the effects of N addition on different SOM pools at five grassland experiments in the US Central Great Plains that participate in the Nutrient Network and have been fertilized for three or five years. Overall, N addition decreased microbial respiration of unoccluded OM by as much as 29 % relative to control plots, and consequently, decreased C loss from this pool. Furthermore, N addition tended to increase soil aggregation and C occlusion in large macro-aggregates. These results suggest that N addition will increase C sequestration by slowing the decomposition of SOM, as well as stabilizing SOM against microbial decomposition in aggregate-occluded pools. However, the effects of N on all pools studied varied among sites, possibly due to site variation in soil texture. Consequently, increased sequestration of soil C in response to N enrichment may not be universal across grasslands.
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页码:203 / 219
页数:17
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