尕海湿地植被退化过程中土壤有机碳矿化特征

为了揭示植被退化对湿地土壤碳矿化过程的影响,以甘南尕海4种不同植被退化梯度的湿地(未退化(UD)、轻度退化(LD)、中度退化(MD)及重度退化(HD))为研究对象,采用室内恒温培养和碱液吸收法研究不同土层土壤有机碳(SOC)矿化速率和累积矿化量,结合一级动力学方程,分析土壤半矿化分解时间(T1/2)、有机碳矿化潜势(C0)等参数对植被退化的响应。结果表明:(1)不同植被退化梯度湿地SOC矿化速率在培养期内呈现出基本一致的变化趋势,表现为,培养初期(0~4天)矿化速率快速下降,且数值较高,培养中后期缓慢下降(4~41天)并趋于平稳;各培养温度下,不同植被退化梯度湿地土壤在各土层有机碳矿化速率大小均为UD>LD>MD>HD。(2)在整个培养期间,各植被退化梯度湿地土壤有机碳矿化速率均随土层加深而降低,表层0-10 cm的矿化速率(1.14~16.23 mg/(g·d))均显著高于10-20 cm(1.05~2.85mg/(g·d))和20-40 cm土层(0.94~1.26 mg/(g·d))。(3)4种植被退化梯度湿地在不同温度下的土壤有机碳累积矿化量均值排序为5°C(34.54 mg/g)<15°C(46.67 mg/g)<25°C(58.28 mg/g)<35°C(86.46 mg/g)。(4)一级动力学方程的C0值随植被退化程度增加呈递减趋势,而C0/SOC随着温度的升高而降低。因此,植被退化能显著降低高寒湿地土壤有机碳矿化速率,而气候变暖能够显著增加湿地土壤有机碳矿化量。     

淡水湿地不同围垦土壤非耕季节呼吸速率差异

选择何种湿地利用方式,使得土壤固碳能力及CO₂气体排放受到的影响最小,是合理利用湿地、减少温室气体排放的关键所在,湿地土壤呼吸不仅受环境条件的影响,还受土壤本身性状的影响。以皖江地区为研究区域,利用定位试验对天然湿地及不同围垦利用方式下土壤在非耕季节CO₂排放通量、大气温度及表层土壤温度进行测定,并对其土壤TOC含量进行分析。结果表明,CO₂排放通量:水稻田[700.70 mg/(m²·h)]> 旱地[433.80 mg/(m²·h)]> 天然湿地[302.66 mg/(m²·h)],天然湿地土壤TOC含量明显高于围垦旱地及水稻田(0-30 cm),说明天然湿地较围垦旱地和水稻田对大气中CO₂浓度贡献最小,能存储更多的碳。探讨了CO₂排放通量与温度的相关性,得出3种土壤类型CO₂排放通量与大气温度和表层土壤温度均呈正相关关系。     

温度对贵州喀斯特黄色石灰土有机碳矿化、水稻秸秆激发效应和Q10的影响

为定量揭示温度和秸秆还田对贵州喀斯特黄色石灰土土壤有机碳矿化、激发效应和温度敏感性的影响。以贵州喀斯特地区典型黄色石灰土为研究对象,采用¹³C稳定性同位素标记的水稻秸秆和土壤培养试验研究了15,25,35 ℃培养温度下土壤原有有机碳矿化速率、累积矿化量、激发效应和温度系数Q₁₀对水稻秸秆输入和温度的响应。结果表明:15~35 ℃温度范围和0~60天培养时间内,贵州喀斯特黄色石灰土土壤有机碳、总有机碳、水稻秸秆有机碳和土壤原有有机碳矿化速率均培养1天达到峰值,培养1~30天土壤总有机碳、水稻秸秆有机碳和土壤原有有机碳矿化速率快速下降,30~60天逐渐趋于平缓。温度升高显著增加土壤有机碳、水稻秸秆输入土壤总有机碳、土壤原有有机碳和输入的水稻秸秆有机碳的矿化速率和累积矿化量。培养期间水稻秸秆对土壤有机碳矿化均产生显著正激发效应,且正激发效应随温度升高而强化。培养结束时15,25,35 ℃下其对土壤原有有机碳矿化速率激发效应表现为随温度升高激发效应升高、降低、升高和先升高后降低的温度响应规律,因表征方法不同而不同。15,25,35 ℃培养温度下水稻秸秆对土壤总有机碳矿化速率和累积矿化量的贡献率均随培养时间延长先减小后增大再减小,但2种表征方法和3个培养温度拐点发生时间不同;培养1天时水稻秸秆对土壤总有机碳矿化速率和累积矿化量的贡献率15,25 ℃基本相同且显著高于35 ℃,5天时25,35 ℃基本相当且显著大于15 ℃,其他时间均是25 ℃显著大于35 ℃和35 ℃显著大于15 ℃。15~25 ℃和25~35 ℃ 2个温度体系中水稻秸秆不输入石灰土土壤有机碳矿化速率温度敏感系数Q_10,V分别为1.01~2.60和1.39~3.12,Q_10,F分别为1.50~2.60和1.39~2.17;水稻秸秆输入石灰土土壤总有机碳矿化速率温度敏感系数Q_10,V分别为1.09~2.18和1.05~1.90,Q_10,F分别为1.09~1.73和1.05~1.49;水稻秸秆输入抑制土壤原有有机碳矿化的温度敏感性,水稻秸秆输入导致土壤原有有机碳矿化温度敏感性随温度升高而升高转变为总体上随温度升高而降低在一定程度上可缓冲全球变暖所致的CO₂排放增加。温度对土壤有机碳矿化温度敏感性的影响因表征温度敏感性指标和培养时间长短不同而不同,建立不同培养时间的矿化速率和累积矿化量温度敏感系数的温度函数可精确表征其对温度的响应。研究结果对贵州喀斯特农田土壤秸秆还田、土壤固碳减排、土壤有机碳管理和土壤有机碳库预测等提供参考和借鉴,对丰富土壤有机碳激发效应和温度系数Q₁₀的表征和深入理解具有重要意义。     

干湿交替对东北温带次生林与落叶松人工林土壤有机碳矿化的影响

在中温带的黑龙江省帽儿山地区,采集次生林和落叶松人工林表层(0-10cm)土壤,进行室内有机碳矿化培养。先在不同温度(5,15,25,35℃)下干土培养3d,然后进行不同水平的增湿处理(土壤含水率为25%,50%,75%,100%)继续培养11d。结果表明:加水增湿后两林分土壤有机碳矿化速率均被激发并在短时间(1～4d)内达到最大值,不同处理次生林土壤有机碳矿化速率最大值变化范围为15.94～212.65μg CO2-C/(g.d),落叶松人工林土壤为16.75～110.85μg CO2-C/(g.d)。两林分土壤有机碳矿化速率和矿化量随处理湿度的增加而增大,但落叶松人工林100%湿度处理在培养温度超过5℃时,土壤有机碳矿化速率和矿化量却低于75%湿度处理。高温(≥25℃)和高湿(50%～100%)条件下次生林土壤有机碳矿化的激发效应明显大于落叶松人工林土壤,而且次生林土壤有机碳矿化的湿度敏感性系数(k)和温度敏感性系数(Q10)均大于落叶松人工林土壤。这表明随着温度的升高,干湿交替可导致次生林土壤较落叶松人工林土壤损失更多的碳。     

杭州湾滨海湿地CH4排放通量的研究

2013年4—9月,利用静态明箱–气相色谱法对杭州湾裸滩湿地、海三棱藨草湿地、芦苇湿地和互花米草湿地CH4排放通量进行了原位观测,并利用室内厌氧培养法测定了0~30 cm深度的土壤CH4产生潜力。结果表明:整体而言,裸滩湿地表现为CH4的吸收源,CH4排放通量春季高、夏季低;海三棱藨草湿地、芦苇湿地和互花米草湿地表现为CH4的排放源,CH4排放通量均呈现夏季高、春秋季低的季节变化。平均CH4排放通量表现为:互花米草湿地(1.589 mg/(m2·h))芦苇湿地(0.722 mg/(m2·h))海三棱藨草湿地(0.218 mg/(m2·h))裸滩湿地(–0.068 mg/(m2·h)),互花米草湿地各月CH4排放通量均显著高于其他湿地。0~30 cm深度平均土壤CH4产生潜力表现为:互花米草湿地(0.050μg/(g·d)芦苇湿地(0.042μg/(g·d))裸滩湿地(0.030μg/(g·d)海三棱藨草湿地(0.027μg/(g·d)),互花米草湿地各土层CH4产生潜力显著高于其他湿地(除0~5 cm外)。裸滩湿地土壤CH4产生潜力没有明显的空间垂直变化趋势,CH4产生潜力最大值、最小值分别出现在10~20 cm和5~10 cm土层。其他3类湿地0~5 cm土层的CH4产生潜力最大,土壤CH4产生潜力整体上随着土壤深度的增加而减小;海三棱藨草湿地和芦苇湿地5~10 cm土层的CH4产生潜力最小,互花米草湿地20~30 cm土层的CH4产生潜力最小。土壤p H、有机碳和全氮含量对CH4排放通量有显著的影响。     

若尔盖高原退化湿地土壤有机碳储量

为了定量评价若尔盖高原泥炭沼泽湿地退化的碳储存潜力,研究通过土壤剖面法,收集了3个样点的泥炭沼泽湿地土壤样品(原始泥炭地0—200cm、中度退化沼泽湿地0—100cm和重度退化泥炭地0—100cm)。研究表明:(1)中度退化沼泽湿地(1.11±0.18g/cm~3)和重度退化泥炭地(0.72±0.04g/cm~3)土壤容重平均值较原始泥炭地增加了251.8%和129.7%;中度退化沼泽湿地(46.18±6.61g/kg)和重度退化泥炭地(87.37±6.36g/kg)土壤有机碳含量平均值较原始泥炭地降低了74.2%和51.1%。(2)土层深度为0—100cm时,原始泥炭地土壤有机碳储量较中度退化沼泽湿地(384.73±95.57t/hm~2)显著高了47.0%,而与重度退化泥炭地(518.39±33.07t/hm~2)土壤有机碳储量无显著差异;当原始泥炭地有机层增加到0—200cm后,中度退化沼泽湿地和重度退化泥炭地土壤有机碳储量较原始泥炭地(1 088.17±172.84t/hm~2)降低了64.6%和52.4%,退化湿地土壤有机碳储量的降低可能主要是土壤有机碳含量降低的原因。尽管退化湿地土壤有机碳储量下降,但仍是中国(102.89t/hm~2)和全球(116.56t/hm~2)陆地土壤有机碳储量的3~5倍,该研究可为保护与恢复若尔盖高原湿地提供科学依据。     

西藏高原日光温室菜地土壤碳、氮矿化特征研究

采用室内培养方法, 以西藏拉萨地区选取的草地、农田为对照, 测定并比较日光温室土壤碳、氮矿化特征, 揭示草地和粮田转变为日光温室菜地后土壤矿化演变过程, 为西藏高原设施菜地土壤管理提供科学依据。结果表明, 草地、农田、1年温室、5年温室土壤有机碳矿化速率均在培养前期(0~7 d)日均矿化量最快, 且草地土壤显著高于农田和5年温室土壤(P<0.05), 温室土壤间无差异(P>0.05); 在培养28 d后, 农田土壤有机碳矿化释放的CO₂-C累积量高于草地, 草地高于1年温室和5年温室, 但不同类型土壤碳矿化释放的CO₂-C累积量间差异不显著(P>0.05)。无论是草地、农田还是温室, 4种土壤氮矿化都主要发生在培养的前期(0~3 d), 之后随着培养时间的延长, 不同利用类型土壤氮素转化以氮素的固定为主; 至培养结束时, 草地、农田、1年温室、5年温室土壤无机氮含量分别为培养0 d的29.04%、75.94%、66.86%、65.70%, 说明草地土壤氮素矿化能力较农田和温室强, 而温室土壤氮素矿化能力随着温室利用年限的延长而不显著升高, 农田氮矿化能力最弱。方差分析表明, 土壤氮矿化能力因土壤类型而异但矿化过程不因土壤类型而存在差异。     

煤粉尘添加量与温度对山西省两种土壤碳释放规律的影响

采用室内培养试验, 观测不同温度和不同煤粉尘用量条件下山西省电厂土和焦化厂土两种土壤的碳释放规律。结果表明, 室温(16~23 ℃)和25 ℃恒温下, 培养前期(4~9 d)土壤CO₂ 的释放量均为最大, 且25 ℃ 恒温培养土壤CO₂ 的释放量是室温条件下的2 倍左右。随煤粉尘添加量的增加, 土壤CO₂ 的释放量显著增加,且土壤活性有机质相应增加, 添加高量煤粉尘土壤CO₂ 的释放量最高达57.5 mg·kg^-1·d^-1, 两种土壤活性有机碳的增幅为0.3~3.8 g·kg^-1。不同温度和不同煤粉尘用量条件下电厂土释放的CO₂ 均高于焦化厂土, 可能是电厂土含有较高的有机碳和较低的黏粒所致。由此可知, 温度是影响土壤有机碳分解的主要因素, 其次是添加煤粉尘的量, 土壤理化性质也是原因之一。本研究表明, 煤粉尘的降落一方面增加了土壤CO₂ 的释放, 另一方面增加了土壤碳库。     

中国南亚热带乡土针阔树种人工林土壤不同形态铁铝氧化物对有机碳含量的影响

[目的] 探究南亚热带地区乡土针阔树种人工林土壤不同形态铁铝氧化物对土壤有机碳含量的作用特征,为深入理解该地区乡土树种人工林土壤有机碳积累机理提供科学依据。[方法] 以位于广西壮族自治区凭祥市的中国林业科学研究院林业试验中心的马尾松(Pinus massoniana)纯林、格木(Erythrophleum fordii)纯林和马尾松—格木混交林3个乡土针阔树种人工林为研究对象,应用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪以及重铬酸钾法分别测定各林分不同土层(0—20,20—40,40—60 cm)土壤铁铝氧化物含量和有机碳含量,采用方差分析法检验各观测指标在不同林分不同土层间的差异性,利用Pearson相关分析法探讨土壤不同形态铁铝氧化物与有机碳之间的关系。[结果] 马尾松—格木混交林土壤有机碳含量显著高于马尾松林和格木林,且3个林分土壤有机碳含量均随土层深度增加而减少;3个人工林土壤中各形态铁铝氧化物含量总体表现为：游离态氧化铁(Fe_d)＞游离态氧化铝(Al_d)＞无定形氧化铁(Fe₀)＞无定形氧化铝(Al_o)＞络合态氧化铁(Fe_p)＞络合态氧化铝(Al_p);土壤Fe_d与土壤有机碳含量显著负相关(p＜0.05),而土壤Fe_o,Fe_p和Al_p与土壤有机碳含量呈显著正相关关系(p＜0.05)。[结论] 南亚热带乡土针阔树种人工林土壤Fe_d含量高,因而增强了土壤有机碳的矿化能力,Fe_o,Fe_p和Al_p含量虽少,但有助于提升土壤有机碳的固持与稳定。     

甘南尕海湿地不同植被退化阶段土壤有机碳含量及动态

以尕海湿地区内的典型泥炭地和沼泽草甸为研究对象,采用野外样地定位观测和室内分析相结合的方法,研究植被退化过程中湿地土壤有机碳含量及动态。结果表明:随着植被退化演替,两类湿地的土壤有机碳含量显著降低(P0.05)。未退化泥炭地土壤有机碳平均含量247.58g/kg,比退化地高出41.90%;未退化沼泽草甸有机碳含量为61.23g/kg,比轻度、中度、重度退化沼泽草甸土壤有机碳分别高出51.24%,51.75%和81.39%。泥炭地的SOC含量随土层的加深无显著变化,而沼泽草甸的SOC含量随土层加深逐渐降低,但随着植被退化程度的加剧,土壤有机碳含量降低的趋势明显减弱。泥炭地未退化阶段各土层土壤有机碳含量从5月到9月随时间变化均呈现"降—升—降"的变化趋势,即7月最低,8月最高,但这种变化趋势在退化阶段0—10cm和20—40cm土层表现恰好相反;而沼泽草甸4种退化阶段各土层土壤有机碳含量变化趋势差异较大,在0—10cm土层,未退化呈单峰型曲线,中度退化与其恰好相反;而在10—20cm和20—40cm土层,各退化阶段均表现为单峰型曲线。植物地上生物量与不同退化阶段土壤有机碳含量存在一定的线性相关关系,但与泥炭地的退化阶段显著相关,R2达到0.99,与沼泽草甸的各退化阶段相关不显著,R2均小于0.80。     

Carbon mineralization in response to nitrogen and litter addition in surface and subsoils in an agroecosystem

More than 50% of global soil organic carbon stocks are stored below 20 cm of soil depth capable of massively altering global C cycle and climate. However, subsoil C dynamics are largely overlooked implicitly assuming that surface and subsoil C dynamics are similar. Here, we compared the soil C dynamics in surface and subsurface soil layers in response to nitrogen and maize leaf litter additions. Soils, sampled from 0 to 5, 15 to 35, 35 to 55 and 55 to 75 cm depths, were incubated at 25°C after adding litter, nitrogen (NH₄NO₃) or litter plus nitrogen. Soil respiration (C mineralization) was measured throughout the incubation period. Litter addition significantly increased C mineralization in all the soil layers. However, the soil CO₂ release relative to control was more than twofold higher in 15–35 and 35–55 cm soil layers than the surface layer. Nitrogen additions significantly decreased C mineralization in 0–15 cm soil, increased in 35–55 cm and had minimal effects in the 15–35 and 55–75 cm layers. Different soil C dynamics in surface and subsurface soil layers found in our study contradict the general assumption that soil C dynamics may be treated similarly along different soil depths.     

库布齐沙漠植被恢复对风沙土壤碳通量与碳储量的影响

为阐明库布齐沙漠植被恢复过程中土壤碳通量的时空动态特征及主控因子，明确土壤有机碳含量和储量的变化趋势，本研究以流动沙地、半固定沙地、藻结皮固定沙地和地衣苔藓混合结皮固定沙地为研究对象，运用静态暗箱–气相色谱法对风沙土壤碳通量及水热因子进行观测，并对土壤有机碳含量和密度进行测定和计算。结果表明，生长季内风沙土壤碳通量变异较大，季节动态与土壤温度基本一致，且随植被恢复碳通量呈递增趋势：混合结皮固定沙地(210.28 mg/(m~2·h))>藻结皮固定沙地(177.45 mg/(m~2·h))>半固定沙地(117.34 mg/(m~2·h))>流动沙地(65.61mg/(m~2·h))；土壤碳通量与各层土壤温度均显著正相关，除流动沙地土壤碳通量与深层土壤含水量显著负相关外，其余样地碳通量均与表层土壤含水量显著负相关；风沙土壤有机碳含量和密度随植被恢复而递增：混合结皮固定沙地(1.32 g/kg,0.94 kg/m~2)>藻结皮固定沙地(1.03 g/kg,0.74 kg/m~2)>半固定沙地(0.45 g/kg,0.36 kg/m~2)>流动沙地(0.27...     

Carbon sequestration in forest soils: effects of soil type, atmospheric CO2 enrichment, and N deposition

Soil contains the major part of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems, but the response of this carbon to enriching the atmosphere in CO₂ and to increased N deposition is not completely understood. We studied the effects of CO₂ concentrations at 370 and 570 μmol CO₂ mol^?1 air and increased N deposition (7 against 0.7 g N m^?2 year^?1) on the dynamics of soil organic C in two types of forest soil in model ecosystems with spruce and beech established in large open‐top chambers containing an acidic loam and a calcareous sand. The added CO₂ was depleted in ¹³C and thus the net input of new C into soil organic carbon and the mineralization of native C could be quantified. Soil type was the greatest determining factor in carbon dynamics. After 4 years, the net input of new C in the acidic loam (670 ± 30 g C m^?2) exceeded that in the calcareous sand (340 ± 40 g C m^?2) although the soil produced less biomass. The mineralization of native organic C accounted for 700 ± 90 g C m^?2 in the acidic loam and for 2800 ± 170 g C m^?2 in the calcareous sand. Unfavourable conditions for mineralization and a greater physico‐chemical protection of C by clay and oxides in the acidic loam are probably the main reasons for these differences. The organic C content of the acidic loam was 230 g C m^?2 more under the large than under the small N treatment. As suggested by a negligible impact of N inputs on the fraction of new C in the acidic loam, this increase resulted mainly from a suppressed mineralization of native C. In the calcareous sand, N deposition did not influence C concentrations. The impacts of CO₂ enrichment on C concentrations were small. In the uppermost 10 cm of the acidic loam, larger CO₂ concentrations increased C contents by 50–170 g C m^?2. Below 10 cm depth in the acidic loam and at all soil depths in the calcareous sand, CO₂ concentrations had no significant impact on soil C concentrations. Up to 40% of the ‘new’ carbon of the acidic loam was found in the coarse sand fraction, which accounted for only 7% of the total soil volume. This suggests that a large part of the CO₂‐derived ‘new’ C was incorporated into the labile and easily mineralizable pool in the soil.     

Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world

The soil is important in sequestering atmospheric CO₂ and in emitting trace gases (e.g. CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O) that are radiatively active and enhance the ‘greenhouse’ effect. Land use changes and predicted global warming, through their effects on net primary productivity, the plant community and soil conditions, may have important effects on the size of the organic matter pool in the soil and directly affect the atmospheric concentration of these trace gases. A discrepancy of approximately 350 × 10¹⁵ g (or Pg) of C in two recent estimates of soil carbon reserves worldwide is evaluated using the geo-referenced database developed for the World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials (WISE) project. This database holds 4353 soil profiles distributed globally which are considered to represent the soil units shown on a ¹/₂° latitude by ¹/₂° longitude version of the corrected and digitized 1:5 M FAO–UNESCO Soil Map of the World. Total soil carbon pools for the entire land area of the world, excluding carbon held in the litter layer and charcoal, amounts to 2157–2293 Pg of C in the upper 100 cm. Soil organic carbon is estimated to be 684–724 Pg of C in the upper 30 cm, 1462–1548 Pg of C in the upper 100 cm, and 2376–2456 Pg of C in the upper 200 cm. Although deforestation, changes in land use and predicted climate change can alter the amount of organic carbon held in the superficial soil layers rapidly, this is less so for the soil carbonate carbon. An estimated 695–748 Pg of carbonate-C is held in the upper 100 cm of the world's soils. Mean C: N ratios of soil organic matter range from 9.9 for arid Yermosols to 25.8 for Histosols. Global amounts of soil nitrogen are estimated to be 133–140 Pg of N for the upper 100 cm. Possible changes in soil organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics caused by increased concentrations of atmospheric CO₂ and the predicted associated rise in temperature are discussed.     

Carbon mineralization in subtropical alluvial arable soils amended with sugarcane bagasse and rice husk biochars

Subtropical recent alluvial soils are low in organic carbon (C). Thus, increasing organic C is a major challenge to sustain soil fertility. Biochar amendment could be an option as biochar is a C-rich pyrolyzed material, which is slowly decomposed in soil. We investigated C mineralization (CO₂-C evolution) in two types of soils (recent and old alluvial soils) amended with two feedstocks (sugarcane bagasse and rice husk) (1%, weight/weight), as well as their biochars and aged biochars under a controlled environment (25 ±2 ℃) over 85 d. For the recent alluvial soil (charland soil), the highest absolute cumulative CO₂-C evolution was observed in the sugarcane bagasse treatment (1 140 mg CO₂-C kg^-1 soil) followed by the rice husk treatment (1 090 mg CO₂-C kg^-1 soil); the lowest amount (150 mg CO₂-C kg^-1 soil) was observed in the aged rice husk biochar treatment. Similarly, for the old alluvial soil (farmland soil), the highest absolute cumulative CO₂-C evolution (1 290 mg CO₂-C kg^-1 soil) was observed in the sugarcane bagasse treatment and then in the rice husk treatment (1 270 mg CO₂-C kg^-1 soil); the lowest amount (200 mg CO₂-C kg^-1 soil) was in the aged rice husk biochar treatment. Aged sugarcane bagasse and rice husk biochar treatments reduced absolute cumulative CO₂-C evolution by 10% and 36%, respectively, compared with unamended recent alluvial soil, and by 10% and 18%, respectively, compared with unamended old alluvial soil. Both absolute and normalized C mineralization were similar between the sugarcane bagasse and rice husk treatments, between the biochar treatments, and between the aged biochar treatments. In both soils, the feedstock treatments resulted in the highest cumulative CO₂-C evolution, followed by the biochar treatments and then the aged biochar treatments. The absolute and normalized CO₂-C evolution and the mineralization rate constant of the stable C pool (K_s) were lower in the recent alluvial soil compared with those in the old alluvial soil. The biochars and aged biochars had a negative priming effect in both soils, but the effect was more prominent in the recent alluvial soil. These results would have good implications for improving organic matter content in organic C-poor alluvial soils.     

长期不同施肥处理对水稻土有机碳分布变异及其矿化动态的影响

基于持续26 a的太湖地区水稻土长期定位试验,研究了长期施肥对水稻土剖面有机碳分布、有机碳密度和变异幅度、及有机碳矿化动态的影响。结果表明:(1)长期施肥使水稻土表层有机碳含量显著升高,施有机肥和秸秆还田较单施化肥更能促进表层有机碳累积。施化肥处理10~30 cm土层有机碳含量相对稳定,施有机肥处理20~40 cm土层有机碳含量相对稳定;(2)0~25 cm和0~50 cm土层,施有机肥处理的有机碳密度均高于施化肥处理,有机肥+氮+磷处理(MNP)和化肥氮+磷+钾处理(CNPK)的有机碳密度均为最高,秸秆+化肥氮处理(CRN)高于有机肥+秸秆+氮处理(MRN)。各施肥处理0~25 cm和25~50 cm土层有机碳变异幅度均高于对照C0。施有机肥处理的有机碳密度变异幅度均高于施化肥处理。化肥氮+磷处理(CNP)和有机肥+氮+磷+钾处理(MNPK)有机碳密度的变异性最大;(3)各处理土壤有机碳矿化速率在培养第2~4天均达到最大,第3周后达到稳定,有机肥处理的最大矿化速率均高于化肥处理,各处理平均矿化速率为CO255.36~75.46 m l kg-1d-1,稳定矿化速率为CO210~20 m l kg-1d-1。在8周培养期内,施有机肥处理的累积矿化量始终大于施化肥处理,有机肥+秸秆+氮处理(MRN)的累积矿化量最大,各施肥处理土壤的矿化强度和稳定矿化率仍保持稳定。     

C and N mineralization of undisrupted and disrupted soil from different structural zones of conventional tillage and no-tillage systems in northern France

Differences in soil structure created by tillage systems are often believed to have large impacts on C and N mineralization, in turn influencing total soil C and N stocks, CO₂ emissions and soil mineral N supply. The objectives of our work were therefore (i) to study C and N mineralization in undisrupted fresh soils from long-term conventional till (CT) and no-till (NT) systems in northern France and (ii) to evaluate at which scale soil structure plays a significant role in protecting organic matter against C and N mineralization. The in situ heterogeneity of soil structure was taken into account during sampling. Two megastructure zones induced by tillage and compaction were identified in the ploughed layer of CT: zones with loose structure (CT_Loose) and clods with dense structure (CT_Dense). The soil samples in NT were taken from layers that differed in both structure and organic matter content (NT_0-5 and NT_5-20). Soil from the two zones of different megastructure in CT showed similar levels of protection and similar C and N mineralization. Undisrupted soil from NT_0-5 showed greater absolute and specific C and N mineralization than CT_Loose, CT_Dense and NT_5-20. Limited soil structure destruction (sieving through 2 mm) had no effect on C and N mineralization. Increased disturbance (sieving down to 250 μm) only induced a significant increase of both C and N mineralization in the 5-20 cm layer of NT. Further disruption of soil structures (sieving through 50 μm) resulted in greater C and N mineralization for all treatments except C mineralization in the upper layer of NT. Protection in the four structural zones in CT and NT was, in general, greatest in the NT deeper layer and least in the NT upper layer. Our results therefore suggest that physical protection in the 5-20 cm soil layer can partly account for larger C and N stocks in NT, but that the large C and N concentrations in the 0-5 cm soil layer are determined by mechanisms other than physical OM protection.     

Effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentration on biological nitrogen fixation, nitrogen mineralization and carbon decomposition in submerged rice soil

Controlled-environment chambers were used to study the effects of elevated CO₂ concentrations on biological N fixation, N mineralization and C decomposition in rice soil. In three chambers, CO₂ concentration was maintained at 353ᆣ/396ᆫ µmol mol^-1 (day/night; ambient CO₂), while in another three, CO₂ was maintained at 667ᆸ/700ᆽ µmol mol^-1 (day/night; elevated CO₂) throughout the growing season. Rice (var. Nipponbare) seedlings were grown under either ambient or elevated CO₂ concentrations, and then transplanted into the soils in the corresponding chambers. At different growth stages, soil samples were taken from surface (0-1cm) and sub-surface (1-10cm) layers at the centre of four hills, then sieved (<1 mm) to remove root residues. Fresh soil was used to measure N fixation activity (using the acetylene reduction assay), NH₄⁺ content and organic C. Separate sets of soil samples were transferred to serum bottles and anaerobically incubated at 30°C for 30 days to measure potential rates of N mineralization and C decomposition. Under an elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentration, acetylene reduction activity significantly increased in the surface soil layer during the early cultivation stages and in the sub-surface soil layer during the latter part of cultivation. There was no difference in the amount of NH₄⁺ in fresh soils between elevated and ambient CO₂ chambers, while the rate of N mineralization was increased by elevated CO₂ during the latter part of cultivation. Soils from the elevated CO₂ chambers had obviously higher rate of C decomposition than that from the ambient CO₂ chambers. CH₄ production gradually increased with the growth of rice plants. These results suggest that elevated CO₂ affected biological N fixation, N mineralization and C decomposition in submerged rice soil during the different growth stages of rice.     

Carbon‐mineralization kinetics in an organically managed Cambic Arenosol amended with organic fertilizers

The dynamics of C mineralization in an organically managed Cambic Arenosol amended with hen manure, a stabilized compost (compost), and three different combinations of both fertilizers (varying from a 1:100 to a 1:10 ratio) were studied during an incubation experiment to estimate the potential of such combinations to preserve/restore soil C content relative to single applications. A strong increase of the CO₂‐C emissions relative to the unamended soil (control) was observed after soil application of all five organic‐fertilizer treatments. A significantly higher amount of applied C was lost in hen‐manure treatment (648 mg CO₂‐C [g C applied]^–1) when compared to compost (159 mg CO₂‐C [g C applied]^–1) or to the three combined treatments (176–195 mg CO₂‐C [g C applied]^–1). The first‐order exponential model and the double exponential model were used to fit the C‐mineralization data in the treatments considered. Results showed that mixing “small” amounts of hen manure with compost did not affect the total amount of potentially mineralizable C, but significantly increased the mineralization rate constant. Clearly, combinations of both fertilizers promoted an initial faster mineralization of the organic matter, and consequently a faster release of nutrients, without affecting the total amount of C sequestered in soil.