不同施肥措施对春玉米农田土壤酶活性的影响

为研究肥料配比对春玉米农田土壤酶活性的影响,连续4年采用田间定位种植春玉米,分析各生育期各土层酶活性,利用聚类分析和主成分分析揭示酶活性的动态变化差异。结果表明,各种施肥措施显著增加蔗糖酶、脲酶和磷酸酶活性,主要影响10~20 cm土层酶活性。施用有机肥土壤酶活性最大值出现在散粉期,施用无机肥土壤酶活性最大值出现在大喇叭口期。随着土层深度的增加,蔗糖酶、脲酶、磷酸酶活性呈下降趋势;过氧化氢酶活性10~20 cm土层最低。配合施肥中增施氮肥降低过氧化氢酶活性,增加蔗糖酶、脲酶活性;增施磷肥增加脲酶、磷酸酶活性;增施有机肥增加过氧化氢酶活性,降低蔗糖酶、脲酶活性。单施氮肥降低土壤脲酶和磷酸酶活性。有机无机肥配施能够延长春玉米生育期土壤酶活性的高值期。土壤蔗糖酶、脲酶、过氧化氢酶和磷酸酶活性分别受全钾、全氮、有机质和全氮、全磷和有机质含量的影响,施肥通过改变土壤元素含量及供给能力影响土壤酶活性。     

灌水和氮肥类型对土壤微生物量和酶活性的影响

灌水和施氮肥类型对土壤微生物和酶的影响尚不清楚。该研究旨在评估不同灌水和氮肥类型对土壤微生物生物量和酶活性的影响。结果表明,与清水灌溉相比,再生水灌溉显著增加了土壤细菌、放线菌、革兰氏阳性菌的生物量以及总磷脂脂肪酸,增加幅度分别为7.60%、10.48%、4.97%和4.88%。施氮肥显著提高了土壤细菌生物量和总磷脂脂肪酸,增加幅度范围分别为13.42%~17.34%和8.12%~11.19%。与清水灌溉相比,再生水灌溉并没有显著增加土壤脲酶、过氧化氢酶和蔗糖酶活性。施氮肥也没有显著提高土壤脲酶、过氧化氢酶和蔗糖酶活性。土壤微生物和酶在施缓释尿素肥的土壤中更为活跃。研究结果表明,与其他土壤微生物相比,放线菌和革兰氏阳性菌生长得更快,能更有效地利用再生水灌溉带入的可溶性有机氮;而细菌能更有效地利用氮肥带入的硝态氮。再生水灌溉和施缓释尿素肥在增加土壤微生物生物量和酶活性方面更有效。为了获得更好的土壤质量,更高的作物产量和可持续性利用水资源,建议夏玉米-冬小麦轮作种植利用再生水滴灌并施用缓释尿素肥。     

灌水和氮肥类型对土壤微生物量和酶活性的影响（英文）

灌水和施氮肥类型对土壤微生物和酶的影响尚不清楚。该研究旨在评估不同灌水和氮肥类型对土壤微生物生物量和酶活性的影响。结果表明,与清水灌溉相比,再生水灌溉显著增加了土壤细菌、放线菌、革兰氏阳性菌的生物量以及总磷脂脂肪酸,增加幅度分别为7.60%、10.48%、4.97%和4.88%。施氮肥显著提高了土壤细菌生物量和总磷脂脂肪酸,增加幅度范围分别为13.42%～17.34%和8.12%～11.19%。与清水灌溉相比,再生水灌溉并没有显著增加土壤脲酶、过氧化氢酶和蔗糖酶活性。施氮肥也没有显著提高土壤脲酶、过氧化氢酶和蔗糖酶活性。土壤微生物和酶在施缓释尿素肥的土壤中更为活跃。研究结果表明,与其他土壤微生物相比,放线菌和革兰氏阳性菌生长得更快,能更有效地利用再生水灌溉带入的可溶性有机氮;而细菌能更有效地利用氮肥带入的硝态氮。再生水灌溉和施缓释尿素肥在增加土壤微生物生物量和酶活性方面更有效。为了获得更好的土壤质量,更高的作物产量和可持续性利用水资源,建议夏玉米-冬小麦轮作种植利用再生水滴灌并施用缓释尿素肥。     

不同施氮水平再生水灌溉对设施番茄根际土壤供氮的影响

通过田间小区随机区组试验研究不同施氮水平再生水灌溉对设施番茄土壤供氮能力和产量的影响,对不同施氮处理再生水灌溉设施番茄关键生育阶段根际、非根际土壤矿质氮和全氮含量、番茄生物量和产量、氮肥利用效率、表观氮素损失量进行对比分析。结果表明:再生水灌溉氮肥减施20%处理和氮肥减施30%处理,番茄关键生育期根际土壤矿质氮含量保持在40mg/kg以上,根际与非根际土壤矿质氮含量差异介于10.47%～12.63%之间,促进了非根际土壤矿质营养向根际土壤迁移;再生水灌溉氮肥减施20%处理和氮肥减施30%处理氮肥利用效率和产量均显著高于常规施氮处理,而土壤供氮能力与常规施氮处理差异不大。因此,再生水灌溉条件下,施氮水平控制在189～216kg/hm2之间,可有效削减0-30cm根层土壤表观氮素损失,提高根际土壤供氮能力,显著提高番茄关键生育阶段氮肥利用效率和番茄产量。     

不同施氮水平下再生水灌溉对土壤微环境的影响

为探明再生水灌溉和氮素施用对土壤微环境的影响,通过温室盆栽试验种植小白菜,以清水为对照,研究了在5种施氮水平下再生水灌溉对土壤酶活性、微生物区系分布和土壤养分的影响。结果表明,在土壤理化学性状方面,再生水灌溉提高了土壤盐分、土壤脲酶、过氧化氢酶活性及土壤氮素含量,降低了蔗糖酶活性;相同施氮水平下,再生水处理土壤呼吸、土壤温度和土壤含水量均高于清水处理。在微生物数量方面,在低氮水平下,再生水灌溉对土壤真菌起促进作用,对氨化细菌无明显影响;在高氮水平下,再生水灌溉促进土壤细菌和氨化细菌增长,抑制土壤真菌生长。土壤微生物数量与土壤理化性状相关分析表明,细菌总数与总氮和硝态氮(NO3--N)含量呈正相关,与有机质(OM)含量和pH呈负相关;氨化细菌总数与硝态氮、温度、细菌总数和过氧化氢酶活性呈正相关,与有机质含量呈负相关。土壤微生物种类与土壤化学性质的CCA典范对应分析表明,NO3--N、总磷对疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)和芽单胞菌门(Gemmatimonadetes)的影响较大,pH和OM含量对厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和放线菌门(Actinobacteria)的影响较大。再生水灌溉下120mg/kg氮素处理更有利于土壤水分的保持和生物活性的提高,提升土壤肥力。     

不同氮肥用量对玉米田土壤酶活性及微生物量碳、氮的影响

为了探讨不同氮肥施用量对玉米田土壤酶活性及微生物量碳、氮含量的影响,设置5、10、25 g/m~2共3个施肥处理,以不施肥为对照,在玉米不同生长时期分两层采集0～20 cm的耕层土样,测定土壤微生物量碳、氮含量及土壤蔗糖酶、过氧化氢酶和脲酶活性,结果表明:不同处理间土壤酶活性及土壤微生物量碳、氮含量存在显著差异,各施肥处理均能显著提高土壤酶活性及土壤微生物量碳、氮含量,其中施氮肥量为10 g/m~2的处理效果最为显著;在玉米生长发育的各时期,不同处理的土壤酶活性及土壤微生物量碳、氮含量总体表现为先升后降的趋势;土壤脲酶活性、过氧化氢酶活性、微生物量碳含量与氮肥用量间存在显著或极显著正相关关系,土壤微生物量碳、氮含量及各种土壤酶活性相互间均存在显著或极显著相关关系。     

有机无机肥配施提高旱地麦田土壤养分有效性及酶活性

【目的】有机无机肥配施可显著提高土壤微生物活性,改善土壤养分供应状况。深入理解不同氮肥用量配施有机肥下土壤的生物化学性状,为充分发挥肥料效益,实现冬小麦高产稳产提供科学施肥依据。【方法】以冬小麦为供试作物,在黄土高原南部半湿润易旱区连续三年进行了田间定位试验。采用裂区试验,设置5个氮肥用量 (N 0、75、150、225、300 kg/hm2),配施或不施有机肥 (30 t/hm2)。在冬小麦拔节期、抽穗期、灌浆期、成熟期,取0—20 cm土层样品,采用常规方法测定土壤养分和酶活性。在收获期,调查了冬小麦籽粒产量。【结果】1) 冬小麦产量以施氮量N 150 kg/hm2配施有机肥处理最高,且有机无机肥配施与单施化肥处理相比能够在减少19.1%的氮肥用量条件下,保证冬小麦产量稳产高产,此外在天气不理想的状况下,冬小麦的净收益也能保持在较高水平。2)在冬小麦的整个生育期,有机无机肥配施处理可显著提高0—20 cm土层土壤有机质、全氮、有效磷、速效钾、硝态氮含量以及土壤蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶和脲酶活性,与单施化肥处理相比分别增加18.2%、27.4%、149.3%、31.4%、27.6%、4.0%、4.7%、1.5%,但对过氧化氢酶活性无明显促进作用,且除了脲酶以施氮量N 300 kg/hm2配施有机肥的活性最高,其余指标均以施氮量N 150 kg/hm2配施有机肥处理效果最佳。3) 施氮量、有机肥、冬小麦生育期显著影响土壤蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶、过氧化氢酶和脲酶活性,施氮量和有机肥的交互效应显著影响碱性磷酸酶活性,施氮量和冬小麦生育期的交互效应显著影响土壤蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶和过氧化氢酶活性,有机肥和冬小麦生育期的交互效应显著影响土壤碱性磷酸酶和过氧化氢酶活性,施氮量、有机肥和冬小麦生育期三者的交互效应显著影响土壤蔗糖酶活性。4) 相关分析表明,土壤碱性磷酸酶与有机质间、脲酶与速效钾之间均未达显著相关水平,土壤蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶、过氧化氢酶和脲酶与有机质、全氮、有效磷、速效钾均呈显著或极显著正相关。【结论】土壤养分、酶活性和冬小麦产量之间密切相关,在施用有机肥30 t/hm2的基础上配施氮肥N 150 kg/hm2,有利于增强黄土高原南部半湿润易旱区冬小麦土壤生态系统的可持续性。     

施氮肥对新疆荒漠草原生物量和土壤酶活性的影响

为了研究了施肥对荒漠草原生物量和土壤酶活性的影响,采用野外试验方法了解施氮肥对新疆石河子3个不同降水量荒漠草原地上生物量和土壤中脲酶、蛋白酶、蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶、多酚氧化酶和过氧化氢酶活性的变化情况。结果表明：与对照处理相比,施氮肥可以明显增加荒漠草原地区地上部分的生物量和6种土壤酶活性。施氮肥在高、中、低降水量地区的生物量增加比例分别为21.8%～31.2%,21.7%～39.3%,26.3%～31.4%。随着施肥后时间延长,施氮肥处理土壤脲酶、蛋白酶、蔗糖酶和碱性磷酸酶活性呈先增加后降低的趋势,多酚氧化酶和过氧化氢酶活性呈逐渐增加趋势。多酚氧化酶活性随土壤深度的增加呈现先增加后降低趋势,而其他5种酶随土壤深度的增加而降低。脲酶、蛋白酶、蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶随降水量的降低而下降,多酚氧化酶和过氧化氢酶活性在降水量中等地区最大。     

有机肥和化肥长期施用对土壤活性有机氮组分及酶活性的影响

本文以中国农业科学院山东禹城长期定位施肥试验为平台,研究了长期施用有机肥和化肥26年后对土壤活性氮库不同组分［颗粒有机氮（POM-N）、 可溶性有机氮（DON）、 微生物量氮（SMBN）及轻组有机氮（LFOM-N）］及土壤酶活性的影响。结果表明,与不施肥相比,长期施肥显著提高了土壤全氮、 颗粒有机氮、 可溶性有机氮、 微生物量氮以及轻组有机氮的含量,长期施有机肥效果好于化肥,施用高量有机肥效果好于施用常量有机肥。常量施用量下,50%有机肥和50%化肥配施处理其土壤全氮和活性有机氮库各组分含量与高量化肥处理的相当。长期施化肥处理土壤全氮及活性有机氮库各组分含量随施肥量的增加而显著增高。POM-N对土壤全氮的贡献率最高,且明显受施肥方式的影响,LFOM-N对土壤全氮的贡献率不随施肥方式的改变而变化。长期施肥处理土壤脲酶、 碱性磷酸酶和蔗糖酶活性显著增加,它们之间及与土壤全氮、 速效磷及有机碳含量间呈现显著或极显著相关性,脲酶活性与土壤各活性氮组分间也存在显著或极显著相关性; 但长期施肥后土壤过氧化氢酶的活性低于不施肥     

麦秸还田下水氮管理对稻田土壤养分、酶活性及碳库的短期影响

为揭示麦秸还田下,稻麦轮作区水氮耦合关系,通过大田试验,研究了麦秸还田条件下,不同的水分管理(淹水灌溉、浅湿调控灌溉、常规灌溉)和氮肥量(180、225、270 kg·hm~(-2))对稻田土壤养分、土壤酶活性及土壤碳库的短期影响。结果表明,在相同水分管理下,随着施氮量的增加,稻田土壤有机质、全氮、速效钾、易氧化有机碳含量、蔗糖酶、过氧化氢酶活性以及水稻产量均呈先升高后降低趋势。与常规灌溉相比,当施氮量为180 kg·hm~(-2)时,浅湿调控灌溉可以显著提高稻田土壤全氮、铵态氮、硝态氮含量,淹水灌溉显著降低了土壤易氧化、水溶性有机碳含量和蔗糖酶、过氧化氢酶活性;当施氮量为225kg·hm~(-2)和270kg·hm~(-2)时,浅湿调控灌溉可以显著提高土壤全氮含量和水稻产量,淹水灌溉显著降低了水溶性有机碳、过氧化氢酶活性。因此,在麦秸还田条件下,与其他处理相比,浅湿调控灌溉和施氮量为225 kg·hm~(-2)的处理在短期内对提高土壤养分含量、增加土壤酶活性、碳库含量和水稻产量具有显著优势。本研究为该地区制定合理、高效的水肥管理措施提供了科学依据。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Properties of anaerobically digested and composted municipal solid waste assessed by linking soil mesofauna dynamics and nitrogen modelling

We have studied the effect of anaerobically digested (ADMSW) and composted municipal solid waste (CMSW) on mineralization and foodweb dynamics to verify the hypothesis that ADMSW would immobilize N right after addition to soil in contrast to addition with CMSW. Another hypothesis was that the mesofauna (enchytraeids and microarthropods) would stimulate N release from the decomposer community. We measured excretion of -N and urea-N from the mesofauna and hypothesized that enchytraeids would release urea. ADMSW and CMSW were amended to pots with sandy loam and barley. The pots were divided into treatments with or without mesofauna. Mesofauna, plant N and biomass, soil N and ergosterol (fungal biomass) were measured over a 113-day period of four equidistant samplings. Soil respiration, N mineralization and N release by the mesofauna were modelled from concurrent studies. ADMSW- and CMSW-treated soils initially (<20 days) immobilized N. The amendments did not increase plant growth substantially, and this was probably due to N-limitation in the early stages of plant growth. Enchytraeid abundance was about three times higher in ADMSW- than CMSW-treated soils, indicating that ADMSW contained more labile compounds, bacteria, and microfauna. The mesofauna did not affect N-content, but the cumulated -N excreted by the mesofauna was estimated to be substantial and about one-fifth of total plant N in ADMSW. An explanation for this discrepancy might be that in the absence of the mesofauna, other members of the detrivore and microbivore community performed the mesofauna’s function. Neither enchytraeids nor microarthropods excreted urea.     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures: Resolving the “wicked” problem of the Steller sea lion

“Wicked” problems are those that are complex and that change when solutions are applied. Many conflicts in conservation fall into this category. The study approached the problem of how to constrain the apparent wickedness of a problem in the conservation management of a species by using simple empirical indicators to carry out iterative assessment of the risk to a population and to document how this risk evolves in relation to the addition of new data and the implementation of management actions. Effects of high levels of uncertainty within data and also concerning population structure were examined through stochastic simulation and by exploration of scenarios. Historical trends in the example used, the Steller sea lion, showed rapid declines in abundance in some regions during the 1980s. The current total population is 130,000-150,000 Steller sea lions through Alaska and British Columbia and this number has been stable since about 1990 in spite of regional differences in population dynamics. Regional differences in the sequence of changes in the number of pups and non-pups, suggested that an internal re-distribution of juveniles could have happened between 1980 and 1990. Current productivity also appears close to the long-term mean. Stochastic population projection using various scenarios showed that, based upon this history, the risk of extinction for the population has declined and is below reasonable thresholds for considering the population to be endangered. The trends in risk suggest that management actions taken since 1990 have probably been effective. Consequently, the conservation management objectives for the Steller sea lion are probably being met. The approach provides a mechanism, based upon experience and scenario analysis, for exploring future policy options and may help to constrain the debate amongst stakeholders about the cost-benefit trade-offs associated with different options.     

Soil-profile distribution of primary and secondary plant-available nutrients under conventional and no tillage

Nutrient distributions under no tillage (NT) compared with conventional disk-and-bed tillage (CT) management in the warm, humid region of the southeastern USA need to be assessed so that future placement, quantity, and type of fertilizers can be altered, if necessary, to efficiently match crop demands. We determined soil-profile distributions of pH, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu to a depth of 0.9 m at the end of 8.5 years of continuous CT and NT management on a Weswood silty clay loam (fine, mixed, thermic Fluventic Ustochrept) in southcentral Texas. Most dramatic changes occurred within the 0–0.05 m depth, where soil under NT had lower pH, Fe, and Cu than under CT, but greater P, K, Zn, and Mn. Greater P and K under NT than under CT also occurred below the till-zone (0.15–0.3 m). At a depth of 0–0.3 m, soil under NT contained greater amounts of extractable P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu than under CT. Nitrogen fertilization had little effect on nutrient distributions, except resulting in greater extractable K at 0–0.05 m and greater nitrate at 0–0.15 m. Few changes in soil-profile distributions were observed for extractable S, Ca, Mg, and Na. Long-term continuous use of NT on this fine-textured, high-fertility (except for N) soil had no apparent adverse effects on nutrient distributions relative to CT, but enhanced conservation and availability of P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu near the soil surface where crop roots proliferate.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.