氮素形态对茶树根系释放质子的影响

为探讨茶树根系酸化土壤的机制,利用水培实验和自动电位滴定方法研究了恒定pH条件下铵态氮、硝态氮及其混合液对茶树根系释放质子的影响.结果表明,在氮供应量相同情况下,纯铵态氮处理茶树根系释放质子的量最多,其次为铵/硝比为1∶1处理,在纯硝态氮处理中,茶树根系释放羟基.随着铵初始浓度的增加,茶树根系释放质子数量增加,且茶树根系的质子释放量与其对铵态氮的吸收量呈显著正相关.在pH4.5至5.5范围内,茶树根系在初始pH5.0时质子释放量最大,其次是初始pH5.5的处理,在pH4.5时茶树根系的质子释放量最少.用硝酸铵培养验证了茶树的喜铵特性,发现随着培养时间的延长,茶树对铵态氮和硝态氮的吸收量均增加,且质子释放量也有相同趋势,但在整个培养期内茶树对铵态氮的吸收量均高于对硝态氮的吸收量.因此,茶树对铵态氮的偏好吸收导致其根系释放质子,从而引起根际土壤酸化.     

不同氮素形态对干旱胁迫杉木幼苗养分吸收及分配的影响

【目的】干旱胁迫是限制植物生长的重要非生物因素之一,而适宜的氮素营养可以提高植物的抗旱性。本文探讨了供应不同形态氮源对干旱条件下杉木[Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook]幼苗养分吸收及分配的影响。【方法】采用水培试验,供试杉木材料为2个无性系幼苗(7–14号和8–8号),在营养液中添加10%(w/v)PEG-6000进行干旱胁迫。营养液中的氮源处理包括硝态氮、铵态氮、硝铵混合氮,氮素浓度均为4.571mmol/L,每个品种均设6个处理。培养20天后,测定了杉木幼苗根、茎、叶的养分含量及生物量。【结果】与正常水分供应相比较,干旱胁迫条件下供应铵态氮可促进叶片N、K以及茎叶P、K的吸收,供应混合氮可促进根部K的吸收;供应铵态氮可促进根、茎对Ca的吸收,对叶片Ca无明显作用。干旱胁迫对根部Fe、Mn、Cu、Zn吸收量影响显著,氮素供应不同程度地降低了干旱胁迫下各器官Mg、Fe、Mn和Cu吸收量,表现为抑制吸收,但添加铵态氮比硝态氮的降低幅度小。3个氮源处理均降低了干旱条件下根部Zn吸收量,但没有降低甚至增加了茎、叶中Zn的吸收量,说明氮营养可调节Zn在各器官间的分配,缓解干旱导致的缺锌现象。不同器官之间各养分吸收量差异显著,3个氮源处理中,N和P吸收量表现为叶>根>茎,K和Ca为叶>茎>根,Fe、Cu为根>叶>茎,Mg、Mn和Zn在各器官之间的分配规律不一。铵态氮吸收量均表现为叶>根>茎,且各器官铵态氮吸收量显著高于硝态氮,说明杉木具有明显的喜铵特性。【结论】在干旱胁迫下,氮素供应形态显著影响杉木幼苗对养分的吸收及在各器官中的分配,作用效果因家系品种和元素种类而异。总体来讲,铵态氮提高干旱胁迫下杉木幼苗养分吸收的效果好于硝态氮,杉木可以认为是喜铵植物。     

滇中烤烟坡耕地地表径流氮素的动态变化特征

采用野外田间试验定点监测的方法,通过研究滇中坡耕地地表径流中氮素流失的形态和浓度来反映氮素动态变化特征。结果表明:雨季氮素输出主要以径流为主,占流失量的64.86%。相同降雨条件下,不同处理三氮浓度均值均表现为:CKN1N2N3N4N5,N5处理总氮和硝态氮浓度最高值达到5.52,4.36 mg/L,高出其他各处理的2.85~4.69倍和4.73~10.45倍,铵态氮浓度介于0.01~1.30 mg/L之间。滇中坡耕地地表径流输出主要以可溶态为主,可溶态氮中以硝态氮为主,硝态氮占全氮浓度比例为21.02%~83.55%,铵态氮仅占总氮的1.02%~38.58%。氮素各形态浓度与施肥量之间、总氮浓度与氮素输出量之间、施肥量与氮素输出量之间存在显著的线性关系,相关系数达到0.864 1~0.983 8。     

氮添加对滇中高原森林凋落物养分残留及其持水性的影响

为揭示森林生态系统养分循环和水分循环对氮沉降的响应机制,以滇中高原华山松(Pinus armandii)和云南松(Pinus yunnanensis)为研究对象,开展野外氮添加下凋落叶、枝原位分解研究试验,设置对照、低氮、中氮和高氮共4个处理,利用尼龙网袋法和室内浸泡法,探究凋落叶、枝养分元素残留率、持水量和持水率及吸水速率对氮添加的响应。结果表明:(1)随着分解时间的持续,2种林分凋落叶、枝碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)分别呈释放、富集—释放、富集过程,凋落叶C、N、P残留率显著小于凋落枝(p＜0.05);(2)凋落叶最大持水量和最大吸水速率显著大于凋落枝(p＜0.05),分解24个月时,与CK相比,LN处理下2种林分凋落叶、枝C,华山松凋落叶N残留率降低1.98%~7.27%,10.79%,HN处理下2种林分凋落叶、枝C,华山松凋落叶、枝和云南松凋落枝N,华山松凋落枝P残留率则增加4.26%~9.08%,11.94%~44.51%,42.42%;(3)分解24个月时,与CK相比,LN、MN和HN处理华山松凋落叶、枝和云南松凋落叶最大持水量和最大吸水速率分别降低11.44%~25.24%,5.81%~32.23%,云南松凋落枝则增加15.48%~24.26%,17.97%~23.74%。 (4)2种林分凋落叶、枝持水量随浸泡时间延长而增加,而吸水速率则为降低,持水量与浸泡时间的关系均呈对数函数关系(m=a+bln t),吸水速率与浸泡时间的关系呈幂函数关系(v=at^-b)。(5)C与云南松凋落枝持水性呈正相关关系(p＜0.05),N与华山松凋落枝、P与华山松和云南松凋落叶持水性呈负相关关系(p＜0.05)。综上,氮添加通过改变凋落物分解过程中C、N、P养分元素残留特征进而影响其持水性。     

黄土高原天然草地3种优势物种细根分解及养分释放对模拟氮沉降的响应

细根分解是草地土壤有机质和养分的主要来源,全球N沉降背景下细根分解动态变化对生态系统碳和养分循环具有重要意义。采用埋袋法研究黄土高原天然草地3个优势物种细根分解速率和养分释放规律及其对模拟N沉降(10g·N/(m2·a))的响应。结果表明:细根分解过程分为快速(0~60d)和慢速分解(60~719d)2个阶段。大针茅、甘青针茅和白莲蒿细根分解60d的质量残留率分别为86.3%,86.2%,90.7%,分解719d的质量残留率分别为58.1%,64.7%,70.5%,表明细根分解速率大小为大针茅甘青针茅白莲蒿。相关分析表明,细根分解常数与细根初始N含量、N/P值呈显著的正相关关系,与初始C含量、C/N值呈显著的负相关关系。随着根系分解,3种细根C元素表现为直接释放,N元素表现为N富集,P元素表现为富集-释放模式,整体呈波动式下降。模拟N沉降显著抑制了3种植物细根的分解,使大针茅、甘青针茅和白莲蒿细根分解系数分别显著降低了21.3%,26.8%,47.4%。模拟N沉降使大针茅、甘青针茅和白莲蒿分解末期C元素分别增加了26.8%,20.7%,16.6%,N元素分别增加了18.2%,17.0%,13.4%,而对P残留率均没有显著影响。综上,未来氮沉降的增加会抑制黄土高原封育草地优势物种的细根分解速率,减慢其细根分解向土壤输入C和N养分的过程。     

土壤辐照灭菌对土壤中铵态氮和硝态氮行为的影响

拟通过土壤辐照灭菌的方法,研究土壤微生物对硝态氮和铵态氮在土壤中的相互转化、固持及损失的影响,为提高作物氮肥利用率提供理论依据。采用土壤纯培养的方法,通过外源添加~(15)N标记铵态氮肥[(~(15)NH_4)_2SO_4]和硝态氮肥(Na~(15)NO_3),结合γ辐照灭菌的方法,培养30 d后,测定分析了灭菌和未灭菌土壤中总的、来自于肥料的和来自于土壤的铵态氮和硝态氮含量,并定量评价了肥料氮在土壤中的残留、固持和损失情况。结果表明:灭菌显著抑制铵态氮向硝态氮的转化,激发土壤铵态氮的释放,对铵态氮在土壤中的残留、固持和损失没有显著影响;灭菌对土壤硝态氮转化为铵态氮的过程没有影响,降低了硝态氮在土壤中的残留和固持,增加了硝态氮的损失;与外源添加硝态氮相比,外源添加铵态氮促进了土壤自身无机氮的释放,外源添加的铵态氮在土壤中残留低、固持高、损失高。因此,总体来看,灭菌有利于土壤铵态氮的积累,却降低土壤硝态氮的积累。虽然外源铵态氮较外源硝态氮更能激发土壤无机态氮的释放,并更易被土壤固持,但是铵态氮肥较硝态氮肥在土壤中残留少、损失多。     

添加尿素和秸秆对三熟制水旱轮作土壤各形态氮素的影响

添加不同外源氮对土壤中不同形态氮素的转化具有十分重要的影响。选取长期耕作土壤,设置对照、添加尿素N 150 kg/hm~2(U150)、添加秸秆(相当于添加N 38 kg/hm~2,Straw)、添加尿素N 150 kg/hm~2+秸秆(相当于添加N188 kg/hm~2,U150+Straw)和添加尿素N 188 kg/hm~2(U188)5个处理进行室内培养试验,研究了添加不同外源氮对土壤铵态氮、硝态氮、可溶性有机氮、微生物生物量氮含量的影响。结果表明,土壤铵态氮随着培养时间的延长表现为先增后减的趋势,添加尿素的两个处理其土壤铵态氮较Straw、U150+Straw处理能够更快地达到峰值;而土壤硝态氮则表现为逐步增加的趋势。添加尿素处理能够显著提高土壤矿质氮的含量,在添加等量氮素的条件下,U188处理矿质氮含量在培养期间始终高于U150+Straw处理;此外,U150+Straw处理矿质氮含量在培养前期均低于U150处理,至培养30天后其含量略高于U150处理。与对照相比,培养结束时添加不同外源氮素处理的土壤矿质氮含量能够提高169.61%~496.75%。对于微生物生物量氮和可溶性有机氮而言,添加不同外源氮素分别在培养10天和30天达到峰值,此后逐渐降低。不同处理而言,添加秸秆+尿素、添加秸秆处理的微生物生物量氮和可溶性有机氮含量在培养前期明显高于仅添加尿素的两个处理,说明添加有机物料氮源主要有益于提高土壤有机态的氮素含量。     

自然降雨条件下氮素输入对滇中坡耕地氮素流失特征的影响

采用野外田间试验和定点监测的方法,通过研究滇中坡耕地地表径流中氮素流失方式、途径反映其流失特征。结果表明,产流量与降雨量相关系数达到0.8641(P0.05),而土壤侵蚀量与降雨量没有表现出很好的相关关系。在相同降雨条件下,径流总氮、硝态氮、铵态氮浓度总体均表现为随着施氮量的增加,浓度逐渐增加,即CKN1N2N3N4N5;降雨条件不同,3者最高值达到5.57,4.36,1.30mg/L。硝态氮在自然降雨条件下,占总氮浓度的21.62%～83.55%,铵态氮占1.02%～38.58%,硝态氮是氮素流失的主要形式。降雨径流的产生均伴随着土壤侵蚀,泥沙中总氮流失量也呈不规则波动。各处理全氮富集率在1.02～1.58之间变化。降雨强度最大时,富集率总体趋势最大,达到1.23～1.53。在相同降雨条件下,随着施肥量的增加,全氮富集率差异不明显,且随着时间的的推移逐渐降低。     

水稻土和菜田添加碳氮后的气态产物排放动态

【目的】动态连续监测添加碳氮底物后各气体产物—O2、 NO、 N2O、 CH4和N2的排放,对土壤碳氮转化过程和气体产生过程做更深入的理解,揭示不同土地利用方式典型红壤的温室气体产生机制。【方法】采集长江中游金井小流域不同土地利用方式稻田和菜地土壤为研究对象,利用全自动连续在线培养检测体系(Robot系统),通过两组试验分别研究土壤碳氮转化过程中各气体产物的动态变化。试验1采用菜地和稻田土壤进行好气培养,设置不施氮对照、 添加40 mg/kg铵态氮、 添加40 mg/kg铵态氮+1%硝化抑制剂、 添加40 mg/kg硝态氮、 添加40 mg/kg硝态氮+1%葡萄糖、 缺氧条件下添加40 mg/kg硝态氮+1%葡萄糖6个处理。试验2采用稻田土壤进行淹水培养,设不施氮对照、 添加40 mg/kg铵态氮、 添加40 mg/kg铵态氮+1%硝化抑制剂、 添加40 mg/kg铵态氮+1%秸秆、 缺氧条件下添加40 mg/kg铵态氮+1%的葡萄糖、 添加40 mg/kg硝态氮、 添加40 mg/kg硝态氮+1%葡萄糖、 缺氧条件下添加40 mg/kg硝态氮+1%葡萄糖8个处理。培养温度均为20℃,土壤水分含量为70% WFPS (土壤孔隙含水量),培养周期为15天。【结果】从菜地和稻田土壤不同碳氮添加处理气态产物及无机氮的动态变化可看出: 1)菜地土壤好气培养初期硝化作用产生了大量N2O; 受低碳和低含水量的限制,反硝化作用较弱。当提供充足碳源和厌氧条件,出现N2O和NO的大量排放。2)在好气稻田和淹水稻田培养过程中,反硝化作用是N2O产生的主要途径。3)稻田土壤中,提供充足碳源和厌氧条件,各气态产物出现的顺序依次是NO、 N2O和N2,与三种气体在反硝化链式反应过程中的生成顺序一致。淹水稻田加铵态氮和碳源处理N2为主要产物,添加硝态氮处理后,N2O成为主要气态产物。当土壤碳源充足时,反硝化过程进行彻底,反硝化产物以终产物(N2)为主。4)在稻田土壤出现厌氧或添加碳源条件下,均检测到大量CH4产生; 且在甲烷产生的同时,NO-3几乎消耗殆尽。【结论】金井小流域典型红壤菜地N2O主要来自于硝化作用,好气和淹水稻田N2O主要来源于反硝化作用; 当碳源充足和厌氧时,菜地及稻田反硝化作用增强; 反硝化产物组成、 产物累积量及出峰顺序与碳源和氧气浓度有关。     

水氮耦合效应对三倍体毛白杨林木生长状况的影响

为了研究水氮耦合效应对三倍体毛白杨林木生长状况的影响和机理,筛选有利于毛白杨生长的最佳水氮组合,于2008年在河北省邢台市威县采用不同水氮组合的随机区组设计对BT17三倍体毛白杨的生长状况进行连续二年研究。结果表明:不同生长时期,BT17三倍体毛白杨胸径和树高生长量快慢为:7月>6月>5月>8月>9月;方差分析结果表明,不同水氮处理间毛白杨生长指标差异显著,其中当土壤含水量为田间持水量的75%、施氮肥量(纯氮量)为240 g株-1时,胸径和树高的增长量最大,分别达到2.83±0.14 cm、3.40±0.31 cm。根据不同的施肥小区计算毛白杨林木的材积生长量,肥料和灌溉费用,计算出不同处理的经济效益,处理W3N3的经济效益最大,超过对照处理W1N0的两倍,每公顷纯利润高出两万多元。研究为毛白杨合理施肥和速生丰产林培育提供科学依据。     

氮沉降下滇中高原森林凋落物分解特征对其持水性的影响

研究模拟氮沉降下凋落物分解特征对其持水性的影响，旨在为氮沉降背景下森林生态系统养分循环和水分循环相关研究提供理论依据。以滇中高原常绿阔叶林和高山栎林为研究对象，在野外开展模拟氮沉降下凋落叶、枝原位分解研究试验，设置0(对照CK),10(低氮LN),20(中氮MN),25(高氮HN) g/(m²·a)N共4种处理，利用尼龙网袋法和室内浸泡法，探究不同处理下凋落叶、枝质量残留率、持水量和持水率及吸水速率变化特征。结果表明：(1) 2种林分凋落叶、枝质量残留率随分解时间延长而减少；与CK质量残留率相比，LN处理2种林分凋落叶、枝无显著影响(p>0.05),MN和HN处理使常绿阔叶林凋落叶分解第16,19,23,24个月和HN处理高山栎林凋落叶分解第16个月分别增加5.05%～7.45%,7.88%～8.62%,4.72%。(2)与CK分解95%所需时间相比，LN处理使常绿阔叶林凋落叶、枝和高山栎林凋落枝分别增加0.549,0.366,0.402年，高山栎林凋落叶则减少1.011年，MN和HN处理使2种林分落叶、枝增加0.236～3.638年。(3)分解时间和氮沉降...     

氮添加对华北落叶松叶片化学计量与养分重吸收效率的影响

为了解华北落叶松林叶片化学计量特征和养分重吸收效率与N素供应的关系,以24年生华北落叶松人工林为研究对象,设置3个水平(0,8,15 g/(m~2·a))连续6年的野外氮添加控制试验,测定氮添加后华北落叶松成熟叶片、凋落叶片和林分土壤养分含量的变化。结果表明:成熟叶片C含量在年际间差异显著(P0.05),氮添加显著增加成熟叶2016—2018年的C、N含量,降低2018年的P含量,导致2018年N/P在轻度氮添加下比对照增加20.20%,重度氮添加下增加34.43%,2018年N/P在重度氮添加下出现峰值20.50,表明氮添加在一定程度上驱动该林分生长的P养分限制;凋落叶中的C、N、P含量及化学计量在年际间和氮添加处理下均呈显著差异(P0.05),氮添加显著增加凋落叶2016—2018年的C含量、C/P和N/P,显著降低2016—2018年的P含量;2016—2018年,轻度氮添加下NRE(氮重吸收效率)和NRE/PRE(氮重吸收效率/磷重吸收效率)显著降低,氮添加下PRE(磷重吸收效率)显著增加;相关分析表明,NRE与凋落叶N含量,PRE与凋落叶P含量呈显著负相关,相关系数分别为-0.860和-0.772;氮添加显著增加土壤有效氮的含量,降低土壤pH(除2016年)和速效磷含量。氮添加导致华北山地针叶林树木生长受不同程度的P养分限制,推测氮添加驱动的林分受P限制可能与该区土壤养分初始状况有关,为全球气候变化下森林的养分管理提供参考依据。     

Rates of decomposition and nutrient mineralization of leaf litter from different orchards under hot and dry sub-humid climate

Leaf litter decomposition is a critical step in nutrient cycling and providing nutrients to plants. Decomposition of dry matter, lignin, ligno-cellulose, cellulose and polyphenols was investigated in relation to nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) dynamics in leaf litter of mango, guava and litchi orchards under hot and dry sub-humid climate. Leaf litter of mango and guava decomposed more rapidly than that of litchi with decay constants of 3.22, 1.33 and 0.62 yr^-1, respectively. The leaf litter organic substances like polyphenol lost more rapidly followed by cellulose, lignin and ligno-cellulose throughout the period of decomposition. The N was released faster both in mango and guava with decay constant of 4.06 and 2.11 yr^-1, respectively. The release of K was faster in mango followed by guava and litchi with decay constant of 4.66, 3.18 and 1.63 yr^-1, respectively. The leaf litter decomposition was significantly positively correlated with soil fungal and bacterial biomass, rainfall and air temperature, while the leaf chemistry showed significant negative correlations in all the orchards. The results demonstrated that mango leaf litter was found to be the best followed by guava, and litchi in terms of N, P, and K return in less period of time.     

Contrasting decomposition rates and nutrient release patterns in mixed vs singular species litter in agroforestry systems

Purpose

The rate of litter decomposition can be affected by a suite of factors, including the diversity of litter type in the environment. The effect of mixing different litter types on decomposition rates is increasingly being studied but is still poorly understood. We investigated the effect of mixing either litter material with high nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations or those with low N and P concentrations on litter decomposition and nutrient release in the context of agroforestry systems.

Materials and methods

Poplar leaf litter, wheat straw, peanut leaf, peanut straw, and mixtures of poplar leaf litter-wheat straw, poplar leaf litter-peanut leaf, and poplar leaf litter-peanut straw litter samples were placed in litter bags, and their rates of decomposition and changes in nutrient concentrations were studied for 12 months in poplar-based agroforestry systems at two sites with contrasting soil textures (clay loam vs silt loam).

Results and discussion

Mixing of different litter types increased the decomposition rate of litter, more so for the site with a clay loam soil texture, representing site differences, and in mixtures that included litter with high N and P concentrations (i.e., peanut leaf). The decomposition rate was highest in the peanut leaf that had the highest N and P concentrations among the tested litter materials. Initial N and P immobilization may have occurred in litter of high carbon (C) to N or C to P ratios, with net mineralization occurring in the later stage of the decomposition process. For litter materials with a low C to N or P ratios, net mineralization and nutrient release may occur quickly over the course of the litter decomposition.

Conclusions

Non-additive effects were clearly demonstrated for decomposition rates and nutrient release when different types of litter were mixed, and such effects were moderated by site differences. The implications from this study are that it may be possible to manage plant species composition to affect litter decomposition and nutrient biogeochemistry; mixed species agroforestry systems can be used to enhance nutrient cycling, soil fertility, and site productivity in land-use systems.     

The influence of slug (Arion rufus) mucus and cast material addition on microbial biomass,respiration, and nutrient cycling in beech leaf litter

We investigated the effects of slug (Arion rufus L.) mucus and cast material on litter decomposition, nutrient mobilization, and microbial activity in two laboratory experiments: (1) Slug mucus and cast material was added to beech leaf litter (Fagus sylvatica L.), and leaching of N and P and CO₂ production in microcosm systems were measured during 77 days of incubation; (2) mucus was added to beech leaf litter, and basal respiration, microbial biomass (substrate-induced respiration), specific respiration (qO₂), microbial growth ability after C, CN, CP, and CNP amendment, and lag time (time between CNP addition and start of exponential increase in respiration rate) were measured during 120 days of incubation. Leaching of N and P from beech leaf litter was significantly increased in treatments with mucus or faecal material of A. rufus. Following day 3, slug mucus increased nitrification processes. Mucus addition to beech leaf litter also increased basal respiration and microbial biomass significantly. In contrast, specific respiration was not significantly affected by mucus addition, and generally declined until day 60 but then increased until day 120. Nutrient amendments indicated that between days 1 and 30, N was available for microbial growth in litter with mucus but not in control litter. Generally, the lag time in beech leaf litter with added mucus was shorter than in control litter. Lag times generally increased with age, indicating dominance of slow-growing microbial populations at later stages as a consequence of depletion of easily available C resources and nutrients. We conclude that C, N, and P cycling is accelerated by slug activity.     

Impact of N and P fertilizer application on nutrient cycling in jarrah (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Eucalyptus marginata</Emphasis>) forests of south western Australia

Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata Donn ex Smith) forest grows on poor soils with low stores of plant-available nutrients. We evaluated the impact of fertilizers on nutrient cycling in soil under Jarrah forest using a field study with three rates of P (0, 50, 200 kg P ha^–1) and three rates of N (0, 100, 200 kg N ha^–1) in a full factorial design. Litterfall was significantly increased by N application (30% relative to controls) in the first 2 years after treatment and by P application in the second year. The amounts of N, P, K, Ca and Mg in litterfall were also increased significantly by both N and P fertilizer. Although fertilizer treatments did not affect the total amount of litter accumulated on the forest floor over 4–5 years after application, there were large treatment differences in the amounts of N and P stored in the forest floor. Microbial respiration in litter was significantly greater (19%) on P-treated plots relative to controls, but this increase did not translate into increased decomposition rates as measured in long-term (5-year) mesh-bag studies. The results indicate that factors other than nutrition are mainly responsible for controlling the rate of decomposition in this ecosystem. Application of P, in particular, resulted in substantial accumulation of P in forest floor litter over 5 years. This accumulation was partly a result of the deposition of P in litterfall, but was also probably a result of translocation of P from the mineral soil. During the 5-year decomposition study, there was no net release of P from leaf litter and, at the highest rate of P application, the amounts of P stored in forest floor litter were more than four-fold greater than in fresh litter. Regular fire, a common phenomenon in these ecosystems, may be an important P-mobilizing agent for enhancing plant P uptake in these forests.     

狗牙根与空心莲对水库消落带土壤氮磷释放影响的模拟

通过水库水位涨落室内模拟试验,探究丹江口库区消落带优势物种狗牙根和空心莲2种草本植物对土壤氮磷释放过程影响。结果表明:(1)水淹结束后(32天),空心莲子草土壤TN、TP分别降低11.75%,25.28%,狗牙根分别降低3.62%,25.77%。(2)干湿交替环境主要影响土壤中NH_4~+-N、NO_3~--N和AP的含量的变化,对土壤中的TN、TP含量的影响较小。(3)狗牙根的死亡增加土壤TN、NH_4~+-N、TP量,即不耐淹植被过滤带虽然能净化径流中N、P等污染物,但截留的污染物和植物吸收的养分随着植物体的分解再次进入水体或土壤,无法达到有效防控农业面源污染的目的。该研究为丹江口水库利用植被缓冲带防控水体富营养化提供一定理论依据。     

Decomposition and Nutrient Release from Intra-specific Mixtures of Legume Plant Materials

Abstract

Because farmers use mixtures of leaves and stems as a soil amendment, data of leaves, stems, and a leaf/stem mixture of Indigofera constricta and Mucuna pruriens from a 20‐week litterbag study were analyzed to assess their decomposition, nutrient release, and possible interactions within mixtures. Decomposition and nitrogen (N)–release patterns were leaves≥mixtures≥stems, whereas phosphorus (P)–release patterns were the opposite (P<0.05). Leaves released 110–130 Kg N ha^?1, and mixtures released 30% less. A similar ratio was obtained for P release. This suggests that nutrient release from leaf/stem mixtures is overestimated when only leaves are considered. Decomposition and nutrient‐release patterns of mixtures occasionally differed from estimated patterns by 2–5% (P<0.05), indicating that minor interactions took place. However, estimations based on the amount of released nutrients generally showed non significant interactions. This suggests that the impact of low‐magnitude interactions within mixtures during its decomposition on soil fertility are negligible when considering total nutrient release.     

Leaf litter C and N cycling from a deciduous permanent crop

Our understanding of leaf litter carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling and its effects on N management of deciduous permanent crops is limited. In a 30-day laboratory incubation, we compared soil respiration and changes in mineral N [ammonium (NH₄⁺-N) + nitrate (NO₃^–-N)], microbial biomass nitrogen (MBN), total organic carbon (TOC) and total non-extractable organic nitrogen (TON) between a control soil at ¹⁵N natural abundance (δ¹⁵N = 1.08‰) without leaf litter and a treatment with the same soil, but with almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb) leaf litter that was also enriched in ¹⁵N (δ¹⁵N = 213‰). Furthermore, a two-end member isotope mixing model was used to identify the source of N in mineral N, MBN and TON pools as either soil or leaf litter. Over 30 d, control and treatment TOC pools decreased while the TON pool increased for the treatment and decreased for the control. Greater soil respiration and significantly lower (p < 0.05) mineral N from 3 to 15 d and significantly greater MBN from 10 to 30 d were observed for the treatment compared to the control. After 30 d, soil-sourced mineral N was significantly greater for the treatment compared to the control. Combined mineral N and MBN pools derived from leaf litter followed a positive linear trend (R² = 0.75) at a rate of 1.39 μg N g^?1 soil day^?1. These results suggest early-stage decomposition of leaf litter leads to N immobilization followed by greater N mineralization during later stages of decomposition. Direct observations of leaf litter C and N cycling assists with quantifying soil N retention and availability in orchard N budgets.     

Leaf litterfall and decomposition of different above- and belowground parts of birch (Betula ermanii) trees and dwarf bamboo (Sasa kurilensis) shrubs in a young secondary forest in Northern Japan

In many Japanese forests, the forest understory is largely dominated by dwarf bamboo (Sasa) species, which compete with overstory vegetation for soil nutrients. We studied the rate of leaf litterfall, and decomposition and mineralization of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) from various components (leaf, root, wood, and rhizome) of overstory and understory vegetation in a young Betula ermanii forest from 2002 to 2004. Total litterfall was 377 g m⁻² year⁻¹, of which the overstory vegetation contributed about two thirds. A litter decomposition experiment conducted for 770 days indicated that mass loss of different litter components varied significantly, except for Sasa kurilensis wood and rhizome. Relative decomposition rates were significantly greater in the first growth period (June to October) than the dormant period (November to May) in most cases. Rainfall was the most important abiotic variable, explaining 75–80% of the variability in mass loss rates. Concentrations of ethanol soluble substances and N were significantly positively correlated (r=0.77 to 0.97, P<0.05) with mass loss at an early stage (41 days). The ratios of lignin/N and C/N were found to be negatively correlated with mass loss rates at all stages of litter decomposition. C stock loss was similar to that of mass loss, whereas N stock loss was slower, except for S. kurilensis fine root litter. The evergreen understory species S. kurilensis exhibited greater N use efficiency than B. ermanii, suggesting better competitive ability that might favor the production of a high biomass and invasion under tree species like B. ermanii.