Aggregate stability and physical protection of soil organic carbon in semi‐arid steppe soils

Spatial inaccessibility of soil organic carbon (SOC) for microbial decay within soil aggregates is an important stabilization mechanism. However, little is known about the stability of aggregates in semiarid grasslands and their sensitivity to intensive grazing. In this study, a combined approach using soil chemical and physical analytical methods was applied to investigate the effect of grazing and grazing exclusion on the amount and stability of soil aggregates and the associated physical protection of SOC. Topsoils from continuously grazed (CG) and ungrazed sites where grazing was excluded from 1979 onwards (UG79) were sampled for two steppe types in Inner Mongolia, northern China. All samples were analysed for basic soil properties and separated into free and aggregate‐occluded light fractions (fLF, oLF) and mineral‐associated fractions. Tensile strength of soil aggregates was measured by crushing tests. Undisturbed as well as artificially compacted samples, where aggregates were destroyed mechanically by compression, were incubated and the mineralization of SOC was measured. For undisturbed samples, the cumulative release of CO₂‐C was greater for CG compared with UG79 for both steppe types. A considerably greater amount of oLF was found in UG79 than in CG soils, but the stabilities of 10–20‐mm aggregates were less for ungrazed sites. Compacted samples showed only a slightly larger carbon release with CG but a considerably enhanced mineralization with UG79. We assume that the continuous trampling of grazing animals together with a smaller input of organic matter leads to the formation of mechanically compacted stable ‘clods’, which do not provide an effective physical protection for SOC in the grazed plots. In UG79 sites, a greater input of organic matter acting as binding agents in combination with an exclusion of animal trampling enhances the formation of soil aggregates. Thus, grazing exclusion promotes the physical protection of SOC by increasing soil aggregation and is hence a management option to enhance the C sequestration potential of degraded steppe soils.     

Susceptibility of humic acids from soils with various contents of metals to microbial utilization and transformation

Humic acids (HAs) from a pseudogley soil with various metal contents were added as supplemental sources of nutrients, or as the sole sources of carbon or nitrogen, to aerobic cultures of complex microbial populations indigenous to the same individual soils. Depending on nutrient conditions in the individual cultures and origin of HAs, between 44% and 67% of the added HAs were utilized. The lowest utilization rate was obtained for HAs from soil heavily contaminated with Mg. The overall carbon mineralization in the microbial cultures was significantly reduced in the presence of HAs. Simultaneously, the formation of microbial biomass was enhanced up to 261%. Variovorax (Alcaligenes) paradoxus, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and a yeast Cryptococcus sp. have been identified as the dominant microbial species utilizing HAs. The individual HA preparations re-isolated from the microbial cultures exhibited distinct changes in elemental and structural characteristics. Diminished contents of ash and alterations in infra-red absorptions indicated a splitting of organic and mineral components in HAs exposed to microbial activities.     

Effects of temperature on soil organic carbon fractions contents,aggregate stability and structural characteristics of humic substances in a Mollisol

Purpose

Under a global warming scenario, understanding the response of soil organic carbon fractions and aggregate stability to temperature increases is important not only for better understanding and maintaining relevant ecosystem services like soil fertility and crop productivity, but also for understanding key environmental processes intimately related with the maintenance of other regulatory ecosystem services like global climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. An increase in temperature would accelerate the mineralization of soil organic carbon. However, the properties of organic carbon remained in soil after mineralization is not well known.

Materials and methods

Mollisol was collected at 0–20-cm depth from maize (Zea mays L.) field in Northeast China. A 180-day incubation experiment was conducted at three different temperatures (10, 30, and 50 °C) under constant soil moisture (60 % water holding capacity). Soil samples were assayed for total organic carbon (TOC), water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC), easily oxidizable organic carbon (EOC), humic fractions carbon, aggregate-associated carbon, and water stability of aggregates. Elemental analysis and solid-state ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were used to characterize humic acid and humin fractions.

Results and discussion

The contents of soil TOC, EOC, humic fractions carbon, and aggregate-associated carbon decreased with the increase in temperature. The proportion of 2–0.25-mm macroaggregate and the mean weight diameter (MWD) of aggregates also decreased. The C, H, N, S, alkyl C, and O-alkyl C contents of humic acid and humin decreased, whereas the O, aromatic C, and carbonyl C contents increased. The H/C, aliphatic C/aromatic C, and O-alkyl C/aromatic C ratios in humic acid and humin fractions decreased.

Conclusions

The increase in temperature has a negative impact on soil organic carbon content, soil aggregation, and aggregate stability. Moreover, humic acid and humin molecules become less aliphatic and more decomposed with the increase in temperature.

     

Effects of 'Agri-SC' soil conditioner on the erodibility of loamy sand soils in East Shropshire, UK: preliminary results

Abstract. The effect of Agri-SC' soil conditioner on the erodibility of loamy sand soils has been investigated at the Hilton experimental site, Shropshire, since March 1988. Factors measured have included runoff and erosion, soil structure, crust strength, splash susceptibility, aggregate stability, soil micromorphological properties, response to compaction and penetrometer resistance.
Treatment decreased runoff and erosion rates, bulk density, splash erosion, crust strength and penetrometer resistance, and increased pore space and aggregate stability. The effects on crust strength, aggregate stability and bulk density were statistically significant. The results suggest that applications of 'Agri-SC' could have beneficial effects for soil conservation.     

红壤缓坡地径流与土壤可蚀性对土壤有机碳流失的影响

探明坡面径流和土壤可蚀性对土壤有机碳流失的影响,对于研究土壤有机碳固定和区域碳循环有重要作用。该文通过野外径流小区模拟降雨试验研究不同雨强(30~100 mm/h)和耕作条件下(翻耕和免耕)土壤有机碳流失过程及其与坡面径流和土壤可蚀性的关系。结果表明,坡面产流过程对泥沙态有机碳流失过程具有明显影响,除大雨强条件下泥沙态有机碳流失速率在10~30 min呈现短时间峰值外,各径流小区泥沙态有机碳流失过程与坡面产流过程总体变化趋势基本一致,均表现为产流开始后,其流失率随降雨历时延长而增加,而后逐步趋于平稳,但坡面产流过程对径流有机碳流失过程无明显影响;坡面径流率大小影响土壤有机碳流失,坡面径流率变化能解释80%土壤有机碳流失的变化,坡面径流率与土壤有机碳流失呈线性正相关关系,且坡面径流率对泥沙态有机碳流失的影响比其对径流有机碳流失的影响更明显;土壤可蚀性对土壤有机碳流失的影响是非线性的,且土壤可蚀性指标越大,土壤有机碳流失率越大,但土壤可蚀性对土壤有机碳流失的影响存在有限性。坡面径流和土壤可蚀性是土壤有机碳流失的重要影响因素。     

Characterization of humic substances obtained from calcareous soils from Greece with various extractants. II. Physical characterization

Humic substances from the Ah horizons of five differently calcareous soils from Greece were successively extracted with organic solvents and/or 0.1 N NaOH and they were characterized by UV/VIS/IR spectroscopy and differential thermal analysis (DTA). Diethylether, acetone and dioxane extracts contained non-humic substances such as aliphatic and aromatic ethers, esters, alcoholes and long aliphatic chains, while low molecular weight humic substances were found in the ethanol extracts. All the extracts were found to contain phenolic and ?-acceptor compounds. Some differences in the physical characteristics of the humic substances were associated with the kinds of vegetation. The IR-spectra showed no essential differences between HA's and FA's extracted directly with NaOH or after previous soil extraction with organic solvents. HA's extracted directly by NaOH from soil samples under grass had a higher degree of condensation and thermal stability and generally higher carbon contents than those from soils under pine, cultivation and sedges.     

Tillage and drainage impact on soil quality: I. Aggregate stability, carbon and nitrogen pools

Effects of two tillage treatments, tillage (T) with chisel plough and no-till (NT), were studied under un-drained and drained soil conditions. Soil physical properties measured were bulk density (ρ_b), total porosity (ƒ_t), water stable aggregates (WSA), geometric mean diameter (GMD), mean weight diameter (MWD), organic carbon (OC) and total N concentrations in different aggregate size fractions, and total OC and N pools. The experiment was established in 1994 on a poorly drained Crosby silt loam soil (fine mixed, mesic, Aeric Ochraqualf) near Columbus, Ohio. In 2007, soil samples were collected (0–10, 10–20, and 20–30 cm) from all treatments and separated into six aggregate size classes for assessing proportions of macro (5–8, 2–5, 1–2, 0.5–1, 0.25–0.5) and micro (<0.25 mm) aggregates by wet sieving. Tillage treatments significantly (P ≤ 0.05) influenced WSA, MWD, and GMD. Higher total WSA (78.53 vs. 58.27%), GMD (0.99 vs. 0.68 mm), and MWD (2.23 vs. 0.99 mm) were observed for 0–10 cm depth for NT than T treatments. Relative proportion of macro-aggregates (>0.25-mm) was also more in NT than T treatment for un-drained plots. Conversely, micro-aggregates (<0.25-mm) were more in T plots for both drained and un-drained treatments. The WSA, MWD and GMD decreased with increase in soil depth. The OC concentration was significantly higher (P ≤ 0.05) in NT for un-drained (P ≤ 0.01) treatment for all soil depths. Within macro-aggregates, the maximum OC concentrations of 1.91 and 1.75 g kg⁻¹ in 1–2 mm size fraction were observed in NT for un-drained and drained treatments, respectively. Tillage treatments significantly (P < 0.01) affected bulk density (ρ_b), and total porosity (f_t) for all soil depths, whereas tillage × drainage interaction was significant (P < 0.01) for 10–20 and 20–30 cm depths. Soil ρ_b was negatively correlated (r = −0.47; n = 12) with OC concentration. Tillage treatments significantly affected (P ≤ 0.05) OC pools at 10–20 cm depth; whereas drainage, and tillage × drainage significantly (P ≤ 0.05) influenced OC pools for 0–10 cm soil layer. The OC pool in 0–10 cm layer was 31.8 Mg ha⁻¹ for NT compared with 25.9 Mg kg⁻¹ for T for un-drained treatment. In comparison, the OC pool was 23.1 Mg ha⁻¹ for NT compared with 25.2 Mg ha⁻¹ for T for the drained plots. In general, the OC pool was higher in NT system, coupled with un-drained treatment than in drained T plots. The data indicate the importance of NT in improving the OC pool.     

黑土颗粒态有机碳与矿物结合态有机碳的变化研究

确定管理措施下土壤有机碳(Soil organic car-bon,SOC),尤其是土壤团聚体稳定过程中表现活跃的有机碳组分的动态变化,对于正确评估农业管理措施对土壤结构和质量的影响作用至关重要[1]。土壤颗粒态有机质(Particulate organic matter,POM,>53μm)库是相对新形成的和对微生物有吸引力的物质,代表很大比例的“慢”分解有机碳库,其周转时间介于活性库和惰性库之间[2]。土壤POM包含有部分分解的动植物残体,是微生物活动的重要碳源[2]。增加土壤颗粒态有机碳(POM-C),有利于土壤生物活动,增加微生物生物量碳、氮,改善土壤结构及其他土壤性状[3]。土壤PO     

Lability of soil organic carbon in tropical soils with different clay minerals

Soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and turnover is influenced by interactions between organic matter and the mineral soil fraction. However, the influence of clay content and type on SOC turnover rates remains unclear, particularly in tropical soils under natural vegetation. We examined the lability of SOC in tropical soils with contrasting clay mineralogy (kaolinite, smectite, allophane and Al-rich chlorite). Soil was sampled from A horizons at six sites in humid tropical areas of Ghana, Malaysian Borneo and the Solomon Islands and separated into fractions above and below 250 μm by wet sieving. Basal soil respiration rates were determined from bulk soils and soil fractions. Substrate induced respiration rates were determined from soil fractions. SOC lability was significantly influenced by clay mineralogy, but not by clay content when compared across contrasting clay minerals. The lability of SOC was lowest in the allophanic and chloritic soil, higher in the kaolinitic soils and highest in the smectitic soil. Our results contrast with conventional concepts of the greater capacity of smectite than of kaolinite to stabilize SOC. Contents of dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate extractable Fe and Al were inversely related to SOC lability when compared across soil types. A stronger inverse correlation between content of ammonium-oxalate extractable Fe and SOC lability was found when considering the kaolinitic soils only and we conclude that the content of active Fe (hydr-) oxides controls SOC stabilization in the kaolinitic soils. Our results suggest that the validity of predictive models of SOC turnover in tropical soils would be improved by the inclusion of soil types and contents of Fe and Al (hydr-) oxides.     

Aggregate stability of a crusted soil: differences between crust and sub‐crust material,and consequences for interrill erodibility assessment. An example from the Loess Plateau of China

Soil interrill erodibility is a key component of soil erosion models. However, when using aggregate stability to assess soil erodibility, samples are usually collected from the plough layer, while soil erosion occurs at the soil surface. Hence, the potential changes in erodibility caused by crusting are ignored. Moreover, soil interrill erodibility is difficult to predict accurately. This lack of predictability means that current erosion models use a constant erodibility value for a given soil, and thus do not consider potential heterogeneity of erodibility. This study was conducted to (i) assess the heterogeneity of aggregate stability for a crusted soil and (ii) relate this heterogeneity to the aggregate stability of the underlying material (sub‐crust) and to standard soil properties. A field study was conducted in a small area of the Loess Plateau in China in which the crust and the sub‐crust soils were sampled. Standard soil properties (organic matter content, sand content, silt content, clay content, cation exchange capacity (CEC), pH in water, and water content at the time of sampling) were measured as potential explanatory factors of aggregate stability. The results showed a large heterogeneity in aggregate stability among the sites, even though the sites had the same soil type. The mean weight diameter (MWD) of the crust varied between 0.33 and 2.04 mm while the MWD of the sub‐crust varied between 0.23 and 1.42 mm. Soil texture and pH were uniform among the sampling sites, whereas water content, organic matter content and CEC varied more. Even though some correlations existed (for example r = 0.57 between MWD for the slow wetting test and organic matter content), none of the standard soil properties was able to predict aggregate stability accurately. The aggregate stability of the crust was significantly greater than that of the sub‐crust. The large differences in aggregate stability imply large differences in soil interrill erodibility. Because a single soil type was investigated, this finding proves that erodibility can vary greatly in space even for a given soil type. Soil interrill erodibility should be estimated from the exact material exposed to erosive forces, the soil surface material. Using the sub‐crust would have led to greatly over‐estimated erodibility and thus to a marked bias in erosion model predictions. Résumé La stabilité structurale d'un sol encroûté : différences entre la croûte et le matériau sous‐jacent, et conséquences pour l'estimation de l'érodabilité inter‐rigole. Un exemple dans le Plateau de Loess (Chine) L'érodabilité inter‐rigole est un paramètre clef des modèles d'érosion du sol. Cependant, lorsque des tests de stabilité structurale sont utilisés pour évaluer l'érodabilité, les mesures sont habituellement réalisées sur des échantillons prélevés dans l'horizon labouré alors que l'érosion a lieu à la surface du sol. Ainsi, les changements potentiels d'érodabilité causés par la formation de croûte sont ignorés. De plus, l'érodabilité inter‐rigole reste encore difficile à prédire avec précision. Ces difficultés conduisent les modèles d'érosion à utiliser une érodabilité constante pour un type de sol donné, et donc à ne pas considérer l'hétérogénéité potentielle de l'érodabilité. Cette étude a été conduite pour (i) évaluer l'hétérogénéité de la stabilité structurale pour un sol encroûté et (ii) relier cette hétérogénéité à la stabilité structurale du matériau sous‐jacent (sous‐croûte) et aux propriétés standards du sol. Une étude de terrain a été réalisée sur un secteur de surface limitée du Plateau de L?ss (Chine). Des échantillons provenant de la croûte et de la sous‐croûte ont été collectés. Les propriétés standards (teneur en carbone organique, teneurs en sable, limon et argile, CEC, pH, et teneur en eau au prélèvement), ont été mesurées en tant que facteurs explicatifs potentiels de la stabilité structurale. Les résultats ont montré une grande hétérogénéité de la stabilité structurale entre les différents sites alors que ces derniers présentaient le même type de sol. Le MWD de la croûte variait entre 0.33 et 2.04 mm tandis que le MWD de la sous‐croûte variait entre 0.23 et 1.42 mm. La texture du sol et le pH étaient très homogènes entre les sites étudiés, tandis que la teneur en eau, la teneur en matière organique et la CEC variaient plus fortement. Bien que certaines corrélations aient été identifiées (par exemple r = 0.57 entre le MWD du test à l'humectation lente et la teneur en carbone organique), aucune de ces propriétés n'a permis de prédire précisément la stabilité structurale. La stabilité structurale de la croûte était significativement supérieure à celle de la sous‐croûte. Les grandes différences de stabilité structurale mesurées impliquent des érodabilités très contrastées. Comme un seul type de sol a été étudié, ce résultat prouve que l'érodabilité peut être très variable spatialement pour un type de sol donné. L'érodabilité inter‐rigole du sol devrait être mesurée sur le matériau exact qui subit l'érosion, c'est‐à‐dire le matériau de surface. L'utilisation du matériau sous‐jacent aurait engendré une forte surestimation de l'érodabilité et donc un biais important dans les prédictions d'un modèle d'érosion.     

湘北红壤丘岗稻田土壤有机碳、养分及微生物生物量空间变异

通过对湘北典型红壤丘岗254个稻田耕层样(01～8.cm)进行分析,比较了微地形对稻田土壤有机碳、氮、磷和微生物生物量的影响。结果表明,丘岗底部稻田土壤有机碳、全氮、微生物生物量碳、微生物生物量氮、可溶性氮含量分别比丘岗中下部稻田高14.6%1、3.6%、24.6%、20.4%和95.8%,丘岗中下部稻田土壤Olsen-P含量比丘岗底部稻田高33.3%,差异均达极显著水平(P0.01)。不同部位稻田土壤全磷、微生物生物量磷含量和有效磷库(微生物生物量磷与Olsen-P之和)含量差异不显著。此外,丘岗底部稻田土壤碳磷比、微生物生物量碳磷比和微生物商比丘岗中下部稻田高12.7%,28.5%,8.2%,其差异达显著(P0.05)或极显著(P0.01)水平。但微生物生物量氮/全氮、微生物生物量磷/全磷、土壤碳氮比和微生物生物量碳氮比差异不显著。     

Humic substances in acid organic soils: modelling their release to the soil solution in terms of humic charge

Batch titration experiments were carried out with organic soil samples in order to investigate the release to the solution phase of humic substances (HS). Measurements were made of pH, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration, and the concentration of mono-meric (inorganic + organic) aluminium, as functions of added acid or base. DOC was taken to be entirely due to HS. The results can be interpreted in terms of a model in which the soil is considered to contain two types of HS–mobile or potentially mobile (HSM), and immobile (HSI). The binding of inorganic ions by the HS is calculated using humic ion-binding model IV, previously developed in this laboratory. Model IV allows the charges on the HS (Z_HSM, Z_HST) to be calculated; these are determined mainly by the binding of H+ and A13+. Concentrations of HS in solution, [HS_aq], are given by the equation: where |Z_HSM| is the modulus of Z_HSM, n_HSM is the carboxyl group content of HSM, c_HSM is the soil content of HSM, β is a fitting parameter, and square brackets, [ ], indicate concentrations. For most of the soils a value for β of 3 gives acceptable agreements between measured and calculated values of [HS_aq], indicating a major influence of charge on release. The optimized value of c_HSM differs considerably among soils, whereas c_HIS varies by only a factor of about two. Total humic contents (c_HSM+ c_HSI estimated by model optimization are in approximate agreement with values estimated by extraction of the soils with NaOH.     

有机物料碳和土壤有机碳对水稻土甲烷排放的影响

基于30年水稻土长期施肥定位试验,在保证原有定位试验正常开展的前提下,将部分化肥处理变更为有机肥处理(或反之),通过观测一年水稻轮作周期内不同处理甲烷(CH_4)排放通量季节性变化,探讨不同肥力水稻土中外源有机碳及土壤有机碳含量对田间CH_4排放的影响。结果表明:施化肥处理和有机肥处理,水稻土全年CH_4累积排放量范围分别为1.73~4.72和35.09~86.60 g·m~(-2)。有机肥处理改施化肥后,田间土壤CH_4的排放量显著降低;化肥处理改施有机肥或有机肥处理增施有机肥后,田间土壤CH_4的排放量显著提高。外源有机碳的输入量是田间土壤CH_4年排放量的决定性因素,外源有机碳输入量(x)与水稻土CH_4年累积排放量(y)之间满足直线方程:y=0.087 7 x+3.265 7(R~2=0.965 9,n=21)。土壤有机碳同样也是影响稻田CH_4排放的因素,在不同有机碳水平的水稻土上施用等量相同化肥或有机肥,土壤有机碳含量高的水稻土都更有利于CH_4的产生。单施化肥稻田土壤CH_4排放的最主要碳源是土壤有机碳,有机碳含量(x)和水稻土CH_4年累积排放量(y)之间的指数方程:y=0.162 4 e~(0.162 2 x)(R~2=0.940 6,n=9)。有机肥可促进土壤有机碳分解释放CH_4,土壤有机碳含量相同的条件下,高量有机肥比常量有机肥的土壤有机碳分解比率高0.65%,等量相同有机肥但土壤有机碳含量不同的条件下,土壤有机碳分解比率无显著差异;同样,土壤有机碳也可促进有机物料碳分解释放CH_4,在常量有机肥或高量有机肥处理中,土壤有机碳含量高者比低者的有机物料碳分解比率分别多出3.57%和2.34%。     

长期施肥下褐土易氧化有机碳及有机碳库的变化特征

本研究探讨了24年长期施肥对褐土土壤有机碳(TOC)、有机碳储量(TOCs)、净固碳效率(NCSE)和碳库管理指数(CPMI)的影响,为评价褐土土壤碳库变化与质量及科学施肥提供理论依据。研究以褐土肥力与肥料长期定位试验为平台,通过9个处理[A组:不施肥处理(N_0P_0、CK);B组:单施无机肥处理(N_1P_1、N_2P_2、N_3P_3和N_4P_4);C组:有机肥与无机肥配施处理(N_2P_1M_1、N_3P_2M_3和N_4P_2M_2);D组:单施高量有机肥处理(M_6)]测定土壤TOC与易氧化有机碳(ROOC)含量,并计算TOCs、NCSE及CPMI等相关指标。结果表明,在不同土层不同时期施用较高量有机肥配施无机肥及施用高量有机肥(N_3P_2M_3、N_4P_2M_2和M_6)均可提高TOC和ROOC含量,且随土层深度加深提升作用减弱。TOCs、NCSE与0~20 cm土层TOC含量在时间和空间上的变化规律基本一致。施用高量有机肥(C组、D组)可有效提高TOCs,A组、B组的TOCs均值分别比C组、D组低76.77%与17.36%。长期施肥处理可提高NCSE,尤其是施用有机肥处理可显著提高NCSE。NCSE为D组C组A组=B组;D组NCSE为1 152.27 kg·hm~(-2)·a~(-1),是C组的2.51倍,B组的16.20倍。与试验前相比,C组和D组的CPMI无显著变化,且C组与D组间差异不显著,但A组与B组比试验前降低16.38~40.02。与A组(CK)相比,B组中N1P1处理与C、D组处理显著影响CPMI,提高了23.30~45.67。在0~40 cm土层CPMI与ROOC含量呈显著正相关,CPMI可以很好地指示有机碳的变化。可见,施用高量有机肥或者较高量有机肥与无机肥配施可极显著提高褐土土壤TOCs、NCSE和CPMI,即施用高量有机肥或者较高量有机肥与无机肥配施(N_3P_2M_3和N_4P_2M_2)有利于褐土有机碳的固存,可减少无机肥的施用量,使土壤性质向良性方向发展,培肥土壤。     

长期不同施肥下塿土有机碳和全氮在团聚体中的分布

【目的】研究小麦/玉米轮作体系不同施肥方式下土壤有机碳(SOC)和全氮(TN)在(?)土不同水稳性团聚体中的分布特征,以期深入理解不同施肥方式对土壤碳、氮固持的机制。【方法】采集(?)土21年长期肥料定位试验不同施肥处理0-10 cm和10-20 cm土层土样,分析其水稳性团聚体(2 mm、2~1 mm、1~0.5 mm、0.5~0.25 mm以及0.25 mm)有机碳和全氮的分布特征。试验设不施肥(CK),化肥氮磷钾配施(N、NP、NK、PK、NPK)和秸秆还田配施氮磷钾(SNPK)以及两个水平有机肥与氮磷钾配施(M1NPK、M2NPK)9个处理。【结果】长期施肥0-10 cm土层土壤团聚体SOC和TN含量明显高于10-20 cm,平均增幅20%以上。2~1 mm或1~0.5mm团聚体中SOC和TN的含量最高,0.25 mm团聚体最低。长期不施磷肥处理的土壤团聚体SOC和TN含量均与CK相似。NP、NPK以及SNPK处理,0-10 cm土层SOC较CK分别增加16%~43%、9%~40%和22%~47%;TN增幅分别为28%~48%、39%~61%和39%~91%。10 20 cm土层,NP、NPK以及SNPK处理2mm、2~1 mm、1~0.5 mm土壤团聚体SOC较CK增幅分别为35%~49%、17%~40%和45%~46%,TN增幅分别为44%~47%、39%~54%和54%~64%。长期有机肥与氮磷钾配施处理(M1NPK、M2NPK),0-10 cm土层的团聚体SOC平均较CK分别增加68%~122%和61%~163%,TN平均分别增加84%~133%和97%~175%;10-20 cm土层,SOC较CK平均增幅分别为20%~61%和39%~118%,TN增幅平均分别为43%~86%和107%~136%。SOC和TN主要储存于0.25 mm团聚体中(40%)2~1 mm团聚体储存最少(10%)。长期不施氮或不施磷对SOC和TN在团聚体中的储存比例基本没有影响。长期NP、NPK以及M1NPK、M2NPK均降低了各土层SOC和TN在2 mm或2~1 mm的储存比例增加了在1~0.25 mm团聚体储存比例。2 mm或2~1 mm团聚体的C/N比值高于微团聚体(0.25 mm),而与CK相比,长期施肥降低了土壤团聚体的C/N比值。【结论】关中地区(?)土长期偏施化肥对有机碳和全氮在团聚体的含量及分布没有显著影响而长期氮磷或氮磷钾化肥配合、氮磷钾与有机物配合均明显增加土壤团聚体的有机碳及全氮含量,特别是长期氮磷钾配合有机肥能显著增加土壤1~0.25 mm团聚体对土壤有机碳和全氮的固存比例,提高土壤有机碳和全氮储量减少温室气体的排放。     

Aggregation in soils with small amounts of swelling clays. I. Aggregate stability

The respective role of organic materials and poorly-ordered Al and Fe hydrous oxides on soil aggregate stability was studied in silty soils with little swelling clay, using both multivariate analysis and physico-chemical approaches. Soil disaggregation is a function of the hydrophobic character of organic matter (OM), which depends on the nature of the organic materials, cationic environment and the aggregating effect of Al and Fe hydrous oxides.
Two kinds of aggregates >50 μm can be distinguished in organic soils, one being about six times more stable than the other. In soils poor in organic matter, weak aggregates dominate; the binding agents are Ca or Al OM rich in polysaccharides and peptides.     

Alterations of soil aggregates and intra-aggregate organic carbon fractions after soil conversion from paddy soils to upland soils: Distribution, mineralization and driving mechanism

Investigating the impacts of soil conversion on soil organic carbon(OC) content and its fractions within soil aggregates is essential for defining better strategies to improve soil structure and OC sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the consequences of soil conversion from paddy soil to upland soil for soil aggregates and intra-aggregate OC pools are poorly understood. Therefore, the objective of this study was to quantify the effects of soil conversion on soil aggregate and intra...     

不同秸秆还田模式对土壤有机碳及其活性组分的影响

为了探讨不同秸秆还田模式对土壤有机碳(total organic carbon,TOC)及活性碳组分的影响,设置了秸秆不还田(CK)、秸秆直接还田(CS)、秸秆转化为食用菌基质,出蘑后菌渣还田(CMS)和秸秆过腹还田(CGS)4种还田模式。通过田间小区试验,研究了不同秸秆还田模式下,土壤有机碳及活性组分的变化规律。结果表明不同秸秆还田模式均提高了土壤有机碳含量,但不同还田模式下土壤有机碳含量差异不显著(P0.05),和CK相比,CS、CMS和CGS处理下,土壤有机碳质量分数分别增加9.0%、23.9%和26.7%。不同秸秆还田模式也提高了土壤活性碳组分含量。在不同秸秆还田模式下,土壤溶解性有机碳(dissolved organic carbon,DOC)含量表现为CSCMSCGSCK,且不同处理间差异显著(P0.01)。和CK相比,CS、CMS和CGS处理下,土壤DOC质量分数分别增加64.6%、29.4%和8.9%。土壤微生物量碳(microbial biomass carbon,MBC)含量表现为CMSCGSCSCK,且差异显著(P0.05)。和CK相比,CS、CMS和CGS处理下,土壤MBC质量分数分别增加28.9%、84.7%和59.3%。土壤易氧化态碳(easily oxidizable carbon,EOC)含量表现为CMSCSCGSCK,且差异显著(P0.01)。和CK相比,CS、CMS和CGS处理下,土壤EOC质量分数分别增加24.1%、55.7%、和9.3%。不同秸秆还田模式显著影响土壤活性碳组分在总有机碳中占的比例,改变土壤有机碳质量。在不同秸秆还田模式下,DOC/TOC表现为CSCMSCKCGS、MBC/TOC表现为CMSCGSCSCK、EOC/TOC表现为CMSCSCKCGS,且不同处理间均差异显著(P0.01)。从提高土壤质量角度,推荐秸秆-菌渣还田模式,在该模式下,土壤MBC/TOC和EOC/TOC均最大,土壤碳素有效性高、易于被微生物利用,有利于作物生长。从提高土壤固碳角度,推荐秸秆过腹还田模式,在该模式下,土壤DOC/TOC最小,且土壤有机碳含量最高,有利于碳的固定和保存。该研究结果可为秸秆合理高效利用、改善农业土壤碳库质量提供参考。