Freezing effects on carbon and nitrogen cycling in northern hardwood forest soils

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作者
Neilson, CB
Groffman, PM
Hamburg, SP
Driscoll, CT
Fahey, TJ
Hardy, JP
机构
[1] Inst Ecosyst Studies, Millbrook, NY 12545 USA
[2] Brown Univ, Ctr Environm Studies, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[3] Syracuse Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
[4] Cornell Univ, Dept Nat Resources, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[5] USA, Cold Reg Res & Engn Lab, Hanover, NH 03755 USA
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10.2136/sssaj2001.1723
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S15 [土壤学];
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0903 ; 090301 ;
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We evaluated the effects of freeze-thaw events on soil respiration, nitrogen mineralization, nitrification, and nitrous oxide production in soils from a northern hardwood-dominated forest in New Hampshire, USA. Soil samples from three horizons (O-e, O-a, A) from nearly monospecific stands of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marshall) and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton) were placed in 200-mL incubation vessels (microlysimeters), subjected to severe (-13 degreesC) and mild (-3 degreesC) freeze treatments for 10 d. and then incubated at laboratory temperature (20-25 degreesC) for 3 wk. Evolution of CO2 and N2O and concentrations of leachable NH4+ and NO3- were measured at weekly intervals. Freezing increased rates of C and N cycling in these soils, but the effects varied with species, horizon, and freeze treatment. Whereas severe freezing stimulated respiration, N2O flux, and mineralization, mild freezing had very few effects. Nitrification did not appear to be affected by either freeze treatment, but increases in denitrification may have masked freeze effects on this process. Freeze effects were much more marked in maple than in birch soils and in the O-a and A horizons. Maple consistently had higher rates of nitrification and N2O production than did birch. The species and horizon differences were likely driven by higher levels of available C in the birch soils and O-e, horizon at both sites. These results suggest that changes in climate and snow cover that influence soil freezing could increase N and C losses from northern hardwood forest ecosystems with potential effects on soil fertility and carbon storage, receiving water quality, and atmospheric chemistry.
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页码:1723 / 1730
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