Influence of temperature and vegetation cover on soluble inorganic and organic nitrogen in a spodosol

被引:37
作者
Chapman, PJ [1 ]
Williams, BL [1 ]
Hawkins, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Macaulay Land Use Res Inst, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, Scotland
基金
英国自然环境研究理事会;
关键词
ammonium; dissolved organic carbon; dissolved organic nitrogen; leachate; nitrate; spodosol; vegetation;
D O I
10.1016/S0038-0717(01)00017-7
中图分类号
S15 [土壤学];
学科分类号
0903 ; 090301 ;
摘要
In this study, the influence of temperature and vegetation cover on soluble inorganic and organic nitrogen in a spodosol from north east Scotland was investigated. Firstly, soil cores were incubated at 5, 10 and 15 degreesC for up to 8 weeks. Net mineralisation was observed at all temperatures with larger rates observed at higher temperatures. In contrast, water extractable dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) displayed no clear trend with time and showed little response to temperature. Secondly, intact cores of the same soil, with and without vegetation, were leached with artificial rain for 6 weeks at 6.5 and 15 degreesC. Temperature acid the presence of vegetation interacted to have a significant (P < 0.01) effect on the concentration of NO; in leachates, highest concentrations were observed in leachates from cores without vegetation at 15 degreesC, whereas lowest concentrations were observed in leachates from cores with vegetation at 6.5"C. In contrast, concentrations of DON and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were significantly (P < 0.001) higher in leachates from cores with vegetation than without vegetation and were not affected by temperature. The cumulative amounts of DON and DOC leached from the cores with vegetation were 4 and 2.5 times greater, respectively, than those leached from the cores without vegetation. Comparison of soil solution (extracted by centrifugation at 0-5 and 5-10 cm depth) after leaching for 6 weeks, showed that the upper layer contained more than twice the amount of DON than the 5-10 cm layer and that the difference in concentration between the two depths was enhanced in the presence of vegetation. The results indicate that vegetation is an important source of DON and DOG. However, the removal of vegetation did not lead to an increase in the quantity of total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) in soil water, but resulted in a change in the dominant N fraction from DON to NO;. In addition, the results show that DON, in both the incubated and leached cores, did not change as inorganic N was mineralised. This suggests that if water extractable DON was acting as a source of NH: or NO;, then it was being replenished by, and in equilibrium with, a large reserve of organic N. Evidence of such a pool was indirect in the form of additional DON (equivalent to 2 g N m(-2) being extracted by 0.5 M K2SO4. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1113 / 1121
页数:9
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