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Seasonal dynamics of soil respiration and nitrification in three subtropical plantations in southern China

Weixia Wang,Ruimei,Cheng,Zuomin Shi,J. Ingwersen,Da Luo,Shirong Liu

Published 2016 in Iforest - Biogeosciences and Forestry

ABSTRACT

Abstract: Numerous studies have documented that soil respiration and nitrogen cycling show a distinct seasonal dependence regulated by environmental factors (e.g., soil temperature and soil water content). The mechanisms controlling the seasonal dependence of these two key ecosystem processes have rarely been linked to both soil microbial community and soil environmental factors. Here, we present results on the seasonal patterns of soil respiration and gross nitrification rates in three subtropical plantations of Pinus massoniana, Castanopsis hystrix and Erythrophleum fordii over a period of 11 months. Turnover rates were measured with the Barometric Process Separation technique (BaPS). We elucidated how soil respiration and gross nitrification are controlled by the soil microbial community and by soil environmental factors. Soil respiration and gross nitrification showed strong seasonal dynamics, although no significant differences were observed among plantations. The turnover rates were the highest during the wet season and the lowest during the dry season. Microbial biomass, total phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs), fungal PLFAs and bacterial PLFAs peaked during the dry season. Both soil respiration and gross nitrification rates were positively correlated with soil temperature and soil water content. Microbial biomass decreased with increasing turnover rates. Our findings highlight that carbon and nitrogen turnover rates were mostly controlled by soil temperature and soil water content.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2016

  • Venue

    Iforest - Biogeosciences and Forestry

  • Publication date

    2016-10-13

  • Fields of study

    Biology, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.3832/IFOR1828-009
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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