Contribution of charcoal to short-term nutrient dynamics after surface fire in the humus layer of a dwarf bamboo-dominated forest
Contribution of charcoal to short-term nutrient dynamics after surface fire in the humus layer of a dwarf bamboo-dominated forest
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DOI:
10.1007/s00374-011-0657-y
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发表时间:
2012-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Kobayashi Makoto;Kobayashi Makoto;Hideaki Shibata;Yong Suk Kim;T. Satomura;T. Satomura;K. Takagi;M. Nomura;F. Satoh;Takayoshi Koike
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作者:
Kobayashi Makoto;Kobayashi Makoto;Hideaki Shibata;Yong Suk Kim;T. Satomura;T. Satomura;K. Takagi;M. Nomura;F. Satoh;Takayoshi Koike
Ecological function of charcoal has been mainly investigated by adding charcoal to soil, which is not fully adequate to understand in situ the role in fire-prone forest ecosystem. To determine in situ effects of charcoal on ecosystem functions, such as nutrient availability, we conducted an experimental burning in a Japanese white birch forest with dense coverage of dwarf bamboo in the understory with or without removal of charcoal. Ammonium-N in the remaining humus layer increased immediately after the burning, but decreased to the level of unburnt plots within 1 month of the burning. Removal of charcoal had no significant effect on the NH4+-N dynamics. Although burning did not affect NO3−-N dynamics during the sampling period, charcoal removal led to a slight increase in NO3−-N. The available P increased immediately after the burning, but then fell at 1 month after burning. Charcoal inhibited the available P depletion and prolonged the high availability of P. Greater availability of P might be due to the adsorption of phosphate in charcoal pores. Exchangeable Ca and Mg increased gradually; charcoal appeared to extend the period of higher concentration of exchangeable Ca and Mg. Charcoal deriving from fire is a key factor in influencing available nutrient in the humus layer of post-fire forests.