Effects of N sources and methane concentrations on methane uptake potential of a typical coniferous forest and its adjacent orchard soil
Effects of N sources and methane concentrations on methane uptake potential of a typical coniferous forest and its adjacent orchard soil
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DOI:
10.1007/s00374-004-0768-9
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发表时间:
2004-08
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Xingkai Xu;K. Inubushi
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作者:
Xingkai Xu;K. Inubushi
After removal of the above-ground plant debris three different soil layers were taken from a typical coniferous forest and its adjacent orchard in Numata City, Japan. The potentials of soil CH4uptake at two initial CH4concentrations were studied under aerobic conditions in the laboratory, along with inhibition of soil CH4oxidation by urea-N or KNO3-N addition. Due to long-term N inputs, the CH4uptake of the upper mineral layer of the orchard soil was 25.4% and 87.7% lower than that of the surface forest soil at 2.4 and 12.6 μl l−1CH4, respectively. Methane uptake of the forest soil decreased with increasing soil depths at two CH4levels. However, maximal CH4-consuming activity occurred in the 9- to 23-cm depth of the orchard soil at 12.6 μl l−1methane. Nitrogen additions in the form of KNO3or urea at the rate of 200 μg N g−1soil substantially reduced soil CH4uptake in the upper and sub-surface mineral layers at both sites, except that the addition of KNO3-N had no apparent inhibitory effect on the CH4uptake in the 9- to 23-cm depth of the orchard soil. A strong inhibitory effect of NO3−addition on the CH4uptake, in contrast to NH4+, occurred in the surface forest soil. The use of KNO3-N, as compared to urea or urea plus a nitrification inhibitor (dicyandiamide), resulted in a lower potential to cause inhibition of CH4oxidation in the 0- to 23-cm depth of the orchard soil.