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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2024, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (7): 8-16.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20220803

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Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Addition on Soil Water-Stable Aggregates and Organic Carbon Distribution in Moso Bamboo Forests in Subtropical China

Yan Zang,Yuxuan Xiang,Juan Liu*(),Peikun Jiang,Jiasen Wu,Yongfu Li   

  1. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture College of Carbon Neutrality, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A & F University Hangzhou 311300
  • Received:2022-11-18 Online:2024-07-25 Published:2024-08-19
  • Contact: Juan Liu E-mail:liujuan@zafu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) addition on soil water-stable aggregates and soil organic carbon (SOC) distribution in moso bamboo forest in subtropical China, and reveal the response of soil SOC in bamboo forest to N and P addition, providing data support for carbon sequestration and sink enhancement in bamboo forest under N deposition background. Method: In this study, NH4NO3 was used as N source, NaH2PO4 was used as P source and 4 treatments (CK: 0 kg·hm?2a?1N+0 kg·hm?2a?1P, N: 120 kg·hm?2a?1N, P: 120 kg·hm?2a?1P, NP: 120 kg·hm?2a?1N+120 kg·hm?2a?1P) were set. After N and P addition for 3 years, changes of different particle size (>2, 0.25?2, 0.053?0.25, and <0.053 mm) composition, mean weight diameter (MWD), geometric mean diameter (GMD) and SOC content were investigated. Result: 1) The content of water-stable aggregates in each soil layer was mainly macro-aggregates (>0.25 mm), and the content of macro-aggregates decreased with the increase of soil depth, while the content of micro-aggregates (<0.25 mm) increased with the increase of soil depth. In 0?20 cm soil layer, N treatment significantly increased the content of micro-aggregates, but had no significant effect on the content of macro-aggregates; P treatment had no significant effect on aggregate composition; NP treatment significantly increased the content of micro-aggregates and decreased the content of macro-aggregates; each treatment has no significant effect on MWD and GMD of water-stable aggregates. In 20?40 and 40?60 cm soil layer, the content of macro-aggregate decreased and the content of micro-aggregate increased in each treatment. In 20?40 cm soil layer, P treatment significantly reduced the MWD and GMD of water-stable aggregates, N treatment had no significant effect on MWD and GMD of water-stable aggregates, NP treatment significantly reduced the MWD of water-stable aggregates, and had no significant effect on GMD of water-stable aggregates. In 40?60 cm soil layer, each treatment significantly reduced the MWD and GMD of water-stable aggregates. 2) Compared with CK, N, and P treatment significantly reduced SOC content in each soil layer; NP treatment significantly reduced SOC content in 40?60 cm soil layer, but had no significant effect on SOC content in 0?20 and 20?40 cm soil layer. 3) N treatment only increased the SOC contribution rate of soil macro-aggregates in 20?40 cm soil layer, decreased the SOC contribution rate of soil micro-aggregates, but had no significant effect on the SOC contribution rate of soil aggregates in 0?20 and 40?60 cm soil layer; NP treatment significantly reduced the SOC contribution rate of macro-aggregates and increased the SOC contribution rate of micro-aggregates in each soil layer; the effect of P treatment on SOC contribution rate of aggregates in 20?40 and 40?60 cm soil layers was consistent with that of NP treatment, but there was no significant effect on 0?20 cm soil layer. Conclusion: NP addition could mitigate the decrease of SOC content caused by N and P addition to a certain extent. P addition could promote the transfer of SOC from macro-aggregates to micro-aggregates and increase the stability of soil carbon. Therefore, in subtropical forest soils where N is relatively rich and P is limited, P addition can alleviate the decrease of SOC content caused by N deposition and promote the sequestration of SOC to a certain extent.

Key words: nitrogen deposition, phosphorus addition, water-stable aggregate, organic carbon

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