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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2014, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (1): 21-26.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20140104

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Response of Soil Respiration to Simulated Nitrogen Deposition in an Eucalyptus grandis Plantation in the Rainy Area of Western China

Xiang Yuanbin, Huang Congde, Hu Tingxing, Tu Lihua, Yang Wanqin, Li Renhong, Hu Chang   

  1. The Provincial Key Laboratory of Forestry Ecology Engineering of Sichuan Province College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University Ya'an 625014
  • Received:2010-11-01 Revised:2013-10-25 Online:2014-01-25 Published:2014-01-25
  • Contact: 黄从德

Abstract:

A simulated nitrogen deposition experiment in the field was conducted in a Eucalyptus grandis stand for 14 months. The levels of nitrogen deposition were 0(CK), 5 (L), 15 (M) and 30 (H) g N m-2·a-1 respectively. The soil respiration was measured by infrared gas analyzers, and then NH4NO3 was added into N-treated plots in the last third of each month. Results showed that: The soil respiration in E. grandis forest displayed an obvious seasonal pattern in the rainy area of western China. The lowest rate occurred in January and the highest rate In July for the all treatments. After 3 months of nitrogen deposition treatment, the soil respiration was promoted significantly, especially in July, the respiration rate of treatment L, M, and H was 8.80%, 22.62%, 32.41% higher than CK, respectively. CO2 releases from the soil of E. grandis forest were increased by 11.93% to 30.82% after nitrogen deposition treatment. The average soil respiration rate in 24 hour was in an order of CKRs= aW+b,Rs= aebt). The Q10 values were increased correspondingly with the N addition. The result indicated that nitrogen deposition might increase temperature sensitivity of soil respiration.

Key words: nitrogen deposition, Eucalyptus grandis, soil respiration, rainy area of west China

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