201. Possibility of avoiding legumes-deriving boost of N2O emissions in tropical monoculture tree plantations.
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Mori, Taiki, Wachrinrat, Chongrak, Staporn, Duriya, Aoyagi, Ryota, Meunpong, Ponthep, Suebsai, Warawich, Boonsri, Khitja, and Kitayama, Kanehiro
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Recent reports warned that planting leguminous trees under monocultures elevates nitrous oxide (N
2 O) emissions through N-rich litter inputs. We hypothesized that planting trees on sandy soil can avoid the legume-derived boost of N2 O emissions through limiting water availability for N2 O production. Effects of planting legumes on methane (CH4 ) uptakes were also examined. N2 O emissions and CH4 uptakes were compared among five tropical tree plantation stands including three leguminous stands (Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia mangium, and Xylia xylocarpa) and two non-leguminous stands (Eucalyptus camaldulensis, and Hopea odorata). Due to lower water contents of the soil, the N2 O fluxes in our study site were at the lower end of the tropical rain forests. As we hypothesized, no clear differences in N2 O emissions were observed between leguminous and non-leguminous stands. CH4 uptake rates in the present study were lower than those of other tropical forests. CH4 uptakes in leguminous stands did not differ from those in non-leguminous stands. Overall, we demonstrated that planting leguminous trees on sandy soils has a potential to enable us to manage leguminous monoculture tree plantations without boosting N2 O emissions or reducing CH4 uptakes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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