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High-level nitrogen additions accelerate soil respiration reduction over time in a boreal forest
- Source :
- Ecology lettersREFERENCES. 25(8)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Increased nitrogen (N) inputs are widely recognised to reduce soil respiration (Rs), but how N deposition affects the temporal dynamics of Rs remains unclear. Using a decade-long fertilisation experiment in a boreal larch forest (Larix gmelini) in northeast China, we found that the effects of N additions on Rs showed a temporal shift from a positive effect in the short-term (increased by 8% on average in the first year) to a negative effect over the longer term (decreased by 21% on average in the 11th year). The rates of decrease in Rs for the higher N levels were almost twice as high as those of the low N level. Our results suggest that the reduction in Rs in response to increased N input is accelerated by high-level N additions, and experimental high N applications are likely to overestimate the contribution of N deposition to soil carbon sequestration in a boreal forest.
Details
- ISSN :
- 14610248
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Ecology lettersREFERENCES
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....484080e707f117ac61ca1033d9365655