Responses of litter decomposition in two subalpine plantations to simulated nitrogen deposition in central Yunnan, China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202008.034

Abstract

Abstract: From February 2018 to January 2019, a field experiment of simulated nitrogen (N) depo-sition was conducted in Pinus armandii and Pinus yunnanensis plantations in the subalpine region of central Yunnan, China. The litterbag method was used for in situ litter (leaf and twig) decomposition experiment in both plantations. Four levels of N addition were applied, i.e., control (CK, 0 g N·m^-2·a^-1), low nitrogen (LN, 5 g N·m^-2·a^-1), medium nitrogen (MN, 15 g N·m^-2·a^-1), and high nitrogen (HN, 30 g N·m^-2·a^-1). The results showed that the annual decomposition rates of leaf and twig in P. armandii were 34.8% and 18.0%, which were higher than the 32.2% (leaf) and 16.1% (twig) in P. yunnanensis. Under N deposition, the LN treatment reduced the time of 95% mass loss of leaf and twig litter in P. armandii by 0.202 and 1.624 years, the MN treatment reduced by 0.045 and 1.437 years, and the HN treatment increased by 0.840 and 2.112 years, respectively. In the P. yunnanensis plantation, the LN treatment reduced the time of 95% mass loss of leaf and twig litter by 0.766 and 4.053 years, while the MN treatment increased by 0.366 and 0.455 years, and the HN treatment increased by 0.826 and 0.906 years, respectively. Litter (leaf and twig) decomposition of both P. armandii and P. yunnanensis were promoted by low N treatment and inhibited by high N treatment. The effects of N deposition on litter decomposition of two plantations were significantly correlated with the contents of cellulose and lignin in litter. In conclusion, the responses of litter decomposition to N deposition mainly depended on the litter substrate, especially cellulose and lignin contents.

Key words: nitrogen deposition, cellulose, lignin, leaf litter, twig litter, Pinus armandii, Pinus yunnanensis

ZHANG Yu-jian, SONG Ya-li, WANG Ke-qin, YANG Xiao-yu, XING Jin-mei, ZHANG Zhuan-min. Responses of litter decomposition in two subalpine plantations to simulated nitrogen deposition in central Yunnan, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020, 31(8): 2523-2532.

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