Effects of simulated nitrogen deposition on soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in natural evergreen broad-leaved forest in the Rainy Area of West China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.201701.014

Abstract

Abstract: To understand the effects of increasing nitrogen deposition on soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and nitrogen(MBN), an in situ experiment was conducted in a natural evergreen broad-leaved forest in Ya’an City, Sichuan Province. Four levels of nitrogen deposition were set: i.e., control (CK, 0 g N·m^-2·a^-1), low nitrogen (L, 5 g N·m^-2·a^-1), medium nitrogen (M, 15 g N·m^-2·a^-1), and high nitrogen (H, 30 g N·m^-2·a^-1). The results indicated that nitrogen deposition significantly decreased MBC and MBN in the 0-10 cm soil layer, and as N de-position increased, the inhibition effect was enhanced. L and M treatments had no significant effect on MBC and MBN in the 10-20 cm soil layer, while H treatment significantly reduced. The influence of N deposition on MBC and MBN was weakened with the increase of soil depth. MBC and MBN had obvious seasonal dynamic, which were highest in autumn and lowest in summer both in the 0-10 and 10-20 cm soil layers. The fluctuation ranges of soil microbial biomass C/N were respectively 10.58-11.19 and 9.62-12.20 in the 0-10 cm and 10-20 cm soil layers, which indicated that the fungi hold advantage in the soil microbial community in this natural evergreen broad-leaved forest.

ZHOU Shi-xing, ZOU Cheng, XIAO Yong-xiang, XIANG Yuan-bin, HAN Bo-han, TANG Jian-dong, LUO Chao, HUANG Cong-de. Effects of simulated nitrogen deposition on soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in natural evergreen broad-leaved forest in the Rainy Area of West China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2017, 28(1): 12-18.

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