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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 1996, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (4): 386-390.

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N2O emission from grassland soils and the teedback effect or nutrient changes resulting from global warming

Yang Yonghui1, P. Ineson2, A. F. Harrison2   

  1. 1. Shijiazhuang Institute of Agricultural Modernization, Academia Sinica, Shijiazhuang 050021;
    2. Merlewood Research Station, ITE Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6JU England
  • Received:1995-03-24 Revised:1996-04-30 Online:1996-10-25 Published:1996-10-25

Abstract: Studies on N2O emissions from grassland soils and its influence by nutrient changes resulting from global warming show that in growing season peaty gley soil has a maximtun N2O emission varying from 1.3 to 12.2 kg N·hm-2·yr-1, N2O emission in ndcropodzol soils is from 1. 5 to 2.4 kg N·hm-2· yr-1, and acid brown earth has the lowest ranging from 0 to 3.2 kg N·hm-2·yr-1.N2O emission mainly comes from top 5cm in micropodzol soil, and from top 10cm in other two soils. Fertilizer application in growing season doesn't make any differece in different soils. However, N application greatly stimulates the N2O emission at the end of the growing season. And in acid brown earth and in micropodzol soil, it reached respectively 44.2and 33.1 kg N·hm-2·yr-1 compared to 1.3 and 1.9 kg N·hm-2·yr-1 in the control. This implies that the influence of global warming upon decomposition of organic matters doesn't result in a significant increase in N2O emission.

Key words: N2O, Global warming, Mountainous grassland, Fertilizer application, slope degree, habitat type, slope aspect, leaf area index, altitude, curvature