Effect of inorganic nitrogen on CH4 oxidation in soils

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Abstract: The effects of N inputs,including N fertilizer applications and atmospheric Ndepositions, on CH₄ oxidation by soils were determined by CH₄ oxidizing bacteria, N inputs and soil factors. These effects were inhibitory or stimulative, but inhibition was more popular than stimulation, and the inhibition of NH₄⁺ was more popular than that of NO₃^-. Wealthy experiments in different soils and climate regions are required to monitor and evaluate how N inputs influence CH₄ oxidation in soils. Generally, CH₄ oxidation in soils following N inputs showed multiple inhibition patterns, i.e., immediate or direct inhibition, delayed inhibition, and absence of inhibition. Some researchers explained the inhibition mechanism through using competition between CH₄ and NH₄⁺ for the same enzyme sites, elevated threshold, salt effect and ion exchange, and N turnover rate and N concentration. However, the inhibitory mechanism is still unclear. Therefore, inhibitory mechanism is one of the main research concerns in future.

Key words: Methane, Methane oxidizing bacteria, Ammonium, Nitrate, Inhibition, Soil, principal component analysis, comprehensive evaluation., Fagopyrum tararicum, subordinate function, phosphorus tolerance

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WANG Zhiping, HU Chunsheng, YANG Jurong . Effect of inorganic nitrogen on CH₄ oxidation in soils[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2003, (2): 305-309.

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