Soil denitrifying enzyme activity and its influencing factors in a bamboo forest riparian zone in the upper reaches of the Taihu Lake Basin, China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202109.008

Abstract

Abstract: Soil denitrifying enzyme activity (DEA) was measured by acetylene inhibition technique, along with exploration of factors influencing DEA in a bamboo forest riparian zone in the upper reaches of the Taihu Lake Basin during summer. Our aim was to provide important insights into the assessment of ecological functions of bamboo forest riparian zone on reducing nitrogen pollution in rivers. The results showed that the riparian soil DEA ranged from 6.32 to 23.22 μg N·kg^-1·h^-1, with a mean value of 14.65 μg N·kg^-1·h^-1. The vertical distribution (0-40 cm soil profile) of DEA was affected by several factors, such as soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), nitrate nitrogen (NO₃^--N), soil water content, and activity of carbon and nitrogen hydrolase, which resulted in decreased DEA with increasing soil depth. The horizontal changes in DEA (at the same soil depth but at different distances from river) was mainly governed by the variation in SOC concentration. In this area, the concentration of soil dissolved organic carbon was relatively low, which might inhibit the soil DEA during summer.

Key words: riparian zone soil, denitrifying enzyme activity, organic carbon, nitrate nitrogen, activity of carbon and nitrogen hydrolase

ZHOU Zhong-yu, ZHANG Hai-kuo, LIANG Jia-hui, ZHANG Bao-gang, JIANG Wen-ting, TIAN Lin-lin, LI Yan, CAI Yan-jiang. Soil denitrifying enzyme activity and its influencing factors in a bamboo forest riparian zone in the upper reaches of the Taihu Lake Basin, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021, 32(9): 3070-3078.

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