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Hereu-Morales J, Vinardell S, Valderrama C. Towards climate neutrality in the Spanish N-fertilizer sector: A study based on radiative forcing. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 946:174131. [PMID: 38909810 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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Agricultural systems in the 21st Century face the double challenge of achieving climate neutrality while maintaining food security. Synthetic fertilizers rich in nitrogen (N-fertilizers) boost agricultural production at the expense of increasing climate impact. Public policies, such as the Farm-to-Fork (F2F) Strategy, aim to reduce the extensive use of N-fertilizers with the ultimate goal of achieving a climate neutral European Union (EU). However, the strong link between N-fertilizers and GHG emissions (i.e., CO2, CH4 and, especially, N2O) highlights the need to better understand the climate impact of this sector. The present study conducts a climate impact analysis of Spanish N-fertilizer sector for two periods: (i) from 1960 to 2020 using real data and (ii) from 2021 to 2100 considering five forecasted scenarios. The scenarios range from business-as-usual practices to a full accomplishment of the goals pursued by the EU's F2F strategy. The system's climate stability and neutrality are analysed for the different scenarios based on radiative forcing (RF) metrics. Additionally, the study evaluates the short-term impact of the EU decarbonization goals on the climate impact of the Spanish N-fertilizer sector. The results of the study illustrate that the long-lasting climate impact of N2O and CO2 emissions compromise the capacity of N-fertilizer sector to achieve climate stability and approach climate neutrality. However, the decarbonisation of transport and N-fertilizer production activities is an important driver to substantially reduce the life cycle CH4 and CO2 emissions in the Spanish N-fertilizer sector. The results also highlight that more severe reductions on N-cycles than those suggested by the EU's F2F are required, especially to reduce the long-lasting N2O emissions in the N-fertilizer sector. Overall, the study concludes that using RF-based metrics increases robustness and transparency of climate assessments, which is necessary for a higher integration of climate science within public policymaking.
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- Joan Hereu-Morales
- Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)-BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)-BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, BarcelonaTECH, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)-BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, BarcelonaTECH, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain.
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Yue P, Li K, Hu Y, Qiao J, Wang S, Ma X, Misselbrook T, Zuo X. The effect of nitrogen input on N 2O emission depends on precipitation in a temperate desert steppe. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 924:171572. [PMID: 38461998 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the third most important greenhouse gas, and can damage the atmospheric ozone layer, with associated threats to terrestrial ecosystems. However, to date it is unclear how extreme precipitation and nitrogen (N) input will affect N2O emissions in temperate desert steppe ecosystems. Therefore, we conducted an in-situ in a temperate desert steppe in the northwest of Inner Mongolia, China between 2018 and 2021, in which N inputs were combined with natural extreme precipitation events, with the aim of better understanding the mechanism of any interactive effects on N2O emission. The study result showed that N2O emission in this desert steppe was relatively small and did not show significant seasonal change. The annual N2O emission increased in a non-linear trend with increasing N input, with a much greater effect of N input in a wet year (2019) than in a dry year (2021). This was mainly due to the fact that the boost effect of high N input (on June 17th 2019) on N2O emission was greatly amplified by nearly 17-46 times by an extreme precipitation event on June 24th 2019. In contrast, this greatly promoting effect of high N input on N2O emission was not observed on September 26th 2019 by a similar extreme precipitation event. Further analysis showed that soil NH4+-N content and the abundance of ammonia oxidizing bacteria (amoA (AOB)) were the most critical factors affecting N2O emission. Soil moisture played an important indirect role in regulating N2O emission, mainly by influencing the abundance of amoA (AOB) and de-nitrification functional microorganisms (nosZ gene). In conclusion, the effect of extreme precipitation events on N2O emission was greatly increased by high N input. Furthermore, in this desert steppe, annual N2O flux is co-managed through soil nitrification substrate concentration (NH4+-N), the abundance of soil N transformation functional microorganisms and soil moisture. Overall, it was worth noting that an increase in extreme precipitation coupled with increasing N input may significantly increase future N2O emissions from desert steppes.
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- Ping Yue
- Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-hydrology National Observation and Research Station, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China; Urat Desert-grassland Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Naiman Desertification Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco- Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Stress Physiology and Ecology in Cold and Arid Region, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Urat Desert-grassland Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Naiman Desertification Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco- Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Urat Desert-grassland Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Naiman Desertification Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco- Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Urat Desert-grassland Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Naiman Desertification Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco- Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Urat Desert-grassland Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Naiman Desertification Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco- Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Urat Desert-grassland Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Naiman Desertification Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco- Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Stress Physiology and Ecology in Cold and Arid Region, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Xiao S, Wang C, Yu K, Liu G, Wu S, Wang J, Niu S, Zou J, Liu S. Enhanced CO 2 uptake is marginally offset by altered fluxes of non-CO 2 greenhouse gases in global forests and grasslands under N deposition. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2023; 29:5829-5849. [PMID: 37485988 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Despite the increasing impact of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition on terrestrial greenhouse gas (GHG) budget, through driving both the net atmospheric CO2 exchange and the emission or uptake of non-CO2 GHGs (CH4 and N2 O), few studies have assessed the climatic impact of forests and grasslands under N deposition globally based on different bottom-up approaches. Here, we quantify the effects of N deposition on biomass C increment, soil organic C (SOC), CH4 and N2 O fluxes and, ultimately, the net ecosystem GHG balance of forests and grasslands using a global comprehensive dataset. We showed that N addition significantly increased plant C uptake (net primary production) in forests and grasslands, to a larger extent for the aboveground C (aboveground net primary production), whereas it only caused a small or insignificant enhancement of SOC pool in both upland systems. Nitrogen addition had no significant effect on soil heterotrophic respiration (RH ) in both forests and grasslands, while a significant N-induced increase in soil CO2 fluxes (RS , soil respiration) was observed in grasslands. Nitrogen addition significantly stimulated soil N2 O fluxes in forests (76%), to a larger extent in grasslands (87%), but showed a consistent trend to decrease soil uptake of CH4 , suggesting a declined sink capacity of forests and grasslands for atmospheric CH4 under N enrichment. Overall, the net GHG balance estimated by the net ecosystem production-based method (forest, 1.28 Pg CO2 -eq year-1 vs. grassland, 0.58 Pg CO2 -eq year-1 ) was greater than those estimated using the SOC-based method (forest, 0.32 Pg CO2 -eq year-1 vs. grassland, 0.18 Pg CO2 -eq year-1 ) caused by N addition. Our findings revealed that the enhanced soil C sequestration by N addition in global forests and grasslands could be only marginally offset (1.5%-4.8%) by the combined effects of its stimulation of N2 O emissions together with the reduced soil uptake of CH4 .
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- Shuqi Xiao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Low-carbon and Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Low-carbon and Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Low-carbon and Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Lab and Engineering Center for Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Low-carbon and Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Lab and Engineering Center for Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Shang S, Song M, Wang C, Dou X, Wang J, Liu F, Zhu C, Wang S. Decrease of nitrogen cycle gene abundance and promotion of soil microbial-N saturation restrain increases in N 2O emissions in a temperate forest with long-term nitrogen addition. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 338:139378. [PMID: 37419152 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Increases in soil available nitrogen (N) influence N-cycle gene abundances and emission of nitrous oxide (N2O), which is primarily due to N-induced soil acidification in forest. Moreover, the extent of microbial-N saturation could control microbial activity and N2O emission. The contributions of N-induced alterations of microbial-N saturation and N-cycle gene abundances to N2O emission have rarely been quantified. Here, the mechanism underlying N2O emission under N additions (three chemical forms of N, i.e., NO3--N, NH4+-N and NH4NO3-N, and each at two rates, 50 and 150 kg N ha-1 year-1, respectively) spanning 2011-2021 was investigated in a temperate forest in Beijing. Results showed N2O emissions increased at both low and high N rates of all the three forms compared with control during the whole experiment. However, N2O emissions were lower in high rate of NH4NO3-N and NH4+-N treatments than the corresponding low N rates in the recent three years. Effects of N on microbial-N saturation and abundances of N-cycle genes were dependent on the N rate and form as well as experimental time. Specifically, negative effects of N on N-cycle gene abundances and positive effects of N on microbial-N saturation were demonstrated in high N rate treatments, particularly with NH4+ addition during 2019-2021. Such effects were associated with soil acidification. A hump-backed trend between microbial-N saturation and N2O emissions was observed, suggesting N2O emissions decreased with increase of the microbial-N saturation. Furthermore, N-induced decreases in N-cycle gene abundances restrained N2O emissions. In particular, the nitrification process, dominated by ammonia-oxidize archaea, is critical to determination of N2O emissions in response to the N addition in the temperate forest. We confirmed N addition promoted soil microbial-N saturation and reduced N-cycle gene abundances, which restrained the continuous increase in N2O emissions. It is important for understanding the forest-N-microbe nexus under climate change.
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- Shuaishuai Shang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, A11, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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You Y, Liu Y, Xiao T, Hou F. Effects of grazing and nitrogen application on greenhouse gas emissions in alpine meadow. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 894:164894. [PMID: 37343880 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Overgrazing and injudicious nitrogen applications have increased emissions of greenhouse gases from grassland ecosystems. To explore the effects and potential mechanisms of grazing, nitrogen application, and their interaction with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, field experiments were conducted on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for three consecutive years. Alpine meadow plots were subjected to light (8 sheep ha-1) and heavy (16 sheep ha-1) stocking rates, with or without ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) (90 kg N ha-1 yr-1) treatment to simulate soil nitrogen deposition. During early warm growth season (May-June), peak growth season (July-September), and early cold season (October-November), static-chamber gas chromatography was used to analyze the soil's greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, N2O, and CH4). Results indicated that light stocking rate (LG) led to an increase in cumulative CO2 and N2O emissions, while also promoting CH4 uptake. Conversely, heavy stocking rate (HG) produced contrasting outcomes. Additionally, nitrogen applications significantly increased the short-term CO2 and N2O fluxes peaks. Combined treatment of nitrogen application and light stocking rate (LG + N) resulted in increased CO2 and N2O emissions while decreased CH4 uptake, consequently leading to a significant increase in global warming potential. According to the structural equation model, we discovered that nitrogen application and grazing affected GHG fluxes both directly and indirectly through their impact on the environmental factors. Our findings suggest that in the context of increasing nitrogen deposition in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a moderate increase in stocking rate is more effective than reducing grazing intensity for mitigating global warming potential in alpine meadow.
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- Yang You
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation Ministry of Agriculture, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation Ministry of Agriculture, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation Ministry of Agriculture, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation Ministry of Agriculture, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China.
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Rafalska A, Walkiewicz A, Osborne B, Klumpp K, Bieganowski A. Variation in methane uptake by grassland soils in the context of climate change - A review of effects and mechanisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 871:162127. [PMID: 36764535 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Grassland soils are climate-dependent ecosystems that have a significant greenhouse gas mitigating function through their ability to store large amounts of carbon (C). However, what is often not recognized is that they can also exhibit a high methane (CH4) uptake capacity that could be influenced by future increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and variations in temperature and water availability. While there is a wealth of information on C sequestration in grasslands there is less consensus on how climate change impacts on CH4 uptake or the underlying mechanisms involved. To address this, we assessed existing knowledge on the impact of climate change components on CH4 uptake by grassland soils. Increases in precipitation associated with soils with a high background soil moisture content generally resulted in a reduction in CH4 uptake or even net emissions, while the effect was opposite in soils with a relatively low background moisture content. Initially wet grasslands subject to the combined effects of warming and water deficits may absorb more CH4, mainly due to increased gas diffusivity. However, in the longer-term heat and drought stress may reduce the activity of methanotrophs when the mean soil moisture content is below the optimum for their survival. Enhanced plant productivity and growth under elevated CO2, increased soil moisture and changed nutrient concentrations, can differentially affect methanotrophic activity, which is often reduced by increasing N deposition. Our estimations showed that CH4 uptake in grassland soils can change from -57.7 % to +6.1 % by increased precipitation, from -37.3 % to +85.3 % by elevated temperatures, from +0.87 % to +92.4 % by decreased precipitation, and from -66.7 % to +27.3 % by elevated CO2. In conclusion, the analysis suggests that grasslands under the influence of warming and drought may absorb even more CH4, mainly because of reduced soil water contents and increased gas diffusivity.
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- Adrianna Rafalska
- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland.
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science and UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, 4 Dublin, Ireland
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- INRAE, University of Clermont Auvergne, VetAgro Sup, UREP Unité de Recherche sur l'Ecosystème Prairial, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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Gao W, Yang X, Zhang Y, Zhao T, Shi B, Yang T, Ma J, Xu W, Wu Y, Sun W. Suppression of methane uptake by precipitation pulses and long-term nitrogen addition in a semi-arid meadow steppe in northeast China. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1071511. [PMID: 36726673 PMCID: PMC9884686 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1071511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In the context of global change, the frequency of precipitation pulses is expected to decrease while nitrogen (N) addition is expected to increase, which will have a crucial effect on soil C cycling processes as well as methane (CH4) fluxes. The interactive effects of precipitation pulses and N addition on ecosystem CH4 fluxes, however, remain largely unknown in grassland. In this study, a series of precipitation pulses (0, 5, 10, 20, and 50 mm) and long-term N addition (0 and 10 g N m-2 yr-1, 10 years) was simulated to investigate their effects on CH4 fluxes in a semi-arid grassland. The results showed that large precipitation pulses (10 mm, 20 mm, and 50 mm) had a negative pulsing effect on CH4 fluxes and relatively decreased the peak CH4 fluxes by 203-362% compared with 0 mm precipitation pulse. The large precipitation pulses significantly inhibited CH4 absorption and decreased the cumulative CH4 fluxes by 68-88%, but small precipitation pulses (5 mm) did not significantly alter it. For the first time, we found that precipitation pulse size increased cumulative CH4 fluxes quadratically in both control and N addition treatments. The increased soil moisture caused by precipitation pulses inhibited CH4 absorption by suppressing CH4 uptake and promoting CH4 release. Nitrogen addition significantly decreased the absorption of CH4 by increasing NH4 +-N content and NO3 --N content and increased the production of CH4 by increasing aboveground biomass, ultimately suppressing CH4 uptake. Surprisingly, precipitation pulses and N addition did not interact to affect CH4 uptake because precipitation pulses and N addition had an offset effect on pH and affected CH4 fluxes through different pathways. In summary, precipitation pulses and N addition were able to suppress the absorption of CH4 from the atmosphere by soil, reducing the CH4 sink capacity of grassland ecosystems.
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- Weifeng Gao
- Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Songnen Grassland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Songnen Grassland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Songnen Grassland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Songnen Grassland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Songnen Grassland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Songnen Grassland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Songnen Grassland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- College of Geography and Ocean Sciences, Yanbian University, Hunchun, China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Songnen Grassland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Lu Y, Tao Y, Yin B, Li Y, Tucker C, Zhou X, Zhang Y. Nitrogen deposition stimulated winter nitrous oxide emissions from bare sand more than biological soil crusts in cold desert ecosystem. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 841:156779. [PMID: 35724796 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Dryland ecosystems are often nitrogen-limited, and small nitrogen inputs may produce large responses to dryland ecological processes, such as gaseous nitrogen emission. The effect of increased anthropogenic nitrogen deposition on N2O and NO emissions in desert ecosystems is unclear, especially in non-growing seasons when the surface is covered with snow. In this study, nitrogen applications were performed on biological soil crusts (lichen crust and moss crust, bare sand for control) in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northwest China. We measured the fluxes of N2O and NO and related nitrogen cycle functional gene abundances in winter for three-years period. Nitrogen addition significantly affected N2O emissions and increased the abundances of key functional gene for nitrogen cycle, while it only slightly influenced NO emissions. These effects of nitrogen addition depended on composition of biological soil crusts. For bare sand and lichen crust, nitrogen addition significantly increased N2O emissions, whereas for moss crust, only a negligible effect was observed. Meanwhile, significant differences in nitrogen cycle functional gene abundances were found among different composition of biological soil crusts. Abundance of amoA, narG, and nosZ genes were highly related to N2O and NO emissions. Thus, our results indicate that gaseous nitrogen emissions were generally increased by nitrogen addition through their effects on related functional microbial groups. The effects were regulated by composition of biological soil crusts which can buffer the effects of increasing nitrogen addition during winter.
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- Yongxing Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 830011 Urumqi, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 830011 Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 830011 Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 830011 Urumqi, China
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- USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, Houghton, MI, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 830011 Urumqi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 830011 Urumqi, China.
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Soil Enzyme Activity Regulates the Response of Soil C Fluxes to N Fertilization in a Temperate Cultivated Grassland. ATMOSPHERE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/atmos13050777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Exogenous nitrogen (N) inputs greatly change the emission and uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from temperate grassland soils, thereby affecting the carbon (C) budget of regional terrestrial ecosystems. Relevant research focused on natural grassland, but the effects of N fertilization on C exchange fluxes from different forage soils and the driving mechanisms were poorly understood. Here, a three-year N addition experiment was conducted on cultivated grassland planted with alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and bromegrass (Bromus inermis) in Inner Mongolia. The fluxes of soil-atmospheric CO2 and CH4; the content of the total dissolved N (TDN); the dissolved organic N (DON); the dissolved organic C (DOC); NH4+–N and NO3−–N in soil; enzyme activity; and auxiliary variables (soil temperature and moisture) were simultaneously measured. The results showed that N fertilization (>75 kg N ha−1 year−1) caused more serious soil acidification for alfalfa planting than for brome planting. N fertilization stimulated P-acquiring hydrolase (AP) in soil for growing Bromus inermis but did not affect C- and N-acquiring hydrolases (AG, BG, CBH, BX, LAP, and NAG). The oxidase activities (PHO and PER) of soil for planting Bromus inermis were higher than soil for planting Medicago sativa, regardless of N, whether fertilization was applied or not. Forage species and N fertilization did not affect soil CO2 flux, whereas a high rate of N fertilization (150 kg N ha−1 year−1) significantly inhibited CH4 uptake in soil for planting Medicago sativa. A synergistic effect between CO2 emission and CH4 uptake in soil was found over the short term. Our findings highlight that forage species affect soil enzyme activity in response to N fertilization. Soil enzyme activity may be an important regulatory factor for C exchange from temperate artificial grassland soil in response to N fertilization.
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Wang C, Zhao J, Gao Z, Feng Y, Laraib I, Chen F, Chu Q. Exploring wheat-based management strategies to balance agricultural production and environmental sustainability in a wheat-maize cropping system using the DNDC model. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 307:114445. [PMID: 35063762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Faced with the great challenge of food demand and environmental pollution, optimizing agricultural practices can potentially balance food security and environmental protection. In this study, the DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model was applied to explore the effect of wheat-based management strategies on crop productivity and greenhouse gas emissions in the wheat-maize system. The DNDC model was tested against crop yield, daily nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes, and cumulative N2O emissions determined from field measurements in a typical winter wheat-summer maize cropping system. Model evaluations demonstrated a good agreement between the observations and simulated crop yield (4.4%≤NRMSE≤8.0%), daily N2O fluxes (0.68 ≤ d ≤ 0.88), and cumulative N2O emissions (4.9%≤NRMSE≤11.9%). By adopting sensitivity analysis, the DNDC model then assessed the impacts on crop yield and cumulative N2O emissions of multiple management practices from the winter wheat season. Delaying the sowing date from October 7 to November 4 reduced annual yield by 1.9%, while cumulative N2O emissions were increased by 10.4%. Furthermore, postponing the supplementary irrigation date from April 1 to May 20 decreased annual yield by 2.4% without affecting cumulative N2O emissions. An N fertilizer rate of 120-150 kg N ha-1 was able to reduce N usage and cumulative N2O emissions without sacrificing annual yield. Despite an improvement in the annual yield at the 0-30 cm tillage depth by 2.9%, cumulative N2O emissions increased by 11.6%. The results suggest that sowing in early October, applying supplementary irrigation in early April, an N fertilizer rate of 120-150 kg N ha-1, and no-tillage from the winter wheat season can improve crop yield and mitigate N2O emissions. This is conducive to the synergism of agricultural production and environmental sustainability.
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- Chong Wang
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center, Beijing, 100125, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Chen J, Feng M, Cui Y, Liu G. The impacts of nitrogen addition on upland soil methane uptake: A global meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 795:148863. [PMID: 34247074 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Elevated nitrogen (N) addition from anthropogenic activities has great impacts on soil methane (CH4) uptake, which could interrupt the existing global CH4 balance and cause feedbacks to climate and biogeochemical processes. Previous studies have come to inconsistent conclusions on both the quantification of the response of CH4 uptake to N addition and understanding of its underlying mechanisms, probably due to the lack of experimental data. Here, we conduct a broad meta-analysis of 90 papers to quantify the responses of CH4 uptake to N addition in upland soil. The results show that N addition has a significant negative impact on soil CH4 uptake (-19.25%), which is termed the N inhibition effect. Soil pH is identified as the dominant factor, with the other factors affecting the CH4 uptake through the alteration of soil pH. The N inhibition effect is observed to be large and significant in forest and grassland, but small and insignificant in farmland, because of the distinct composition of their methanotrophic communities. A threshold of the N addition level is identified at about 68 kg N ha-1 year-1, which indicates the lowest N inhibition effect. Furthermore, the convex relationship between response ratio of CH4 uptake (negative) and N addition duration indicates that a medium level of N addition duration has the largest N inhibition effect, and longer or shorter durations will both reduce the effect. Our analysis of the N inhibition effect implies that controlling the N addition level could effectively reduce the CH4 concentration in the atmosphere and thus relieve global warming.
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- Jianyu Chen
- Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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- Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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Chen J, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Tao T, Sun X, Guo P. Effects of increasing organic nitrogen inputs on CO 2, CH 4, and N 2O fluxes in a temperate grassland. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 268:115822. [PMID: 33130444 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Understanding future climate change requires accurate estimates of the impacts of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition, composed of both inorganic and organic compounds, on greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in grassland ecosystems. However, previous studies have focused on inorganic compounds and have not considered the potential effects of organic N sources. Here, we conducted a grassland experiment that included organic, inorganic N, and a mix of them at a ratio of 4:6, with two input rates, to study N inputs induced CO2, CH4, and N2O fluxes, as well as the potential abiotic and biotic mechanisms driving the fluxes. We found that N compositions significantly affected fluxes each of the three GHGs. Greater organic N decreased the impacts of N addition on CO2 and N2O emissions, caused primarily by low rates of increase in substrates (soil available N) for production of CO2 and N2O resulting from high ammonia volatilization rather than changes in microbial activity. Also, greater organic N slightly stimulated CH4 uptake. Nitrogen composition effects on CO2 emissions and CH4 uptake were independent of N input rates and measurement dates, but N2O emissions showed stronger responses to inorganic N under high N addition and in June. These results suggest that future studies should consider the source of N to improve our prediction of future climate impact of N deposition, and that management of N fertilization can help mitigate GHG emissions.
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- Jihui Chen
- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China; Department of Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- School of Biological Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuxiang Street 26, Shijiazhuang, 050018, China
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Jia J, Bai J, Wang W, Yin S, Zhang G, Zhao Q, Wang X, Liu X, Cui B. Salt stress alters the short-term responses of nitrous oxide emissions to the nitrogen addition in salt-affected coastal soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 742:140124. [PMID: 32623179 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Increasing nitrogen deposition has become one of major environmental concerns in coastal wetlands. However, little is known about the response of soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, a powerful greenhouse gas, to the different levels and forms of nitrogen addition, in salt-affected coastal soils. To close the knowledge gap, a laboratory factorial incubation experiment with four nitrogen addition levels (0, no N addition; low-N, 45; medium-N, 90; high-N, 270 mg N kg-1), three forms (NO3- (KN); NH4+ (NH); DN, NH4NO3 (DN)), and three levels of salt addition (0, no salt addition; 12 ppt, low-salt; 35 ppt, high-salt) was carried out in two coastal soils with different initial salinity levels (LW: lower salinity wetlands; HW: higher salinity wetlands) in the Yellow River Delta, China. Results showed that, in no salt addition treatments, the cumulative N2O emissions were linearly related to nitrogen addition, and high nitrogen addition significantly promoted N2O emissions by 213% in LW soils and 848% in HW soils (p < 0.05), indicating that the mitigate effects of nitrogen addition to the deleterious salt stress were stronger in HW soils. Meanwhile, the promoting effects of DN and KN treatments were more obvious than NH treatments, suggesting that denitrification was responsible for the N2O emission. However, with salt addition, the nonlinear response pattern and reduced response sizes were observed for KN and DN treatments (p < 0.05), suggesting the alteration in responses of N2O emission to nitrogen addition by salt stress. In addition, the reduction and modification of response pattern was more obvious in soil with lower initial salinity. The findings of this work suggest the uniqueness and complexity of N2O emission responses to nitrogen inputs related to the salinity levels in coastal wetlands.
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- Jia Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Ecology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250103, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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Hu Y, Jiang H, Wang F, Xu Z, Chen Y, Ma S, Yan Y, Lu X. Opposite responses of global warming potential to ammonium and nitrate addition in an alpine steppe soil from Northern Tibet. Glob Ecol Conserv 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Li M, Xue L, Zhou B, Duan J, He Z, Wang X, Xu X, Yang L. Effects of domestic sewage from different sources on greenhouse gas emission and related microorganisms in straw-returning paddy fields. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 718:137407. [PMID: 32105919 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Reusing domestic sewage for crop irrigation is a promising practice, particularly in developing countries, since it is a substitute for chemical fertilizer and reduces water contamination. More attention was paid to the effect of sewage irrigation on crop yield and soil nutrients, but little attention was paid to greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from straw-returning paddy fields. In this study, a soil column monitoring experiment was conducted to assess the effects of untreated domestic sewage (dominated with ammonia) and treated domestic sewage (dominated with nitrate) irrigation on methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) emission, and related soil microorganisms in straw-returning paddy fields. Results showed that straw-returning dramatically promoted CH4 emission but had little effect on N2O emission. Both untreated and treated domestic sewage irrigation decreased CH4 emission of straw-returning paddy whether nitrogen fertilizer applied or not. The mitigating effect of treated sewage irrigation on CH4 emission was greater than untreated sewage irrigation. CH4 emission had a significant correlation with the abundance of soil methanogens and methanogens/methanotrophs. N2O emission increased with untreated or treated domestic sewage irrigation, although the total N input, including the N carried by sewage water, was the same for all treatments. No significant correlation between N2O and denitrification functional genes was found in this study. Treated domestic sewage irrigation reduced the global warming potential (GWP) by 66.7%, but untreated domestic sewage had no evident influence on the GWP. Results indicated that treated domestic sewage irrigation could significantly inhibit CH4 emission and the GWP by decreasing the ratio of methanogens to methanotrophs, and is promising in mitigating GWP from straw-returned paddy fields.
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- Mengyao Li
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; School of agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212001, China.
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Jiangsu Open University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- School of agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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Ren R, Xu W, Zhao M, Sun W. Grazing offsets the stimulating effects of nitrogen addition on soil CH4 emissions in a meadow steppe in Northeast China. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0225862. [PMID: 31790489 PMCID: PMC6886810 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Grazing is the most common land use type for grasslands, and grazing may alter the impacts of the predicted enhancement of nitrogen deposition on soil CH4 flux. To understand the effects of nitrogen addition, grazing, and their interactions on soil CH4 flux, we conducted a field study on CH4 flux in a meadow steppe in Northeast China from 2017 to 2018. We measured the soil CH4 flux and soil physiochemical and vegetation parameters. The studied meadow steppe soil acted as a CH4 source due to the legacy effects of an extreme rainfall event. During the experimental period, the average CH4 fluxes were 7.8 ± 1.0, 5.8 ± 0.5, 9.3 ± 0.9 and 7.6 ± 0.6 μg m-2 h-1 for the CK (control), G (grazing), N (nitrogen addition) and NG (grazing and nitrogen addition) treatments, respectively. The cumulative CH4 fluxes were 24.9 ± 2.6, 11.5 ± 4.9, 28.8 ± 4.2 and 17.8 ± 3.5 μg m-2 yr-1 for the CK, G, N and NG treatments, respectively. The N addition increased the average CH4 flux by 19%, and the grazing treatment reduced it by 25%. The soil CH4 flux was positively correlated with the 0-10 cm soil water filled pore space (P < 0.01), soil NH4+-N (P < 0.01) and soil NO3--N (P < 0.01), but negatively correlated with the 0-10 cm soil temperature (P < 0.01), except for the sampling dates that were strongly influenced by the extreme rainfall event. The average CH4 flux was significantly (P < 0.05) affected by the grazing and N addition treatments with the N addition treatment significantly (P < 0.05) increased the CH4 flux, whereas grazing significantly (P < 0.05) decreased the CH4 flux. Grazing offset the stimulating effects of N addition on CH4 flux, and there was no difference (P = 0.79) in the CH4 flux between the CK and NG plots. In summary, moderate grazing has the potential to reduce the negative impacts of N addition on CH4 flux and can increase the capacity of the soil CH4 sink in the studied meadow steppe.
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- Rongrong Ren
- Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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