Mei Huang , Lina Ma , Xiaopeng Chen , Tao Zhang , Ruiying Guo , A. Allan Degen , Zhanhuan Shang
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Abstract
Nutrient addition and grazing exclusion are effective methods to restore carbon and nitrogen pools in degraded grassland. However, how the combination of nutrient addition and grazing exclusion affect carbon and nitrogen pools through carbon and net nitrogen mineralization is unknown. A 56-day incubation study examined the effect of no additive (control — CK) and, the addition of sucrose (S), urea (U), sucrose + urea (SU), and yak dung (D) to the soil of grazed and fenced alpine grassland on carbon and net nitrogen mineralization. The 15N-tracer technique was used to determine nitrogen utilization by soil microorganisms. Nutrient addition with grazing exclusion increased soil organic carbon, microbial biomass carbon (MBC), inorganic nitrogen, and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), and promoted carbon and net nitrogen mineralization in early incubation. The 15N recovery rate in soil was 4.5 to 21.7 % and decreased with time. Grazing exclusion altered the drivers of the carbon and net nitrogen mineralization rates, and increased carbon and net nitrogen mineralization rates by enhancing MBC and DON. The results indicated that nutrient addition: (1) decreased soil carbon and nitrogen stability by increasing nutrient availability and enhancing carbon and net nitrogen mineralization rates; and (2) in combination with grazing exclusion promoted carbon and net nitrogen mineralization. Consequently, soil carbon and net nitrogen mineralization depended on nutrient availability, and grazing stabilized soil carbon and nitrogen pools by reducing carbon and net nitrogen mineralization. The results could provide a theoretical basis for alpine grassland management.
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Applied Soil Ecology addresses the role of soil organisms and their interactions in relation to: sustainability and productivity, nutrient cycling and other soil processes, the maintenance of soil functions, the impact of human activities on soil ecosystems and bio(techno)logical control of soil-inhabiting pests, diseases and weeds.