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Ramm, E.* ; Liu, C.* ; Mueller, C.W.* ; Gschwendtner, S. ; Yue, H.* ; Wang, X.* ; Bachmann, J.* ; Bohnhoff, J.A.* ; Ostler, U.* ; Schloter, M. ; Rennenberg, H.* ; Dannenmann, M.*

Alder-induced stimulation of soil gross nitrogen turnover in a permafrost-affected peatland of Northeast China.

Soil Biol. Biochem. 172:108757 (2022)
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For the prediction of permafrost nitrogen (N) climate feedbacks, a better process-based understanding of the N cycle in permafrost ecosystems is urgently needed. Therefore, we characterized and quantified soil organic matter, gross soil microbial ammonification and nitrification and soil-atmosphere exchange of nitrous oxide (N2O) of boreal permafrost ecosystems on the southern edge of the Eurasian permafrost area in situ. Soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) stocks (top 0.5 m) of tree-free lowland peatland (LP) soils exceeded those of gravel-rich upland forest (UF) soils by an order of magnitude. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy revealed more recalcitrant organic matter at greater depth and more bioavailable organic matter substrates in upper peat horizons. In line with this result, gross ammonification and nitrification generally decreased with increasing sampling depth. Gross rates of mineral N turnover in active layers were comparable to those of temperate ecosystems. Despite substantial gross ammonification, the low nitrification:ammonification ratios and negligible soil N2O emissions depicted however a closed N cycle at UF and LP characterized by N limitation. In strong contrast, the lowland peat soils underneath alder trees (LA), being associated with diazotrophic bacteria in root nodules, showed an accelerated N turnover with very high gross rates of ammonification (3.1 g N m−2 d−1) and nitrification (0.5 g N m−2 d−1), exceeding those of UF and LP soils by an order of magnitude. This was accompanied by substantial N2O emissions comparable to temperate agricultural systems or tropical forests. The increase in gross soil microbial ammonification and nitrification was most pronounced in the rooted soil layer, where N inputs from biological N fixation almost doubled TN concentrations and halved SOC:TN ratios. The frozen ground of LA contained strongly increased ammonium concentrations that might be prone to release upon thaw via subsequent nitrification. This study shows that alder forests that further expand on permafrost-affected peatlands with global change create hot spots of soil mineral N turnover, thereby potentially enhancing permafrost N climate feedbacks via N2O emissions.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Alder (alnus Sp.) ; Biological Nitrogen Fixation (bnf) ; Gross Ammonification ; Gross Nitrification ; Nitrous Oxide (n O) Flux 2 ; Permafrost Nitrogen Turnover
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0038-0717
e-ISSN 1879-3428
Zeitschrift Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Quellenangaben Band: 172, Heft: , Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 108757 Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Verlagsort Amsterdam
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)
Förderungen National Natural Science Foundation of China
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft