Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: April 11, 2024
Acid
rain
and
nitrogen
deposition
are
emerging
as
global
scale
environmental
issues
due
to
increasing
industrial
emissions
agricultural
pollutants,
which
seriously
impac
t
the
sustainable
development
of
ecosystems.
However,
specific
effects
both
acid
interactions
on
forest
soil
ecosystems,
particularly
relates
nutrient
content
enzyme
activities,
remain
unclear.
Therefore,
we
established
a
simulated
sample
plot
(SR,
NR)
(N)
their
(SRN,
NRN)
in
subtropical
Cunninghamia
lanceolata
(
C.
)
plantation
Yangtze
River
Delta
region
China
investigate
impacts
these
factors
via
correlation
analysis
structural
equation
model
(SEM).
The
results
showed
that
had
stronger
effect
pH
than
plantation,
while
simultaneous
addition
exacerbated
acidification.
Soil
available
potassium,
ammonium
nitrate
responded
more
obviously
deposition,
rain,
significantly
reduced
potassium
content,
increased
content.
Nitric
NAGase
activity,
but
decreased
urease
activity;
single-factor
treatment
arylsulfatase
interaction
general,
ecosystem
single
or
mainly
by
changing
effective
nutrients.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
55(18), P. 12136 - 12152
Published: Sept. 1, 2021
Manganese
(Mn)
is
a
biologically
important
and
redox-active
metal
that
may
exert
poorly
recognized
control
on
carbon
(C)
cycling
in
terrestrial
ecosystems.
influences
ecosystem
C
dynamics
by
mediating
biochemical
pathways
include
photosynthesis,
serving
as
reactive
intermediate
the
breakdown
of
organic
molecules,
binding
and/or
oxidizing
molecules
through
organo-mineral
associations.
However,
potential
for
Mn
to
influence
storage
remains
unresolved.
Although
substantial
research
has
demonstrated
ability
Fe-
Al-oxides
stabilize
matter,
there
scarcity
similar
information
regarding
Mn-oxides.
Furthermore,
Mn-mediated
reactions
regulate
litter
decomposition
pathways,
but
these
processes
are
constrained
across
diverse
Here,
we
discuss
ecological
roles
environments
synthesize
existing
knowledge
multiple
which
biogeochemical
intersect.
We
demonstrate
high
degrade
abiotic
microbially
mediated
oxidation
at
least
temporarily,
outline
priorities
needed
advance
understanding
Mn-C
interactions,
highlighting
gaps
address
key
uncertainties
soil
predictions.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
186, P. 109164 - 109164
Published: Aug. 30, 2023
Understanding
how
N
addition
status
(i.e.,
duration,
rate,
and
form
of
addition)
impacts
carbon
(C)
cycling
has
great
implications
for
C
storage
prediction
grassland
management.
We
examined
257
studies
related
to
in
grasslands
obtained
a
dataset
1073
observations
meta-analysis.
significantly
increased
plant
input
(plant
above-ground
biomass
+49.1%,
below-ground
+16.6%;
litterfall
+17.4%;
dissolved
organic
+16.4%)
across
natural
globally.
For
loss
processes,
enhanced
litter
decomposition
by
9.2%
decreased
soil
respiration
1.1%.
In
topsoil,
microbial
was
reduced
8.7%
(SOC)
content
3.1%.
fluxes,
gross
primary
productivity
ecosystem
24.7%
11.7%
respectively,
leading
negative
net
exchange.
These
results
indicated
that
were
sinks
under
addition.
Besides
climate,
the
duration
most
important
factor
affecting
cycling.
The
response
SOC
with
time
but
weakened
after
decade,
associated
accumulative
effects
N-induced
acidification.
at
any
rate
or
temperate
grassland/meadow
while
other
depended
on
status.
There
higher
contents
lowest
exchange
low
rates
Therefore,
should
be
limited
60
kg
ha−1
yr−1
increase
production
globally
maintain
function
as
sink.
More
attention
paid
acidification
improve
theoretical
models
help
management
practices
policies.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
28(4), P. 1659 - 1677
Published: Nov. 12, 2021
Enhancing
soil
carbon
(C)
storage
has
the
potential
to
offset
human-caused
increases
in
atmospheric
CO2
.
Rising
occurred
concurrently
with
increasing
supply
rates
of
biologically
limiting
nutrients
such
as
nitrogen
(N)
and
phosphorus
(P).
However,
it
is
unclear
how
increased
supplies
N
P
will
alter
C
sequestration,
particularly
grasslands,
which
make
up
nearly
a
third
non-agricultural
land
worldwide.
Here,
we
leverage
globally
distributed
nutrient
addition
experiment
(the
Nutrient
Network)
examine
decade
fertilization
(alone
combination)
influenced
stocks
at
nine
grassland
sites
spanning
continental
United
States.
We
measured
changes
bulk
three
fractions
(light
heavy
particulate
organic
matter,
mineral-associated
matter
fractions).
amendment
had
variable
effects
on
pools
that
ranged
from
strongly
positive
negative,
while
pool
sizes
varied
by
more
than
an
order
magnitude
across
sites.
Piecewise
SEM
clarified
small
plant
inputs
did
not
translate
greater
storage.
Nevertheless,
peak
season
aboveground
biomass
(but
root
or
production)
was
positively
related
seven
sites,
all
covaried
moisture
index
mineralogy,
regardless
fertilization.
Overall,
show
site
factors
index,
productivity,
texture,
mineralogy
were
key
predictors
cross-site
C,
weaker
site-specific
sequestration.
This
suggests
prioritizing
protection
highly
productive
temperate
grasslands
critical
for
reducing
future
greenhouse
gas
losses
arising
use
change.
Ecology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
104(5)
Published: March 8, 2023
Climatic
change
severely
affects
terrestrial
ecosystem
functioning
by
modifying
soil
microbial
communities,
especially
in
arid
ecosystems.
However,
how
precipitation
patterns
affect
microbes
and
the
underlying
mechanisms
remain
largely
unclear,
particularly
under
long-term
dry-wet
cycling
vice
versa
field
settings.
In
this
study,
a
experiment
was
conducted
to
quantify
responses
resilience
changes
with
nitrogen
addition.
We
established
five
levels
of
addition
over
first
3
years
then
balanced
compensatory
fourth
year
(i.e.,
reversed
treatments),
recover
expected
4
desert
steppe
ecosystem.
Soil
community
biomass
increased
increasing
precipitation,
these
responses.
The
response
ratio
constrained
initial
reduction
whereas
limitation/promotion
index
most
groups
tended
increase.
Nitrogen
reduced
rates
groups,
depending
on
depth.
could
be
distinguished
antecedent
features.
regime
can
regulate
communities
climatic
via
two
potential
mechanisms:
(1)
concurrent
deposition
(2)
chemical
biological
mediation.
behaviors
their
associations
properties
should
considered
when
assessing
ecosystems
change.