NDLI: Variability in Soil Nitrogen Retention Across Forest, Urban, and Agricultural Land Uses

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Author	Weitzman, Julie N. Kaye, Jason P.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	In regions of mixed land use, some ecosystems are sinks for N pollution and others are sources. Yet, beyond this gross characterization, we have little understanding of how adjacent land-use types vary in mechanisms of N cycling and retention. This study assessed the rate and magnitude of soil N retention pathways in forest, urban, and agricultural ecosystems. Soil plots in each land use were labeled with inorganic 15N and cored at 15 min, 2 days, and 20 days following injection. Subsamples were biologically fractionated to differentiate labile and stable pools, while gross N transformations were assessed via the 15N isotope dilution method. Stable soil organic 15N formed rapidly (within 15 min) in all land uses when added as 15NH4 +, and became a proportionally larger sink for inorganic 15N over time. Forests had the lowest gross immobilization rates, but the greatest amount of stable N formation. Rapid retention of NH4 + in forests may be driven by abiotic processes, with root uptake becoming a more important mechanism of retention over time. Urban sites, on the other hand, had the highest gross microbial immobilization rates and highest root N uptake, suggesting that high short-term N retention may be due to rapid biological processing. Agricultural systems, with low root uptake and the lowest stable N formation, had little capacity for retention of added N. These apparently distinct land-use cases can be understood by synthesizing several emerging aspects of N retention theory that (1) distinguish kinetic and capacity N saturation, (2) recognize links between soil C saturation on minerals and N retention, and (3) account for rapid transfers of NH4 + to stable organic pools.
Starting Page	1345
Ending Page	1361
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14329840
Journal	Ecosystems
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	8
e-ISSN	14350629
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-06-20
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	land use 15nitrogen nitrogen retention soil organic matter tracer experiment biological fractionation Ecology Plant Sciences Zoology Environmental Management Geoecology/Natural Processes Hydrology/Water Resources
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Environmental Chemistry Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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