NDLI: Nitrogen deposition effects on soil organic matter chemistry are linked to variation in enzymes, ecosystems and size fractions

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Author	Grandy, A. Stuart Sinsabaugh, Robert L. Neff, Jason C. Stursova, Martina Zak, Donald R.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Recent research has dramatically advanced our understanding of soil organic matter chemistry and the role of N in some organic matter transformations, but the effects of N deposition on soil C dynamics remain difficult to anticipate. We examined soil organic matter chemistry and enzyme kinetics in three size fractions (>250 μm, 63–250 μm, and <63 μm) following 6 years of simulated atmospheric N deposition in two ecosystems with contrasting litter biochemistry (sugar maple, Acer saccharum—basswood, Tilia americana and black oak, Quercus velutina—white oak, Q. alba). Ambient and simulated (80-kg NO3 −–N ha−1 year−1) atmospheric N deposition were studied in three replicate stands in each ecosystem. We found striking, ecosystem-specific effects of N deposition on soil organic matter chemistry using pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. First, furfural, the dominant pyrolysis product of polysaccharides, was significantly decreased by simulated N deposition in the sugar maple–basswood ecosystem (15.9 vs. 5.0%) but was increased by N deposition in the black oak–white oak ecosystem (8.8 vs. 24.0%). Second, simulated atmospheric N deposition increased the ratio of total lignin derivatives to total polysaccharides in the >250 μm fraction of the sugar maple–basswood ecosystem from 0.9 to 3.3 but there were no changes in other size classes or in the black oak–white oak ecosystem. Third, simulated N deposition increased the ratio of lignin derivatives to N-bearing compounds in the 63–250 and >250 μm fractions in both ecosystems but not in the <63 μm fraction. Relationships between enzyme kinetics and organic matter chemistry were strongest in the particulate fractions (>63 μm) where there were multiple correlations between oxidative enzyme activities and concentrations of lignin derivatives and between glycanolytic enzyme activities and concentrations of carbohydrates. Within silt-clay fractions (<63 μm), these enzyme-substrate correlations were attenuated by interactions with particle surfaces. Our results demonstrate that variation in enzyme activity resulting from atmospheric N deposition is directly linked to changes in soil organic matter chemistry, particularly those that occur within coarse soil size fractions.
Starting Page	37
Ending Page	49
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01682563
Journal	Biogeochemistry
Volume Number	91
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	1573515X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2008-11-12
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Nitrogen deposition Enzymes Carbon structure Pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry Soil organic matter Life Sciences Ecosystems Environmental Chemistry Biogeosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth-Surface Processes Environmental Chemistry Water Science and Technology

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