亚热带不同林分土壤矿质氮库及氮矿化速率的季节动态

以亚热带地区天然林、格氏栲人工林和杉木人工林为对象,采取PVC管原位培养连续取样法,对不同林分土壤净氨化速率、净硝化速率及净氮矿化速率进行为期一年(2014年9月—2015年8月)的研究,分析林分类型和季节动态对土壤矿质氮库和净氮矿化速率的影响.结果表明: 硝态氮是该地区土壤矿质氮库的主要存在形式,天然林和杉木人工林土壤硝态氮含量分别占总土壤矿质氮库的55.1%～87.5%和56.1%～79.1%,林分间土壤铵态氮含量差异不显著,硝态氮含量差异显著,其中格氏栲人工林土壤硝态氮含量显著低于天然林和杉木人工林.土壤硝态氮库和矿质氮库在不同月份间差异显著,在植物非生长季节(10月至次年2月)较大,在植物生长季节(3—9月)较小.各林分全年土壤净硝化速率均较低,净氨化速率是净氮矿化速率的主要存在形式,林分类型对土壤净氨化速率有显著影响,其中杉木人工林显著低于天然林和格氏栲人工林.月份对土壤净氨化速率有显著影响,各林分土壤净氨化速率变化规律不一致,但均在11月和2月达到一年中的最低值.重复测量方差分析显示,林分类型和季节动态对土壤矿质氮库及氮矿化速率均有显著影响.温度和水分是影响土壤矿质库及氮矿化速率的重要因素,凋落物对土壤氮矿化速率的影响主要是通过质量控制而非数量控制.

Seasonal dynamics of soil mineral nitrogen pools and nitrogen mineralization rate in different forests in subtropical China

We conducted an in situ incubation experiment to determine soil mineral N (NH₄⁺-N and NO₃^--N) concentrations and soil net N mineralization rates (net ammonification rate and net nitrification rate) using close-top PVC tubes in three adjacent forests (natural forest, Castanopsis kawakamii and Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation) from September 2014 to August 2015 in subtropical China, investigating the effects of forest type and season on soil inorganic N concentrations and soil net N mineralization rates. Results showed that soil NO₃^--N was the dominant form in mi-neral N pool in all three forests, and the proportion of NO₃^--N to soil inorganic N content ranged from 55.1% to 87.5% and from 56.1% to 79.1% in natural forest and Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation, respectively. The effects of forest types on soil mineral N pool were only significant on soil NO₃^--N, and the concentration of NO₃^--N in Castanopsis kawakamii was significantly lower than in the other two forests. The NO₃^--N and mineral N pool varied seasonally in all forests, and were higher in dormant season (October to February) than in growing season (March to September). Soil nitrification rate was very low in the whole year in all three forests and soil net ammonification was the major process of soil net mineralization. Tree species significantly affected soil net ammonification rate, and the value under Chinese fir was significantly lower than the other two fore-sts. The seasonal patterns of the soil net ammonification rate were not similar in all the three forests, but with the lowest value occurring in November and February in the following year. Analysis using variance of repeated measures indicated that soil mineral N concentrations and soil N mineralization rates were significantly affected by forest type and season, and correlation analysis showed that soil mineral N and soil N mineralization rate were significantly affected by water moisture and temperature, and the effects of litter on soil N mineralization rate were mainly through quality control, ra-ther than the quantity control.