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Effects of stocking rate on the interannual patterns of ecosystem biomass and soil nitrogen mineralization in a meadow steppe of northeast China

文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Zhang, Yu 1 ; Zhao, Jinling 2 ; Xin, Xiaoping 1 ; Wang, Miao 1 ; Pan, Fengjuan 3 ; Yan, Ruirui 1 ; Li, Linghao 2 ;

作者机构： 1.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Agr Resources & Reg Planning, 12 Zhonguancun South St, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China

2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, 20 Nanxincun, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China

3.Chinese Acad Sci, Northeast Inst Geog & Agroecol, Harbin 150081, Peoples R China

关键词： Stocking rate; Plant detritus; ANPP; Soil temperature and moisture; Temperate steppe; Nitrogen cycling

期刊名称：PLANT AND SOIL （ 影响因子：3.299； 五年影响因子：3.88 ）

ISSN： 0032-079X

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background and aims Understanding the effects of livestock grazing on the ecosystem biomass and soil nitrogen processes of grassland ecosystems is critical to improving knowledge on the mechanisms underlying grassland degradation and accurately assessing the influence of grazing management on grassland functions. Methods We examined the interannual patterns of ecosystem biomass and soil nitrogen mineralization in response to cattle grazing in a Chinese meadow steppe. The soil core incubation method was employed for soil N transfer estimation, whilst the fumigation extraction method, a modified Baermann funnel method and harvest method were used for various measurements of ecosystem biomass parameters. Results We found that cattle grazing caused consistent significant increases in soil temperature, irrespective of the stocking rate and year, whereas significant effects on soil moisture and edaphic properties were observed only in individual years and/or at specific stocking rates. Consistent positive effects at moderate stocking rates were observed for aboveground net primary production and soil nematode biomass in all study years. The across stocking rate pattern of N mineralization in response to cattle stocking appeared to be year-specific, although negative effects were found in most cases. In contrast, the interannual pattern of N mineralization was determined principally by the interannual patterns in precipitation and soil moisture and was much less affected by cattle grazing. Conclusions Soil N mineralization in this meadow steppe was affected by cattle grazing via two major mechanisms, i.e., its effects on the aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and thus the quantity of plant litter input into the soil and its effects on soil temperature and moisture. Overall, our study spanned the longest consecutive years with the broadest range of stocking rates thus far of its kind, which revealed for the first time that the soil nitrogen mineralization pattern with respect to stocking rate was year-specific. Our findings have important implications for adaptive management and sustainable utilization of Chinese grasslands.

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