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DOI | 10.1007/s10533-008-9197-4 |
Impacts of grazing intensity on denitrification and N(2)O production in a semi-arid grassland ecosystem | |
Xu, Yuqing1,2; Wan, Shiqiang1; Cheng, Weixin1,3; Li, Linghao1 | |
通讯作者 | Li, Linghao |
来源期刊 | BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
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ISSN | 0168-2563 |
出版年 | 2008 |
卷号 | 88期号:2页码:103-115 |
英文摘要 | N(2)O production from denitrification in soils contributes to the enhanced greenhouse effect and the destruction of the stratospheric ozone. Ungulate grazing affects denitrification and the production of N(2)O. The short-term effect of grazing on denitrification and N(2)O production has been examined in several grassland ecosystems. However, the effects of long-term grazing have rarely been studied. We measured denitrification and N(2)O production during the 2005 and 2006 growing seasons in a long-term (17 years) experiment that had five grazing intensities (GI; 0.00, 1.33, 2.67, 4.00 and 5.33 sheep ha(-1)). We found that denitrification and N(2)O production rates were seasonally variable during the measurement period, with higher values observed in summer and lower values found in spring and autumn. The grazed treatments resulted in decreased denitrification and N(2)O production, primarily due to the reduced soil nitrate concentration and organic N content under the long-term grazing. This supported our hypothesis that long-term over-grazing suppresses denitrification and N(2)O production. Although significant differences in denitrification and N(2)O production were not found between the four GI, there was a general trend that cumulative denitrification and N(2)O production decreased as grazing intensity increased, especially in 2006. Lower N losses via denitrification and N(2)O production in the grazed plots, to some extent, may contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emission and help to preserve soil N and ameliorate the negative impacts of grazing on plant growth, productivity, and ecological restoration processes in the temperate steppe in northern China. |
英文关键词 | denitrification N(2)O production grazing intensity temperate steppe |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China ; USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000256264000001 |
WOS关键词 | NITROUS-OXIDE ; ACETYLENE-INHIBITION ; DESERT ECOSYSTEM ; N MINERALIZATION ; INNER-MONGOLIA ; SOIL ; PASTURE ; NITRIFICATION ; NITRATE ; STIMULATION |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/156664 |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Vegetat & Environm Change, Inst Bot, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China; 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Sch, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China; 3.Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Environm Studies, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Xu, Yuqing,Wan, Shiqiang,Cheng, Weixin,et al. Impacts of grazing intensity on denitrification and N(2)O production in a semi-arid grassland ecosystem[J],2008,88(2):103-115. |
APA | Xu, Yuqing,Wan, Shiqiang,Cheng, Weixin,&Li, Linghao.(2008).Impacts of grazing intensity on denitrification and N(2)O production in a semi-arid grassland ecosystem.BIOGEOCHEMISTRY,88(2),103-115. |
MLA | Xu, Yuqing,et al."Impacts of grazing intensity on denitrification and N(2)O production in a semi-arid grassland ecosystem".BIOGEOCHEMISTRY 88.2(2008):103-115. |
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