凋落物分解是连接生态系统地上、地下过程的重要环节,决定了生态系统养分循环速率,但到目前为止对凋落物分解在荒漠草地生态系统受放牧以及外源资源补给影响的研究较少。本研究通过对不同放牧强度(对照、轻牧、中牧和重牧)短花针茅草原...凋落物分解是连接生态系统地上、地下过程的重要环节,决定了生态系统养分循环速率,但到目前为止对凋落物分解在荒漠草地生态系统受放牧以及外源资源补给影响的研究较少。本研究通过对不同放牧强度(对照、轻牧、中牧和重牧)短花针茅草原群落进行添加氮素(10.0 g N m-2 a-1)和增水(108 mm/a)处理,探讨群落水平凋落物分解速率的变化。研究结果显示,过去不同强度放牧历史对群落凋落物分解影响极显著(P<0.0001)。凋落物前期分解(135 d)过程中,凋落物初始C∶N比与凋落物分解速率常数呈显著负相关关系,表明凋落物可降解性在凋落物前期分解中起主要作用。轻度放牧影响下凋落物分解速度最快,这与该条件下凋落物C∶N比显著低于其他放牧强度下的有关,说明适度放牧不仅有利于群落维持,也在一定程度上有利于生态系统养分循环。当凋落物分解更长时间(870 d)后,对照区凋落物分解速率显著低于放牧处理样地,但凋落物初始C∶N比对凋落物分解速率没有显著影响。进一步分析显示,不同放牧强度背景下长期凋落物分解速率与分解环境的土壤微生物多样性成正相关关系,与群落盖度呈极显著(P<0.001)负相关关系。添加氮素显著(P<0.05)降低凋落物分解速度,但对凋落物氮含量无显著影响。生长季加水未影响凋落物质量及凋落物分解速度。研究结果表明,凋落物前期分解受凋落物质量影响,但较长时间凋落物分解则与分解过程中接受到的太阳辐射量有关。展开更多
Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and precipitation as an important phenomenon of global climate change have a great impact on grassland ecosystems. However, little is known about how the soil ammonia-oxidizing microorg...Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and precipitation as an important phenomenon of global climate change have a great impact on grassland ecosystems. However, little is known about how the soil ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms respond to the both changes. Ammonia oxidization is a crucial step in the soil nitrification and greatly inlfuenced by soil nitrogen availability. We used PCR and DGGE （denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis） approaches to investigate the responses of AOB （ammonia-oxidizing bacteria） 16S rRNA and AOA （ammonia-oxidizing archaea）amoA genes to nitrogen and water input inStipa baicalensis steppe, Inner Mongolia, northern China. After two years of nitrogen and water addition treatment, it was found that PNA （potential nitriifcation activity） was greatly enhanced by lower N fertilization treatment under water addition and higher N fertilization under no-water addition, while it decreased markedly in higher N fertilization under water addition. The community structure of AOB responded more sensitively to N fertilization and water input than AOA, resulting in the significantly decreased diversity in the AOB community along with a higher N fertilizer rate, but an obvious increase in the AOA community, demonstrating the active growth of AOA in higher N fertilization soils. Phylogenetic analysis showed that AOB communities were dominated byNitrosospira clusters3, 4 andNitrososmonas clusters 6 under water addition andNitrosospira culsters 1, 3 and 4 and under no-water addition, while AOA communities were grouped intoCrenarchaeote clusters 1, 2 and 5 under no-water addition and Crenarchaeote clusters 1, 2 and water lineage under water addition. The differences between the two water addition regimes strongly suggest that water input acts as an important role in shifting AOA and AOB communities. Moreover, in contrast to the AOA, the diversity of AOB was negatively correlated with total N, NH4^＋, NO3^- and pH under water addition, implying a signiifcant N fertilization and water effect on shaping AOA and AOB communities. In conclusion, our studies suggested that N fertilization and water addition and their composite effects had signiifcantly changed AOB and AOA communities, meanwhile, AOB and AOA communities could develop a desirable complementary mechanism in response to external changes.展开更多
The ecological consequences of precipitation change and increased atmospheric nitrogen(N)deposition have profound impacts on ecosystem CO2 exchange in grassland ecosystems.Water and N can largely influence grassland p...The ecological consequences of precipitation change and increased atmospheric nitrogen(N)deposition have profound impacts on ecosystem CO2 exchange in grassland ecosystems.Water and N can largely influence grassland productivity,community composition and ecosystem functions.However,the influences of water and N addition on the ecosystem CO2 exchange of alpine grassland ecosystems remain unclear.A field manipulative experiment with water and N additions was conducted in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau over 4 years with contrasting precipitation patterns.There were four treatments:control(Ctrl),N addition(N),water addition(W)and N and water addition(NW),each replicated three times.N addition,but not water addition,increased gross ecosystem productivity(GEP),plant biomass,community cover and community-weighted mean height.The responses of ecosystem CO2 exchange to water and N addition varied between the wet and dry years.Water addition had a positive effect on net ecosystem carbon exchange(NEE)due to a larger increase in GEP than in ecosystem respiration(ER)only in the dry year.On the contrary,N addition significantly enhanced ecosystem CO2 exchange only in the wet year.The increased GEP in N addition was attributed to the larger increase in NEE than ER.Moreover,N addition stimulated NEE mainly through increasing the cover of dominant species.Our observations highlight the important roles of precipitation and dominant species in regulating ecosystem CO2 exchange response to global environmental change in alpine grasslands.展开更多
Nitrogen(N)deposition,precipitation and their interaction affect plant invasions in temperate ecosystems with limiting N and water resources,but whether and how they affect plant invasions in subtropical native commun...Nitrogen(N)deposition,precipitation and their interaction affect plant invasions in temperate ecosystems with limiting N and water resources,but whether and how they affect plant invasions in subtropical native communities with abundant N and precipitation remains unclear.We constructed in situ artificial communities with 12 common native plant species in a subtropical system and introduced four common invasive plant species and their native counterparts to these communities.We compared plant growth and establishment of introduced invasive species and native counterparts in communities exposed to ambient(CK),N addition(N+),increased precipitation(P+)and N addition plus increased precipitation(P+N+).We also investigated the density and aboveground biomass of communities under such conditions.P+alone did not enhance the performance of invasive species or native counterparts.N+enhanced only the aboveground biomass and relative density of invasive species.P+N+enhanced the growth and establishment performance of both invasive species and native counterparts.Most growth and establishment parameters of invasive species were greater than those of native counterparts under N+,P+and P+N+conditions.The density and aboveground biomass of native communities established by invasive species were significantly lower than those of native communities established by native counterparts under P+N+conditions.These results suggest that P+may magnify the effects of N+on performance of invasive species in subtropical native communities where N and water are often abundant,which may help to understand the effect of global change on plant invasion in subtropical ecosystems.展开更多
文摘凋落物分解是连接生态系统地上、地下过程的重要环节,决定了生态系统养分循环速率,但到目前为止对凋落物分解在荒漠草地生态系统受放牧以及外源资源补给影响的研究较少。本研究通过对不同放牧强度(对照、轻牧、中牧和重牧)短花针茅草原群落进行添加氮素(10.0 g N m-2 a-1)和增水(108 mm/a)处理,探讨群落水平凋落物分解速率的变化。研究结果显示,过去不同强度放牧历史对群落凋落物分解影响极显著(P<0.0001)。凋落物前期分解(135 d)过程中,凋落物初始C∶N比与凋落物分解速率常数呈显著负相关关系,表明凋落物可降解性在凋落物前期分解中起主要作用。轻度放牧影响下凋落物分解速度最快,这与该条件下凋落物C∶N比显著低于其他放牧强度下的有关,说明适度放牧不仅有利于群落维持,也在一定程度上有利于生态系统养分循环。当凋落物分解更长时间(870 d)后,对照区凋落物分解速率显著低于放牧处理样地,但凋落物初始C∶N比对凋落物分解速率没有显著影响。进一步分析显示,不同放牧强度背景下长期凋落物分解速率与分解环境的土壤微生物多样性成正相关关系,与群落盖度呈极显著(P<0.001)负相关关系。添加氮素显著(P<0.05)降低凋落物分解速度,但对凋落物氮含量无显著影响。生长季加水未影响凋落物质量及凋落物分解速度。研究结果表明,凋落物前期分解受凋落物质量影响,但较长时间凋落物分解则与分解过程中接受到的太阳辐射量有关。
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(31170435,31000242)
文摘Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and precipitation as an important phenomenon of global climate change have a great impact on grassland ecosystems. However, little is known about how the soil ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms respond to the both changes. Ammonia oxidization is a crucial step in the soil nitrification and greatly inlfuenced by soil nitrogen availability. We used PCR and DGGE （denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis） approaches to investigate the responses of AOB （ammonia-oxidizing bacteria） 16S rRNA and AOA （ammonia-oxidizing archaea）amoA genes to nitrogen and water input inStipa baicalensis steppe, Inner Mongolia, northern China. After two years of nitrogen and water addition treatment, it was found that PNA （potential nitriifcation activity） was greatly enhanced by lower N fertilization treatment under water addition and higher N fertilization under no-water addition, while it decreased markedly in higher N fertilization under water addition. The community structure of AOB responded more sensitively to N fertilization and water input than AOA, resulting in the significantly decreased diversity in the AOB community along with a higher N fertilizer rate, but an obvious increase in the AOA community, demonstrating the active growth of AOA in higher N fertilization soils. Phylogenetic analysis showed that AOB communities were dominated byNitrosospira clusters3, 4 andNitrososmonas clusters 6 under water addition andNitrosospira culsters 1, 3 and 4 and under no-water addition, while AOA communities were grouped intoCrenarchaeote clusters 1, 2 and 5 under no-water addition and Crenarchaeote clusters 1, 2 and water lineage under water addition. The differences between the two water addition regimes strongly suggest that water input acts as an important role in shifting AOA and AOB communities. Moreover, in contrast to the AOA, the diversity of AOB was negatively correlated with total N, NH4^＋, NO3^- and pH under water addition, implying a signiifcant N fertilization and water effect on shaping AOA and AOB communities. In conclusion, our studies suggested that N fertilization and water addition and their composite effects had signiifcantly changed AOB and AOA communities, meanwhile, AOB and AOA communities could develop a desirable complementary mechanism in response to external changes.
基金supported by the Outstanding Youth Scientist Program of NSFC(41725003)National Key Research&Development Program of China(2017YFA0604802)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41991234,42077422)the National Key Research&Development Program of China(2016YFC0501802)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA20050102).
文摘The ecological consequences of precipitation change and increased atmospheric nitrogen(N)deposition have profound impacts on ecosystem CO2 exchange in grassland ecosystems.Water and N can largely influence grassland productivity,community composition and ecosystem functions.However,the influences of water and N addition on the ecosystem CO2 exchange of alpine grassland ecosystems remain unclear.A field manipulative experiment with water and N additions was conducted in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau over 4 years with contrasting precipitation patterns.There were four treatments:control(Ctrl),N addition(N),water addition(W)and N and water addition(NW),each replicated three times.N addition,but not water addition,increased gross ecosystem productivity(GEP),plant biomass,community cover and community-weighted mean height.The responses of ecosystem CO2 exchange to water and N addition varied between the wet and dry years.Water addition had a positive effect on net ecosystem carbon exchange(NEE)due to a larger increase in GEP than in ecosystem respiration(ER)only in the dry year.On the contrary,N addition significantly enhanced ecosystem CO2 exchange only in the wet year.The increased GEP in N addition was attributed to the larger increase in NEE than ER.Moreover,N addition stimulated NEE mainly through increasing the cover of dominant species.Our observations highlight the important roles of precipitation and dominant species in regulating ecosystem CO2 exchange response to global environmental change in alpine grasslands.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31460165,31960282)Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province(2018GXNSFAA281112)Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain(19-050-6).
文摘Nitrogen(N)deposition,precipitation and their interaction affect plant invasions in temperate ecosystems with limiting N and water resources,but whether and how they affect plant invasions in subtropical native communities with abundant N and precipitation remains unclear.We constructed in situ artificial communities with 12 common native plant species in a subtropical system and introduced four common invasive plant species and their native counterparts to these communities.We compared plant growth and establishment of introduced invasive species and native counterparts in communities exposed to ambient(CK),N addition(N+),increased precipitation(P+)and N addition plus increased precipitation(P+N+).We also investigated the density and aboveground biomass of communities under such conditions.P+alone did not enhance the performance of invasive species or native counterparts.N+enhanced only the aboveground biomass and relative density of invasive species.P+N+enhanced the growth and establishment performance of both invasive species and native counterparts.Most growth and establishment parameters of invasive species were greater than those of native counterparts under N+,P+and P+N+conditions.The density and aboveground biomass of native communities established by invasive species were significantly lower than those of native communities established by native counterparts under P+N+conditions.These results suggest that P+may magnify the effects of N+on performance of invasive species in subtropical native communities where N and water are often abundant,which may help to understand the effect of global change on plant invasion in subtropical ecosystems.
