期刊
PLANT AND SOIL
卷 366, 期 1-2, 页码 633-646出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1457-3
关键词
Fine root decomposition; Intact-core technique; Litterbag technique; Betula costata; Pinus koraiensis
资金
- National Basic Research Program (973 Program) [2010CB951301]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31070350]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [DL11BA10]
Root decomposition studies have rarely considered the heterogeneity within a fine-root system. Here, we investigated fine root (< 0.5 and 0.5-2 mm in diameter) decomposition and accompanying nutrient dynamics of two temperate tree species-Betula costata Trautv and Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc. Both litterbag and intact-core techniques were used to examine decomposition dynamic and nutrient release of the two size class roots over a 498-day period. Moreover, we examined differences between the two approaches. The very fine roots (< 0.5 mm) with an initially lower C:N ratio, decomposed more slowly than 0.5-2 mm roots of both tree species. The differences in mass loss between size classes were smaller when using the intact-core technique compared with litterbag technique. In contrast to root biomass loss, net N release was much higher in the fine roots (< 0.5 mm). All fine roots initially released N (0-75 days), but immobilized N to varying extent in the following days (75-498 days) during decomposition. Our results suggest that the slow decomposition rate of very fine roots (< 0.5 mm) may be determined by their high concentration of acid-unhydrolyzable structural components. Additionally, the heterogeneity within a bulk fine-root system could lead to differences in their contribution to soil in terms of carbon and nitrogen dynamics.
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