Soil acidification as an additional driver to organic carbon accumulation in major Chinese croplands

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	Soil acidification as an additional driver to organic carbon accumulation in major Chinese croplands
	Zhang, Xinmu; Guo, Jingheng; Vogt, Rolf David; Mulder, Jan; Wang, Yajing; Qian, Cheng; Wang, Jingguo; Zhang, Xiaoshan
刊名	GEODERMA
	2020-05-01
卷号	366 页码:1-11
关键词	Soil organic carbon Soil acidification Decomposition Carbon accumulation Nitrogen fertilization
ISSN号	0016-7061
英文摘要	Significant increase in soil organic carbon (SOC) has been found in Chinese croplands. Current literature largely attributes this to the increased organic C inputs from manure, crop straw and root. However, using a meta-analysis of 185 long-term trials and 6669 spatial data pairs across China, we show here that soil acidification is an additional significant cause for the SOC accumulation. Results from long-term experiments showed that soil acidification due to excessive N fertilization coincided with, and significantly (p < 0.01) contributed to, the observed SOC accrual. Spatially, the amount of SOC increase caused by soil acidification decreased with increasing initial content. In addition, the soil's basal respiration rate (SBRR), microbial metabolic quotient (MMQ) and the percentage of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) relative to total SOC decreased significantly (p < 0.01) with soil pH decline. This indicates that soil acidification depresses the decomposition of organic matter, both by decreasing microbial activity and by increasing protection of SOC by mineral phases. Thus, N-induced soil acidification promotes the SOC accumulation in Chinese croplands, by increasing its stability. In contrast to the current view emphasizing the importance of organic C inputs, our meta-analysis reveals an alternative mechanism connecting N-fertilization and the resulting SOC accumulation in agricultural ecosystems. More research is needed to further clarify its operating processes, relative importance, and agro-environmental consequences.
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.rcees.ac.cn/handle/311016/44451]
专题	生态环境研究中心_城市与区域生态国家重点实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Xinmu,Guo, Jingheng,Vogt, Rolf David,et al. Soil acidification as an additional driver to organic carbon accumulation in major Chinese croplands[J]. GEODERMA,2020,366:1-11.
APA	Zhang, Xinmu.,Guo, Jingheng.,Vogt, Rolf David.,Mulder, Jan.,Wang, Yajing.,...&Zhang, Xiaoshan.(2020).Soil acidification as an additional driver to organic carbon accumulation in major Chinese croplands.GEODERMA,366,1-11.
MLA	Zhang, Xinmu,et al."Soil acidification as an additional driver to organic carbon accumulation in major Chinese croplands".GEODERMA 366(2020):1-11.