Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, 251 Bessey Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Nat Commun. 2017 Nov 24;8(1):1774. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01998-z.
Moisture response functions for soil microbial carbon (C) mineralization remain a critical uncertainty for predicting ecosystem-climate feedbacks. Theory and models posit that C mineralization declines under elevated moisture and associated anaerobic conditions, leading to soil C accumulation. Yet, iron (Fe) reduction potentially releases protected C, providing an under-appreciated mechanism for C destabilization under elevated moisture. Here we incubate Mollisols from ecosystems under C/C plant rotations at moisture levels at and above field capacity over 5 months. Increased moisture and anaerobiosis initially suppress soil C mineralization, consistent with theory. However, after 25 days, elevated moisture stimulates cumulative gaseous C-loss as CO and CH to >150% of the control. Stable C isotopes show that mineralization of older C-derived C released following Fe reduction dominates C losses. Counter to theory, elevated moisture may significantly accelerate C losses from mineral soils over weeks to months-a critical mechanistic deficiency of current Earth system models.
土壤微生物碳(C)矿化的湿度响应函数仍然是预测生态系统-气候反馈的一个关键不确定因素。理论和模型认为,在高湿度和相关的厌氧条件下,C 矿化会下降,导致土壤 C 积累。然而,铁(Fe)还原可能会释放出受保护的 C,为高湿度下 C 失稳提供了一个被低估的机制。在这里,我们在 5 个月的时间里,在接近和超过田间持水量的湿度水平下,对 C/C 植物轮作下的生态系统中的 Mollisol 进行了培养。最初,增加的水分和缺氧抑制了土壤 C 的矿化,这与理论一致。然而,25 天后,高湿度刺激了累积的气态 C 损失,如 CO 和 CH,是对照的 150%以上。稳定的碳同位素表明,Fe 还原后释放的较老的 C 衍生 C 的矿化主导了 C 的损失。与理论相反,高湿度可能会在数周到数月内显著加速矿物土壤中 C 的损失,这是当前地球系统模型的一个关键机制缺陷。
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