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Title: Nutrient dynamics and nitrogen trace gas flux during ecosystem development in montane rain forest

Abstract

Patterns of nitrogen trace gas emissions, soil nitrogen flux, and nutrient availability were evaluated at five sites that form a chronosequence in Hawaiian montane rain forest. The estimated age of basaltic parent material from which soils developed at the Kilauea site was 200 yr, 6000 yr at the Puu Makaala site, 185000 yr at the Kohala site, 1.65 x 10{sup 6} yr at the Molokai site, and 4.5 x 10{sup 6} yr at the Kauai site. Peak net N mineralization and nitrification values were found in soils from the 185000-yr-old Kohala site. Nitrogen content of foliage and leaf litter was highest in the intermediate age sites (Puu Makaala and Kohala) and N and P retranslocation was lowest at the Puu Makaala site. Soil cores fertilized with nitrogen had significantly higher rates of root ingrowth than control cores at the two youngest sites (200 and 6000 yr old) but not in older sites (185000 and 4.5 x 10{sup 6}-yr-old sites) and total fine root growth into control cores was greatest at the Kohala site. The highest N{sub 2}O emissions were found at the 185000-yr-old Kohala site, while the highest combined flux of N{sub 2}O + NO was observed at the 4.5more » x 10{sup 6}-yr-old Kauai site. While overall N{sub 2}O emission rates were correlated with rates of N transformations, soil water content appeared to influence the magnitude of emissions of N{sub 2}O and the ratios of emissions of NO vs. N{sub 2}O. N{sub 2}O emissions occurred when water-filled pore space (WFPS) values were >40%, with highest emissions in at least two sites observed at WFPS values of 75%. Among sites, high N{sub 2}O emissions were associated with high soil N transformation rates. Large NO fluxes were observed only at the Kauai site when WFPS values were <60%. 50 refs., 8 figs., 4 tabs.« less

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
35681
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Ecology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 76; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; TERTIARY PERIOD; SOILS; QUATERNARY PERIOD; HAWAII; FORESTS; NITROGEN CYCLE; ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; GEOCHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Riley, R H, and Vitousek, P M. Nutrient dynamics and nitrogen trace gas flux during ecosystem development in montane rain forest. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2307/1940650.
Riley, R H, & Vitousek, P M. Nutrient dynamics and nitrogen trace gas flux during ecosystem development in montane rain forest. United States. https://doi.org/10.2307/1940650
Riley, R H, and Vitousek, P M. 1995. "Nutrient dynamics and nitrogen trace gas flux during ecosystem development in montane rain forest". United States. https://doi.org/10.2307/1940650.
@article{osti_35681,
title = {Nutrient dynamics and nitrogen trace gas flux during ecosystem development in montane rain forest},
author = {Riley, R H and Vitousek, P M},
abstractNote = {Patterns of nitrogen trace gas emissions, soil nitrogen flux, and nutrient availability were evaluated at five sites that form a chronosequence in Hawaiian montane rain forest. The estimated age of basaltic parent material from which soils developed at the Kilauea site was 200 yr, 6000 yr at the Puu Makaala site, 185000 yr at the Kohala site, 1.65 x 10{sup 6} yr at the Molokai site, and 4.5 x 10{sup 6} yr at the Kauai site. Peak net N mineralization and nitrification values were found in soils from the 185000-yr-old Kohala site. Nitrogen content of foliage and leaf litter was highest in the intermediate age sites (Puu Makaala and Kohala) and N and P retranslocation was lowest at the Puu Makaala site. Soil cores fertilized with nitrogen had significantly higher rates of root ingrowth than control cores at the two youngest sites (200 and 6000 yr old) but not in older sites (185000 and 4.5 x 10{sup 6}-yr-old sites) and total fine root growth into control cores was greatest at the Kohala site. The highest N{sub 2}O emissions were found at the 185000-yr-old Kohala site, while the highest combined flux of N{sub 2}O + NO was observed at the 4.5 x 10{sup 6}-yr-old Kauai site. While overall N{sub 2}O emission rates were correlated with rates of N transformations, soil water content appeared to influence the magnitude of emissions of N{sub 2}O and the ratios of emissions of NO vs. N{sub 2}O. N{sub 2}O emissions occurred when water-filled pore space (WFPS) values were >40%, with highest emissions in at least two sites observed at WFPS values of 75%. Among sites, high N{sub 2}O emissions were associated with high soil N transformation rates. Large NO fluxes were observed only at the Kauai site when WFPS values were <60%. 50 refs., 8 figs., 4 tabs.},
doi = {10.2307/1940650},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/35681}, journal = {Ecology},
number = 1,
volume = 76,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995}
}