作 者： Wang X, Wang B, Wang CZ, Wang ZH, Li J, Jia Z, Yang S, Li P, Wu YT, Pan SN, Liu LL*
期刊名称： New Phytologist
影响因子： 8.512
出版年份： 2020
卷 期 号： ( )
页 码： DOI: 10.1111/nph.17041
论文摘要：
- Forest canopies can retain nitrogen (N) from atmospheric deposition. However, most empirical and modeling studies do not consider the processing of the N deposited in the canopy.
- To assess whether N deposition through canopy will alter the plant’s N uptake and retention, we conducted a 3‐yr mesocosm experiment by applying (15NH4)2SO4 solution to aspen sapling canopies or directly to the soil.
- We found that 15N‐NH4+ applied to the canopy was directly taken up by leaves. Compared with the soil N application, the canopy N application resulted in higher photosynthesis but lower N retention of the plant–soil system in the first growing season. Plant biomass, N concentration, and leaf N resorption were not significantly different between the canopy and soil N applications. The partitioning of retained 15N among plant components and soil layers was similar between the two treatments 3 yr after the N application.
- Our findings indicated that the canopy N processing could alter leaf N supply and photosynthesis in the short term but not N retention in the long term. Under natural conditions, the chronic N deposition could continuously refill the canopy N pool, causing a sustained increase in canopy carbon uptake. Canopy N processing needs to be considered for accurately predicting the impact of N deposition.
原文链接：https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.17041