Postfire nitrogen balance of Mediterranean shrublands: Direct combustion losses versus gaseous and leaching losses from the postfire soil mineral nitrogen flush.
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Postfire nitrogen balance of Mediterranean shrublands: Direct combustion losses versus gaseous and leaching losses from the postfire soil mineral nitrogen flush.
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Dannenmann, M.
Diaz‐Pines, E. Kitzler, B. Karhu, K. Tejedor, J. Ambus, P. Parra, A. Sanchez‐Martin, L. Resco, V. Ramírez, D. Povoas‐Guimaraes, L. Willibald, G. Gasche, R. Zechmeister‐Boltenstern, S. Kraus, D. Castaldi, S. Vallejo, A. Rubio, A. Rubio, J.M. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus |
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FIRE ECOLOGY
SOIL COMBUSTION NITROUS OXIDE |
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Fire is a major factor controlling global carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling. While direct C and N losses caused by combustion have been comparably well established, important knowledge gaps remain on postfire N losses. Here, we quantified both direct C and N combustion losses as well as postfire gaseous losses (N2O, NO and N2) and N leaching after a high‐intensity experimental fire in an old shrubland in central Spain. Combustion losses of C and N were 9.4 Mg C/ha and 129 kg N/ha, respectively, representing 66% and 58% of initial aboveground vegetation and litter stocks. Moreover, fire strongly increased soil mineral N concentrations by several magnitudes to a maximum of 44 kg N/ha 2 months after the fire, with N largely originating from dead soil microbes. Postfire soil emissions increased from 5.4 to 10.1 kg N ha−1 year−1 for N2, from 1.1 to 1.9 kg N ha−1 year−1 for NO and from 0.05 to 0.2 kg N ha−1 year−1 for N2O. Maximal leaching losses occurred 2 months after peak soil mineral N concentrations, but remained with 0.1 kg N ha−1 year−1 of minor importance for the postfire N mass balance. 15N stable isotope labelling revealed that 33% of the mineral N produced by fire was incorporated in stable soil N pools, while the remainder was lost. Overall, our work reveals significant postfire N losses dominated by emissions of N2 that need to be considered when assessing fire effects on ecosystem N cycling and mass balance. We propose indirect N gas emissions factors for the first postfire year, equalling to 7.7% (N2‐N), 2.7% (NO‐N) and 5.0% (N2O‐N) of the direct fire combustion losses of the respective N gas species.
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2018-12-20T03:54:15Z
2018-12-20T03:54:15Z 2018-07 |
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Journal Article
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Dannenmann, M.; Díaz‐Pinés, E.; Kitzler, B.; Karhu, K.; Tejedor, J.; Ambus, P.; Parra, A.; Sanchez‐Martin, L.; Resco, V.; Ramírez, D.A.; Povoas‐Guimaraes, L.; Willibald, G.; Gasche, R.; Zechmeister‐Boltenstern, S.; Kraus, D.; Castaldi, S.; Vallejo, A.; Rubio, A.; Rubio, J.M.; Butterbach‐Bahl, K. 2018. Postfire nitrogen balance of Mediterranean shrublands: Direct combustion losses versus gaseous and leaching losses from the postfire soil mineral nitrogen flush. Global Change Biology. ISSN 1365-2486. 24:10. pp. 4505-4520.
1365-2486 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98840 |
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en
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All rights reserved; no re-use allowed
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4505-4520
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Global Change Biology
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