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[Effects of simulated nitrogen deposition and management type on soil enzyme activities in Moso bamboo forest.]
Chun Ju Peng1, Quan Li1, Hong Hao Gu1
1State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, Zhejiang, China.
Abstract:
In this study, a field experiment was conducted using simulated N deposition method in conventionally managed (CM) and intensively managed (IM) Moso bamboo forests to test the responses of five soil enzymes (including β-fructofuranosidase, cellulase, nitrate reductase, hydrogen peroxidase and urease) to simulated N deposition of four treatment levels of 0, 30, 60 and 90 kg N·hm-2·a-1. The results showed that compared with CM, IM significantly increased soil β-fructofuranosidase, cellulase, urease activities by 55.5%, 112.9% and 28.6%, respectively, but significantly decreased nitrate reductase activity by 31.5%, and had no significant effect on hydrogen peroxidase activity. Nitrogen deposition significantly decreased soil β-fructofuranosidase (20.0%-49.4% and 36.2%-45.1%), cellulase (20.5%-46.3% and 18.3%-49.0%), nitrate reductase (67.9%-85.2% and 15.2%-34.2%) activities in both CM and IM plots, respectively, and also urease activity (23.1%-47.6%) in IM, but enhanced the urease activity (8.1%-50.6%) in CM, and had no significant effects on hydrogen peroxidase activity. The combination of N deposition and management types significantly impacted the four soil enzyme activities except for hydrogen peroxidase.
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