Incorporation of nitrogen from decomposing red alder leaves into plants and soil of a recent clearcut in Oregon1
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Nitrogen incorporation from red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) into an Oregon upland mesic forest soil was studied by tracing the fate of 15N added as 15N-labeled alder leaf litter. The recovery of 15N in vegetation, litter, lightand heavy-fractions of the soil, the chloroform-labile (microbial biomass) pool, and the whole soil were investigated after a 21-month field incubation of the labeled litter. 15N abundances well in excess of normal values were measured in vegetation growing in the plots, perhaps 3% of the 15N excess initially added. Additionally, the recovery of initial 15N after 21 months was 31% in remaining litter, 34% in the upper 5 cm of soil, and 4% in the 5–15 cm depth class. Alder litter had lost 78% of its mass, 77% of the total initial N (14N + 15N), and 64% of the initial 15N. 15N recovery was higher in the light fraction than in the heavy fraction. The soil heavy fraction accounted for 77 to 88% of the total soil N; however, the concentration of N in the light fraction was 3.5 times that in the heavy fraction. Recovery of excess 15N in the chloroform-labile N fraction was not significantly different from zero. After 21 months of decomposition, alder detritus was a net source of N; most of which remained in the top 5 cm of soil where it was concentrated in the more labile pools of soil N, and some of which was incorporated into growing plant tissue. Résumé : L’incorporation de l’azote de l’aulne rouge (Alnus rubra Bong.) dans un sol forestier mésique des hautes terres de l’Orégon a été étudiée en suivant le devenir de 15N ajouté sous la forme de litière foliaire d’aulne marquée avec 15N. Le recouvrement de 15N dans la végétation, la litière, les fractions légères et lourdes du sol, le pool labile de biomasse microbienne (méthode au chloroforme), et le sol entier a été investigué après 21 mois d’incubation au champ de la litière marquée. Des abondances de 15N bien en excès des valeurs normales ont été mesurées dans la végétation croissant dans les parcelles, peut-être 3% du surplus de 15N initialement ajouté. De plus, le recouvrement du 15N initial après 21 mois était de 31% dans la litière résiduelle, de 34% dans les 5 cm supérieurs du sol et de 4% dans la classe de profondeur 5–15 cm. La litière d’aulne avait perdu 78% de sa masse, 77% de son N total initial (14N + 15N) et 64% de son 15N initial. Le recouvrement de 15N était plus élevé dans la fraction légère que dans la fraction lourde. La fraction lourde du sol comptait pour 77 à 88% de N total du sol; toutefois, la concentration de N dans la fraction légère était 3,5 fois plus élevée que dans la fraction lourde. Le recouvrement du surplus de 15N dans la fraction N labile (méthode au chloroforme) n’était pas significativement différent de zéro. Après 21 mois de décomposition, les débris d’aulne étaient une source nette de N; la majorité de celui-ci se retrouvait dans les 5 premiers cm du sol où il était concentré dans les pools les plus labiles d’azote du sol, et une partie était incorporée dans les tissus des plantes en croissance. [Traduit par la Rédaction]
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