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dc.contributor.authorWang, Yuzhe
dc.contributor.authorXu, Zhihong
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Qixing
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:31:30Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:31:30Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn1439-0108
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11368-014-0879-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/67686
dc.description.abstractPurpose Forests play a key role in the global carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling. Fire is a global phenomenon occurring in many forest ecosystems, which has several environmental and ecological effects. The objective of this review was to improve our understanding of the effect of fire on soil gross N transformations in forest ecosystems. Methods and results We have reviewed the published studies using 15N pool dilution technique with analytical data analysis method to study the effect of fires on gross N transformations in forest ecosystems. Wildfires increased gross N mineralization rates in the short term and the effect disappeared from 3 years after the fire, while the effect of prescribed fires disappeared from 2 years after the burning. Both wildfires and prescribed fires reduced gross nitrification in the short term, while their effects varied from 6 months following the burning. Conclusions The different responses of gross N transformations to the fires in forest ecosystems depended on many factors including forest types, the intensity and frequency of fires, the time elapsed between the fires and sampling events, incubation conditions (field or laboratory incubation), climatic conditions and so on. In view of many factors influencing the effect of fires on gross N transformations, more comprehensive studies with physical, chemical, microbial and ecological characterization are needed to improve our knowledge about the effect of fires on soil gross N transformations and then N cycling in forest ecosystems.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1030
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1040
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Soils and Sediments
dc.relation.ispartofvolume14
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEarth sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSoil chemistry and soil carbon sequestration (excl. carbon sequestration science)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAgricultural, veterinary and food sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode37
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410604
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode30
dc.titleImpact of fire on soil gross nitrogen transformations in forest ecosystems
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorXu, Zhihong


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