Effect of Detritus Manipulation on Different Organic Matter Decompositions in Temperate Deciduous Forest Soils
Soil organic matter supply is mainly derived from plant litter. The early stages of litter degradation is a very dynamic process. Thus, its study is important for understanding litter degradation and the control factors of different biomes and ecosystems. In the frame of the Síkfőkút DIRT (Detritus...
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| author | Zsolt Kotroczó Katalin Juhos Borbála Biró Tamás Kocsis Sándor Attila Pabar Csaba Varga István Fekete |
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| description | Soil organic matter supply is mainly derived from plant litter. The early stages of litter degradation is a very dynamic process. Thus, its study is important for understanding litter degradation and the control factors of different biomes and ecosystems. In the frame of the Síkfőkút DIRT (Detritus Input and Removal Treatments) Project, the effect of organic matter treatment was studied on the rate of decomposition of organic matter by applying different kinds of organic materials (leaf and wood litter, green and rooibos tea material, and cellulose cotton wool). During long-term experiments, we intended to investigate how the different organic matter manipulations changed by the soil microbial community and how it affects the degradation of different quality organic matter in the soil. The important main purpose of the research was to investigate litter degradation and its main regulators, contributing to both current and future climate scenarios. According to our results, in the case of litter-doubling treatments, we experienced a greater loss of organic matter compared to the weight of the litter bags placed in the soil of organic matter-withdrawal treatments. Furthermore, based on our results, we found that the decomposition rate is influenced by litter quality (leaf and cellulose wool) that is to be decomposed and by the applied litter treatments depending on the time allowed for decomposition. A drier climate by slowing down the degradation processes and by increasing the proportion of recalcitrant molecules in the detritus may increase the turnover time, which may lead to an increase in soil organic carbon (SOC). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7dd52fc696704825869277601bf975992023-11-20T03:40:06ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072020-06-0111667510.3390/f11060675Effect of Detritus Manipulation on Different Organic Matter Decompositions in Temperate Deciduous Forest SoilsZsolt Kotroczó0Katalin Juhos1Borbála Biró2Tamás Kocsis3Sándor Attila Pabar4Csaba Varga5István Fekete6Department of Soil Science and Water Management, Szent István University, 29-43 Villányi St., H-1118 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Szent István University, 29-43 Villányi St., H-1118 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Szent István University, 29-43 Villányi St., H-1118 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Szent István University, 14-16 Somlói St., H-1118 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Szent István University, 29-43 Villányi St., H-1118 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Land and Environmental Management, University of Nyíregyháza, 9-11. Kótai St., H-4400 Nyíregyháza, HungaryDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Szent István University, 29-43 Villányi St., H-1118 Budapest, HungarySoil organic matter supply is mainly derived from plant litter. The early stages of litter degradation is a very dynamic process. Thus, its study is important for understanding litter degradation and the control factors of different biomes and ecosystems. In the frame of the Síkfőkút DIRT (Detritus Input and Removal Treatments) Project, the effect of organic matter treatment was studied on the rate of decomposition of organic matter by applying different kinds of organic materials (leaf and wood litter, green and rooibos tea material, and cellulose cotton wool). During long-term experiments, we intended to investigate how the different organic matter manipulations changed by the soil microbial community and how it affects the degradation of different quality organic matter in the soil. The important main purpose of the research was to investigate litter degradation and its main regulators, contributing to both current and future climate scenarios. According to our results, in the case of litter-doubling treatments, we experienced a greater loss of organic matter compared to the weight of the litter bags placed in the soil of organic matter-withdrawal treatments. Furthermore, based on our results, we found that the decomposition rate is influenced by litter quality (leaf and cellulose wool) that is to be decomposed and by the applied litter treatments depending on the time allowed for decomposition. A drier climate by slowing down the degradation processes and by increasing the proportion of recalcitrant molecules in the detritus may increase the turnover time, which may lead to an increase in soil organic carbon (SOC).https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/6/675soil organic mattersoil biologyclimate changetea litterleaf littercarbon dynamics |
| spellingShingle | Zsolt Kotroczó Katalin Juhos Borbála Biró Tamás Kocsis Sándor Attila Pabar Csaba Varga István Fekete Effect of Detritus Manipulation on Different Organic Matter Decompositions in Temperate Deciduous Forest Soils Forests soil organic matter soil biology climate change tea litter leaf litter carbon dynamics |
| title | Effect of Detritus Manipulation on Different Organic Matter Decompositions in Temperate Deciduous Forest Soils |
| title_full | Effect of Detritus Manipulation on Different Organic Matter Decompositions in Temperate Deciduous Forest Soils |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Detritus Manipulation on Different Organic Matter Decompositions in Temperate Deciduous Forest Soils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Detritus Manipulation on Different Organic Matter Decompositions in Temperate Deciduous Forest Soils |
| title_short | Effect of Detritus Manipulation on Different Organic Matter Decompositions in Temperate Deciduous Forest Soils |
| title_sort | effect of detritus manipulation on different organic matter decompositions in temperate deciduous forest soils |
| topic | soil organic matter soil biology climate change tea litter leaf litter carbon dynamics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/6/675 |
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