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1. A stable CH4 sink responding to extreme precipitation events in a fenced semiarid steppe

Author:
Zhao, Haitao; Li, Tianpeng; Li, Linfeng; Hao, Yanbin
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2731-2741
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
arid lands; climate models; ecological function; ecosystems; growing season; hydrologic cycle; long term experiments; methane; plateaus; soil water; soil water content; steppes; China
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Climate models predict that amplification of the hydrological cycle results in more extreme (more intensive but less frequent) precipitation events (EPEs) that have larger effects on ecosystem functioning than mean precipitation conditions. Semiarid grassland ecosystems are considered important CH₄ sinks whose functioning is greatly affected by variations in precipitation patterns. An exp ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1798-x

2. Comammox—a newly discovered nitrification process in the terrestrial nitrogen cycle

Author:
Hu, Hang-Wei; He, Ji-Zheng
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2709-2717
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Archaea; Nitrospira (genus); agricultural productivity; ammonia; biochemistry; ecological differentiation; forest soils; genomics; habitats; moieties; nitrates; nitrification; nitrites; nitrogen cycle; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; oxidants; oxidation; pH; physiology; prokaryotic cells; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; soil sampling; sustainable development; terrestrial ecosystems; China
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Nitrification, the microbial oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite, is a pivotal component of the biogeochemical nitrogen cycle. Nitrification was conventionally assumed as a two-step process in which ammonia oxidation was thought to be catalyzed by ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB), as well as nitrite oxidation by nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB). This long-held as ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1851-9

3. Comparison of ammonium fertilizers, EDTA, and NTA on enhancing the uptake of cadmium by an energy plant, Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach)

Author:
Chen, Yanhui; Liu, Mengjiao; Deng, Yuwen; Zhong, Fenglin; Xu, Bo; Hu, Li; Wang, Mingkuang; Wang, Guo
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2786-2796
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Cenchrus purpureus; EDTA (chelating agent); ammonium chloride; ammonium fertilizers; ammonium nitrate; ammonium sulfate; biomass; cadmium; chelating agents; energy; hyperaccumulators; leaves; nitrilotriacetic acid; phytoremediation; plant cultural practices; roots; shoots; soil
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of enhanced agronomic practices on cadmium (Cd) accumulation in the high-biomass energy plant Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Potted-plant experiments were performed to investigate the effects of ammonium fertilizers and chelating agents, alone or in combination, on the growth, accumulation of Cd, and ph ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1703-7

4. Dry cultivation enhances cadmium solubility in contaminated soils but minimizes cadmium accumulation in a leafy vegetable

Author:
Tai, Yi-Ping; Zhi-An Li,; McBride, Murray B.; Yang, Yang
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2822-2830
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
aeration; agricultural soils; bioavailability; cadmium; crops; irrigation management; leaves; planting; polluted soils; soil water; soil water content; solubility; sulfates; sulfur; vegetables; zinc
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Water management has a strong influence on Cd solubility in agricultural soils, affecting Cd uptake in crops. In the process, sulfur interaction with other metals such as zinc may play an important role. A pot experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of water management coupled with zinc and sulfate amendment on Cd uptake by the leafy vegetable amaranth with a strong Cd accum ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1714-4

5. Effect of grazing intensity on protozoan community, microbial biomass, and enzyme activity in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Lin, Bin; Zhao, Xiaorong; Zheng, Yong; Qi, Sha; Liu, Xingzhong
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2752-2762
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Protozoa; alpine meadows; carbon; chloroform; community structure; continuous grazing; correlation; ecosystems; enzyme activity; fumigation; microbial biomass; multivariate analysis; nitrogen; overgrazing; pH; soil microorganisms; soil properties; soil protozoa; soil water; winter; China
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The alpine meadow has received mounting attention due to its degradation resulting from overgrazing on the Tibetan Plateau. However, belowground biotic characteristics under varied grazing stresses in this ecosystem are poorly understood. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Here, the responses of soil protozoan abundance, community composition, microbial biomass, and enzyme activity to five grazing pa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1695-3

6. Effect of surface heterogeneity on phosphorus adsorption onto mineral particles: experiments and modeling

Author:
Cui, Zhenghui; Fang, Hongwei; Huang, Lei; Ni, Ke; Reible, Danny
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2887-2898
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Weibull statistics; adsorption; calcite; eutrophication; lakes; microscopy; models; phosphorus; prediction; quartz; rivers; sediments; sorption isotherms; Yellow River
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Adsorptive interaction at the solid-water interface plays an important role in the fate and behavior of phosphorus (P) in rivers and lakes and the resulting eutrophication. This study aims to investigate the contributions of heterogeneous morphology to P adsorption onto mineral particles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The dominant minerals in Yellow River sediment, quartz, k-feldspar, and calcit ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1746-9

7. Effect of the size of variable charge soil particles on cadmium accumulation and adsorption

Author:
Liu, Guannan; Wang, Juan; Xue, Wei; Zhao, Jinbo; Wang, Jing; Liu, Xinhui
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2810-2821
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
adsorption; cadmium; centrifugation; heavy metals; minerals; organic matter; pH; particle size; sodium chloride; soil colloids; variable charge; variable charge soils
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The size of soil particles strongly affects the accumulation and adsorption of heavy metals which partly controls the co-transport of heavy metals by soil colloids. However, the effect of the size of soil particles on the accumulation and adsorption of heavy metals in the colloidal dimension has seldom been studied. In this study, variable charge soils were selected and separated into fiv ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1712-6

8. Effects of vermicompost amendment as a basal fertilizer on soil properties and cucumber yield and quality under continuous cropping conditions in a greenhouse

Author:
Zhao, Hai-Tao; Li, Tian-Peng; Zhang, Yang; Hu, Jian; Bai, Yan-Chao; Shan, Yu-Hua; Ke, Feng
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2718-2730
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Agaricomycetes; Chytridiomycota; Cucumis sativus; Dothideomycetes; Eurotiomycetes; Glomeromycota; Saccharomycetes; Sordariomycetes; Zygomycota; community structure; compound fertilizers; continuous cropping; crops; cucumbers; electrical conductivity; fertilizer application; fruit yield; fruits; greenhouses; planting; rhizosphere; sandy loam soils; soil amendments; soil fungi; soil nutrients; soil pH; vermicomposts
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: We examined the effects of vermicompost application as a basal fertilizer on the properties of a sandy loam soil used for growing cucumbers under continuous cropping conditions when compared to inorganic or organic fertilizers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A commercial cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) variety was grown on sandy loam soil under four soil amendment conditions: inorganic compound fer ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1744-y

9. Impacts of sea-level rise on sediment microbial community structure and function in two New England salt marshes, USA

Author:
Simon, Matt R.; Zogg, Gregory P.; Travis, Steven E.
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2847-2855
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
carbon; community structure; ecosystems; littoral zone; microbial communities; organic matter; restriction fragment length polymorphism; ribosomal DNA; salt marshes; sea level; sediments; soil; soil microorganisms; Massachusetts; New England region; New Hampshire
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: There is growing evidence for a tight linkage between the structure and function of microbial communities and for the importance of this relationship in ecosystem responses to disturbances such as sea-level rise (SLR). While the role of plants in determining the capacity of salt marshes to keep pace with SLR through sediment accretion has received considerable attention, the role of micro ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1710-8

10. Long-term leaching prediction of constituents in coal bottom ash used as a structural fill material

Author:
Lee, Hosub; Yu, Gihyeon; Choi, Yongju; Jho, Eun Hea; Nam, Kyoungphile
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2742-2751
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
antimony; arsenic; bottom ash; coal; copper; leachates; leaching; models; power plants; prediction; stormwater; zinc; Korean Peninsula
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: This study is aimed to assess the long-term leaching of inorganic constituents from structural fills composed of reused coal bottom ash in Korea and identify key parameters that affect the amount of the constituents leached. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A model for the prediction of long-term leaching by percolation of stormwater through a structural fill is adopted and used. The long-term leac ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1709-1

11. Low phosphorus and competition affect Chinese fir cutting growth and root organic acid content: does neighboring root activity aggravate P nutrient deficiency?

Author:
Wu, Pengfei; Wang, Guangyu; Farooq, Taimoor Hassan; Li, Qi; Zou, Xianhua; Ma, Xiangqing
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2775-2785
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Cunninghamia lanceolata; biomass production; citric acid; decanoic acid; dry matter accumulation; greenhouse experimentation; intraspecific competition; nutrient deficiencies; phosphorus; plantations; potassium dihydrogen phosphate; root crown; root growth; root shoot ratio; root tips; seedlings; shoots; tissues; tree growth
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: In order to manage Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.) plantations over the long term, it is critical to understand the species’ response to intraspecific competition at sites with low phosphorus (P). The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of neighbor competition on the growth of Chinese fir under low P conditions, as well as on the morphology an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1852-8

12. Patterns and drivers of fungal diversity along an altitudinal gradient on Mount Gongga, China

Author:
Tian, Jianqing; Wu, Bing; Chen, Huai; Jiang, Na; Kang, Xiaoming; Liu, Xingzhong
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2856-2865
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Agaricomycetes; Sordariomycetes; Tremellomycetes; altitude; climate change; community structure; fungal communities; fungi; sequence analysis; soil microorganisms; species diversity; temperature; China
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Fungi are essential components of soil microbial communities and have a crucial role in biogeochemical processes. Alpine regions are sensitive to climate change, and the importance of changes in fungal community composition along altitudinal gradients in alpine regions is hotly debated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used 454 pyrosequencing approaches to investigate the fungal communities at 1 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1701-9

13. Plant growth and heavy metal bioavailability changes in a loess subsoil amended with municipal sludge compost

Author:
Jin, Cheng; Nan, Zhongren; Wang, Houcheng; Jin, Pen
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2797-2809
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Vicia faba; agricultural soils; alkaline soils; application rate; atomic absorption spectrometry; bioavailability; biomass; cadmium; composts; copper; faba beans; food plants; heavy metals; leaves; loess; organic matter; plant development; plant growth; plant height; roots; sludge; soil amendments; soil pH; soil sampling; sowing; stems; topsoil; zinc
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The effects of municipal sludge compost (MSC) as a soil amendment are often studied in agricultural soil or topsoil contaminated with heavy metals. However, little is known about the effects of MSC amendments on plant growth and heavy metal bioavailability in subsoil. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of MSC application on plant growth and the mobility and bioavailabilit ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1698-0

14. Potential use of cotton for remediating heavy metal-polluted soils in southern China

Author:
Ma, Xiongfeng; Zheng, Cangsong; Li, Wei; Ai, Shaoying; Zhang, Zhigang; Zhou, Xiaojian; Pang, Chaoyou; Chen, Haodong; Zhou, Kehai; Tang, Mingdeng; Li, Linfeng; Wang, Yanhong; Li, Yichun; Guo, Lishuang; Dong, Helin; Yang, Daigang
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2866-2872
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
agricultural land; biomass; cadmium; economic feasibility; heavy metals; humans; hyperaccumulators; lint cotton; phytoremediation; planting; polluted soils; pollution; China
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Southern China is an important agricultural production base, as well as an important mineral resource area. There is a big challenge of heavy metal pollution in the soils of this area. Base on the characterizations of cotton and our present results, we discussed the potentiality to remediate the heavy metal-polluted soils through planting cotton in southern China. MATERIALS AND METHODS: T ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1697-1

15. Short-term effects of organo-mineral biochar and organic fertilisers on nitrogen cycling, plant photosynthesis, and nitrogen use efficiency

Author:
Nguyen, Thi Thu Nhan; Wallace, Helen M.; Xu, Cheng-Yuan; Xu, Zhihong; Farrar, Michael B.; Joseph, Stephen; Van Zwieten, Lukas; Bai, Shahla Hosseini
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2763-2774
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Zingiber officinale; aboveground biomass; bamboos; biochar; farmers; fractionation; gas exchange; ginger; leaves; nitrogen; nitrogen cycle; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; nutrients; organic fertilizers; photosynthesis; soil; soil quality; stable isotopes
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Organo-mineral biochar fertiliser has the potential to replace conventional biochar and organic fertiliser to improve soil quality and increase plant photosynthesis. This study explored mechanisms involved in nitrogen (N) cycling in both soil and ginger plants (Zingiber officinale: Zingiberaceae) following different treatments including organic fertiliser, commercial bamboo biochar fertil ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1839-5

16. Soluble components of sediments and their relation with dissolved arsenic in aquifers from the Hetao Basin, Inner Mongolia

Author:
Yuan, Rongxiao; Guo, Huaming; Zhang, Di; Li, Yuan; Zhang, Yilong; Cao, Wengeng
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2899-2911
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
manganese; iron oxides; clay; sand; groundwater; public health; sulfates; iron; sodium; basins; silty clay soils; calcium; arsenic; bicarbonates; aquifers; carbonates; adsorption; ions; salinity; Mongolia; China
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: High groundwater arsenic (As) and salinity have been detected in aquifers of the Hetao Basin in Mongolia which have caused serious public health concerns. The objective of this study was to characterize the distributions of the soluble components in sediment in different lithologies and depths and to assess the relationship between soluble As in sediments and dissolved As in groundwater. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1770-9

17. Thermodynamic energy of anaerobic microbial redox reactions couples elemental biogeochemical cycles

Author:
Wang, Xin-Nan; Sun, Guo-Xin; Zhu, Yong-Guan
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2831-2846
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
energy; anaerobes; anaerobic ammonium oxidation; sulfates; sulfides; iron; microorganisms; biochemical pathways; environmental factors; nitrites; organic carbon; nitrates; thermodynamics; oxidation; ecosystems; anaerobiosis; autotrophs; biogeochemical cycles
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The thermodynamic energy of redox reactions affects the distribution of microbial redox reactions and cyclic transformation of elements in various anaerobic ecosystems. The principle of thermodynamics is of dramatic significance in understanding the energetics of metabolic processes, the biogeochemical behavior of microorganisms, and mass and energy cycles. The purpose of this paper is to ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1767-4

18. Total petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals in road-deposited sediments in Tijuana, Mexico

Author:
Quiñonez-Plaza, Analy; Wakida, Fernando Toyohiko; Temores-Peña, Juan; Rodriguez-Mendivil, Diana Dolores; Garcia-Flores, Enrique; Pastrana-Corral, Miguel Angel; Melendez-Lopez, Samuel Guillermo
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2017 v.17 no.12 pp. 2873-2886
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; chromium; construction materials; copper; dry season; heavy metals; hydrocarbons; land use; lead; mercury; petroleum; principal component analysis; sediments; soil sampling; solid phase extraction; tires; traffic; wet digestion method; Mexico
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: A study was carried out to evaluate the concentration of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cr, Cd, and Hg) and total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in road-deposited sediments (RDS) from Tijuana, Mexico, and identify their possible sources. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty RDS samples were randomly collected during the dry season using a brush and dustpan and classified according to construction material, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-017-1778-1