Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment and Reactive Nitrogen Inputs Interactively Stimulate Soil Cation Losses and Acidification

Environmental Science & Technology
Li ZhangShuijin Hu

Abstract

Reactive N inputs (Nr) may alleviate N-limitation of plant growth and are assumed to help sustain plant responses to the rising atmospheric CO2 (eCO2). However, Nr and eCO2 may elicit a cascade reaction that alters soil chemistry and nutrient availability, shifting the limiting factors of plant growth, particularly in acidic tropical and subtropical croplands with low organic matter and low nutrient cations. Yet, few have so far examined the interactive effects of Nr and eCO2 on the dynamics of soil cation nutrients and soil acidity. We investigated the cation dynamics in the plant-soil system with exposure to eCO2 and different N sources in a subtropical, acidic agricultural soil. eCO2 and Nr, alone and interactively, increased Ca2+ and Mg2+ in soil solutions or leachates in aerobic agroecosystems. eCO2 significantly reduced soil pH, and NH4+-N inputs amplified this effect, suggesting that eCO2-induced plant preference of NH4+-N and plant growth may facilitate soil acidification. This is, to our knowledge, the first direct demonstration of eCO2 enhancement of soil acidity, although other studies have previously shown that eCO2 can increase cation release into soil solutions. Together, these findings provide new insights into t...Continue Reading

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