『Abstract
Freshwater marshes could be a source of greenhouse gases emission
because they contain large amounts of soil carbon and nitrogen.
These emissions are strongly influenced by exogenous nitrogen.
We investigate the effects of exogenous nitrogen on ecosystem
respiration (CO2), CH4
and N2O emissions from freshwater marshes
in situ in the Sanjiang Plain Northeast of China during the growing
seasons of 2004 and 2005, using a field fertilizer experiment
and the static opaque chamber/GC techniques. The results show
that there were no significant differences in patterns of seasonal
variations of CO2 and CH4
among the fertilizer and non-fertilizer treatments, but the seasonal
patterns of N2O emission were significantly
influenced by the exogenous nitrogen. Seasonal averages of the
CO2 flux from non-fertilizer and fertilizer
were 987.74 and 1,344.35 mg m-2 h-1, respectively,
in 2004, and 898.59 and 2,154.17 mg m-2 h-1,
respectively, in 2005. And the CH4 from the
control and fertilizer treatments were 6.05 and 13.56 mg m-2
h-1 and 0.72 and 1.66 mg m-2 h-1,
respectively, in 2004 and 2005. The difference of N2O
flux between the fertilizer and non-fertilizer treatments is also
significant either in 2004 and 2005. On the time scale of 20-,
100-, and 500-year periods, the integrated global warming potential
(GWP) of CO2 + CH4 +
N2O released during the two growing seasons
for the treatment of fertilizer was 97, 94 and 89%, respectively,
higher than that for the control, which suggested that the nitrogen
fertilizer can enhance the GWP of the CH4 and N2O either in long
time or short time scale.
Keywords: Exogenous nitrogen; Freshwater marshes; Ecosystem respiration;
CH4; N2O emissions;
GWP』
Introduction
Materials and methods
Study site and field work
Sample collection and analysis
Statistical analysis
Results
Deyeucia angustifolia aboveground biomass
Seasonal variation and effects of exogenous nitrogen on ecosystem
respiration (CO2 release)
Seasonal variation of CH4 emission and response
to the exogenous nitrogen
N2O emission
Discussion
Effect of exogenous nitrogen on greenhouse gases
Exogenous nitrogen on the (global warming potential) GWP of the
CO2, CH4 and N2O
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References