Application of biogas-slurry and biochar improves soil multifunctionality in a poplar plantation during afforestation processes
| Autor: | Tingting Ren, Jiahui Liao, Long Jin, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Honghua Ruan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | National Key Research and Development Program (China), National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Junta de Andalucía, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Ruan, Honghua |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Popis: | 17 páginas.- 3 figuras.- 1 tabla.- referencias.- Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05968-x Aims Management can largely influence the sustainability and functionality of forest plantations. However, the role of biogas-slurry and biochar application in supporting soil’s multifunctionality during afforestation remains poorly understood. Methods We conducted a six-year field experiment to examine the responses of soil ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) to the application of biogas-slurry applied annually as four treatments, and a single initial application of four treatments of biochar in a new poplar plantation based on a reclaimed coastal area. The EMF was calculated as the standardized average of multiple soil surrogates of soil functions linked with C, N, and P cycles. Results Both biogas-slurry and biochar had significantly positive effects on EMF and individual functions, with biogas-slurry having the strongest positive effect, thus promoting carbon stocks and nutrient availability. Furthermore, interactions between biochar and biogas-slurry produced a substantial synergistic effect on soil multifunctionality. The application of biogas-slurry significantly and directly increased the C, N, and P cycle multifunctionality (CCMF, NCMF, and PCMF, respectively). In contrast, a single application of biochar profoundly increased the CCMF but decreased the NCMF, thus requiring a trade-off of multiple elements of soil multifunctionality. Conclusions We show that organic management has the potential to boost multiple ecosystem functions during afforestation. These findings further highlight the importance of rational fertilization strategies for long-term forest management. This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2021YFD2200403), the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32071594) and the key project of the open competition in Jiangsu Forestry (LYKJ【2022】01). M.D-B. was supported by a project from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2020-115813RA-I00), and a project of the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), and the Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades of the Junta de Andalucía (FEDER Andalucía 2014-2020 Objetivo temático “01—Refuerzo de la investigación, el desarrollo tecnológico y la innovación”) associated with the research project P20_00879 (ANDABIOMA). T.R. acknowledged support from Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC). |
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