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| DOI: | 10.5194/bg-13-6095-2016 |
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| Web URL(s): | http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/6095/2016/bg-13-6095-2016.pdf
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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | van Delden, Lona;
Rowlings, David W.;
Scheer, Clemens;
Grace, Peter R. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Institute for Future Environments (IFE), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
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| Title: | Urbanisation-related land use change from forest and pasture into turf grass modifies soil nitrogen cycling and increases N2O emissions |
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| Source: | Biogeosciences. Vol. 13, No. 21, November 7 2016, p. 6095-6106. |
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| Publishing Information: | Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany: Copernicus GmbH on behalf of the European Geosciences Union |
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| # of Pages: | 12 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Chemical soil analysis; Climatic change; Ecosystems; Greenhouse gases; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrous oxide; Nutrient loss; Urbanization
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Urbanisation is becoming increasingly important in terms of climate change and ecosystem functionality worldwide. We are only beginning to understand how the processes of urbanisation influence ecosystem dynamics, making peri-urban environments more vulnerable to nutrient losses. Brisbane in South East Queensland has the most extensive urban sprawl of all Australian cities. This research estimated the environmental impact of land use change associated with urbanisation by examining soil nitrogen (N) turnover and subsequent nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions using a fully automated system that measured emissions on a sub-daily basis. There was no significant difference in soil N2O emissions between the native dry sclerophyll eucalypt forest and an extensively grazed pasture, wherefrom only low annual emissions were observed amounting to 0.1 and 0.2 kg N2O ha-1 yr-1, respectively. The establishment of a fertilised turf grass lawn increased soil N2O emissions 18-fold (1.8 kg N2O ha-1 yr-1), with highest emissions occurring in the first 2 months after establishment. Once established, the turf grass lawn presented relatively low N2O emissions for the rest of the year, even after fertilisation and rain events. Soil moisture was significantly higher, and mineralised N accumulated in the fallow plots, resulting in the highest N2O emissions (2.8 kg N2O ha-1 yr-1) and significant nitrate (NO3-) losses, with up to 63 kg N ha-1 lost from a single rain event due to reduced plant cover removal. The study concludes that urbanisation processes creating peri-urban ecosystems can greatly modify N cycling and increase the potential for losses in the form of N2O and NO3-." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 52 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
van Delden, L., D. W. Rowlings, C. Scheer, and P. R. Grace. 2016. Urbanisation-related land use change from forest and pasture into turf grass modifies soil nitrogen cycling and increases N2O emissions. Biogeosciences. 13(21):p. 6095-6106. |
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| DOI: 10.5194/bg-13-6095-2016 |
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