Biological processing of organics: the fate of leaf litter in the natural environment

This paper addresses litter decomposition in the terrestrial catchment of a wetland, and the consequent release of phosphorus (P).

Microbial activity and P dynamics were monitored before and after the onset of winter rain along a transect from the bed of a small lake in Western Australia into its vegetated catchment. Microbial activity was measured in the field as CO2 production from surface soils, and in the laboratory as substrateinduced respiration (SIR). Before rain, SIR was positively correlated with soil litter and organic content, and P extracted by anion exchange membrane (PAEM) was strongly correlated with site litter. With the onset of winter rain, soil moisture favoured microbial activity in the presence of nutrient flux from decomposing litter, and much of the bioavailable P inherited from the dry season was immobilized in microbial biomass. It is concluded that microbial activity plays an important role in regulating P flux from catchment litter.



Copyright: © European Compost Network ECN e.V.
Quelle: ORBIT 2003 (Mai 2003)
Seiten: 7
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Autor: Prof. Arthur McComb
Dr Song Qiu
Dr. Richard W. Bell
Jennifer Davis
 
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