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Title: Litter decomposition and nitrogen mineralization from an annual to a monthly model
Authors: Zhang, Chengfu1,2, Trofymow, John A.3, Jamieson, Rob C.2, Meng, Fan-Rui1, Gordon, Robert4, Bourque, Charles P.-A.1 cbourque@unb.ca
Source: Ecological Modelling. Aug2010, Vol. 221 Issue 16, p1944-1953. 10p.
Subjects: Forest litter decomposition, Forest ecology, Forest dynamics, Water quality monitoring, Water quality, Ecological models, Ecology simulation methods
Abstract: The forest litter decomposition model (FLDM) described in this paper provides an important basis for assessing the impacts of forest management on seasonal stream water quality and export of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). By definition, models with annual time steps are unable to capture seasonal, within-year variation. In order to simulate seasonal variation in litter decomposition and DOC production and export, we have modified an existing annual FLDM to account for monthly dynamics of decomposition and residual mass in experimental litterbags placed in 21 different forests across Canada. The original annual FLDM was formulated with three main litter pools (fast, slow, and very slow decomposing litter) to address the fact that forest litter is naturally composed of a mixture of organic compounds that decompose at different rates. The annual FLDM was shown to provide better simulations than more complex models like CENTURY and SOMM. The revised monthly model retains the original structure of the annual FLDM, but separates litter decomposition from nitrogen (N) mineralization. In the model, monthly soil temperature, soil moisture, and mean January soil temperature are shown to be the most important controlling variables of within-year variation in decomposition. Use of the three variables in a process-based definition of litter decomposition is a significant departure from the empirical definition in the annual model. The revised model is shown to give similar calculations of residual mass and N concentration as the annual model (r 2 =0.91, 0.78), despite producing very different timeseries of decomposition over six years. It is shown from a modelling perspective that (i) forest litter decomposition is independent of N mineralization, whereas N mineralization is dependent on litter decomposition, and (ii) mean January soil temperature defines litter decomposition in the summer because of winter-temperatures’ role in modifying forest-floor microorganism community composition and functioning in the following summer. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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