Key determinants of soil labile nitrogen changes under climate change in the Arctic: A meta-analysis of the responses of soil labile nitrogen pools to experimental warming and snow addition
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The Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are undergoing rapid climate change, causing shifts in the dynamics of soil nitrogen (N), a pivotal but relatively underexplored component. To understand the impacts of climate change on soil labile N pools, we performed meta- and decision-tree analyses of 391 observations from 38 peer-reviewed publications across the Arctic, focusing on experimental warming and snow addition. Soil dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), ammonium (NH4+), and nitrate (NO3-) pools under experimental warming exhibited overall standard mean differences (SMDs) ranging from −0.08 to 0.02, with no significance (P > 0.05); however, specific conditions led to significant changes. The key determinants of soil labile N responses to warming were experimental duration and mean annual summer temperature for DON; annual precipitation, soil moisture, and sampling timing for NH4+; and soil layer for NO3-. Snow addition significantly increased all labile N pools (overall SMD = 0.23–0.36; P < 0.05), influenced by factors such as sampling timing and vegetation type for DON; experimental duration and soil moisture for NH4+; and soil pH for NO3-. By consolidating and reprocessing datasets, we not only showed the overall responses of soil labile N pools to climate manipulation experiments in Arctic tundra ecosystems but also identified key determinants for changes in soil N pools among environmental and experimental variables. Our findings demonstrate that warming and snow-cover changes significantly affect soil labile N pools, highlighting how the unique environmental characteristics of different sites influence terrestrial N cycling and underscoring the complexity of Arctic N dynamics under climate change.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 153066 |
Journal | Chemical Engineering Journal |
Volume | 494 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISSN | 1385-8947 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
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© 2024 Elsevier B.V.
- Arctic terrestrial ecosystem, Decision-tree analysis, Experimental warming, Meta-analysis, Snow addition, Soil labile nitrogen
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