Long-term increases in soil carbon due to ecosystem fertilization by atmospheric nitrogen deposition demonstrated by regional-scale modelling and observations

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dc.contributor.authorTipping, Edward
dc.contributor.authorDavies, J. A. C.
dc.contributor.authorHenrys, P. A.
dc.contributor.authorKirk, Guy J. D.
dc.contributor.authorLilly, Allan
dc.contributor.authorDragosits, U.
dc.contributor.authorCarnell, Edward J.
dc.contributor.authorDore, A. J.
dc.contributor.authorSutton, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorTomlinson, S. J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-12T14:18:47Z
dc.date.available2017-06-12T14:18:47Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-15
dc.description.abstractFertilization of nitrogen (N)-limited ecosystems by anthropogenic atmospheric nitrogen deposition (Ndep) may promote CO2 removal from the atmosphere, thereby buffering human effects on global radiative forcing. We used the biogeochemical ecosystem model N14CP, which considers interactions among C (carbon), N and P (phosphorus), driven by a new reconstruction of historical Ndep, to assess the responses of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in British semi-natural landscapes to anthropogenic change. We calculate that increased net primary production due to Ndep has enhanced detrital inputs of C to soils, causing an average increase of 1.2 kgCm−2 (c. 10%) in soil SOC over the period 1750–2010. The simulation results are consistent with observed changes in topsoil SOC concentration in the late 20th Century, derived from sample-resample measurements at nearly 2000 field sites. More than half (57%) of the additional topsoil SOC is predicted to have a short turnover time (c. 20 years), and will therefore be sensitive to future changes in Ndep. The results are the first to validate model predictions of Ndep effects against observations of SOC at a regional field scale. They demonstrate the importance of long-term macronutrient interactions and the transitory nature of soil responses in the terrestrial C cycle.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationTipping E, Davies JA, Henrys PA, et al., (2017) Long-term increases in soil carbon due to ecosystem fertilization by atmospheric nitrogen deposition demonstrated by regional-scale modelling and observations. Volume 7, May 2017, Article number 1890en_UK
dc.identifier.cris17725271
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02002-w
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12007
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleLong-term increases in soil carbon due to ecosystem fertilization by atmospheric nitrogen deposition demonstrated by regional-scale modelling and observationsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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