Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables
Bioturbation contributes to soil formation and ecosystem functioning. With respect to the active transport of matter by voles, bioturbation may be considered as a very dynamic process among those shaping soil formation and biogeochemistry. The present study aimed at characterizing and quantifying th...
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ftubgiessen:oai:jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de:jlupub/9171 2024-05-12T08:02:33+00:00 Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables Wilske, Burkhard Eccard, Jana A. Zistl-Schlingmann, Marcus Hohmann, Maximilian Methler, Annabel Herde, Antje Liesenjohann, Thilo Dannenmann, Michael Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus Breuer, Lutz 2022-11-18T09:51:00Z application/pdf http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hebis:26-opus-119684 https://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de//handle/jlupub/9171 https://doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-8559 en eng http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hebis:26-opus-119684 https://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de//handle/jlupub/9171 http://dx.doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-8559 Namensnennung 3.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ddc:570 article 2022 ftubgiessen https://doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-8559 2024-04-17T09:56:48Z Bioturbation contributes to soil formation and ecosystem functioning. With respect to the active transport of matter by voles, bioturbation may be considered as a very dynamic process among those shaping soil formation and biogeochemistry. The present study aimed at characterizing and quantifying the effects of bioturbation by voles on soil water relations and carbon and nitrogen stocks. Bioturbation effects were examined based on a field set up in a luvic arenosol comprising of eight 50 × 50 m enclosures with greatly different numbers of common vole (Microtus arvalis L., ca. 35 150 individuals ha 1 mth 1. Eleven key soil variables were analyzed: bulk density, infiltration rate, saturated hydraulic conductivity, water holding capacity, contents of soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (N), CO2 emission potential, C/N ratio, the stable isotopic signatures of 13C and 15N, and pH. The highest vole densities were hypothesized to cause significant changes in some variables within 21 months. Results showed that land history had still a major influence, as eight key variables displayed an additional or sole influence of topography. However, the delta15N at depths of 10 20 and 20 30 cm decreased and increased with increasing vole numbers, respectively. Also the CO2 emission potential from soil collected at a depth of 15 30 cm decreased and the C/N ratio at 5 10 cm depth narrowed with increasing vole numbers. These variables indicated the first influence of voles on the respective mineralization processes in some soil layers. Tendencies of vole activity homogenizing SOC and N contents across layers were not significant. The results of the other seven key variables did not confirm significant effects of voles. Thus overall, we found mainly a first response of variables that are indicative for changes in biogeochemical dynamics but not yet of those representing changes in pools. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common vole Microtus arvalis Publication Server of the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen |
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ddc:570 Wilske, Burkhard Eccard, Jana A. Zistl-Schlingmann, Marcus Hohmann, Maximilian Methler, Annabel Herde, Antje Liesenjohann, Thilo Dannenmann, Michael Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus Breuer, Lutz Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables |
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Bioturbation contributes to soil formation and ecosystem functioning. With respect to the active transport of matter by voles, bioturbation may be considered as a very dynamic process among those shaping soil formation and biogeochemistry. The present study aimed at characterizing and quantifying the effects of bioturbation by voles on soil water relations and carbon and nitrogen stocks. Bioturbation effects were examined based on a field set up in a luvic arenosol comprising of eight 50 × 50 m enclosures with greatly different numbers of common vole (Microtus arvalis L., ca. 35 150 individuals ha 1 mth 1. Eleven key soil variables were analyzed: bulk density, infiltration rate, saturated hydraulic conductivity, water holding capacity, contents of soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (N), CO2 emission potential, C/N ratio, the stable isotopic signatures of 13C and 15N, and pH. The highest vole densities were hypothesized to cause significant changes in some variables within 21 months. Results showed that land history had still a major influence, as eight key variables displayed an additional or sole influence of topography. However, the delta15N at depths of 10 20 and 20 30 cm decreased and increased with increasing vole numbers, respectively. Also the CO2 emission potential from soil collected at a depth of 15 30 cm decreased and the C/N ratio at 5 10 cm depth narrowed with increasing vole numbers. These variables indicated the first influence of voles on the respective mineralization processes in some soil layers. Tendencies of vole activity homogenizing SOC and N contents across layers were not significant. The results of the other seven key variables did not confirm significant effects of voles. Thus overall, we found mainly a first response of variables that are indicative for changes in biogeochemical dynamics but not yet of those representing changes in pools. |
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Wilske, Burkhard Eccard, Jana A. Zistl-Schlingmann, Marcus Hohmann, Maximilian Methler, Annabel Herde, Antje Liesenjohann, Thilo Dannenmann, Michael Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus Breuer, Lutz |
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Wilske, Burkhard Eccard, Jana A. Zistl-Schlingmann, Marcus Hohmann, Maximilian Methler, Annabel Herde, Antje Liesenjohann, Thilo Dannenmann, Michael Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus Breuer, Lutz |
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Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables |
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Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables |
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Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables |
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Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables |
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Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables |
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effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables |
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Common vole Microtus arvalis |
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