Effects of land-use change on chemical composition of soil organic matter in tropical lowland Bolivia
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Effects of land-use change on chemical composition of soil organic matter in tropical lowland Bolivia. / Abe, Susumu S.; Mueller, Carsten W.; Steffens, Markus; Koelbl, Angelika; Knicker, Heike; Koege-Knabner, Ingrid.
In: Grassland Science, Vol. 55, No. 2, 24.08.2009, p. 104-109.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Effects of land-use change on chemical composition of soil organic matter in tropical lowland Bolivia
AU - Abe, Susumu S.
AU - Mueller, Carsten W.
AU - Steffens, Markus
AU - Koelbl, Angelika
AU - Knicker, Heike
AU - Koege-Knabner, Ingrid
PY - 2009/8/24
Y1 - 2009/8/24
N2 - Land-use change affects not only the amount of soil organic matter (SOM) but also its composition. We performed cross-polarization magic angle spinning (CPMAS) 13C and 15N nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to investigate the chemical composition of bulk SOM in topsoils (0-15 cm) under different land use, namely native forest (NF), 27-year cropland with wheat/soybean rotation (CL) and 27-year rangelands with guineagrass (RG) and with bahiagrass (RB), in south-east Bolivia. The findings of this study showed only a subtle alteration of composition of bulk SOM despite the large changes in carbon (C) content. Nevertheless, NF and RB showed a slightly lower abundance of aromatic C but a higher proportion of alkyl C compared to CL and RG where the loss of organic matter was substantial. This suggests that relatively stable components dominated by aromatic structures had relatively enriched during SOM decomposition under agricultural practices. A slight disparity of SOM composition observed between RG and RB (less O-alkyl C but more aromatic C in RG than RB) suggests that grass species influenced SOM quality even under the same land use, namely the rangeland. On the other hand, organic N composition was less affected by land use or management practice than C forms. Journal Compilation
AB - Land-use change affects not only the amount of soil organic matter (SOM) but also its composition. We performed cross-polarization magic angle spinning (CPMAS) 13C and 15N nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to investigate the chemical composition of bulk SOM in topsoils (0-15 cm) under different land use, namely native forest (NF), 27-year cropland with wheat/soybean rotation (CL) and 27-year rangelands with guineagrass (RG) and with bahiagrass (RB), in south-east Bolivia. The findings of this study showed only a subtle alteration of composition of bulk SOM despite the large changes in carbon (C) content. Nevertheless, NF and RB showed a slightly lower abundance of aromatic C but a higher proportion of alkyl C compared to CL and RG where the loss of organic matter was substantial. This suggests that relatively stable components dominated by aromatic structures had relatively enriched during SOM decomposition under agricultural practices. A slight disparity of SOM composition observed between RG and RB (less O-alkyl C but more aromatic C in RG than RB) suggests that grass species influenced SOM quality even under the same land use, namely the rangeland. On the other hand, organic N composition was less affected by land use or management practice than C forms. Journal Compilation
KW - C and N nuclear magnetic resonance analysis
KW - Hydrofluoric acid pretreatment
KW - Land-use change
KW - Soil organic matter quality
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1744-697X.2009.00146.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1744-697X.2009.00146.x
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:68949122887
VL - 55
SP - 104
EP - 109
JO - Grassland Science
JF - Grassland Science
SN - 1744-6961
IS - 2
ER -
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