Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red Cedar

Although carbon (C) additions to soil have been used in restoration to combat invasive species through changes in soil nitrogen (N) availability, carbon amendments to soil derived from plant material can impact soil N availability in a species-specific manner. As such, amendment-driven feedbacks on...

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Autores principales:	Laungani,Ramesh, Elgersma,Kenneth, McElligott,Kristin, Juarez,Maria, Kuhfahl,Tyler
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo 2016
Materias:	Invasion biochar plant-soil feedback nitrogen litter immobilization
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-951620160004000072017-03-07Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red CedarLaungani,RameshElgersma,KennethMcElligott,KristinJuarez,MariaKuhfahl,Tyler Invasion biochar plant-soil feedback nitrogen litter immobilization Although carbon (C) additions to soil have been used in restoration to combat invasive species through changes in soil nitrogen (N) availability, carbon amendments to soil derived from plant material can impact soil N availability in a species-specific manner. As such, amendment-driven feedbacks on N may impact invasive species success and woody encroachment. Soil amendments like biochar, which is often added to soil to increase C storage in grassland systems, may unintentionally encourage woody encroachment into these grasslands by changing soil N dynamics. Few studies have examined biochar impacts on non-agricultural species, particularly invasive species. Woody encroachment of Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) into grasslands provides an ideal context for examining the impact of biochar in grasslands. In the greenhouse, we examined the effect of biochar or leaf litter derived from native and exotic grasses on J. virginiana seedling growth. Juniperus virginiana seedlings grew 40% bigger in biochar amended soil as compared to seedlings grown in litter amended soil. Additionally, we found a more than 2 order of magnitude increase in available NH4+ in the biochar treatments compared to the litter amended soils. Furthermore we found that biochar feedstock type did not have an impact on the effect of biochar, as both native and exotic grass biochar had similar impacts on soil N levels and J. virginiana growth. Our work suggests that once grassland litter is converted to biochar, species impacts on soil N may disappear. In conclusion, our data suggests soil amendments of biochar may encourage woody encroachment into grasslands.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del SueloJournal of soil science and plant nutrition v.16 n.4 20162016-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-95162016000400007en10.4067/S0718-95162016005000067
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language	English
topic	Invasion biochar plant-soil feedback nitrogen litter immobilization
spellingShingle	Invasion biochar plant-soil feedback nitrogen litter immobilization Laungani,Ramesh Elgersma,Kenneth McElligott,Kristin Juarez,Maria Kuhfahl,Tyler Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red Cedar
description	Although carbon (C) additions to soil have been used in restoration to combat invasive species through changes in soil nitrogen (N) availability, carbon amendments to soil derived from plant material can impact soil N availability in a species-specific manner. As such, amendment-driven feedbacks on N may impact invasive species success and woody encroachment. Soil amendments like biochar, which is often added to soil to increase C storage in grassland systems, may unintentionally encourage woody encroachment into these grasslands by changing soil N dynamics. Few studies have examined biochar impacts on non-agricultural species, particularly invasive species. Woody encroachment of Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) into grasslands provides an ideal context for examining the impact of biochar in grasslands. In the greenhouse, we examined the effect of biochar or leaf litter derived from native and exotic grasses on J. virginiana seedling growth. Juniperus virginiana seedlings grew 40% bigger in biochar amended soil as compared to seedlings grown in litter amended soil. Additionally, we found a more than 2 order of magnitude increase in available NH4+ in the biochar treatments compared to the litter amended soils. Furthermore we found that biochar feedstock type did not have an impact on the effect of biochar, as both native and exotic grass biochar had similar impacts on soil N levels and J. virginiana growth. Our work suggests that once grassland litter is converted to biochar, species impacts on soil N may disappear. In conclusion, our data suggests soil amendments of biochar may encourage woody encroachment into grasslands.
author	Laungani,Ramesh Elgersma,Kenneth McElligott,Kristin Juarez,Maria Kuhfahl,Tyler
author_facet	Laungani,Ramesh Elgersma,Kenneth McElligott,Kristin Juarez,Maria Kuhfahl,Tyler
author_sort	Laungani,Ramesh
title	Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red Cedar
title_short	Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red Cedar
title_full	Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red Cedar
title_fullStr	Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red Cedar
title_full_unstemmed	Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red Cedar
title_sort	biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by eastern red cedar
publisher	Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo
publishDate	2016
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-95162016000400007
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Biochar amendment of grassland soil may promote woody encroachment by Eastern Red Cedar

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