Meng Yao, Ronghua Kang, Erik A Hobbie, Qing-Wei Wang, Lei Duan, Jan Mulder, Yuqi Liu, Jin Li, Jingran Ma, Chao Wang, Yunting Fang
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Abstract
Forest canopy nitrogen dioxide (NO2) uptake is recognised as a potentially important N input. However, how N addition influences foliar NO2 uptake and allocation of assimilated NO2 in different tree organs has been poorly quantified. We conducted a 15NO2 fumigation experiment using 3-year-old saplings of Fraxinus mandshurica, Pinus koraiensis, Quercus mongolica (Q. mongolica) and Larix gmelinii (L. gmelinii) and measured assimilation into different tree organs. Total 15N recovery ranged from 9% to 74% in the light and varied with species. With soil N addition, 15N recovery increased in Q. mongolica but decreased in L. gmelinii, which we attributed to opposite responses of stomatal density and leaf area between these two species to soil N addition. These indicate that foliar NO2 uptake amounts are likely associated with tree N demand. Leaves were the dominant sink for N derived from 15NO2 and accounted for 60% to 97% of total recovery, suggesting that most foliar-assimilated NO2 is initially stored in leaves. Our study indicates that tree canopies could assimilate 0.51 ± 0.07 kg N ha-1 y-1 atmospheric NO2 in temperate forests, which provides references for model large-scale modelled estimates of canopy NO2 uptake. These data improve the understanding of N cycling between atmosphere and forest ecosystems.
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