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{"title":"Mechanisms underlying episodic nitrate and phosphorus leaching from poorly drained agricultural soils","authors":"Nathaniel C. Lawrence,&nbsp;Steven J. Hall","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20597","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20597","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Poorly drained depressions within tile-drained croplands can have disproportionate environmental and agronomic impacts, but mechanisms controlling nutrient leaching remain poorly understood. We monitored nitrate and soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) leaching using zero-tension soil lysimeters across a depression to upland gradient over 2 years in a corn–soybean (<i>Zea mays</i> L.–<i>Glycine max</i> [L.] Merr.) field in Iowa. We also measured stable isotopes (δ¹⁵N and δ¹⁸O) of nitrate to examine its sources and transformations. SRP concentrations peaked during winter and early spring after phosphorus (P) fertilization (mean = 3 mg P L⁻¹), with highest values in the depression, and SRP was relatively stable thereafter (mean = 0.3 mg P L⁻¹) irrespective of periods of high soil moisture that led to widespread iron (Fe) reduction across the field. During a near-average precipitation year, nitrate stable isotopes indicated direct leaching of fertilizer nitrate within days of application, followed by nitrification of fertilizer ammonium and several weeks of denitrification in depressional soils. Nevertheless, nitrate concentrations remained high (mean = 28 mg N L⁻¹) in the depression despite strong isotopic evidence for denitrification (&gt;48% N removal). During a wet year, nitrate concentrations were lower in the depression than upland and nitrate isotopes were highly variable, consistent with nearly complete nitrate removal by denitrification in the depression and significant denitrification in upland soils. We conclude that poorly drained depressional soils can potentially decrease nitrate leaching via denitrification under sustained wet conditions, but they inconsistently denitrify and are vulnerable to high nitrate and SRP losses when soils are not saturated, especially following fertilization.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 5","pages":"643-656"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jeq2.20597","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141590402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do phosphorus amendments enhance biodegradation activity in stalled petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil?","authors":"Aimée D. Schryer,&nbsp;Steven D. Siciliano","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20594","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20594","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Phosphorus (P) fertilizers promote soil petroleum-hydrocarbon (PHC) bioremediation by correcting carbon-to-P ratio imbalances. While these inputs create conditions favorable to microbial growth, areas of a site or an entire site with low degradation rates (i.e., “stalled”) occur for unknown reasons. We hypothesized that soil conditions limit P bioavailability, leading to stalls in PHC bioremediation, and adding the correct P amendment restarts microbial activity. Soils were collected and characterized from four cold calcareous PHC-impacted sites in Saskatchewan, Canada, undergoing bioremediation. A generalized linear mixed model identified that regions with lower degradation rates possessed a neutral pH with high magnetic and salinity values. In a subsequent laboratory experiment, the proportion of benzene degraded at greater rates within active (i.e., higher degradation rates) than stalled soils, thereby following model predictions (<i>p</i>-value = 0.19, Kruskal–Wallis). The PHC degradation efficiency of different P amendments was tested by doping stalled soils (<i>n</i> = 3) with one of five treatments: 0 (control), 0 (autoclaved control), or 50 mg phosphate kg⁻¹ soil as sodium diphosphate, triethyl phosphate, or tripolyphosphate. Tripolyphosphate accelerated benzene degradation (75.5 ± 5.4%) in one stalled soil (Outlook 323) and increased degradation non-significantly (43.9 ± 9.4%) in another (Allan 917). Alternatively, the final sample (Davidson 421) possessed the greatest benzene removal with no amendments. This implies that soil P bioavailability may not be the sole cause of decreased microbial activity. Accordingly, combining model outputs with mineralogy and microbiology investigations could enhance PHC biodegradation rates in these cold calcareous soils.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 5","pages":"669-683"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141590401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soil hydro-physical variables and crop residues determinate runoff, soil loss, and glyphosate and AMPA concentration in the aqueous phase under simulated rainfall events","authors":"Daiana Sainz,&nbsp;Filipe Behrends Kraemer,&nbsp;Patricia Carfagno,&nbsp;Maximiliano Eiza,&nbsp;Celio Chagas","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20596","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20596","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Soil structural degradation and water erosion processes were observed even in no-tillage schemes in the Pampas region. Within these conservation systems, agrochemical application per hectare is one of the highest globally. Thus, this entails a serious risk of water contamination. The objectives of this study were to (1) test the hypothesis that the hydrological dynamics and sediment concentration related to surface runoff were conditioned by soil structure regardless of the presence of maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) crop residue and (2) assess the incidence of maize crop residue on glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) concentration in runoff. The soil under study corresponded to Arroyo Dulce Series (Typic Argiudoll silty loam soil). Rain simulations were performed in the laboratory on undisturbed soil samples. Total runoff and infiltration rate were similar between treatments with C(+) and without C(−) maize crop residues (C(+) 1381.40 mL and 14.27 mm h⁻¹, C(−): 1529.70 mL and 21.67 mm h⁻¹). The C(−) treatments showed a higher sediment concentration than C(+) (1.58 and 0.42 g 100 mL⁻¹, respectively). Glyphosate and AMPA average values in runoff were 15.9 and 33.9 µg L⁻¹. High variability of the hydro-physical properties and occurrence of soil structure, particularly platy ones, were detected. The hydrological variables were conditioned mainly by the occurrence of platy structures regardless of crop residue presence. Glyphosate concentration was increased in the first runoff event by the presence of corn residues, while AMPA concentrations were higher in the second runoff event in both residue treatments. In this study, maize residue on the soil surface protected the soil from sediment detachment but did not change runoff or infiltration. Thus, the implementation of agricultural management practices that promote vegetative residue cover has shown positive results to erosion.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 5","pages":"629-642"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141563461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predicting PM2.5 concentration with enhanced state–trend awareness and uncertainty analysis using bagging and LSTM neural networks","authors":"Chao Bian,&nbsp;Guangqiu Huang","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20589","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20589","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Monitoring air pollutants, particularly PM2.5, which refers to fine particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 µm or smaller, has become a focal point of environmental protection efforts worldwide. This study introduces the concept of state–trend awareness, which is widely employed in big data analytics to enhance global threat identification, understanding, and response capabilities. We applied this approach to the prediction of PM2.5, utilizing its capacity to provide holistic insights and support decisions in dynamic environments. We conducted in-depth analyses of extensive historical data to forecast the future concentration trends. By combining a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network with a bagging ensemble learning algorithm, our developed model demonstrated superior accuracy and generalization compared to those of traditional LSTM and support vector machine (SVM) methods, reducing errors relative to SVM-LSTM by 12%. We further introduced interval prediction to address forecasting uncertainties, not only providing a specific PM2.5 but also forecasting the probability ranges of its variations. The simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of our approach in improving the prediction accuracy, enhancing model generalization, and reducing overfitting, thereby offering a robust analytical tool for environmental monitoring and public health decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 4","pages":"441-455"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141426997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The LTAR Grazing Land Common Experiment at Archbold Biological Station-University of Florida","authors":"Elizabeth H. Boughton,&nbsp;Maria L. Silveira,&nbsp;Hilary Swain,&nbsp;Alia DeLong,&nbsp;Vivienne Sclater,&nbsp;Shefali Azad,&nbsp;Rosvel Bracho,&nbsp;Amartya Saha,&nbsp;Grégory Sonnier","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20593","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20593","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Archbold Biological Station-University of Florida (ABS-UF) Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) site lies in the heart of south-central Florida, representing subtropical humid grazing lands in North America and globally. Beef producers in this region face challenges due to climate variability, limited nutritive value of forages, poor soils, public concerns about water quality and greenhouse gas emissions, management trade-offs, economic uncertainty, and increasing urban encroachment. The ABS-UF Common Experiment, co-designed with stakeholders, will assess innovative management systems in comparison to prevailing management systems on key indicators of sustainability. Innovative management systems being tested are alternative fire (frequency and spatial extent) and grazing practices (stocking rate and system). The common experiment framework was implemented across a management intensity gradient spanning from native rangeland to cultivated pastures, including embedded wetlands. Issues that have arisen to date include difficulties in implementing prescribed fire and reduced productivity in cultivated pastures associated with innovative management, which led to an adjustment of the experimental treatment. A stakeholder advisory council will codesign future alternative treatments and guide experimental changes in this long-term experiment. Stakeholder engagement efforts revealed research priorities centered on financial strength, carbon (C) and greenhouse gas emissions, and water quality. Stakeholders are also interested in testing emerging technology such as the utility of virtual fencing. Results from ABS-UF provide a unique perspective from subtropical humid grazing lands for continental-scale cross-site synthesis on sustainable agroecosystems across LTAR.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 6","pages":"802-813"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jeq2.20593","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141331081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The LTAR Cropland Common Experiment at the Texas Gulf","authors":"Jenifer L. Yost,&nbsp;Douglas R. Smith,&nbsp;Kabindra Adhikari,&nbsp;Jeffrey G. Arnold,&nbsp;Harold P. Collins,&nbsp;K. Colton Flynn,&nbsp;Chad Hajda,&nbsp;Dorothy Menefee,&nbsp;Binayak P. Mohanty,&nbsp;Merilynn C. Schantz,&nbsp;Kelly R. Thorp,&nbsp;Michael J. White","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20592","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20592","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Texas Gulf is one of the 18 regional sites that is part of the USDA-ARS Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network and focuses on cropland and integrated grazing land research in Central Texas, addressing challenges posed by soil characteristics, climate variability, and urbanization. This paper provides brief site descriptions of the two Cropland Common Experiments being conducted in the Texas Gulf LTAR region, emphasizing conservation tillage practices and precision agriculture techniques. The plot-scale study is located in Temple, TX, at the USDA-ARS Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory and examines conventional tillage, strip tillage, and no tillage practices. The field-scale study, located in Riesel, TX, at the USDA-ARS Riesel Watersheds, assesses the impact of no tillage, cover crops, fertility management, adaptive management, and precision conservation on crop yield, profitability, and environmental footprint. Key measurements include soil and plant analyses, greenhouse gas fluxes, runoff water quantity and quality, and field operations recorded with precision agriculture equipment. Despite challenges posed by urban encroachment, future research aims to incorporate new technologies, such as unmanned ground vehicles, to enhance sustainability and productivity of the agricultural landscape. These experiments provide valuable insights for stakeholders, contributing to the development of sustainable agricultural practices tailored to the unique challenges within the Texas Gulf LTAR region.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 6","pages":"1017-1024"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jeq2.20592","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141317380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The LTAR Common Experiment at Upper Chesapeake Bay: Integrated","authors":"Kathy J. Soder,&nbsp;Curtis J. Dell,&nbsp;Paul R. Adler,&nbsp;Carrie A. M. Laboski,&nbsp;Benjamin C. Williamson","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20591","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20591","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Corn (<i>Zea mays</i>) crops harvested as grain in autumn do not provide opportunity for cover crop establishment, which may be remedied by interseeding cover crops into growing corn. Grazing cover crops after corn grain harvest could provide added revenues and increase nutrient cycling in the system while providing additional ecosystem services. However, tradeoffs between cash crop productivity and cover crop inclusion, and use as grazed forage, are not fully understood. This 4-year Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Integrated Common Experiment project evaluated the effect of interseeding cereal rye (<i>Secale cereale</i>) into corn for grazing after corn grain harvest on corn grain yield and late-season grazing. Cereal rye was interseeded into corn in early June. After corn grain harvest, six paddocks at each location were randomly allotted to grazed (GRAZ) or not grazed (NG). The GRAZ paddocks were grazed with beef cattle in late autumn and again in early spring if regrowth allowed. Paddocks were flown with an unmanned aerial system (UAS) to characterize spatial forage yield and quality. Cereal rye provided an additional 20–30 grazing days in the autumn for 24 beef cows on 4.8 ha. Early spring growth shows potential to provide even greater forage yields than autumn, but growth is less dependable. Corn grain yields did not decrease except in 2019 (dry year) when yields were 40% lower. There were no significant differences in soil health indicators between GRAZ and NG paddocks. The UAS shows promise as a tool for monitoring forage yield and quality and optimizing grazing management.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 6","pages":"832-838"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jeq2.20591","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141317379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatiotemporal investigation of geochemical and hydrological controls on release of soluble reactive phosphorus from the shallow aquifer of a riparian zone","authors":"Shuyang Wang,&nbsp;James W. Roy,&nbsp;Christopher Power,&nbsp;Clare E. Robinson","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20585","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20585","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Phosphorus (P) that accumulates in agricultural riparian zones can be released under certain hydrological and biogeochemical conditions, thereby limiting the effectiveness of these zones in reducing P loads from field to stream. The study objective was to explore factors that may be contributing to, or limiting, high soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) concentrations in the shallow aquifer of an alluvial upland riparian zone located in a continental climate. Field investigations including porewater sampling from six vertical nests, soil sampling, and continuous soil moisture, groundwater table, and redox measurements were conducted over 19 months. Porewater SRP concentrations were generally low in the aquifer considering all sampling times (median = 14.7 µg/L; interquartile range [IQR] = 11.1 µg/L, 287 samples). The overall low SRP may be due to low reducible labile soil P (median = 21.1 µgP/g dw, IQR = 10.9 µgP/g dw, 21 samples). However, high SRP concentrations (&gt;52 µg/L, 95% quartile) did occur intermittently in space and time with no clear spatial or temporal patterns. Analyses indicate that most high concentrations were likely not associated with factors previously reported to influence SRP release in riparian aquifers, including redox conditions, pH, and soil drying and wetting. Further, data indicate that internally released or externally supplied SRP may undergo rapid (re-) sequestration within the aquifer, limiting its vertical or horizontal transport. The study findings highlight the complexity of P behavior in riparian zones and the need for caution when assessing the effectiveness of conservation practices and in interpreting potential impacts of subsurface water quality on stream water quality when monitoring locations are distant from the stream.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 4","pages":"456-469"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jeq2.20585","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141317409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatiotemporal dynamic of rice production and its carbon footprint in Hainan, China: Implications for food security and environmental sustainability","authors":"Shu Wen,&nbsp;Wei Yao,&nbsp;Butao Tian,&nbsp;Ling Xu,&nbsp;Qi Liu,&nbsp;Yi Xu,&nbsp;Zhiqiang Qi,&nbsp;Yadong Yang,&nbsp;Zhaohai Zeng,&nbsp;Huadong Zang","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20590","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20590","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) feeds more than half of the global population and faces the critical issues related to food security and environmental sustainability. This study analyzed double rice production data from 2010 to 2020 to assess its spatiotemporal dynamic in food production and carbon (C) footprint in Hainan province, China. The results revealed a 29.5% reduction in rice planting area, leading to a significantly decreased rice self-sufficiency rate from 38% to 33% from 2010 to 2020. During this period, the carbon footprint per unit area (CFa) for early, late, and double rice showed a fluctuating upward trend ranging from 8.1 to 8.4, 8.9 to 9.2, and 17.0 to 17.4 t CO₂-eq ha⁻¹, respectively. The total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of rice production decreased to around 2 million t CO₂-eq, primarily due to reduced planting area. The C sequestration initially increased before decreasing to 1.2 million t C in 2020 at a temporal scale. Spatially, the northeast and southwest regions exhibited ∼70% of the total GHG emissions and ∼80% of C sequestration. The regional C footprint per unit yield displayed less favorable outcomes, with some areas (e.g., Wenchang and Haikou) experiencing emission hotspots in recent years. Higher yield and smaller CFa for Lingao and Tunchang were observed compared to the average between 2010 and 2020. This study provides insights into the spatiotemporal dynamics of double rice production and GHG emissions in Hainan, offering a scientific reference for regional food security and environmental sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 4","pages":"418-429"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141317408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Insights on agricultural nitrate leaching from soil block mesocosms","authors":"Holly Loper,&nbsp;Carlos Tenesaca,&nbsp;Carl Pederson,&nbsp;Matthew J. Helmers,&nbsp;William G. Crumpton,&nbsp;Dean Lemke,&nbsp;Steven J. Hall","doi":"10.1002/jeq2.20586","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jeq2.20586","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Quantifying nitrate leaching in agricultural fields is often complicated by inability to capture all water draining through a specific area. We designed and tested undisturbed soil monoliths (termed “soil block mesocosms”) to achieve complete collection of drainage. Each mesocosm measures 1.5 m × 1.5 m × 1.2 m and is enclosed by steel on the sides and bottom with a single outlet to collect drainage. We compared measurements from replicate mesocosms planted to corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) with a nearby field experiment with tile-drained plots (“drainage plots”), and with drainage from nearby watersheds from 2020 through 2022 under drought conditions. Annual mesocosm drainage volumes were 6.5–24.6 cm greater than from the drainage plots, likely because the mesocosms were isolated from the subsoil and could not store groundwater below the drain depth, whereas the drainage plots accumulated infiltration as groundwater. Thus, we obtained consistent nitrate leaching measurements from the mesocosms even when some drainage plots yielded no water. Despite drainage volume differences, mean flow-weighted nitrate concentrations were similar between mesocosms and drainage plots in 2 of 3 years. Mesocosm annual drainage volume was 8.7 cm lower to 16.7 cm higher than watershed drainage, likely due to lagged influences of groundwater. Corn yields were lower in mesocosms than drainage plots in 2020, but with irrigation, yields were similar in subsequent years. Mean 2020 surface soil moisture and temperature were similar between the mesocosms and nearby fields. Based on these comparisons, the mesocosms provide a robust method to measure nitrate leaching with lower variability than field plots.</p>","PeriodicalId":15732,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental quality","volume":"53 4","pages":"508-520"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jeq2.20586","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141296184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}