ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Main Affecting Factors of Soil Carbon
Mineralization in Lake Wetland
Yan Lu, Hong-wen Xu
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Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-agricultural Biotechnology around Hongze Lake,
School of Urban and Environmental Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai’an, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(4):1255-1262
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ABSTRACT
The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of some main factors, temperature, moisture condition,
and organic matter input on soil organic carbon mineralization based on the method of an incubation
experiment carried out at Hongze Lake wetland in Jiangsu province of China. The result showed that mineralization
rate dynamics of soil organic carbon conformed to the logarithmic equation. Temperature increase
could accelerate mineralization rate and cumulative mineralization amount of soil organic carbon in the wetland
soils, and improving flooded soils most sharply. Flooding could boost mineralization rate and the cumulative
mineralization amount of soil organic carbon, but inhibit decomposition of organic matter. Organic matter
input increased the mineralization rate and cumulative mineralization amount of soil organic carbon in the
treated soils, which was mainly due to enhanced activity of soil microorganisms caused by organic matter
input. Our results indicated that soil carbon mineralization was a relatively complicated process influenced by
various environmental factors. Thus, it is necessary to conduct further studies on the mathod through which
other environmental factors affect soil carbon mineralization in order to understand their role in soil carbon
emissions of wetland ecosystems.