Sains Malaysiana 45(7)(2016): 1041–1047

 

Leaching and Freeze-Thaw Events Contribute to Litter Decomposition - A Review

(Kejadian Larut Lesap dan Beku-Cair Menyumbang kepada Penguraian Sampah - Suatu Ulasan)

 

 

LIPING JIANG1,2, KAI YUE2, YULIAN YANG1 & QINGGUI WU1*

 

1Ecological Security and Protection, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Mianyang Normal University, 166, West Mianxing Road, Gaoxin District, Sichuan Province, Mianyang 621000,

P.R. China

 

2Long-term Research Station of Alpine Forest Ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Ecological Forestry Engineering, Institute of Ecology and Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130,

P.R. China

 

Diserahkan: 6 November 2015/Diterima: 30 Januari 2016

 

ABSTRACT

Litter decomposition is vital for carbon and nutrient turnover in terrestrial ecosystems, and this process has now been thoroughly demonstrated to be regulated by various mechanisms. The total environment has been continuously changing in recent decades, especially in high-latitude regions; these alterations, however, profoundly contribute to the decomposition process, but a comprehensive recognition has not available. Here we reviewed the empirical observations and current knowledge regarding how hydrological leaching and freeze-thaw events modulate early decomposition of plant litter. Leaching contributes a considerable percentage of mass loss and carbon and nutrient release in early stage of decomposition, but the magnitudes are different between species levels depending on the chemical traits. Frequent freezing and thawing events could positively influence decomposition rate in cold biomes but also hamper soil decomposer and there is no general and predictable pattern has been emerged. Further experiments should be manipulated to estimate how the altered freezing and thawing effect on carbon and nutrient release from plant litter to better understanding the changing environment on litter decomposition.

 

Keywords: cold biomes; freeze-thaw; leaching; litter decomposition

 

ABSTRAK

Penguraian sampah adalah penting untuk pusing ganti karbon dan nutrien dalam ekosistem daratan dan proses ini kini telah dibuktikan secara terperinci dikawal oleh pelbagai mekanisme. Persekitaran secara keseluruhan berterusan berubah sejak beberapa dekad kebelakangan ini terutamanya di kawasan berlatitud tinggi; perubahan ini, walau bagaimanapun menyumbang secara mendalam kepada proses penguraian, tetapi tidak terdapat suatu pengiktirafan yang komprehensif. Di sini kami mengkaji cerapan empirik dan pengetahuan semasa tentang bagaimana kejadian hidrologi larut lesap dan beku-cair memodulatkan proses awal pereputan sampah loji. Larut lesap menyumbang kepada peratusan kehilangan jisim dan karbon serta pelepasan nutrien yang agak besar pada peringkat awal pereputan, tetapi magnitud tersebut berbeza antara tahap spesies bergantung kepada sifat kimia. Kekerapan kejadian larut lesap dan beku-cair boleh secara positif mempengaruhi kadar penguraian dalam biom sejuk tetapi juga menghalang tanah diurai serta tidak terdapat pola umum dan boleh diramal yang muncul. Uji kaji susulan harus dimanipulasi untuk menganggarkan bagaimanakah kesan pengubahsuaian larut lesap dan beku-cair ke atas pembebasan karbon dan nutrien dari loji sampah untuk memahami dengan lebih baik persekitaran yang berubah-ubah kepada penguraian sampah.

 

Kata kunci: Beku-cair; biom sejuk; larut lesap; penguraian sampah

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