Lysimeter Soil Retriever (LSR)—An Application of a New Technique for Retrieving Soils from Lysimeters

Seyfarth, Manfred; Reth, Sascha

doi:10.1007/s11267-007-9161-7

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“…At harvest, trees were cut at the soil surface and the entire soil column of each lysimeter was sliced by a special lysimeter soil retriever (LSR) (UGT Environmental Measurement Devices Ltd., Muencheberg, Germany) into 20 cm thick slices as described by Seyfarth and Reth (2008). In the uppermost slice, roots were attributable to each of the 4 individual trees, resulting in four samples per lysimeter which were treated as pseudoreplicates in the subsequent analyses.…”

Section: Sampling Of Soil Roots and Mycorrhizaementioning

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Structure and activities of ectomycorrhizal and microbial communities in the rhizosphere of Fagus sylvatica under ozone and pathogen stress in a lysimeter study

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The aim was to study the influence of abiotic (elevated ozone) or biotic stress (Phytophthora citricola) or their combination on soil biological components and processes in the rhizosphere of young beech trees. Ectomycorrhizal and overall microbial community composition was studied at two soil depths in a lysimeter experiment with 7 year old trees of Fagus sylvatica. As a functional parameter, potential enzyme activities were measured in mycorrhizosphere soil and on excised mycorrhizal tips. The degree of mycorrhization, structure and potential enzymatic activities of mycorrhizal communities were only slightly influenced by treatments. Soil enzyme activities were depressed under elevated ozone and stimulated by P. citricola under ambient but not under elevated ozone. Overall microbial community composition (PLFA) and ectomycorrhizal diversity changed with depth. PLFA analyses not only suggested a reaction of the microbial community to elevated ozone but also indicated an increase in plant stress related components. No influence of the biotic stress on ectomycorrhizal or overall microbial community structure was detected. Changes in the mycorrhizosphere community structure and function due to ozone may be explained by the quality of plant derived carbon.

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Section: Sampling Of Soil Roots and Mycorrhizaementioning

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Structure and activities of ectomycorrhizal and microbial communities in the rhizosphere of Fagus sylvatica under ozone and pathogen stress in a lysimeter study

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“…The below ground sampling was carried out with the Lysimeter Soil Retriever (LSR) technique (Seyfahrt and Reth 2008). By this technique, preventing major disturbance, the first 100 cm of the soil column were cut into five slices of 20 cm depth (Fig.…”

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Do chronic aboveground O3 exposure and belowground pathogen stress affect growth and belowground biomass partitioning of juvenile beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.)?

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The impact of chronic free air ozone (O 3 ) exposure and belowground pathogen stress on growth and total biomass development of young beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.) was investigated in a lysimeter study. Plants were growing during four years under ambient or elevated atmospheric O 3 concentrations. Additionally, in the last vegetation period the root rot pathogen Phytophthora citricola was introduced to study the interaction of ozone exposure and pathogen stress in the soil-plant system. A complete harvest at the end of the experiment enabled for the first time the assessment of fine and coarse root biomass of individual trees with a high vertical resolution down to two meter depth. Plant growth was significantly reduced by elevated ozone but not affected by P. citricola. Biomass partitioning between fine and coarse roots as well as vertical root distribution were significantly affected by both factors, whereas changes in root/shoot biomass ratio were not observed.

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“…After harvesting the aboveground plant parts, the soil of each lysimeter was cut into 20-cm slices according to Seyfarth and Reth (2008). Coarse and fine roots from different lysimeter slices ( n = 8 per treatment) were collected per tree in the uppermost slice and per lysimeter section down to a depth of 60 cm.…”

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Enhanced ozone exposure of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) stimulates nitrogen mobilization from leaf litter and nitrogen accumulation in the soil

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In a lysimeter study with young beech trees, the effects of elevated ozone concentration on the decomposition and fate of nitrogen in 15 N-labeled leaf litter were analyzed after one growing season. Nitrogen in the litter was dominated by a relatively inert, residual fraction, but easily decomposable nitrogen was present in substantial amounts. Nitrogen loss was significantly higher at twice-ambient ozone which was largely attributed to an enhanced mobilization of residual nitrogen. Enhanced mobilization of nitrogen from litter at twice-ambient ozone exposure resulted in additional 15 N incorporation into the soil down to 30 cm depth. Only 0.41-0.62% of the nitrogen in the litter was incorporated into plant material at both ozone concentrations. Twice-ambient ozone exposure changed the distribution of the nitrogen taken up from litter inside the beech trees in favor of the shoot, where it may have been used in biosynthetic processes required for defense reactions.

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Lysimeter Soil Retriever (LSR)—An Application of a New Technique for Retrieving Soils from Lysimeters

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

Structure and activities of ectomycorrhizal and microbial communities in the rhizosphere of Fagus sylvatica under ozone and pathogen stress in a lysimeter study

Structure and activities of ectomycorrhizal and microbial communities in the rhizosphere of Fagus sylvatica under ozone and pathogen stress in a lysimeter study

Do chronic aboveground O3 exposure and belowground pathogen stress affect growth and belowground biomass partitioning of juvenile beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.)?

Enhanced ozone exposure of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) stimulates nitrogen mobilization from leaf litter and nitrogen accumulation in the soil

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