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1998
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Changes in the ectomycorrhizal fungus flora were studied in connection with nitrogen addition and removal experiments in a Norway spruce forest at Gårdsjön, W Sweden during a 5-year period. The above-ground ectomycorrhizal fruit body production was recorded from permanent transect plots, and the below-ground mycorrhizal fine-roots density and morphotype differentiation were studied from soil core samples from the surface root layer. The experiments were performed by adding N-enriched and N-free water, respectively, by means of sprinkling systems. Ammonium nitrate (about 35 kg N ha−1 yr−1) was added to catchment G2 NITREX, whereas at adjacent catchment G1 ROOF ambient N deposition was removed by means of a roof. The addition of N led to a rapid and substantial decrease in species diversity and fruit body production of most species in the NITREX catchment, representing one of very few biological responses to the treatments at Gårdsjön. Stress-intolerant groups such as the initially-dominant genus Cortinarius were almost absent after 5 yr of N addition. Only one dominant species (Cantharellus tubaeformis) increased fruit body production after treatment. In the nitrogen removal (G1 ROOF) experiment, the fruit body production increased strongly the first years, but then declined. No response in the below-ground mycorrhiza and fine-root density and diversity was found. All fine roots had developed ectomycorrhiza. The difference in response above ground and below ground indicates that: (1) the fruit-body producing macrofungi play a minor role below ground, and that (2) there is probably a considerable time-lag in the mycorrhizal fine-root versus fruit body production response to enhanced N levels.
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Andries W. Boxman Kai Blanck Tor Erik Brandrud B. A. Emmett Per Gundersen Rene F. Hogervorst O. Janne Kjønaas Hans Persson Volkmar TimmermannAbstract
Enhancement of the atmospheric N deposition is a serious threat for the structure and function of ecosystems. Here we evaluate the ecological effects of excess N with respect to changes in vegetation and soil biota in a series of experiments along a N gradient across Europe. The aim of this project (NITREX: N saturation EXperiments) is to assess the risk of N saturation and the reversibility of N saturation. At the experimental sites with a low-to-moderate input, N was added (n = 3), while at sites with a high input, N was removed by means of a transparent roof (n = 4). The experiments started between 1989 and 1991. Across the N gradient a positive correlation was found between the N concentration in deposition or soil solution with the N concentration in the needles and in general a negative correlation with the base cations K and Mg. In the N-addition plots there was a tendency towards a decreasing nutrient status of the needles, whereas at one site N-removal led to an improvement. Addition of N hardly affected fine-root biomass production, whereas signs of growth increase were recorded when the input was reduced. Tree growth was accelerated upon input reduction at two of three sites. Manipulation of N input did not alter the decomposition rate, although significant differences between sites were noted. Manipulation of the N input hardly affected the biomass of fungi and bacteria, but a negative relation between the N-addition and part of the soil fauna may be present among sites.
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Åshild Ergon Sonja Klemsdal Anne Marte TronsmoAbstract
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Trond Møretrø Beate Furuto Hagen Lars AxelssonAbstract
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Change in crown density for Norway spruce (Picea abies) from 1988 to 1993 in three independent forest monitoring projects in southern Norway were compared. An increase in crown density was found in a countywide systematic random sample, whie measurements taken in old-growth forests reported a decline. These contradictory results may be due to: (1) high sensitivity of high-elevation forests to various kinds of environmental impact; (2) differences in stand age and management practice; and (3) different sensitivity to long distance airborne pollutants. The systematic random sample encompassed stans of several age classes from two counties, while the two other studies were restricted to old-growth forest in two smaller are as. A possibe explanation of the differences is thus that the three studies refer to differet popuations as a resut of different sampling strategies.