The regulating effect of millipedes on soil greenhouse gas emissions under the background of nitrogen deposition.

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Abstract: Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition plays an important role in soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Soil macrofauna activities of feeding, burrowing, and casting affect the biological, chemical, and physical properties of soil. However, the role of soil macrofauna on GHGs under N deposition is not well known. Here, we conducted a microcosm experiment involving two levels of N addition (N₀: without N; N⁺: N addition) and fauna (no fauna and with millipedes). We measured CO₂, N₂O, CH₄ emissions, and soil properties. Millipede and N addition interactively impacted soil CO₂ emission. N addition increased soil CO₂ emission by 19.4% without millipede, but decreased it by 7.0% with millipede. N addition increased soil N₂O emission by 206.6%, and the presence of millipede weakened this effect. Millipede significantly increased soil CH₄ emission. Soil CO₂ emission had a correlation with soil MBC, DON and NH₄⁺-N; soil N₂O emission was correlated with soil DON, soil available N and DOC; soil CH₄ emission was correlated with TDN and C/N. Our results highlight the importance of millipedes in regulating soil GHGs emission under N addition.

Key words: soil macrofauna, soil ecosystem, microbial biomass carbon, dissolved organic nitrogen

LI Yuanyuan, LIU Xingjie, CHEN Yueqin, ZHANG Na, REN Yuanhao, RUAN Honghua. The regulating effect of millipedes on soil greenhouse gas emissions under the background of nitrogen deposition.[J]. Chinese Journal of Ecology, 2025, 44(3): 962-967.

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