Biogeochemical processes of C and N in the soil of mangrove forest ecosystems
Journal
Forests
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
5
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Chiu, C.-Y.
Abstract
The mangrove forest provides various ecosystem services in tropical and subtropical regions. Many of these services are driven by the biogeochemical cycles of C and N, and soil is the major reservoir for these chemical elements. These cycles may be influenced by the changing climate. The high plant biomass in mangrove forests makes these forests an important sink for blue C storage. However, anaerobic soil conditions may also turn mangrove forests into an environmentally detrimental producer of greenhouse gases (such as CH4 and N2O), especially as air temperatures increase. In addition, the changing environmental factors associated with climate change may also influence the N cycles and change the patterns of N2 fixation, dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium, and denitrification processes. This review summarizes the biogeochemical processes of C and N cycles in mangrove forest soils based on recently published studies, and how these processes may respond to climate change, with the aim of predicting the impacts of climate change on the mangrove forest ecosystem. © 2020 by the authors.
Subjects
Blue carbon; C cycle; Greenhouse gas; Mangrove; N cycle
Other Subjects
Biogeochemistry; Chemical elements; Ecosystems; Forestry; Greenhouse gases; Soils; Tropics; Biogeochemical cycle; Biogeochemical process; Changing climate; Denitrification process; Dissimilatory nitrate reduction; Ecosystem services; Environmental factors; Subtropical regions; Climate change; air temperature; biogeochemical cycle; carbon cycle; climate change; climate effect; ecosystem response; forest soil; greenhouse gas; mangrove; nitrogen cycle; prediction; Chemical Elements; Cycles; Ecosystems; Forestry; Greenhouse Gases; Mangrove; Processes; Tropics
Type
review