@article{269138f343dc41e093ac2a476f299b36,
title = "Paludiculture crops and nitrogen kick-start ecosystem service provisioning in rewetted peat soils",
abstract = "Purpose: Paludiculture (crop cultivation in wet peatlands) can prevent carbon and nutrient losses while enabling biomass production. As vegetation in rewetted peatlands is often nitrogen (N) limited, input of N-rich water may promote biomass production and nutrient removal. However, it is unclear how N loading and soil characteristics affect biomass yield, nutrient dynamics, and ecosystem service provisioning in paludiculture. Methods: We studied the influence of N loading (0, 50, 150, and 450 kg N ha−1 yr−1) on biomass production and nutrient sequestration of Typha latifolia (broadleaf cattail) and Phragmites australis (common reed) in mesocosms containing rewetted agricultural peat soil (intensively managed, near-neutral (IN)). To assess the interaction with soil characteristics T. latifolia was also grown on an extensively managed, acid (EA) peat soil. Results: N loading stimulated biomass production and nutrient uptake of both T. latifolia and P. australis, with T. latifolia showing the most pronounced response. Biomass yield of T. latifolia was higher on IN soil than on EA soil due to the higher pH, despite lower nutrient availability. N was largely taken up by the vegetation, whereas bare soils showed N accumulation in pore and surface water, and 80\% loss through denitrification. Soil phosphorus was efficiently taken up by T. latifolia, especially at high N loads. Conclusion: N loading in paludiculture with T. latifolia and P. australis boosts biomass production while kick-starting peatland ecosystem services including nutrient removal. Nutrient availability and pH appear to be decisive soil characteristics when it comes to crop selection.",
keywords = "Peatlands, Phosphorus, Phragmites australis, Rewetting, Typha latifolia",
author = "Vroom, \{R. J.E.\} and Geurts, \{J. J.M.\} and R. Nouta and Borst, \{A. C.W.\} and Lamers, \{L. P.M.\} and C. Fritz",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank Germa Verheggen, Roy Peters, Peter Cruijsen, Paul van der Ven, Sebastian Krosse, Raoul Luijten, Guus Middelbeek, Wout Hendriks (Radboud University) and the staff of the Experimental Garden of the Radboud University for assistance in practical work and analyses. We also thank Romke Kinderman (B{\^u}tefjild) and Karel van Houwelingen (KTC Zegveld) for the permission to take soil cores on their land. This study was funded by FACCE ERA Net+ {\textquoteleft}Climate Smart Agriculture{\textquoteright} (EU) (CINDERELLA) and was part of the project “Veen, Voer en Verder”, financed by Utrecht-West and the province of Zuid-Holland. This study was also funded by the Interreg NWE project Carbon Connects and the ERA-Gas project Peatwise. Funding Information: This study was funded by FACCE ERA Net + {\textquoteleft}Climate Smart Agriculture{\textquoteright} (EU) (CINDERELLA) and was part of the project “Veen, Voer en Verder”, financed by Utrecht-West and the province of Zuid-Holland. This study was also funded by the Interreg NWE project Carbon Connects and the ERA-Gas project Peatwise. Funding Information: The authors thank Germa Verheggen, Roy Peters, Peter Cruijsen, Paul van der Ven, Sebastian Krosse, Raoul Luijten, Guus Middelbeek, Wout Hendriks (Radboud University) and the staff of the Experimental Garden of the Radboud University for assistance in practical work and analyses. We also thank Romke Kinderman (B{\^u}tefjild) and Karel van Houwelingen (KTC Zegveld) for the permission to take soil cores on their land. This study was funded by FACCE ERA Net+ {\textquoteleft}Climate Smart Agriculture{\textquoteright} (EU) (CINDERELLA) and was part of the project “Veen, Voer en Verder”, financed by Utrecht-West and the province of Zuid-Holland. This study was also funded by the Interreg NWE project Carbon Connects and the ERA-Gas project Peatwise. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s).",
year = "2022",
month = may,
doi = "10.1007/s11104-022-05339-y",
language = "English",
volume = "474",
pages = "337--354",
journal = "Plant and Soil",
issn = "0032-079X",
publisher = "Springer",
number = "1-2",
}