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Invasive Earthworms and their effect on Soil Organic Matter: Impact on Soil Carbon ‘Quality’ in Fennoscandian Tundra
Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
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2021 (Engelska)Självständigt arbete på grundnivå (kandidatexamen), 10 poäng / 15 hpStudentuppsats (Examensarbete)
Abstract [en]

Arctic soils contain a large fraction of our planets terrestrial carbon (C) pool. When tundra soils become warmer and permafrost thaws, non-native geoengineering earthworms can enter these soils and ingest organic matter accumulated over long timescales. Previous studies have found that earthworms increase mineralization rates of soil organic matter into carbon dioxide (CO2) when introduced. Yet, this initial mineralization boost seems transient with time and it has been hypothesized that earthworms stimulate the formation of persistent C forms. In this study, I investigated how non-native, geoengineering earthworms affected the relative proportions of seven carbon forms in the O and A1 horizon of tundra soil and if their effect induced a change in pH. I used Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to understand what happens to soil carbon compounds in two different tundra vegetation types (heath and meadow), that had been subjected to earthworm treatment for three summers. I found that O-aromatic C increased from 7.22% ± 0.24 (mean ± stderr) in the meadow soil lacking earthworms to 8.98% ± 0.30 in the meadow exposed to earthworms, and that aromatic C increased from 8.71% ± 0.23 to 9.93% ± 0.25. In similar, the result suggested that alkyl C decreased in this vegetation type from 20.43% ± 0.38 to 18.70% ± 0.25 due to earthworm activities. I found no effect on the chemical properties in the heath. I conclude that geoengineering earthworms affect the two vegetation types differently and that earthworms seem to enhance the accumulation of recalcitrant aromatic C forms.

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2021. , s. 14
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Geoengineering earthworms, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, carbon compound composition, 13C, Arctic tundra
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Naturvetenskap Biologiska vetenskaper Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap
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URN: urn:nbn:se:polar:diva-8889OAI: oai:DiVA.org:polar-8889DiVA, id: diva2:1715650
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Examensarbete i Naturgeografi för kandidatexamen
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Kandidatprogrammet i biologi och geovetenskap
Tillgänglig från: 2022-12-02 Skapad: 2022-12-02 Senast uppdaterad: 2022-12-02Bibliografiskt granskad

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