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Background And Aims: Litter input plays important roles in controlling soil aggregation and aggregate carbon (C) content. However, the effects of litter input on soil aggregate C turnover in different forest types remain unclear.
Methods: We examined the changes of aggregate mass proportion, and the litter-derived and native C content among soil aggregates after three years of aboveground and root litter input, using C isotope tracing in a natural forest, a Chinese fir () plantation, and a masson pine () plantation in southeastern China.
Results: Belowground root litter rather than aboveground litter input enhanced soil aggregation. Litter input increased total C content across all aggregates, and the effects were no different between aboveground litter and belowground root litter input except for the >2 mm fraction. Belowground root litter input led to less native C content across three forest types. However, belowground root litter input resulted in more formation of litter-derived C than aboveground litter input under masson pine plantations, but not for both natural forest and Chinese fire plantation, suggesting a different effect of litter input on the litter-derived C formation among forest types. In addition, forest type affected soil aggregation and aggregate C turnover, and the differences in litter quantity and litter C:N ratio can explain the changes in soil aggregation and aggregate C turnover among forest types.
Conclusion: Our results imply that belowground root litter input plays a more important role in controlling soil aggregation and aggregate C turnover than aboveground litter, and the impact on newly litter-derived C formation depends on forest type.
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