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The effects of Ni additions on nitrification, N mineralization, and N leaching were examined in soils from boreal jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) forests. The results of a series of incubation experiments suggested that under certain conditions, Ni at 100 μg g−1 soil can stimulate nitrification, and at 500 μg g−1 can stimulate N mineralization. Nitrification rates were very low overall, but were higher in soils from the vicinity of the Sudbury, Ontario Ni-Cu smelters than in uncontaminated soils. The nitrifier populations, estimated by the most probable number method, were extremely low in uncontaminated soils, but also increased following some Ni additions. Increased leaching of NOf3 p was observed in soil columns treated with Ni. Since N tends to be in low supply in boreal forests, and therefore tightly cycled, the observed disruptions caused by Ni inputs could have an effect on forest productivity.
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deCatanzaro, J.B., Hutchinson, T.C. Effects of nickel addition on nitrogen mineralization, nitrification, and nitrogen leaching in some boreal forest soils. Water Air Soil Pollut 24, 153–164 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285440
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