简介:TheratesofsoilNmineralizationatsoildepthsof0-15,15-30,30-45and45-0cmandmoistureregimesweremeasuredatthreesand-fixationplantationsofPinussylve.strisvar.mongolicabylaboratoryaerobicincubationmethod.TheresultsshowedthataverageratesofsoilnetN-mineralizationacrosssoildepthvariedfrom1.06to7.52mg~kg1.monthqatsoildepthsfrom0to60cm.Statisticalanalysesindicatedthattheeffectsofdifferentsoildepths,moisturesandtheirinteractionsonnetN-mineralizationratesweresignificant(P<0.05).ThenetN-mineralizationratessignificantlydecreasedwithincreasingsoildepthsandatdepth0-15cmaccountedfor60.52%ofthatatdepthof0-50cm.TherewasnodifferenceinsoilnetN-mineralizationratesbetweenhalfandfully-saturatedwatertreatments,howevertheseratesweresubstantiallyhigherthanthatwithoutwatertreatment(P<0.05).ThefactorsinfluencingNmineralizationprocesshavetobestudiedfurtherinthesesemiaridpineecosystems.