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An Introduction to Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles
William H. Schlesinger
Millbrook, New York
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Biology pervasive in the geochemical
cycles of today’s Earth
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Earth’s inventory of 22 x 1022 g C
in the crust and upper mantle (Zhang and Zindler 1993).
Current burial of carbon (organic and carbonate) by
organisms,
ca. 0.5 x 1015 g C/yr,
if for the past 500 million years yields cumulative burial of
25 x 1022 g C.
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Thus,
1. Most of the inventory of carbon on the planet has
spent some time in the biosphere.
2. We should be thankful for tectonic activity on our
planet as a renewal for life.
(N.B. Today’s volcanic flux is about 0.02–0.05 x 1015 C/yr)
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Population increase and use of nitrogen fertilizer from 1900 to 2000.
Aneja et al. 2008.
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Figure 2. Relationships between average net ecosystem productivity (NEPav) of midlatitudeforests and different estimates of atmospheric nitrogen deposition (Ndep).
Magnani et al. 2008
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First Principle
Coupling of Biogeochemical Cycles, due to:
1. Some basic stoichiometry for life―in biomass
First articulated by Liebig (1840), and later advanced by Redfield (1958), Reiners (1986), Sterner and Elser (2002), and Cleveland and Liptzin (2007)
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Complementary Models for Ecosystems
Reiners, W.A. 1986
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Magnani et al. 2008
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My first principle leads to the first message for
today:
Given the universal stoichiometry of biomass,
do not overlook the power of examining
ratios―C/N etc.―to see if your data are
compatible with common sense.
If you see a major deviation, and it stands up
to scrutiny, you may really be up to something!
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Coupling of biogeochemical cycles, due to:
2. The flow of electrons in the oxidation/reduction reactions―
First articulated by Kluyver (1926),and later advanced by Morowitz, Nealson, Falkowski, and many others
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Denitrification
5CH2O + 4H+ + 4NO3- →
2N2 + 5CO2 + 7H20
Intermediates include NO and N2O
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∆ N20= TOTAL
N20
N2 + N20
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Weier et al. (1993) 0.02 to 1.0
Flooded Soils Beaulieu et al. in press .01
Mean of 21 .082 ± .023
Upland Soils Mean of 13 .51 ± .082
Agricultural Soils Mean of 32 .37 ±.046
N2O/(N2 + N2O) in Denitrification
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Calculation of change in denitrification from N2O
124 Tg (0.37) + 110 Tg (0.082) = 234 Tg (0.246)
4 TgN2O/yr / 0.25 = 17 TgN/yr
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Schlesinger 2009
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My second message today:
The coupling of biogeochemical cycles, with its
basis in metabolism, allows the diversity of the
microbial biosphere today, upon which all
higher life depends. And, it also allows us to
measure/estimate some difficult processes
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Coupling of biogeochemical cycles to carbon through chelation
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Fig. 2. The fractional amount of Pb loss calculated over the study period is significantly correlated with the thickness (cm) of the forest floor at each site. A logarithmic fit to these data give r2 = 0.65.
Kaste et al. 2006.
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My third message today:
Biology leaves its signature on the chemistry of
the surface of the Earth by chelation of
elements that have a greater affinity for carbon
than for alumino-silicates.
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Principles of coupled biogeochemical cycles apply to geo-engineering
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For example, if we wanted to sequester a billion metric tons of C in the oceans by enhancing NPP with Fe fertilization
Current marine NPP = 50 x 1015 g C/yr
F-ratio of 0.15 means that 7.5 x 1015 g C/yr sinks through the thermocline
An additional 1 x 1015 g C/yr sinking would require ~7 x 1015 g C/yr additional NPP, so
7 x 1015 g C x 23 x 10-6 Fe/C = 1.6 x 1011 g Fe (Lab uptake), orx 6 x 10-4 = 4.2 x 1012 (Field observation)
Buesseler & Boyd (2003)
Versus, the global production of Fe annually (1900 x 1012 g Fe/yr)
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Alternatively, to provide a sink for 1 x 1015 gC/yr in the
world’s soils by fertilizing them:
Current terrestrial NPP = 50 x 1015 g C/yr
Preservation ratio of 0.008; i.e., global NEP – 0.4 g C/yr (Schlesinger 1990)
To store an additional 1.0 x 1015 g C in soils would require adding 75 x 1015 g C/yr to
terrestrial NPP
75 x 1015 g C/yr x 1 N/50 C = 1.5 x 1015 g N as fertilizer each year
1.5 x 1015 g C @ 0.857 g C released as CO2 per g N = 1.28 x 1015 g C/yr released in
fertilizer production
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My fourth message today:
There is an increasing role for biogeochemists
to contribute to the understanding and fruitful
solutions to global environmental problems.
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Biogeochemistry has come of age!
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Millbrook — New York