Species shifts induce soil organic matter priming and changes in microbial communities
Species shifts induce soil organic matter priming and changes in microbial communities
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物种转变导致土壤有机质启动和微生物群落变化
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159956
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Mozdzer, Thomas J.
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作者:
Bernal, Blanca;Kim, Sunghyun;Mozdzer, Thomas J.
Invasion of plant species with functional traits that influences the rhizosphere can have significant effects on soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics if the invasive species stimulates soil microbial communities with, for example, an enhanced supply of labile carbon and oxygen. We evaluated these effects along aPhragmitesinvasion chronosequence spanning over 40 years. Using a δ13C and δ15N enriched substrate, we separated SOM-derived and substrate-derived carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) mineralization in surface (top 15 cm), shallow (30–45 cm), and deep (65–80 cm) soils collected from established, newly invaded, and native plant communities. We found all soils were susceptible to SOM priming, but priming profiles differed between vegetation communities, being highest at the surface in native assemblage soils, whereas highest at depth under invasive plants. Changes in functional microbial community composition at depth inPhragmitessoils, evidenced by an increase in relative fungal laccase abundance, explained the SOM priming in these deep invaded soils. Our results show that invasivePhragmitesmaintains a microbial community at depth able to degrade SOM faster than that under native vegetation, evidencing that plant species shifts can fundamentally change soil biogeochemistry, altering element cycling and decreasing SOM residence time. Furthermore, our experimental design allowed to quantify real-time SOM-C and SOM-N gross mineralization, resulting in a new model relating C and N mineralization in these wetland soils and providing new insights on how SOM decomposition impacts N availability and cycling across wetland N pools.