Humic Substances Formation as a Result of Biogenic-Abiogenic Interactions in Epiphytic Structures of the South Vietnam Tropical Forest

Rodina, Oksana A.; Abakumov, Evgeny; Eskov, A. K.; Prilepskiy, Nikolay G.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21614-6_23

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“…These findings indicate that the crown nutrition cycle and epiphytic nutrition are largely separate from wood litter [4]. By contrast, our previous studies have suggested that complete humification processes do occur in suspended soils [11,12]. Therefore, the edaphic role of epiphytic substrates remains underestimated.…”

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Microbiomes in Suspended Soils of Vascular Epiphytes Differ from Terrestrial Soil Microbiomes and from Each Other

2021

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Microbial biodiversity parameters for tropical rainforests remain poorly understood. Whilst the soil microbiome accounts up to 95% of the total diversity of microorganisms in terrestrial ecosystems, the microbiome of suspended soils formed by vascular epiphytes remains completely unexplored. Samples of ground and suspended soils were collected in Cat Tien National Park, southern Vietnam. DNA extraction and sequencing were performed, and libraries of 16s rDNA gene sequences were analyzed. Alpha diversity indices of the microorganisms were the highest in the forest ground soil. In general, the microbiological diversity of all the soil types was found to be similar at the phylum level. Taxonomic composition of the bacterial communities in the suspended soils of plants from the same species are not closer than the taxonomic compositions of the communities in the suspended soils of different plant species. However, the beta diversity analysis revealed significant differences in the movement of mineral elements in terrestrial versus suspended soils. Our data showed that the suspended soils associated with vascular epiphytes were a depository of unique microbiological biodiversity. A contributing factor was the presence of large amounts of organic matter in the suspended soils—deposits collected by the epiphytes—which would have been degraded by termites if it had reached the ground. Further, the nutrient content of the suspended soils was prime for soil respiration activity and taxonomic microbial community biodiversity.

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