Soil Microbial and Enzymatic Activities Across a Chronosequence of Chinese Pine Plantation Development on the Loess Plateau of China

Yuan, Bin; Yue, Dongxia

doi:10.1016/s1002-0160(11)60186-0

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“…Dehydrogenases belong to the enzymes displaying strong fluctuations in their activities caused by season, as they are in close relation to microbial activity dynamics. The highest DHA levels in summer and autumn and the lowest in winter were observed by Yuan and Yue [11]. Similar to our observations, related high DHA activity from spring to autumn was noted by Włodarczyk [10].…”

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Changes in Enzymatic Activities and Microbial Communities in Soil under Long-Term Maize Monoculture and Crop Rotation

Gałązka

Gawyjołek

Perzyński

et al. 2017

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…The numbers of microorganisms are also an indicator of changes taking place in the soil environment and plant cultivation [8]. Soil microorganisms participate in the processes that are crucial for long-term sustainability of agricultural systems [11][12].…”

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Changes in Enzymatic Activities and Microbial Communities in Soil under Long-Term Maize Monoculture and Crop Rotation

Gałązka

Gawyjołek

Perzyński

et al. 2017

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…Indeed, basal respiration is a well-established parameter to monitor decomposition (Alef 1995, Sparling 1997, Winding et al 2005, although it is often affected by wide natural fluctuations, depending on soil moisture, substrate availability and soil temperature. Nsabimana et al (2004) and Cheng & Xia (2012) Tab. 2 -Derived microbial indexes calculated for control and afforestation sites (0-6.5 cm depth).…”

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Influences of Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) afforestation on soil microbial biomass and activity

Bolat¹,

Kara²,

Şensoy³

et al. 2016

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© iForest -Biogeosciences and Forestry IntroductionSoil health and quality may be successfully monitored through the use of two microbial indexes: (i) the microbial biomass, which is defined by the living component of soil organic matter, excluding the macrofauna and plant roots; and (ii) soil microbial respiration (basal respiration), which is described by the respiration without the addition of an organic substrate to soil (Jenkinson & Ladd 1981, Alef 1995, Sparling 1997. The microbial biomass is small and labile as compared with other ecosystem components; however, because of its key role in the mineralization of nutrients such as C, N, P and S, it is considered a reliable indicator of changes in soil characteristics (Jenkinson & Ladd 1981, Powlson et al. 1987, Balota et al. 2003. Balota et al. (2013) report that changes in the microbial properties of soil may lead to important changes in soil quality, thus affecting nutrient cycling and plant development. Haris (2003) clearly affirmed that the microbial community serves as an indicator of the re-establishment of connections between ecological functions of the biota in disturbed ecosystems. Despite the large variations in mineralogy, soil texture and land use type, extreme environments usually show low organic matter and very low microbial biomass contents, which indicate poor soil quality and limited site productivity (Sparling 1997, Guénon et al. 2013.Soil basal respiration is a well-established parameter to be measured through the decomposition process, and it is defined as the overall activity or energy spent by the indigenous microbial pool (Anderson & Domsch 1990, Sparling 1997. Insam et al. (1991) argued that soil basal respiration reflects the availability of slow-flowing C for microbial permanence and is a measure of basic turnover rates in soil.Robinia pesudoacacia L. (black locust or false acacia) is a deciduous, broad-leaved, light-demanding, medium-sized pioneer tree ranging in height 20-25 m. Black locust is regarded as an invasive, non-indigenous species in many parts of Europe, such as Germany, Italy and Turkey (Ansin & Özkan 1997, Cierjacks et al. 2013. It is well-adapted to grow on different types of soil and environmetal conditions, though it avoids compacted or wet soils. Indeed, its demand for aerated soil is the reason why black locust can be primarily found in disturbed sites from poor to fertile soils (Sabo 2000, Cierjacks et al. 2013. Black locust shows a rapid growth and adaptability, for it has been utilized for soil conservation or fuel wood, as well as for early reforestation of barren soils at disturbed sites (Landgraf et al. 2005, Keskin & Makineci 2009, Noh et al. 2010). However, in Turkey it has been long cultivated as an ornamental plant and it can be currently found in schoolyards, roadsides or other marginal lands (Ansin & Özkan 1997). This tree species is characterized by an extensive root system (Zhou & Shangguan 2005) nodulated by diverse nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium communities, providing the host with an advantage over na...

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“…It is known that dehydrogenases are present in the cells of some aerobic microbiota; however, this enzyme is more effectively produced by anaerobes (Brzezińska et al, 1998;Włodarczyk, 2000). This simple test on soil DHA performed under laboratory conditions is considered as a sensitive marker of overall microbial activities (Frąc and Jezierska-Tys, 2011;Wolińska et al, 2015;Yuan and Yue, 2012).…”

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Community-level physiological profiles of microorganisms inhabiting soil contaminated with heavy metals

Kuźniar¹,

Banach²,

Stępniewska³

et al. 2018

International Agrophysics

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A b s t r a c t. The aim of the study was to assess the differences in the bacterial community physiological profiles in soils contaminated with heavy metals versus soils without metal contaminations. The study's contaminated soil originated from the surrounding area of the Szopienice non-ferrous metal smelter (Silesia Region, Poland). The control was soil unexposed to heavy metals. Metal concentration was appraised by flame atomic absorption spectrometry, whereas the the community-level physiological profile was determined with the Biolog EcoPlates TM system. The soil microbiological activity in both sites was also assessed via dehydrogenase activity. The mean concentrations of metals (Cd and Zn) in contaminated soil samples were in a range from 147.27 to 12265.42 mg kg -1 , and the heavy metal contamination brought about a situation where dehydrogenase activity inhibition was observed mostly in the soil surface layers. Our results demonstrated that there is diversity in the physiological profiles of microorganisms inhabiting contaminated and colntrol soils; therefore, for assessment purposes, these were treated as two clusters. Cluster I included colntrol soil samples in which microbial communities utilised most of the available substrates. Cluster II incorporated contaminated soil samples in which a smaller number of the tested substrates was utilised by the contained microorganisms. The physiological profiles of microorganisms inhabiting the contaminated and the colntrol soils are distinctly different.K e y w o r d s: Biolog ECO plates, community-level physiological profiles, heavy metals

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Soil Microbial and Enzymatic Activities Across a Chronosequence of Chinese Pine Plantation Development on the Loess Plateau of China

Cited by 132 publications

References 55 publications

Changes in Enzymatic Activities and Microbial Communities in Soil under Long-Term Maize Monoculture and Crop Rotation

Changes in Enzymatic Activities and Microbial Communities in Soil under Long-Term Maize Monoculture and Crop Rotation

Influences of Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) afforestation on soil microbial biomass and activity

Community-level physiological profiles of microorganisms inhabiting soil contaminated with heavy metals

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