Soil nitrogen cycling is resilient to invasive annuals following restoration of coastal sage scrub

Dickens, Sara Jo M.; Allen, Edith B.

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.05.009

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“…Plants may take up as much

as becomes available ( Jackson et al 1988 , 1989 ). This effect of exotic plant removal on increased mineral N has been observed in both grassland and coastal sage scrub in other studies of semi-arid environments ( Dickens 2010 ; Dickens and Allen 2014 ). In this study, plant uptake of N was still low at germination, but began to increase rapidly as plant growth reached its maximum rates.…”

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confidence: 77%

“… Jackson et al 1988 , 1989 ; Bever et al 1997 ; Hawkes et al 2005 , 2006 ; Wolfe and Klironomos 2005 ). However, belowground responses to restoration practices and studies on the legacy effects of plant invasions are relatively new areas of research ( Potthoff et al 2006 , 2009 ; Kulmatiski and Beard 2008 , 2011 ; Dickens 2010 ; Dickens and Allen 2014 ). The capacity of invaded systems to recover from short-term and legacy effects of exotic plants is unknown.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Exotic species may introduce novel nutrient uptake or litter deposition traits that could create positive feedbacks with the soil microbial community ( Grayston et al 1998 ; Eviner 2004 ; Batten et al 2006 ). Exotics may shift the seasonal availability of extractable nitrogen (N) by introducing phenologies with earlier germination and growth rates ( Jackson et al 1988 ; Dickens 2010 ; Dickens and Allen 2014 ) and changes in soil properties that drive the selection and composition of microbial communities ( Ehrenfeld 2003 ; Wardle et al 2004 ; Berg and Smalla 2009 ; Potthoff et al 2009 ). Additionally, exotic plant invasion can change cycling and availability of C, N and other nutrients ( Christian and Wilson 1999 ; Ehrenfeld 2003 ; Yoshida and Allen 2004 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Few studies have observed soil recovery after removal of invasives and native species restoration (but see Potthoff et al 2006 ; Kulmatiski and Beard 2008 , 2011 ; Dickens and Allen 2014 ). Shifts in microbial community structures can occur within a few years of plant species community compositional changes and microbial abundances may remain affected by land-use legacies for 50 years (Kulmatiski and Beard 2008) .…”

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Extractable nitrogen and microbial community structure respond to grassland restoration regardless of historical context and soil composition

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Exotic plants have the capacity to establish positive plant-soil feedbacks facilitating invader persistence often at the cost of native plant species success. We compared the plant communities, soil chemical and microbial communities and nutrient turnover rates between invaded and restored plots in inland and coastal grasslands. Greater extractable N, slower N cycling rates and differing microbial community composition resulted from restoration. These differences indicate that grassland soils are responsive to vegetation change, and therefore not resistant to invasion-caused feedbacks. It also suggests these soils are resilient to invasion and may be capable of recovery following vegetative restoration.

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“…Plants may take up as much

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“…Furthermore, loss of forest by fire and grass invasion may alter nutrient cycling and quality of organic matter [3], which can indirectly affect the soil microbial community. Soil bacterial and fungal biomass is lower in fire-induced grassland areas than unaffected forest areas [4].…”

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The Effect of Re-Planting Trees on Soil Microbial Communities in a Wildfire-Induced Subalpine Grassland

Chang

Tian

Chiu

2017

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Abstract:Wildfire often causes tremendous changes in ecosystems, particularly in subalpine and alpine areas, which are vulnerable due to severe climate conditions such as cold temperature and strong wind. This study aimed to clarify the effect of tree re-planting on ecosystem services such as the soil microbial community after several decades. We compared the re-planted forest and grassland with the mature forest as a reference in terms of soil microbial biomass C and N (C mic and N mic ), enzyme activities, phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) composition, and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). The C mic and N mic did not differ among the grassland, re-planted forest and mature forest soil; however, ratios of C mic /C org and N mic /N tot decreased from the grassland to re-planted forest and mature forest soil. The total PLFAs and those attributed to bacteria and Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria did not differ between the re-planted forest and grassland soil. Principle component analysis of the PLFA content separated the grassland from re-planted forest and mature forest soil. Similarly, DGGE analysis revealed changes in both bacterial and fungal community structures with changes in vegetation. Our results suggest that the microbial community structure changes with the re-planting of trees after a fire event in this subalpine area. Recovery of the soil microbial community to the original state in a fire-damaged site in a subalpine area may require decades, even under a re-planted forest.

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Ecosystem Impacts of Exotic Annual Invaders in the Genus Bromus

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Belnap

Stark

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Springer Series on Environmental Management

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Soil nitrogen cycling is resilient to invasive annuals following restoration of coastal sage scrub

Cited by 8 publications

References 42 publications

Extractable nitrogen and microbial community structure respond to grassland restoration regardless of historical context and soil composition

Extractable nitrogen and microbial community structure respond to grassland restoration regardless of historical context and soil composition

The Effect of Re-Planting Trees on Soil Microbial Communities in a Wildfire-Induced Subalpine Grassland

Ecosystem Impacts of Exotic Annual Invaders in the Genus Bromus

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