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The overall processes by which carbon is fixed by plants in photosynthesis then released into the soil by rhizodeposition and subsequently utilized by soil micro-organisms, links the atmospheric and soil carbon pools. The objective of this study was to determine the plant derived 13C incorporated into the phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) pattern in paddy soil, to test whether utilization of rice rhizodeposition carbon by soil micro-organisms is affected by soil water status. This is essential to understand the importance of flooded conditions in regulating soil microbial community structure and activity in wetland rice systems. Rice plants were grown in soil derived from a paddy system under controlled irrigation (CI), or with continuous waterlogging (CW). Most of the 13C-labelled rice rhizodeposition carbon was distributed into the PLFAs 16:0, 18:1ω7 and 18:1ω9 in both the CW and CI treatments. The bacterial PLFAs i15:0 and a15:0, both indicative of gram positive bacteria, were relatively more abundant in the treatments without rice plants. When rice plants were present rates of 13C-incorporation into i15:0 and a15:0 was slow; the microbes containing these PLFAs may derive most of their carbon from more recalcitrant C (soil organic matter). PLFAs, 18:1ω7 and 16:1ω7c, indicative of gram negative bacteria showed a greater amount incorporation of labelled plant derived carbon in the CW treatment. In contrast, 18:2ω6,9 indicative of fungi and 18:1ω9 indicative of aerobes but also potentially fungi and plant roots had greater incorporation in the CI treatment. The greater root mass concomitant with lower incorporation of 13C into the total PLFA pool in the CW treatment suggests that the microbial communities in wetland rice soil are limited by factors other than substrate availability in flooded conditions. In this study differing soil microbial communities were established through manipulating the water status of paddy soils. Steady state 13C labelling enabled us to determine that the microbial community utilizing plant derived carbon was also affected by water status.  相似文献   

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A 13C natural abundance experiment including GC-c-IRMS analysis of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) was conducted to assess the temporal dynamics of the soil microbial community and carbon incorporation during the mineralization of plant residues under the impact of heavy metals and acid rain. Maize straw was incorporated into (i) control soil, (ii) soil irrigated with acid rain, (iii) soil amended with heavy metal-polluted filter dust and (iv) soil with both, heavy metal and acid rain treatment, over a period of 74 weeks. The mineralization of maize straw carbon was significantly reduced by heavy metal impact. Reduced mineralization rate of the added carbon likely resulted from a reduction of the microbial biomass due to heavy metal stress, while the efficiency of 13C incorporation into microbial PLFAs was hardly affected. Since acid rain did not significantly change soil pH, little impact on soil microorganisms and mineralization rate was found. Temporal dynamics of labelling of microbial PLFAs were different between bacterial and fungal PLFA biomarkers. Utilization of maize straw by bacterial PLFAs peaked immediately after the application (2 weeks), while labelling of the fungal biomarker 18:2ω6,9 was most pronounced 5 weeks after the application. In general, 13C labelling of microbial PLFAs was closely linked to the amounts of maize carbon present in the soil. The distinct higher labelling of microbial PLFAs in the heavy metal-polluted soils 74 weeks after application indicated a large fraction of available maize straw carbon still present in the soil.  相似文献   

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The microbiota in the percolating water from the plow layer soil in paddy fields was studied based on the composition of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) in a pot experiment. The mean concentrations of PLFAs in the percolating water were 17±5 and 11±4 µg L-1 in the planted and non-planted pots, respectively. The dominant PLFAs in the percolating water were 16: 0, 16: 1ω7c, 18: 1ω7, 18: 1ω9, il5: 0, and ail5: 0 PLFAs in both the planted and non-planted pots. The dominance percentage of 18: 3ω6c and 17: 1ω8 PLFAs increased at the late stage of rice growth in the planted pots. The percolating water from the planted pots contained in a higher percentage of straight mono-unsaturated PLFAs and a lower percentage of branched-chain PLFAs than that from the non-planted pots. Considerable differences in the PLFA composition in the percolating water were observed between the planted and non-planted treatments and with the duration of the growth period. Principal component analysis indicated that the microbiota in the percolating water was derived from the microbiota in the floodwater and in the plow layer soil. Cluster analysis showed that the similarity of the PLFA composition in the percolating water to the PLFA composition in the plow layer soil was higher than that in the floodwater. The stress factor that was estimated from the trans/cis ratio of 16: 1ω7 PLFA was 0.08±0.04 and 0.14±0.05 in the percolating water from the planted and non-planted pots, respectively, which indicated that the degree of stress on the microbiota in the percolating water from the planted pots was low in a similar way to the degree of stress on the microbiota in the floodwater, while the degree in the percolating water from the non-planted pots was similar to that in the plow layer soil, respectively.  相似文献   

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Variations in temperature and moisture play an important role in soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition. However, relationships between changes in microbial community composition induced by increasing temperature and SOM decomposition are still unclear. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of temperature and moisture levels on soil respiration and microbial communities involved in straw decomposition and elucidate the impact of microbial communities on straw mass loss. A 120-d litterbag experiment was conducted using wheat and maize straw at three levels of soil moisture (40%, 70%, and 90% of water-holding capacity) and temperature (15, 25, and 35°C). The microbial communities were then assessed by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis. With the exception of fungal PLFAs in maize straw at day 120, the PLFAs indicative of Gram-negative bacteria and fungi decreased with increasing temperatures. Temperature and straw C/N ratio significantly affected the microbial PLFA composition at the early stage, while soil microbial biomass carbon (C) had a stronger effect than straw C/N ratio at the later stage. Soil moisture levels exhibited no significant effect on microbial PLFA composition. Total PLFAs significantly influenced straw mass loss at the early stage of decomposition, but not at the later stage. In addition, the ratio of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial PLFAs was negatively correlated with the straw mass loss. These results indicated that shifts in microbial PLFA composition induced by temperature, straw quality, and microbial C sources could lead to changes in straw decomposition.  相似文献   

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Plant species effects on microbial communities are attributed to changes in microbial community composition and biomass, and may depend on plant species specific differences in the quality of resources (carbon) inputs. We examined the idea that plant-soil feedbacks can be explained by a chance effect, which is the probability of a highly productive or keystone plant species is present in the community and will influence the functions more than the number of species per se. A 13C pulse labelling technique was applied to three plant species and a species mixture in a greenhouse experiment to examine the carbon flow from plants to soil microbial communities. The 13C label was given as CO2 to shoots of a legume (Lotus corniculatus), a forb (Plantago lanceolata), a grass (Holcus lanatus) and a mixture of the three species. Microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) was analysed in order to determine the biomass and composition of the soil microbial community. The incorporation of the stable isotope into soil microorganisms was determined through GC-IRMS analyses of the microbial PLFAs. Plant species identity did not influence the microbial biomass when determined as total carbon of microbial phospholipid fatty acids. However, the labelled carbon showed that the grass monoculture (H. lanatus) and the plant mixture allocated more 13C into bacteria and actinomycete biomass than the other plant species. H. lanatus monocultures had also the highest amounts of 13C allocated to AM-fungi and saprophytic fungi. The carbon allocation from plants to soil microorganisms in a plant species mixture can thus be explained by the presence of a highly productive species that influence soil functions.  相似文献   

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Abstract

The amount and composition of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) in the percolating water taken from different depths of soil (10 cm, PW10; 40 cm, PW40) and floodwater (FW) in a paddy field were compared during the period of rice cultivation. The amounts of PLFAs in PW10, PW40, and FW ranged from 22.6 to 46.2 μg L?1, from 22.3 to 54.5 μg L?1, and from 82.9 to 179.0 μg L?1, respectively. The PLFA profiles in PW10, PW40, and FW were similar to each other and 16 : 1ω7c, 18 : 1ω7, and 16 : 0 PLFAs were dominant components, irrespective of the sampling site and sampling time. High proportions of straight mono-unsaturated PLFAs ranging from 42.0 to 76.5% suggested that Gram-negative bacteria were the major members in the microbial communities of the water samples studied. A potential indicator of the environmental stresses imposed upon the microbiota that was represented by the trans vs. cis ratio of 16 : 17 PLFA was constantly low (< 0.05), indicating that the microbial communities at these sites were hardly stressed.  相似文献   

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To identify the microbial communities responsible for the decomposition of rice straw compost in soil during the rice cultivation period, phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) composition of rice straw compost was determined by periodically sampling the compost from a Japanese rice field under flooded conditions. About 21% of the compost was decomposed within a period of 3 months. The total amount of PLFAs, as an indicator of microbial biomass, was significantly lower under drained conditions than under flooded conditions and was relatively constant during the flooding period. This indicates that the microbial biomass in the compost samples did not increase during the gradual decomposition of rice straw compost under flooded conditions. The proportion of branched-chain PLFAs (biomarker of Grampositive and anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria) slightly decreased during the early period after placement, and increased gradually afterwards. Among the branched-chain PLFAs, i15:0, ail5:0, i16:0 and i17:0 PLFAs predominated and their proportions increased gradually except for i16:0. The proportion of straight mono-unsaturated PLFAs (biomarker of Gramnegative bacteria) was almost constant throughout the period, and 18:1ω9 and 18:1ω7 PLFAs predominated. The proportion of straight poly-unsaturated PLFAs as a biomarker of eukaryotes including fungi was also constant throughout the period, except for a decrease under drained conditions. Straight poly-unsaturated PLFAs consisted mainly of 18:2ω6c PLFA. Therefore, these results suggest that the proportions of Gram-positive and anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria increased during the decomposition of rice straw compost in flooded paddy field. Statistical analyses enabled to divide PLFA patterns of microbiota in the rice straw compost into two groups, one group consisting of rice straw compost samples collected before mid-season drainage and the other of samples collected after mid-season drainage. Small squared distances among samples in cluster analysis indicated that the community structure of microbiota was similar to each other as a whole. These results suggest that the microbial communities changed gradually during the period of placement, and that mid-season drainage may have affected the community structure of microbiota. Principal component analysis of the PLFA composition suggested that the succession of microbiota along with the decomposition in flooded soil was similar between rice straw compost and rice straw and that the changes in the community structure during the decomposition in flooded soil were more conspicuous for rice straw than for rice straw compost.  相似文献   

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The effects of location (soil surface vs. incorporated in soil) and nature of plant residues on degradation processes and indigenous microbial communities were studied by means of soil microcosms incubation in which the different soil zones influenced by decomposition i.e. residues, soil adjacent to residues (detritusphere) and distant soil unaffected by decomposition (bulk soil) were considered. Plant material decomposition, organic carbon assimilation by the soil microbial biomass and soil inorganic N dynamics were studied with 13C labelled wheat straw and young rye. The genetic structure of the community in each soil zone were compared between residue locations and type by applying B- and F-ARISA (for bacterial- and fungal-automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis) directly to DNA extracts from these different zones at 50% decomposition of each residue. Both location and biochemical quality affected residue decomposition in soil: 21% of incorporated 13C wheat straw and 23% left at the soil surface remained undecomposed at the end of incubation, the corresponding values for 13C rye being 1% and 8%. Residue decomposition induced a gradient of microbial activity with more labelled C incorporated into the microbial biomass of the detritusphere. The sphere of influence of the decomposing residues on the dynamics of soluble organic C and inorganic N in the different soil zones showed particular patterns which were influenced by both residue location and quality. Residue degradation stimulated particular genetic structure of microbial community with a gradient from residue to bulk soil, and more pronounced spatial heterogeneity for fungal than for bacterial communities. The initial residue quality strongly affected the resulting spatial heterogeneity of bacteria, with a significance between-zone discrimination for rye but weak discrimination between the detritusphere and bulk soil, for wheat straw. Comparison of the different detrituspheres and residue zones (corresponding to different residue type and location), indicated that the genetic structure of the bacterial and fungal communities were specific to a residue type for detritusphere and to its location for residue, leading to conclude that the detritusphere and residue corresponded to distinct trophic and functional niches for microorganisms.  相似文献   

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The present study compares the community structures of microbiota at different habitats in Japanese rice fields by comparing their phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) compositions to understand the contribution of different habitats to microbiological diversity. The data were collected from four neighboring rice fields. Comparison was made for the PLFA compositions extracted from the floodwater, percolating water, rice soils under flooded and drained conditions, rice straw (RS) placed in flooded and drained rice soils, RS in the composting process, and RS compost placed in a flooded rice field. Average amounts of PLFAs were 33 μg L−1 in the floodwater, 17.1 μg L−1 in the percolating water from plow layers, 34.6 μg L−1 in the percolating water from subsoil layers, 108 μg g−1 dry weight basis (dw) in flooded rice soils, 382 μg g−1 dw in RS materials, 2,510 μg g−1 dw in RS composts, 2,850 μg g−1 dw in RS composts after application to a flooded rice soil, 222 μg g−1 wet weight basis (ww) in RS in drained rice soils, and 284 μg g−1 ww in RS in flooded rice soils. The total amount of PLFAs to the soil depth of 10 cm was estimated to be about 12 g m−2. The PLFA compositions were different from each other depending on the habitats. Rice soils were characterized by the predominance of actinomycetes and Gram-positive bacteria in comparison with the other habitats. In contrast, the microbial communities in the floodwater and percolating water were characterized by the predominance of Gram-negative bacteria and eukaryotes (presumably algae), and Gram-negative bacteria, respectively. The microbial community of RS materials was dominated by fungi. Gram-positive bacteria became predominant in RS after application to flooded rice soils, while RS placed in a drained rice field after harvesting rice was characterized by the predominance of Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. The community structures at respective habitats were stable and specific, irrespective of the season of sampling and the duration of decomposition of RS.  相似文献   

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Lumbricus terrestris is a deep-burrowing anecic earthworm that builds permanent, vertical burrows with linings (e.g., drilosphere) that are stable and long-lived microhabitats for bacteria, fungi, micro- and mesofauna. We conducted the first non-culture based field study to assess simultaneously the drilosphere (here sampled as 0–2 mm burrow lining) composition of microbial and micro/mesofaunal communities relative to bulk soil. Our study also included a treatment of surface-applied 13C- and 15N-labeled plant residue to trace the short-term (40 d) translocation of residue C and N into the drilosphere, and potentially the assimilation of residue C into drilosphere microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs). Total C concentration was 23%, microbial PLFA biomass was 58%, and PLFAs associated with protozoa, nematodes, Collembola and other fauna were 200-to-300% greater in the drilosphere than in nearby bulk soil. Principal components analysis of community PLFAs revealed that distributions of Gram-negative bacteria and actinomycetes and other Gram-positive bacteria were highly variable among drilosphere samples, and that drilosphere communities were distinct from bulk soil communities due to the atypical distribution of PLFA biomarkers for micro- and mesofauna. The degree of microbial PLFA 13C enrichment in drilosphere soils receiving 13C-labeled residue was highly variable, and only one PLFA, 18:1ω9c, was significantly enriched. In contrast, 11 PLFAs from diverse microbial groups where enriched in response to residue amendment in bulk soil 0–5 cm deep. Among control soils, however, a significant δ13C shift between drilosphere and bulk soil at the same depth (5–15 cm) revealed the importance of L. terrestris for translocating perennial ryegrass-derived C into the soil at depth, where we estimated the contribution of the recent grass C (8 years) to be at least 26% of the drilosphere soil C. We conclude that L. terrestris facilitates the translocation of plant C into soil at depth and promotes the maintenance of distinct soil microbial and faunal communities that are unlike those found in the bulk soil.  相似文献   

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Microbial uptake and utilisation are the main transformation pathways of low molecular weight organic substances (LMWOS) in soil, but details on transformations are strongly limited. As various LMWOS classes enter biochemical cycles at different steps, we hypothesize that the percentage of their carbon (C) incorporation into microbial biomass and consequently stabilisation in soil are different.Representatives of the three main groups of LMWOS: amino acids (alanine, glutamate), sugars (glucose, ribose) and carboxylic acids (acetate, palmitate) – were applied at naturally-occurring concentrations into a loamy arable Luvisol in a field experiment. Incorporation of 13C from these LMWOS into extractable microbial biomass (EMB) and into phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) was investigated 3 d and 10 d after application. The microbial utilisation of LMWOS for cell membrane construction was estimated by replacement of PLFA-C with 13C.35–80% of initially applied LMWOS-13C was still present in the composition of soil organic matter after 10 days of experiment, with 10–24% of 13C incorporation into EMB at day three and 1–15% at day 10. Maximal incorporation of 13C into EMB was observed from sugars and the least from amino acids. Strong differences in microbial utilisation between LMWOS were observed mainly at day 10. Thus, despite similar initial rapid uptake by microorganisms, further metabolism within microbial cells accounts for the specific fate of C from various LMWOS in soils.13C from each LMWOS was incorporated into each PLFA. This reflects the ubiquitous utilisation of all LMWOS by all functional microbial groups. The preferential incorporation of palmitate into PLFAs reflects its role as a direct precursor for fatty acids. Higher 13C incorporation from alanine and glucose into specific PLFAs compared to glutamate, ribose and acetate reflects the preferential use of glycolysis-derived substances in the fatty acids synthesis.Gram-negative bacteria (16:1ω7c and 18:1ω7c) were the most abundant and active in LMWOS utilisation. Their high activity corresponds to a high demand for anabolic products, e.g. to dominance of pentose-phosphate pathway, i.e. incorporation of ribose-C into PLFAs. The 13C incorporation from sugars and amino acids into filamentous microorganisms was lower than into all prokaryotic groups. However, for carboxylic acids, the incorporation was in the same range (0.1–0.2% of the applied carboxylic acid 13C) as that of gram-positive bacteria. This may reflect the dominance of fungi and other filamentous microorganisms for utilisation of acidic and complex organics.Thus, we showed that despite similar initial uptake, C from individual LMWOS follows deviating metabolic pathways which accounts for the individual fate of LMWOS-C over 10 days. Consequently, stabilisation of C in soil is mainly connected with its incorporation into microbial compounds of various stability and not with its initial microbial uptake.  相似文献   

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Microbial communities are responsible for soil organic matter cycling and thus for maintaining soil fertility. A typical Orthic Luvisol was freed from organic carbon by thermal destruction at 600°C. Then the degradation and humification of 14C‐labelled maize straw by defined microbial communities was analysed. To study the role of microbial diversity on the humification of plant material, microcosms containing sterilized soil were inoculated with a natural microbial community or with microbial consortia consisting of bacterial and fungal soil isolates. Within 6 weeks, 41 ± 4% of applied 14C‐labelled maize straw was mineralized in the soil microcosms containing complex communities derived from a soil suspension, whilst the most efficient communities composed of soil isolates mineralized less than 35%. The humification products were analysed by solution state 13C‐NMR‐spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The analyses of humic acids extracts by solution state 13C‐NMR‐spectroscopy revealed no difference in the development of typical chemical functional groups for humic substances during incubation. However, the increase in specific molecular size fractions of the extracted humic acids occurred only after inoculation with complex communities, but not with defined isolates. While it seems to be true that redundancy in soil microbial communities contributes to the resilience of soils, specific soil functions may no longer be performed if a microbial community is harshly affected in its diversity or growth conditions.  相似文献   

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磷脂脂肪酸(PLFA)是微生物细胞膜的重要组成成分,不同微生物群落可通过不同生化途径合成不同的PLFA,因此可选择某些PLFA作为微生物群落结构变化的生物标志物。PLFA与稳定性同位素~(13)C标记(~(13)C-PLFA)技术结合,不仅能够确定原位土壤环境中微生物群落组成,而且能够定向发掘土壤生态系统中参与碳源代谢过程的微生物群落,提供复杂群落中土壤微生物相互作用的信息,具有广阔的应用前景。其基本原理为:将富集~(13)C稳定同位素的基质加入土壤中,土壤中的某些微生物群落利用基质~(13)C合成PLFA,提取并纯化土壤微生物的PLFA,利用气相色谱-燃烧-同位素比例质谱(GC-C-IRMS)测定其~(13)C丰度,通过对比分析,从而获取微生物群落组成与其功能的直接信息。本文在介绍了~(13)C-PLFA原理的基础上,综述了该技术在光合同化碳的根际微生物利用、土壤有机质分解的激发效应、甲烷氧化、有机污染物降解、外源简单碳源和外源复杂碳源的微生物利用等方面的应用,对此项技术的优缺点进行了分析并展望了其未来应用。  相似文献   

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The soil microbial communities of a landfill cover substrate, which was treated with landfill gas (100 l CH4 m?2 d?1) and landfill leachate for 1.5 years, were investigated by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA), ergosterol and respiratory quinone analyses. The natural 13C depletion of methane was used to assess the activity of methanotrophs and carbon turnover in the soil system. Under methane addition, the soil microbial community was dominated by PLFAs (14:0 and 16:1 isomers) and quinones (ubiquinone-8 and 18-methylene-ubiquinone-8) related to type I methanotrophs, and 18:1 PLFAs contained in type II methanotrophs. While type I methanotrophic PLFAs were 13C depleted, i.e. type I methanotrophs were actively oxidising and assimilating methane, 13C depletion of 18:1 PLFAs was low and inconsistent with their abundance. This, possibly reflects isotopic discrimination, assimilation of carbon derived from type I methanotrophs and a high contribution of non-methanotrophic bacteria to the 18:1 isomers. Landfill leachate irrigation caused the methanotrophic community to shift closer to the soil surface. It also decreased 18:1 PLFAs, while type I methanotrophs were probably stimulated. Gram positive bacteria, but not fungi, were also 13C depleted and consequently involved in the secondary turnover of carbon originating from methanotrophic bacteria. Cy17:0 PLFA was 13C depleted in deep soil layers, indicating anaerobic methane oxidation.  相似文献   

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《Applied soil ecology》2011,47(3):329-334
The effects of rape oil application on soil microbial communities and phenanthrene degradation were characterized by examining phenanthrene concentrations, changes in microbial composition and incorporation of [13C] phenanthrene-derived carbon into phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs). A Haplic Chernozem was incubated with and without rape oil in combination with and without phenanthrene over 60 days. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis showed a net reduction in extractable phenanthrene in the soils treated with rape oil but no net reduction in the soils without rape oil. Rape oil application increased the total PLFA content and changed microbial community composition predominantly due to growth of fungal groups and Gram-positive bacterial groups. Under rape oil and phenanthrene amendment all detected microbial groups grew until day 24 of incubation. The 13C PLFA profiles showed 13C enrichment for the PLFAs i14:0, 15:0, 18:0, 18:1ω5 and the fungal biomarker 18:2ω6,9 under rape oil application. Fungal PLFA growth was highest among detected all PLFAs, but its 13C incorporation was lower compared to the Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria PLFAs. Our results demonstrate the effect of rape oil application on the abundance of microbial groups in soil treated with phenanthrene and its impact on phenanthrene degradation.  相似文献   

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通过盆栽试验,研究了秸秆还田对稻田渗漏液DOC含量及重金属污染土壤Cd溶出的影响。结果表明,秸秆还田增加了稻田渗漏液的DOC含量,提高了土壤Cd的活度。稻田渗漏水DOC的浓度随秸秆还田量的增加而增大。秸秆还田增加了Cd随稻田渗漏水的流失,使得稻田土壤Cd全量、有效态Cd量均随秸秆还田量的增加而降低,部分处理降低幅度达显著水平。本试验条件下由于较多的秸秆还田影响了水稻生长,使水稻植株Cd浓度、累积量均随秸秆还田量的增加呈先上升后下降的趋势。秸秆还田0.5%处理的水稻植株Cd浓度、累积量最高,分别为45.10mg·kg-1、1858.1μg·pot-1。  相似文献   

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The earthworm Pheretima hilgendorfi, one of the most common anecic species in Japan, abounds in soils with applied rice-straw residues. The influences of the worm’s activity and/or those of rice-straw application on the soil microbial community structure were studied using a microcosm approach. Low Humic Andosol was incubated with or without earthworms in a jar for a month after the following treatments: 1) no treatment, 2) chopped rice straw top-dressed on the soil and 3) rice straw incorporated into the soil. The soil NO3–-N level increased with the earthworms’ presence even in the soil without rice straw. The soil NH4+-N level was by far the highest in the soil treated with worms and no rice straw. Amounts of total and bacterial PLFAs increased due to the earthworms’ presence when rice straw was incorporated. The proportion of unsaturated fatty acids increased in the earthworm treatment while the saturated fatty acids decreased, suggesting an increase in the Gram-negative bacterial proportion. The results of principal component analysis indicated that the rice straw and the earthworms affected the soil microbial community structure independently. Any direct influence of the PLFAs contained in the worms’ bodies and in the rice straw on the soil’s PLFA profile was thought to be small.  相似文献   

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We conducted a 13CO2 pulse-chase labelling experiment in a drained boreal organic (peat) soil cultivated with perennial crop, reed canary grass (RCG; Phalaris arundinacea) to study the flow of carbon from plants to soil microbes. Both limed and unlimed soils were studied, since liming is a common agricultural practice for acidic organic soils. Soil samples taken within three months after the labelling and three times in the following year were used for the δ13C analysis of microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs), root sugars and root lipids. We estimated the contribution of carbon from root exudates to microbial PLFA synthesis. The flow of carbon from plants to microbes was fast as the label allocation in PLFAs had a peak 1–3 days after labelling. The results showed that fungi were important in the incorporation of fresh, plant-derived carbon, including root sugars. None of the main microbial PLFA biomarker groups (fungi, Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) was completely lacking label over the measurement period. One year after the labelling, when the labelled carbon was widely distributed into plant biomass and soil, bacterial biomarkers increased their share of the label allocation. Liming had a minor effect on the label allocation rate into PLFAs. The mixing model approach used to calculate the root exudate contribution to microbial biomass resulted in a highly conservative estimate of utilization of this important C-source (0–6.5%, with highest incorporation into fungi). In summary, the results of this study provide new information about the role of various microbial groups in the turnover of plant-derived, fresh carbon in boreal organic soil.  相似文献   

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Fast‐growing tree species are widely used as pioneers for reforestation. These plantations strongly affect the ecosystem productivity and nutrient cycling, whereas their effect on the soil microbial community is still unclear. In a reforestation chronosequence in subtropical China consisting of Eucalyptus plantation with ages of 1, 2, 4 or 5 years, we examined the response of the soil microbial community and its function. The results showed that soil bulk density and dissolved organic carbon decreased significantly along the chronosequence. Soil pH was highest in the 5‐year‐old plantation. The amount of bacterial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal PLFAs increased, but the ratio of fungal‐to‐bacterial PLFAs decreased with increasing forest age. The composition of the soil microbial community obviously changed after 5 years' development. Redundancy analysis showed that dissolved organic carbon was the major factor associated with the changes of soil microbial community composition. The short‐rotation Eucalyptus plantation could affect the composition of soil microbial communities through changing soil available carbon when planted in subtropical region at the early developmental stage. We suggest that soil microbial community composition should be taken into consideration in the large‐scale reforestation activities. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

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The rhizosphere and the detritusphere are hot spots of microbial activity, but little is known about the interface between rhizosphere and detritusphere. We used a three-compartment pot design to study microbial community structure and enzyme activity in this interface. All three compartments were filled with soil from a long-term field trial. The two outer compartments were planted with maize (root compartment) or amended with mature wheat shoot residues from a free air CO2 enrichment experiment (residue compartment) and were separated by a 50 μm mesh from the inner compartment. Soil, residues and maize differed in 13C signature (δ13C soil −26.5‰, maize roots −14.1‰ and wheat residues −44.1‰) which allowed tracking of root- and residue-derived C into microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA). The abundance of bacterial and fungal PLFAs showed clear gradients with highest abundance in the first 1–2 mm of the root and residue compartment, and generally higher values in the vicinity of the residue compartment. The δ13C of the PLFAs indicated that soil microorganisms incorporated more carbon from the residues than from the rhizodeposits and that the microbial use of wheat residue carbon was restricted to 1 mm from the residue compartment. Carbon incorporation into soil microorganisms in the interface was accompanied by strong microbial N immobilisation evident from the depletion of inorganic N in the rhizosphere and detritusphere. Extracellular enzyme activities involved in the degradation of organic C, N and P compounds (β-glucosidase, xylosidase, acid phosphatase and leucin peptidase) did not show distinct gradients in rhizosphere or detritusphere. Our microscale study showed that rhizosphere and detritusphere differentially influenced microbial C cycling and that the zone of influence depended on the parameter assessed. These results are highly relevant for defining the size of different microbial hot spots and understanding microbial ecology in soils.  相似文献   

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