Consistent effects of vegetation patch type on soil microbial communities across three successional stages in a desert ecosystem

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Yu ◽  
Qiang Yin ◽  
Jianming Niu ◽  
Zhijian Yan ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Desert Ecosystem ◽  
Patch Type ◽  
Vegetation Patch ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Successional Stages

scholarly journals The response of soil microbial communities to variation in annual precipitation depends on soil nutritional status in an oligotrophic desert

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e4007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Montiel-González ◽  
Yunuen Tapia-Torres ◽  
Valeria Souza ◽  
Felipe García-Oliva
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Desert Ecosystem ◽  
Annual Precipitation ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Desert Ecosystems ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Physiological Adjustments

Background Soil microbial communities (SMC) play a central role in the structure and function of desert ecosystems. However, the high variability of annual precipitation could results in the alteration of SMC and related biological processes depending on soil water potential. The nature of the physiological adjustments made by SMC in order to obtain energy and nutrients remains unclear under different soil resource availabilities in desert ecosystems. In order to examine this dynamic, the present study examined the effects of variation in annual precipitation on physiological adjustments by the SMC across two vegetation-soil systems of different soil organic matter input in an oligotrophic desert ecosystem. Methods We collected soil samples in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin (Mexico) under two vegetation covers: rosetophylous scrub (RS) and grassland (G), that differ in terms of quantity and quality of organic matter. Collections were conducted during the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, over which a noticeable variation in the annual precipitation occurred. The ecoenzymatic activity involved in the decomposition of organic matter, and the concentration of dissolved, available and microbial biomass nutrients, were determined and compared between sites and years. Results In 2011, we observed differences in bacterial taxonomic composition between the two vegetation covers. The lowest values of dissolved, available and microbial nutrients in both cover types were found in 2012. The G soil showed higher values of dissolved and available nutrients in the wet years. Significant positive correlations were detected between precipitation and the ratios Cmic:Nmic and Cmic:Pmic in the RS soil and Cmic:Pmic and Nmic:Pmic in the G soil. The slopes of the regression with Cmic and Nmic were higher in the G soil and lower in the RS soil. Moreover, the SMC under each vegetation cover were co-limited by different nutrients and responded to the sum of water stress and nutrient limitation. Discussion Soil community within both sites (RS and G) may be vulnerable to drought. However, the community of the site with lower resources (RS) is well adapted to acquire P resources by ecoenzyme upregulation during years with adequate precipitation, suggesting that this community is resilient after drought occurs. Under the Global Climate Change scenarios for desert ecosystems that predict reduced annual precipitation and an increased intensity and frequency of torrential rains and drought events, the soil microbial communities of both sites could be vulnerable to drought through C and P co-limitation and reallocation of resources to physiological acclimatization strategies in order to survive.

scholarly journals Heterotrophic microbial communities use ancient carbon following glacial retreat

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 487-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D Bardgett ◽  
Andreas Richter ◽  
Roland Bol ◽  
Mark H Garnett ◽  
Rupert Bäumler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Microbial Community Composition ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Successional Stages

When glaciers retreat they expose barren substrates that become colonized by organisms, beginning the process of primary succession. Recent studies reveal that heterotrophic microbial communities occur in newly exposed glacial substrates before autotrophic succession begins. This raises questions about how heterotrophic microbial communities function in the absence of carbon inputs from autotrophs. We measured patterns of soil organic matter development and changes in microbial community composition and carbon use along a 150-year chronosequence of a retreating glacier in the Austrian Alps. We found that soil microbial communities of recently deglaciated terrain differed markedly from those of later successional stages, being of lower biomass and higher abundance of bacteria relative to fungi. Moreover, we found that these initial microbial communities used ancient and recalcitrant carbon as an energy source, along with modern carbon. Only after more than 50 years of organic matter accumulation did the soil microbial community change to one supported primarily by modern carbon, most likely from recent plant production. Our findings suggest the existence of an initial stage of heterotrophic microbial community development that precedes autotrophic community assembly and is sustained, in part, by ancient carbon.

Alkaline soil pH affects bulk soil, rhizosphere and root endosphere microbiomes of plants growing in a Sandhills ecosystem

2021 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Dantas Lopes ◽  
Jingjie Hao ◽  
Daniel P Schachtman
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Bulk Soil ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Alkaline Soil ◽  
Alkaline Soils ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Soil Rhizosphere

ABSTRACT Soil pH is a major factor shaping bulk soil microbial communities. However, it is unclear whether the belowground microbial habitats shaped by plants (e.g. rhizosphere and root endosphere) are also affected by soil pH. We investigated this question by comparing the microbial communities associated with plants growing in neutral and strongly alkaline soils in the Sandhills, which is the largest sand dune complex in the northern hemisphere. Bulk soil, rhizosphere and root endosphere DNA were extracted from multiple plant species and analyzed using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Results showed that rhizosphere, root endosphere and bulk soil microbiomes were different in the contrasting soil pH ranges. The strongest impact of plant species on the belowground microbiomes was in alkaline soils, suggesting a greater selective effect under alkali stress. Evaluation of soil chemical components showed that in addition to soil pH, cation exchange capacity also had a strong impact on shaping bulk soil microbial communities. This study extends our knowledge regarding the importance of pH to microbial ecology showing that root endosphere and rhizosphere microbial communities were also influenced by this soil component, and highlights the important role that plants play particularly in shaping the belowground microbiomes in alkaline soils.

LDPE microplastics affect soil microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

2021 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
pp. 145640
Author(s):  
Lili Rong ◽  
Longfei Zhao ◽  
Leicheng Zhao ◽  
Zhipeng Cheng ◽  
Yiming Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Nitrogen Cycling ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Soil Microbial
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