Functional Diversity of Soil Microbial Communities in Different-age Rubber Plantations — A Case Study of Hainan Province, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-181
Author(s):  
Y. J. Zhou ◽  
C. Y. Wang ◽  
J. H. Li ◽  
C. R. Friedman ◽  
H. F. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Hainan Province ◽  
Rubber Plantations ◽  
Soil Microbial

scholarly journals Evaluation of functional diversity of soil microbial communities – a case study

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hofman ◽  
J. Švihálek ◽  
I. Holoubek
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Natural Area ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Routine Monitoring ◽  
Best Parameter

In our case study, we measured the functional diversity of the microbial communities of twelve soils from the small natural area to assess if this assay is suitable for routine monitoring of soil biological quality. We found the BIOLOG assay meets especially practical benefits in routine monitoring of soils being simple and quick assay. However, we confirmed the ambiguity about the most appropriate analysis of the BIOLOG multivariate data and about the best parameter, which can be derived from the assay. The different analyses of the data were examined and various parameters derived from the BIOLOG assay were comparatively used to contribute to the discussion of how the data should be evaluated. We showed that not-normalized raw absorbances or trapezoid areas should be used for calculation of diversity index if the inoculum was standardized. There was no single answer to what parameter provided more correct results in the multivariate statistical analysis. Evaluating at least one not-normalized (e.g. trapezoid area) and one normalized parameter (e.g. absorbances read in fixed AWCD) was strongly suggested keeping in mind that they reveal different information.

Effects of mulching and intercropping on the functional diversity of soil microbial communities in tea plantations

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Huaqin ◽  
Xiao Runlin ◽  
Song Tongqing ◽  
Luo Wen ◽  
Ren Quan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Tea Plantations
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