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PEDOSPHERE
卷 31, 期 3, 页码 413-422出版社
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(20)60084-4
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endogeic earthworms; epigeic earthworms; riparian areas; riparian buffer; macrofauna; seasonal change; denitrification enzyme activity; denitrifier gene copy
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) [2383823-10]
- China Scholarship Council Joint Scholarship Program
- Marian and Ralph Sketch Fellowship, McGill University, Canada
Riparian buffers are important areas for nitrogen removal through denitrification, with earthworms playing a significant role in enhancing this process. This study in Quebec, Canada, found that flooded riparian soils had higher earthworm populations and biomass compared to non-flooded soils, with a positive correlation between certain earthworm functional groups and denitrifier activity. Soil moisture, inorganic N concentration, and earthworm functional groups were identified as predictors of denitrifier activity in riparian soils.
Riparian buffers, located in the transition zone between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, are a hotspot for nitrogen (N) removal through denitrification. Earthworms are abundant in riparian buffers and may enhance denitrification. This study investigated earthworm demographics of three earthworm functional groups (anecic, epigeic, and endogeic) and denitrifier activity in temporarily flooded and non-flooded riparian soils from April to October 2012 in southern Quebec, Canada. Nine earthworm species, mostly endogeic, were found in the temporarily flooded soil, while only six earthworm species were found in the non-flooded soil. On average, there were 11.7 times more earthworms with 12.4 times greater biomass (P < 0.05) found in the temporarily flooded soil than in the non-flooded soil. The denitrification enzyme activity (DEA) was of similar magnitude in temporarily flooded and non-flooded soils, with temporal variation associated with rainfall patterns. Endogeic earthworm biomass was positively correlated (P < 0.05) with DEA, while epigeic earthworm biomass was positively correlated (P < 0.05) with 16S rRNA gene copies and nosZ gene copies from bacteria, indicating an association between earthworm functional groups and denitrifier activity in riparian soils. Stepwise multiple regressions showed that DEA in riparian soils could be predicted using soil moisture, inorganic N concentration, and earthworm functional groups, suggesting that endogeic and epigeic earthworms contributed to denitrifier activity in riparian soils.
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