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BIOGEOSCIENCES
卷 12, 期 18, 页码 5537-5546出版社
COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-5537-2015
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- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2012CB416903]
- state key, major and general program of National Natural Science Foundation of China [31130009, 31290222, 41571251]
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) additions to forest ecosystems are known to influence various above-ground properties, such as plant productivity and composition, and below-ground properties, such as soil nutrient cycling. However, our understanding of how soil microbial communities and their functions respond to nutrient additions in subtropical plantations is still not complete. In this study, we added N and P to Chinese fir plantations in subtropical China to examine how nutrient additions influenced soil microbial community composition and enzyme activities. The results showed that most soil microbial properties were responsive to N and/or P additions, but responses often varied depending on the nutrient added and the quantity added. For instance, there were more than 30% greater increases in the activities of beta-glucosidase (beta G) and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) in the treatments that received nutrient additions compared to the control plot, whereas acid phosphatase (aP) activity was always higher (57 and 71 %, respectively) in the P treatment. N and P additions greatly enhanced the phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) abundance especially in the N2P (100 kg ha(-1) yr(-1) of N + 50 kg ha(-1) yr(-1) of P) treatment; the bacterial PLFAs (bacPLFAs), fungal PLFAs (funPLFAs) and actinomycic PLFAs (actPLFAs) were about 2.5, 3 and 4 times higher, respectively, than in the CK (control). Soil enzyme activities were noticeably higher in November than in July, mainly due to seasonal differences in soil moisture content (SMC). beta G or NAG activities were significantly and positively correlated with microbial PLFAs. These findings indicate that beta G and NAG would be useful tools for assessing the biogeochemical transformation and metabolic activity of soil microbes. We recommend combined additions of N and P fertilizer to promote soil fertility and microbial activity in this kind of plantation.
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