Polish Journal of Environmental Studies,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
32(6), P. 5307 - 5317
Published: Sept. 12, 2023
Changes
in
vegetation
communities
are
projected
to
have
a
greater
impact
on
the
turnover
and
storage
of
carbon
coastal
wetlands
by
affecting
soil
organic
matter
decomposition.Microbial
metabolism
regulates
process
decomposition
soil.However,
there
is
still
need
for
mechanistic
framework
predict
effects
changes
microbial
metabolism.Hence,
this
study
aimed
evaluate
changing
trends
metabolic
limitation
use
efficiency
under
natural
succession
community
degradation
wetland
using
extracellular
enzyme
ecological
stoichiometric
ratios.The
results
showed
that
microorganisms
at
sites
experienced
higher
limitations
compared
others.Microbial
was
significantly
lower
(p<0.05).A
trade-off
between
observed,
as
these
two
factors
were
negatively
associated.Furthermore,
strong
correlation
with
pH.These
findings
suggest
that,
balance
mitigate
adverse
pH
changes,
allocate
more
from
toward
production
relevant
enzymes.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
30(1)
Published: Nov. 9, 2023
Abstract
Grazing
exclusion
alters
grassland
soil
aggregation,
microbiome
composition,
and
biogeochemical
processes.
However,
the
long‐term
effects
of
grazing
on
microbial
communities
nutrient
dynamics
within
aggregates
remain
unclear.
We
conducted
a
36‐year
experiment
to
investigate
how
affects
community
associated
functions
in
semiarid
grassland.
Long‐term
(36
years)
induced
shift
communities,
especially
<2
mm
aggregates,
from
high
low
diversity
compared
control.
The
reduced
was
accompanied
by
instability
fungal
extended
distribution
pathogens
>2
carbon
(C)
sequestration
potential
thus
revealing
negative
impact
GE.
In
contrast,
11–26
years
greatly
increased
C
promoted
cycling
functional
genes.
Moreover,
environmental
characteristics
microhabitats
(e.g.,
pH)
altered
strongly
contributed
sequestration.
Our
findings
reveal
new
evidence
microbiology
for
optimizing
duration
maintain
multiple
belowground
ecosystem
functions,
providing
promising
suggestions
climate‐smart
resource‐efficient
grasslands.
Geoderma,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
445, P. 116883 - 116883
Published: April 23, 2024
Soil
microorganisms
play
a
key
role
in
regulating
soil
organic
carbon
(SOC)
accrual.
Organic
amendments
with
distinct
stoichiometry
may
lead
to
imbalanced
supply
of
(C),
nitrogen
(N),
and
phosphorus
(P)
the
microbiome,
causing
changes
microbial
community
composition
their
life
strategies,
as
well
enzyme
production.
However,
response
these
imbalances
whether
adaptive
strategies
are
related
fate
SOC
pools
remain
largely
unknown
low-fertility
paddy
soil.
To
address
this
uncertainty,
soils
were
sampled
from
12-year
experimental
fertilisation
trial
under
integrated
application
mineral
fertilizers
three
types
materials
(green
manure,
rice
straw,
cattle
manure).
Stoichiometric
between
microbes
available
resources,
activities,
composition,
linkages
particulate
(POC)
mineral-associated
(MAOC)
C
investigated.
The
results
showed
that
despite
equal
input,
strongest
increase
MAOC
occurred
smallest
C:N
imbalance
C:P
imbalance,
suggesting
alleviation
N
P
limitation
was
inductive
accrual
stable
fraction.
Additional
lower
C:
nutrient
ratios
shifted
towards
prevalence
r-strategists,
manure
addition
supporting
copiotrophic
bacteria
green
favouring
fungi.
Importantly,
relative
abundances
Proteobacteria,
Gemmatimonadetes,
Actinobacteria
belonging
copiotrophs
negatively
but
positively
POC
MAOC,
while
Chloroflexi,
Basidiomycota
Glomeromycota
oligotrophs
exhibited
reversed
relationships.
In
addition,
greater
associated
an
biomass
decrease
biomass-specific
P-acquiring
activity.
Random
forest
analysis
partial
least
squares
path
model
revealed
played
important
indirect
shaping
by
concurrently
biomass,
production,
whereas
pool
predominantly
directly
controlled
proportion
macroaggregates.
These
provide
empirical
evidence
for
stoichiometric
control
communities
feedback
pools,
highlighting
low
C:nutrient
ratio
long-term
storage
persistence
intensively
managed
soils.
mBio,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 24, 2025
ABSTRACT
Soil
microbial
diversity
and
community
life
strategies
are
crucial
for
nutrient
cycling
during
vegetation
restoration.
Although
the
changes
in
topsoil
communities
restoration
have
been
extensively
studied,
structure,
strategies,
function
of
subsoil
remain
poorly
understood,
especially
regarding
their
role
In
this
study,
we
conducted
a
comprehensive
investigation
soil
community,
assembly
process,
functional
genes
profiles
(0–100
cm)
across
36
year
chronosequence
(5,
15,
28,
years)
fenced
grassland
one
grazing
on
Loess
Plateau
China.
Our
results
revealed
that
organic
carbon
increased
by
76.0%
91.6%
after
years
The
bacterial
were
influenced
primarily
depth,
while
fungal
highly
sensitive
to
Microbes
recovered
faster,
structure
gradually
became
more
consistent
following
addition,
observed
transition
history
from
persistent
K
-strategy
rapid
r
Notably,
process
played
an
important
genes,
which
accompanied
fixation
nitrogen
mineralization
function.
Overall,
our
findings
provide
several
novel
insights
into
impact
profile
IMPORTANCE
study
microbes
faster
than
those
topsoil,
contributed
reduction
differences
distribution
throughout
process.
Importantly,
plays
pivotal
driving
such
as
mineralization,
alongside
degradation
gene
abundance.
These
alterations
increase
availability
understanding
critical
facilitate
accumulation
This
insight
can
guide
development
manipulating
nutrients
grasslands.
Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 348 - 348
Published: March 27, 2025
Soil
microbial
carbon
use
efficiency
(CUE)
is
the
ratio
of
allocated
to
growth
that
taken
up
by
microorganisms.
CUE
affects
terrestrial
ecosystem
processes
such
as
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
turnover,
and
sequestration,
which
an
important
indicator
changes
in
cycle.
Firstly,
we
summarized
three
methods
soil
CUE,
stoichiometric
modeling,
13C
glucose
tracing,
18O
water
compared
advantages
limitations
methods.
Then,
analyzed
single
or
combined
effects
different
environmental
factors
on
grassland
ecosystems,
forest
wetland
ecosystems.
Finally,
suggested
future
research
should
focus
following
aspects:
influence
management
patterns
(such
grazing
prohibition
gap,
thinning
ecosystems);
strategies
microorganisms
for
adapting
CUE;
anaerobic
metabolic
pathways,
especially
ecosystems;
taxonomic
level.
This
study
contributes
investigation
mechanisms
cycling
ecosystems
mitigate
impacts
climate
change.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
30(1)
Published: Nov. 13, 2023
Abstract
Microbes
inhabiting
deep
soil
layers
are
known
to
be
different
from
their
counterpart
in
topsoil
yet
remain
under
investigation
terms
of
structure,
function,
and
how
diversity
is
shaped.
The
microbiome
soils
(>1
m)
expected
relatively
stable
highly
independent
climatic
conditions.
Much
less
known,
however,
on
these
microbial
communities
vary
along
climate
gradients.
Here,
we
used
amplicon
sequencing
investigate
bacteria,
archaea,
fungi
fifteen
18‐m
depth
profiles
at
20–50‐cm
intervals
across
contrasting
aridity
conditions
semi‐arid
forest
ecosystems
China's
Loess
Plateau.
Our
results
showed
that
bacterial
fungal
α
archaeal
community
similarity
declined
dramatically
remained
soil.
Nevertheless,
still
the
functional
potential
N
cycling,
plant‐derived
organic
matter
degradation,
resource
exchange,
water
coordination.
had
closer
taxa–taxa
bacteria–fungi
associations
more
influence
dispersal
limitation
than
microbiome.
Geographic
distance
was
influential
bacteria
archaea
topsoil.
We
further
negatively
correlated
with
deep‐soil
richness,
similarity,
relative
abundance
plant
saprotroph,
associations,
but
increased
aerobic
ammonia
oxidation,
manganese
arbuscular
mycorrhizal
soils.
Root
depth,
complexity,
volumetric
moisture,
clay
play
bridging
roles
indirect
effects
microbes
work
indicates
that,
even
nutrient
cycling
susceptible
changes
availability,
consequences
for
understanding
sustainability
dryland
whole‐soil
response
aridification.
Moreover,
propose
neglecting
may
underestimate
role
moisture
future
scenarios.