Potential Roles of Soil Viruses in Karst Forest Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles DOI Open Access
Hanqing Wu, Nan Wu,

Qiumei Ling

и другие.

Forests, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(5), С. 735 - 735

Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2025

Soil viruses, ubiquitous and abundant biological entities that are integral to microbial communities, exert pivotal impacts on ecosystem functionality, particularly within carbon (C) nitrogen (N) cycles, through intricate interactions with bacteria, archaea, fungi, other taxa. While their contributions soil dynamics increasingly elucidated, the specific roles of viruses in karst forest remain largely underexplored. Karst ecosystems (covering 15% global terrestrial surface) characterized by unique geological formations, thin patchy layers, high pH Ca2+, rapid hydrological dynamics, collectively fostering environmental conditions may shape viral ecology modulate C N cycling. This perspective synthesizes existing knowledge functions distinctive characteristics soil, proposing potential mechanisms which could influence cycling such fragile ecosystems. regulate cycles both directly indirectly via hosts, mainly including shaping community structure, mediating horizontal gene transfer metabolism, increasing availability alleviating nutrient limitations, promoting sequestration, mitigating climate change. work aims bridge biogeochemical providing insights into sustainable stewardship resilience. We delineate critical gaps propose future perspectives, advocating for targeted metagenomic long-term experimental studies diversity, virus–host-environment interactions, temporal dynamics. Specifically, we advocate following research priorities advance our understanding studies: (I) abundance, activity: characterizing activity forests using metagenomics complementary molecular approaches; (II) virus–host interactions: investigating between key taxa involved cycling; (III) impacts: quantifying lysis fluxes soil; (IV) modeling cycles: developing integrative models incorporate virus-mediated processes frameworks at different spatial scales. Such efforts essential validate hypothesized underlying mechanisms, offering a foundation nature-based solutions facilitate support ecological restoration vulnerable regions amid

Язык: Английский

Impacts of bacterivorous nematode identity and abundances on soil greenhouse gas emissions DOI Creative Commons
Yao Yu, Xianwen Long, Ya‐Ping Lin

и другие.

Climate smart agriculture., Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100049 - 100049

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Linking rock outcrop size and distance to soil multifunctionality in mountain ecosystems DOI Creative Commons
Jiangnan Li, Sixing Chen, Xianwen Long

и другие.

Functional Ecology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 31, 2025

Abstract Rock outcrops, prevalent in mountain ecosystems worldwide, occupy space and exhibit distinct physical chemical properties compared with soil. Therefore, it is theorized that these significantly affect soil functions. However, previous studies have either overlooked rocks entirely or only considered the proportion of rock covered, leaving a gap understanding outcrops' distance size on ecological processes ecosystem To address this, we conducted field study to evaluate effects outcrops surrounding multifunctionality. A total 31 varying sizes were selected categorized into five diameter classes: 0–1 m, 1–2 2–3 3–4 m 4–5 m. Plant litter samples collected at two distances (0–20 cm 20–50 cm) capture direct influence while minimizing interference from broader environmental factors. Five functions assessed multifunctionality: nutrient provisioning, microbial growth efficiency, organic matter (SOM) decomposition, cycling plant‐microbe symbiosis. Our results suggested multifunctionality efficiency greater closer (approximately 17% 24% higher, respectively) than further (20–50 outcrops. Although plant increased increasing rocks, effect exhibited convex hump‐shaped curve. Soil around medium‐sized (i.e. 2–4 m) was approximately 40%–60% smaller m). Nutrient SOM decomposition showed similar trends. Further analysis exchangeable calcium carbon emerged as most important intermediary variables connecting Overall, near benefits extra resources such litter, rainfall, atmospheric deposition nutrients released weathering, which may directly contribute its high multifunctionality; however, excessively large hinder contributing Future surveys models should incorporate factors enhance assessment accuracy. Read free Plain Language Summary for this article Journal blog.

Язык: Английский

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Response of soil micro-food web and nutrient transfer efficiency to reclamation strategies in mining area DOI
Peng Gao,

Xiujuan Zhang,

Hong Zhang

и другие.

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2025

Abstract Background & Aims: The soil micro-food web plays a crucial role in facilitating ecological restoration and maintaining ecosystem functionality post-mining environments. However, the specific influence of reclamation patterns on structure their trophic transfer efficiency mining soils remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to analyse impacts models elucidate underlying mechanisms that restores functions. Methods: We conducted field experiment at 15 sites across three patterns—coniferous plantation (CP), broad-leaved (BP), mixed coniferous-broadleaved (MP)—within Pingshuo Open-pit Coal Mine China. Using metagenomic sequencing, we analysed structures nutrient efficiencies various strategies. Results: MP exhibited greater microbial network complexity higher than those CP BP. Specifically, ecosystems demonstrated considerably enhanced among trophic-level microorganisms such as protists metazoans, indicating improved energy flow resource utilisation within web. Moreover, influenced by modifying physicochemical properties, ultimately shaping carbon nitrogen metabolic processes. Conclusion: web, thereby optimising interactions cycling. Reclamation can C/N metabolism processes via network. Our findings provide comprehensive understanding optimizing strategies improving functions areas.

Язык: Английский

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Linking microbial metabolism and ecological strategies to soil carbon cycle function in agroecosystems DOI
Xianwen Long, Jiangnan Li, Xionghui Liao

и другие.

Soil and Tillage Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 251, С. 106562 - 106562

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Potential Roles of Soil Viruses in Karst Forest Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles DOI Open Access
Hanqing Wu, Nan Wu,

Qiumei Ling

и другие.

Forests, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(5), С. 735 - 735

Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2025

Soil viruses, ubiquitous and abundant biological entities that are integral to microbial communities, exert pivotal impacts on ecosystem functionality, particularly within carbon (C) nitrogen (N) cycles, through intricate interactions with bacteria, archaea, fungi, other taxa. While their contributions soil dynamics increasingly elucidated, the specific roles of viruses in karst forest remain largely underexplored. Karst ecosystems (covering 15% global terrestrial surface) characterized by unique geological formations, thin patchy layers, high pH Ca2+, rapid hydrological dynamics, collectively fostering environmental conditions may shape viral ecology modulate C N cycling. This perspective synthesizes existing knowledge functions distinctive characteristics soil, proposing potential mechanisms which could influence cycling such fragile ecosystems. regulate cycles both directly indirectly via hosts, mainly including shaping community structure, mediating horizontal gene transfer metabolism, increasing availability alleviating nutrient limitations, promoting sequestration, mitigating climate change. work aims bridge biogeochemical providing insights into sustainable stewardship resilience. We delineate critical gaps propose future perspectives, advocating for targeted metagenomic long-term experimental studies diversity, virus–host-environment interactions, temporal dynamics. Specifically, we advocate following research priorities advance our understanding studies: (I) abundance, activity: characterizing activity forests using metagenomics complementary molecular approaches; (II) virus–host interactions: investigating between key taxa involved cycling; (III) impacts: quantifying lysis fluxes soil; (IV) modeling cycles: developing integrative models incorporate virus-mediated processes frameworks at different spatial scales. Such efforts essential validate hypothesized underlying mechanisms, offering a foundation nature-based solutions facilitate support ecological restoration vulnerable regions amid

Язык: Английский

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0