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  • Title: Decoupled response of microbial taxa and functions to nutrients: The role of stoichiometry in plantations.
    Author: Qiang W, Gunina A, Kuzyakov Y, Liu Q, Pang X.
    Journal: J Environ Manage; 2024 Apr; 356():120574. PubMed ID: 38520862.
    Abstract:
    The resource quantity and elemental stoichiometry play pivotal roles in shaping belowground biodiversity. However, a significant knowledge gap remains regarding the influence of different plant communities established through monoculture plantations on soil fungi and bacteria's taxonomic and functional dynamics. This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the regulation and adaptation of microbial communities at the taxonomic and functional levels in response to communities formed over 34 years through monoculture plantations of coniferous species (Japanese larch, Armand pine, and Chinese pine), deciduous forest species (Katsura), and natural shrubland species (Asian hazel and Liaotung oak) in the temperate climate. The taxonomic and functional classifications of fungi and bacteria were examined for the mineral topsoil (0-10 cm) using MiSeq-sequencing and annotation tools of microorganisms (FAPROTAX and Funguild). Soil bacterial (6.52 ± 0.15) and fungal (4.46 ± 0.12) OTUs' diversity and richness (5.83*103±100 and 1.12*103±46.4, respectively) were higher in the Katsura plantation compared to Armand pine and Chinese pine. This difference was attributed to low soil DOC/OP (24) and DON/OP (11) ratios in the Katsura, indicating that phosphorus availability increased microbial community diversity. The Chinese pine plantation exhibited low functional diversity (3.34 ± 0.04) and richness (45.2 ± 0.41) in bacterial and fungal communities (diversity 3.16 ± 0.15 and richness 56.8 ± 3.13), which could be attributed to the high C/N ratio (25) of litter. These findings suggested that ecological stoichiometry, such as of enzyme, litter C/N, soil DOC/DOP, and DON/DOP ratios, was a sign of the decoupling of soil microorganisms at the genetic and functional levels to land restoration by plantations. It was found that the stoichiometric ratios of plant biomass served as indicators of microbial functions, whereas the stoichiometric ratios of available nutrients in soil regulated microbial genetic diversity. Therefore, nutrient stoichiometry could serve as a strong predictor of microbial diversity and composition during forest restoration.
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