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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2020, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (8): 27-37.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20200804

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Characteristics of Soil nitrogen Retention and Related Functional Microorganism in Soils of Main Afforestation Species in Subtropical Region

Lei Wang,Yifan Liang,Junqian Yang,Bingbing Zhang,Tao Wang,Xiuzhen Shi,Hangwei Hu,Zhiqun Huang*   

  1. Fujian Normal University State Key Laboratory for Subtropical Mountain Ecology School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University Fuzhou 350007
  • Received:2019-05-05 Online:2020-08-25 Published:2020-09-15
  • Contact: Zhiqun Huang

Abstract:

Objective: In this study, five plantations of Phoebe bourneiMichelia macclureiSchima superbaCunninghamia lanceolata and Fokienia hodginsii in subtropical region of china were selected as the research objects.The mains purpose of this study aims to investigate effects of main afforestation species on gene abundance and community structure of soil nitrogen cycle-related functional microorganisms, and to elucidate the microbial driving mechanism of the effects of subtropical plantation species on soil nitrogen retention. Method: For five kinds of plantation growing on acidic red soil, we applied real-time quantitative PCR to characterize the abundance of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms(nifH)、nitrifying microorganisms(AOA amoA, AOB amoA)、denitrifying microorganisms(narGnirKnirSnosZ)、fungi (ITS) and bacteria (16S rRNA) in forest soils, Phylogenetic analysis of AOA different terminal restriction fragments (TRFs) was performed by cloning and sequencing, and the community structure of AOA was analyzed using Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism fingerprints.The soil nitrogen retention ability and microbial characteristics of each tree species plantation were studied. Result: 1) The pH values of the soils of the five plantations ranged from 4.63 to 4.82. Soil nitrate nitrogen content of S. superba and M. macclurei forest was significantly higher than that of P. bournei and F. hodginsii forest(P < 0.05). Soil microbial biomass of M. macclurei and S. superba forest was the highest in five plantations, while that of P. bournei and C. lanceolata forest was the lowest.Lignin and cellulose content in litter significantly inhibited soil microbial biomass; 2) There was no significant differences in the nifH gene abundance between five plantations forest, the AOA abundance of S. superba forest was significantly higher than that of P. bournei, M. macclurei and F. hodginsii foreest. The AOB abundance of S. superba forest was significantly higher than that of F. hodginsii forest, and the gene abundances of AOA and AOB in S. superba forest were the highest among the five tree species, Ammonia oxidizing microorganisms, AOA/AOB>2, AOA was dominant in quantity. There was no significant differences in gene abundance (narG, nirK, nosZ) of microorganisms involved in soil denitrification among five tree species, the nirS gene abundance of S. superba forest was significantly higher than that of M. macclurei, C. lanceolata and F. hodginsii forest. Fungal ITS abundance of P. bournei forest was significantly higher than S. superba forest, no difference in bacteria 16S rRNA gene abundance was found among five plantations; 3) Pearson correlation analysis indicated soil pH was positively correlated with AOB, narG and nosZ, and soil NO3--N content was positively correlated with AOA; 4) Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the AOA assemblages belonged to the Nitrosopumilus and Nitrososphaera, HpyCH4V restriction endonuclease was used to digest the PCR products of AOA and produced four TRFs, of which TRF-76 and TRF-165 are the two main fragment types. The relative abundances of TRF-76 and TRF-165 accounted for 54.88%-100% and 0-45.12% of the total fragments, respectively. The relative abundance of TRF-76 and TRF-165 was significantly different between tree species. Non-metric multi-dimensional scaling showed there were no differences in community structure of AOA among five forest soils (P>0.05). Conclusion: AOA is dominant in ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms and may play a dominant role in subtropical acidic forest soil nitrification.The gene abundances of AOA and AOB in S. superba forest are the highest among the five tree species, the nirS gene abundance of S. superba forest is significantly higher than that of M. macclurei、C. lanceolata and F. hodginsii forest, the AOA abundance of S. superba forest is significantly higher than that of P. bournei forest, which may increase the risk of nitrogen loss from forest ecosystem.There was no significant difference in AOA community structure between five forest soils. The AOA assemblages belonge to the Nitrosopumilus and Nitrososphaera.

Key words: tree species, soil nitrogen retention, functional gene abundances, Q-PCR, T-RFLP

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