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Higher Soil Aggregate Stability in Subtropical Coniferous Plantations Than Natural Forests Due to Microbial and Aggregate Factors
Forest restoration and soil structure stabilization are the focus of forestry and ecology. However, the combined mechanisms of soil microorganisms and organic and inorganic aggregate binding agents on soil aggregation is unclear. In order to explore the effects of subtropical forest restoration types on soil aggregates and the underlying mechanisms, we collected soil samples from subtropical natural forests and coniferous and broad-leaved plantations that are commonly used for forest restoration. The mean weight diameter (MWD) of the soil aggregate was used to indicate the aggregates’ stability. The soil microbial diversity and structure, the organic and inorganic aggregate binding agents including the mycorrhizal density, the glomalin-related soil protein and the Fe and Al oxides were investigated. Results showed that the Shannon and Simpson indices of soil microbial communities in the coniferous plantations were both significantly higher than those in the natural forests. At the annual level, compared with the natural forests, the plantations decreased the proportion of 0.25–1 mm aggregates while the MWD significantly increased. The forest type also significantly affected the mycorrhizal density, the easily extractable glomalin-related soil proteins (EEG) and the Fe oxide. A variance decomposition analysis showed that soil microbial communities, organic and inorganic binding agents, and their interactions together contributed to the aggregates’ composition and stability by 75.07%. The MWD was positively correlated with the microbial diversity, mycorrhizal density and Fe oxide. We therefore suggest that the combined effects of the soil microbial communities and the organic (mycorrhizal density) and inorganic binding agents (Fe oxide) can be the main mechanisms of soil aggregation in the study area, resulting in a higher soil aggregate stability in the subtropical coniferous plantation than in the natural forest.
Higher Soil Aggregate Stability in Subtropical Coniferous Plantations Than Natural Forests Due to Microbial and Aggregate Factors
Forest restoration and soil structure stabilization are the focus of forestry and ecology. However, the combined mechanisms of soil microorganisms and organic and inorganic aggregate binding agents on soil aggregation is unclear. In order to explore the effects of subtropical forest restoration types on soil aggregates and the underlying mechanisms, we collected soil samples from subtropical natural forests and coniferous and broad-leaved plantations that are commonly used for forest restoration. The mean weight diameter (MWD) of the soil aggregate was used to indicate the aggregates’ stability. The soil microbial diversity and structure, the organic and inorganic aggregate binding agents including the mycorrhizal density, the glomalin-related soil protein and the Fe and Al oxides were investigated. Results showed that the Shannon and Simpson indices of soil microbial communities in the coniferous plantations were both significantly higher than those in the natural forests. At the annual level, compared with the natural forests, the plantations decreased the proportion of 0.25–1 mm aggregates while the MWD significantly increased. The forest type also significantly affected the mycorrhizal density, the easily extractable glomalin-related soil proteins (EEG) and the Fe oxide. A variance decomposition analysis showed that soil microbial communities, organic and inorganic binding agents, and their interactions together contributed to the aggregates’ composition and stability by 75.07%. The MWD was positively correlated with the microbial diversity, mycorrhizal density and Fe oxide. We therefore suggest that the combined effects of the soil microbial communities and the organic (mycorrhizal density) and inorganic binding agents (Fe oxide) can be the main mechanisms of soil aggregation in the study area, resulting in a higher soil aggregate stability in the subtropical coniferous plantation than in the natural forest.
Higher Soil Aggregate Stability in Subtropical Coniferous Plantations Than Natural Forests Due to Microbial and Aggregate Factors
Lin Cai (author) / Yujing Yang (author) / Yujie Chong (author) / Jiatai Xiong (author) / Juyang Wu (author) / Xunru Ai (author) / Qiuju Guo (author) / Yiping Yuan (author) / Zhongqiang Li (author)
2022
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