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The impact of reclamation and vegetation removal on compositional and functional attributes of soil microbial communities in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Juan Camilo Santana-Martinez, Angelica M. Aguirre-Monroy, M. Derek MacKenzie, Brian D. Lanoil
Large-scale mining for oil extraction in the boreal forests of Northern Alberta has led to a disturbance footprint of ~900 km of land; which must be reclaimed to equivalent land capabilities. Microorganisms are sensitive to anthropogenic disturbances and play an essential role in the cycling of soil nutrients and plant growth, making them potential indicators of ecosystem function. Thus, the objective
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Bacterial community assembly based on pineapple-associated compartment rather than genotype Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Zhiquan Cai, Maoxing Zhang
We present the first study to unravel bacterial community composition and assembly in a field-grown common garden of six contrasting pineapple cultivars in a subtropical region. Bacterial communities of plant-associated compartments (i.e., rhizosphere, root, stem, leaf and fruit) of each cultivar at the premature stage were compared. We found that alpha diversity differed between plant compartments
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The distribution and establishment of non-native earthworm populations and their impact on organic layer thickness in the Acadian Forest Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Robert W. Buchkowski, Erin K. Cameron, Werner A. Kurz, Jérôme Laganière
The distribution and impacts of non-native earthworms are poorly documented in Atlantic Canada meaning that we have limited knowledge about the relationship between earthworms and forest properties. To address this knowledge gap, we surveyed earthworms and sampled the soil organic layer in 41 forest stands located in New Brunswick to investigate their relationship with forest properties and impact
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Valuable non-food crops for biochar-assisted phytoremediation of contaminated soils: The case of cardoon, rapeseed and safflower Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Stefania Diquattro, Maria Vittoria Pinna, Matteo Garau, Antonio Pulina, Lia Obinu, Andrea Porceddu, Pier Paolo Roggero, Paola Castaldi, Giovanni Garau
Biochar can affect the bioavailability of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in contaminated soils thereby influencing plant growth. For this reason, biochar could be a resource for the assisted phytostabilisation of PTEs-polluted soils. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the influence of a softwood-derived biochar (5 % w/w), added to soils (S1 and S2) contaminated with Cd (4.8 and 74 mg·kg)
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Long-term fertilization differentially increased the CAZyme encoding genes responsible for soil organic matter decomposition under winter wheat on the Loess Plateau of China Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Mengmeng Wen, Caidi Yang, Yang Liu, Nannan Zhang, Yinyan Liang, Ying Dou, Fazhu Zhao, Jun Wang
Long-term fertilization greatly affects soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition in cropping systems, but less information was related to carbohydrate active enzyme (CAZyme) encoding genes in decomposing the components that derived from plant and microbial biomass. Using high-throughput metagenomic sequencing, the responses of CAZyme encoding genes to 35-yr fertilization were assessed in a winter wheat
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Root exudation drives abiotic stress tolerance in plants by recruiting beneficial microbes Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Bhaskar Jyoti Parasar, Indrani Sharma, Niraj Agarwala
Plants under changing conditions release different blends of root exudates, which can play key role in modulating rhizospheric microbiome and soil nutrient cycling. Correlational network analysis of stress alleviated root exudate compounds with the different rhizospheric microbes, depicts a significant relationship of plant associated microbes and exuded chemicals during stress condition/alleviation
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Contrasting fungal functional groups influence nutrient cycling across four Japanese cool-temperate forest soils Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Felix Seidel, Carles Castaño, Josu G. Alday, M. Larry Lopez C., José Antonio Bonet
Understanding soil dynamics and nutrient cycling is crucial for the sustainable management of Japanese forests covering 70 % of the national land area. These forests are dominated by tree species with contrasting traits, influencing soil dynamics differently. We investigated how changes in soil characteristics across different forest stands shift in composition and functioning of fungal communities
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The potential ability of fungi in preventing cadmium accumulation in wheat seedlings grown in weakly alkaline soils: Evidence from the application of fungicide Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Chenghao Ge, Yixuan Wang, Wenyan Ma, Hafiz Adeel Ahmad, Cheng Cheng, Hong-Bo Li, Dongmei Zhou
The harmful effects of cadmium (Cd) on crop quality and the limited effective control methods continue to raise concerns regarding safe agricultural production in Cd-polluted weakly alkaline soils. Past studies were less concerned with the role of fungi, popular in the soil-wheat system, in the Cd transfer from soil to wheat. The current research explored the potential role of rhizosphere fungi in
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Animal manures increased maize yield by promoting microbial activities and inorganic phosphorus transformation in reclaimed soil aggregates Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Xiaodong Sun, Wenjun Gao, Haipeng Li, Jie Zhang, Andong Cai, Minggang Xu, Xianjun Hao
Animal manures positively affect soil microbial activity and inorganic phosphorus (Pi) accumulation. However, how different types of manures affect microbial-driven Pi transformation at the aggregate scale is largely unclear. Here, we conducted a field experiment focused on maize cultivation in a reclamation site. Five fertilization treatments included no fertilizer (CK), chemical fertilizer (CF),
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Living mulches present tradeoffs between soil nutrient cycling and competition during establishment of tea in an organic production system Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Shannon McAmis, HeeSung Bae, Andrew Ogram, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Brantlee Spakes Richter
Tea () is an emerging crop in Florida and the southeastern United States. The impacts of different production system components, including ground covers are still unknown. In this study, we examined the effect of weed barrier cloth (WBC) ground cover compared to two living mulches, perennial peanut (PPC) and a crimson clover rotation (CCR), on plant performance, soil microbiome, and nitrogen (N) cycling
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Organic matter inputs and earthworm inoculation enhance C storage in tropical soils following application of the FBO technology Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Buitrago Maria Camila, Garcia Amauri, Lavelle Patrick, Velasquez Elena
We evaluated the potential of the FBO (Fertilisation Bio Organique ®) technology to store carbon provided in the form of organic fertilizer in a Colombian plantain banana plantation. FBO is an agroecological technique which consists of adding low- and high-quality organic materials and endogeic earthworms in a specific design in 1.0 × 0.4 × 0.3 m deep trenches where perennial plants are further planted
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No effect on biological or chemical soil properties when amended with effective microorganisms for improved cover crop decomposition Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Simon Oberholzer, Christa Herrmann, Natacha Bodenhausen, Hans-Martin Krause, Adrien Mestrot, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Klaus A. Jarosch
The implementation of cover crops into a crop rotation can contribute to a more sustainable soil management. For the improved decomposition of cover crop residues, the commercial inoculant Effective Microorganisms® (EM) is increasingly applied. Despite its extensive application, comprehensive studies on the effect of EM application on soil processes are lacking, since rarely a clean differentiation
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Responses of soil microbial communities and nutrient dynamics under continuous alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivation Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Peiyan Qin, Long Hu, Yidan Liu, Xiao Hu, Xike Zhang, Alexandre Soares Rosado, Gehong Wei, Chun Chen
Alfalfa ( L.) cultivation is a widespread soil erosion prevention measure in the Loess Plateau of China. However, long-term continuous alfalfa cultivation can adversely affect soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. Previous studies have primarily assessed the effects of continuous alfalfa cultivation on soil physical and chemical properties, whereas the dynamics of microbial communities
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Cultivar governs plant response to inoculation with single isolates and the microbiome associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Cristina Rotoni, Marcio F.A. Leite, Lina C. Wong, Cátia S.D. Pinto, Sidney L. Stürmer, Agata Pijl, Eiko E. Kuramae
Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes (PGPM) have the potential to enhance sustainable agriculture, but there is still a limited understanding of how the complex interplay between plant genetic variability, the native soil community, and soil nutrients affects PGPM recruitment. To address this challenge, we investigated the impact of bacteria isolates and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) along with their
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Mineral protection explains the elevational variation of temperature sensitivity of soil carbon decomposition in the Eastern Himalaya Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Lei Hou, Yufan Liang, Chuankuan Wang, Zhenghu Zhou
The pace of climate warming increases with elevation, quantifying the temperature sensitivity of soil carbon (C) decomposition () along the “natural temperature gradient” consequently can provide a better understanding for soil C-climate change feedback. Here, we collected soils from five well-protected forest ecosystems across an elevational gradient ranging from 841 m to 3445 m in the Eastern Himalaya
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi originated from soils with a fertility gradient highlight a strong intraspecies functional variability Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Valentina Marrassini, Laura Ercoli, Eiko E. Kuramae, George A. Kowalchuk, Elisa Pellegrino
Characterization and selection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) taxa to design inocula tailored to meet a spectrum of needs is a crucial first step to achieve specific beneficial agronomic functions. Commonly, commercial microbial inocula are based on generalist single AM fungal taxa, having low genetic variability and not offering efficiency and stability when applied in agroecosystems. In this
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Climate and soil properties shape latitudinal patterns of soil extracellular enzyme activity and stoichiometry: Evidence from Southwest China Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Tinghui Yang, Xiaojuan Li, Bin Hu, Fanglan Li, Dandan Wei, Zilong Wang, Long Huang, Weikai Bao
Determining the patterns and environmental regulatory conditions of soil extracellular enzyme activity (EEA) across latitudinal gradients is crucial for understanding microbial biogeography and contributes to predicting how soil biogeochemical cycles respond to environmental changes. However, knowledge of the latitudinal patterns in soil EEA and stoichiometry, as well as their drivers, remains limited
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Soil microplastics: Impacts on greenhouse gasses emissions, carbon cycling, microbial diversity, and soil characteristics Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Ismail Khan, Muhammad Tariq, Khulood Fahad Alabbosh, Abdul Rehman, Abdul Jalal, Asif Ali Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Guanlin Li, Babar Iqbal, Naveed Ahmad, Khalid Ali Khan, Daolin Du
Microplastics are a significant environmental challenge, with growing concerns about their prevalence in soil ecosystems. It may affect the physicochemical characteristics of soil, cycling of nutrients, and a variety of microbial organisms. In addition, microplastics affect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane. The mechanism through which microplastic
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Extreme precipitation alters soil nitrogen cycling related microbial community in karst abandoned farmland Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Yuzhen Suolang, Weixue Luo, Jingwen Ma, Ying Zan, Yulin Yu, Maji Wan, Jiajia Yuan, Jinchun Liu, Jianping Tao
Precipitation varies significantly in the southwest China karst regions, with a significant increase in the number of years with abnormally low precipitation during the rainy season and longer dry periods. Soil moisture and nitrogen chemical patterns are the main limiting factors for plant growth in this region. However, there are fewer studies on the impact of extreme precipitation on soil nitrogen
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The priming effect patterns linked to the dominant bacterial keystone taxa during different straw tissues incorporation into Mollisols in Northeast China Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Qilin Zhang, Xinrui Lu, Guoshuang Chen, Nana Luo, Jing Sun, Xiujun Li, Ezemaduka Anastasia Ngozi
The incorporation of crop residues (e.g., maize straw) into the soil could promote or inhibit soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization by affecting microbial activity, which is known as the priming effect (PE), and is a pivotal mechanism of the soil C cycle. However, the microbial community structure underlying PE remains elusive. Furthermore, the effects of crop residues on PE are poorly understood
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobia accelerate plant growth and N accumulation and contribution to soil total N in white clover by difficultly extractable glomalin-related soil protein Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Hai-Yang Yu, Wan-Xia He, Ying-Ning Zou, Mashael Daghash Alqahtani, Qiang-Sheng Wu
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobia are soil symbiotic microorganisms involved in plant nitrogen (N) acquisition, whereas it is unclear how single or combined inoculation of both contributes to soil total N in legume crops. This study analyzed the effects of single or combined inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus () and rhizobium ( bv. ) on growth performance, root soluble protein,
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Responses of bacterial and fungal communities to short-term nitrogen and phosphorus additions in temperate forest soil aggregates in northeastern China Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Ying Yu, Lixin Chen, Wenbiao Duan
With the widespread use of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizers, increased N and P deposition also regulate microbial growth by altering the effectiveness of forest soil nutrients. Soil microbes residing within or among soil aggregates serve as functional components of soil ecosystems and serve as sources and reservoirs of soil nutrients capable of reflecting minor alterations in soil ecosystems
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Vertical and temporal variations in activity, abundance, and composition of nitrite-driven anaerobic methanotrophs in a paddy field Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Caiyu Geng, Lidong Shen, Bingjie Ren, Hechen Huang, Jinghao Jin, Wangting Yang, Evgenios Agathokleous, Jiaqi Liu, Yuling Yang, Yanan Bai, Yuzhi Song
Paddy soil is an important source of methane (CH) emissions, and the nitrite-driven anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) mediated by Methylomirabilis bacteria is a crucial process for CH mitigation. However, the vertical and temporal fluctuations in nitrite-driven AOM activity, as well as the abundance and composition of bacteria in paddy soil, remain poorly understood. We investigated the potential
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Application of synthetic fertilizers with crop straw facilitates optimization of soil nematode community and supports crop yields Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Chuanxiong Huang, Zhiyuan Yao, Tao Wang, Xiaoguo Wang, Yingjie Zhang, Bo Zhu
Nematodes occupy different niches in soil and play important roles in plant growth. However, the dynamic responses of nematode community to fertilization at the aggregate scale and the relationships between key nematode indices and crop production are still unclear. A long-term field experiment with different fertilization regimes (CK, no fertilizer; NPK, synthetic fertilizers alone; BCNPK, biochar
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Studying soil viral ecology under an ecosystem services framework Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Xiaolong Liang, Yongfeng Wang, Ninghui Xie, Shuo Wang, Ying Zhang, Mark Radosevich
Viruses, the most abundant life form on Earth, are key regulators of microbial cellular and community properties. They can drive substantial microbial mortality (killing large proportions of microbial cells in the environment each day) and have profound effects on biogeochemical cycles. Recent studies suggest that viruses are a central member of soil trophic networks and can function across a wide
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Almond hull and shell organic matter amendments increase microbial biomass and multifunctionality in orchard soil and the undisturbed organic layer Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Ellie M. Andrews, Muhtarima Tabassum, Erini G. Galatis, Erika H. Yao, Amélie C.M. Gaudin, Cristina Lazcano, Patrick H. Brown, Sat Darshan S. Khalsa
Recycling almond hulls and shells as organic matter amendments in orchards can be used as a strategy to increase the soil microbial biomass of many functional community groups that metabolize a variety of different carbon substrates. In an almond orchard field trial, hull/shell amendments were applied to the soil surface with a compost spreader and remained undisturbed over time. The organic hull/shell
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The veterinary parasiticide ivermectin increased the activity of an enzyme that mediates soil chitin degradation on a prairie grassland Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Newton Z. Lupwayi, Kevin D. Floate, Renee M. Petri
Ivermectin is a common parasiticide used to control nematodes and arthropods affecting livestock. Treated animals faecally excrete at least 80 % of the drug with residues known to adversely affect dung-breeding insects. However, its effect on soil organisms beneath the dung, particularly soil microorganisms, has been little studied. We examined the effect of ivermectin on the soil microbiome and enzyme
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Light pollution increased night-active but not day-active Collembola in Hulunbuir Grassland, China Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Qian Xu, Baifeng Wang, Donghui Wu, Jing Du, Yulin Liu, Liang Chang
Artificial light at night (ALAN) has been and is still spreading rapidly across the globe. Although many studies have demonstrated its adverse effects on the behavior and physiology of various organisms, little is known regarding its direct and indirect effects on soil animals. Therefore, the effects of ALAN and fauna exclusion and their interactions with Collembola were studied using field control
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Seasonal effects of drip irrigation on soil quality index, microbial stoichiometry, and carbon use efficiency in an apple orchard Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Bangyu Zheng, Shibiao Cai, Haolin Li, Ziyan Li, Wei Zheng, Bingnian Zhai
The soil quality index (SQI) is a comprehensive indicator that reflects the agricultural productivity of soil, as well as playing important roles in understanding microbial nutrient metabolism and carbon use efficiency (CUE). However, it is unclear how drip irrigation treatments in apple orchards affect the SQI, eco-enzyme stoichiometry, and soil microbial CUE. Thus, in the present study, we tested
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Effects of degradable and non-degradable microplastics and oxytetracycline co-exposure on soil N2O and CO2 emissions Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Kiran Yasmin Khan, Yi Tang, Pengfei Cheng, Yunliang Song, Xinyu Li, Jiabao Lou, Babar Iqbal, Xin Zhao, Rashida Hameed, Guanlin Li, Daolin Du
Microplastics and antibiotics are emerging contaminants that can elicit considerable adverse effects on carbon and nitrogen cycles and greenhouse gas emissions. The effect of the combined occurrence of antibiotics and different types of microplastics on soil ecosystem is poorly understood. We investigated the effects of oxytetracycline (OTC), polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics, and polyethylene (PE)
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Soil invertebrate biodiversity and functionality within the intensively farmed areas of the Po Valley Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Matteo Brunetti, Giulia Magoga, Alex Cussigh, Sumer Alali, Flavia Pizzi, Paola Cremonesi, Ilaria Di Lelio, Andrea Becchimanzi, Roberto Comolli, Pietro Marino Gallina, Gustavo Gandini, Alberto Spada, Matteo Montagna
Although agricultural activities can strongly affect soil biodiversity and health, with consequences on the provisioning of soil biota-mediated functions, their specific impact on soil invertebrate communities is far from being fully elucidated. In this study, the invertebrate communities associated with the soils of six habitat types, including both semi-natural and cropping systems, of one of the
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The short-term effect of simulated acid rain and nitrogen deposition on the soil microbial functional profile targeting C, N, and P cycling Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Chong Li, Yong Ding, Shuifeng Zhang, Meiling Chen, Yuhao Wang, Zhaohui Jia, Shilin Ma, Jinchi Zhang, Xin Liu
Acid rain and nitrogen deposition resulting from fossil fuel combustion and atmospheric NH enrichment have inflicted significant damage to ecosystems on a global scale. However, their specific impacts on forest soil ecosystems, particularly in soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling, remain unclear. For this study metagenomic sequencing was employed to study the effects of simulated
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Unreported role of earthworms as decomposers of soil extracellular polymeric substance Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Jiahui Liao, Yuanyuan Li, Juanping Ni, Tingting Ren, Ke Shi, Xiaoming Zou, Han Y.H. Chen, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Honghua Ruan
Soil microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are important components of soil organic carbon (SOC), which are thought to promote the formation of soil structures and induce the stabilization of SOC. Earthworms may not only stimulate the production of EPS through the promotion of microbial activity and microbial biomass, but might also accelerate the decomposition of EPS via ingestion, resulting
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Forest management alters soil microbial necromass and its contribution to soil organic carbon in Moso bamboo plantations in subtropical China Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Xiaoping Zhang, Zhiyuan Huang, Zheke Zhong, Qiaoling Li, Fangyuan Bian
Moso bamboo () is characterized by its strong carbon sequestration ability, and appropriate forest management plays an important role on its C pools. Microbial necromass is one of the important sources of soil organic carbon (SOC). We investigated the soil microbial necromass C (MNC) based on amino sugar analysis of undisturbed (M0), extensively managed (M1), and intensively managed (M2) Moso bamboo
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The enzyme patterns of Ascomycota and Basidiomycota fungi reveal their different functions in soil Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Luisa M. Manici, Francesco Caputo, Davide De Sabata, Flavio Fornasier
The enzyme profile of a series of fungal isolates belonging to Ascomycota and Basidiomycota was analysed for a better understanding of the functional significance of their changes in soil with a specific focus on the carbon cycle. Two synthetic populations of Ascomycota and Basidiomycota isolates were compared on the basis of their enzymatic profiles. The activities of twenty-five enzymes extracted
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The effect of land degradation and restoration on particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Hong Zhang, Guihua Liu, Junjun Wu
Land degradation and restoration profoundly affect soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics. However, SOC consists of multiple pools with distinct properties, the comprehensive understanding about the responses of different SOC pools, such as particulate organic carbon (POC) and mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) to land degradation and restoration are still lacking. Acquiring such knowledge is vital
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Precipitation increment reinforced warming-induced increases in soil mineral-associated and particulate organic matter under agricultural ecosystem Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Yan Gao, Dandan Huang, Yan Zhang, Neil McLaughlin, Yang Zhang, Yang Wang, Xuewen Chen, Shixiu Zhang, Yifang Lu, Aizhen Liang
Exploring the dynamics of soil carbon (C) response to multi-faceted global climate change plays a vital role in facilitating the estimation of carbon-climate feedback. However, the direction and extent of the warming effect on soil carbon pool within different soil fractions considered simultaneously in increased precipitation and decreased precipitation system are not well understood. Here we established
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Dissolved organic carbon characteristics are associated with changes in soil microbiome under different plant species Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 D.J. Smith, S. Duston, J.N. Barney, B.D. Strahm, P. Agarwal, A. Mangru, B.D. Badgley
Plant species alter soil microbial communities, but relationships between plant and soil microbial diversity are not always observed. From an ecosystem perspective, characteristics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) inputs from plants to soil may provide a mechanistic connection between plant and microbial diversity. The goal of this experiment was to determine if the quantity and characteristics of
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Trade or scavenge? Miscanthus-microbiome interactions depend upon soil fertility Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Jennifer L. Kane, Kieran B. Liseski, Chansotheary Dang, Zachary B. Freedman, Ember M. Morrissey
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Is non-legume green manure rotation or straw biochar more effective in promoting peanut production? Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Xiuzhi Zang, Jinfeng Ren, Jianbo Liu, Tianxiao Cao, Jiajun Chi, Xiao Zhu, Liuyin Li, Xiangdong Li, Juan Liu, Dongqing Yang
In contemporary agronomy, the adoption of green manure rotation and straw biochar amendment has emerged as an important strategy, explicitly targeting the enhancement of soil health and crop productivity. This study aimed to investigate the impacts of incorporating non-legume green manure rotation and straw biochar application on soil physicochemical properties, microbial community structure, and peanut
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Potential of endophytic bacteria from Acacia mearnsii: Phosphate solubilization, indole acetic acid production, and application in wheat Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Julliane Destro de Lima, Pedro Henrique Riboldi Monteiro, Wesley Ribeiro Rivadavea, Muryllo Barbosa, Reni Dercilio Cordeiro, Fabiana Fantinatti Garboggini, Celso Garcia Auer, Glacy Jaqueline da Silva
Agriculture, a historical pillar of civilizations, faces challenges due to population growth and climate change. Beneficial microorganisms can enhance agricultural resilience in these challenging scenarios. In particular, certain bacteria have the ability to solubilize phosphate and produce indole acetic acid (IAA), essential for plant growth. In this investigation, 215 strains of endophytic bacteria
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Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on the mineralization potential of soil organic carbon and the corresponding regulations in the Tibetan alpine grassland Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Wenjing Gao, Tian Ma, Biwan Shi, Zhiying Yang, Yifan Li, Jianxiao Zhu, Jin-Sheng He
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Microbial diversity and soil health parameters associated with turfgrass landscapes Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Ming-Yi Chou, Dimitrios Pavlou, Pamela J. Rice, Kurt A. Spokas, Douglas J. Soldat, Paul L. Koch
The sustainable management of urban landscapes, and the ecosystem services they provide, are driven in part by the health and microbial diversity of the soil. Most research on soil health has focused on agricultural lands used for food production, but creating more climate resilient cities will rely on improving our understanding of soil health in urban landscapes such as turfgrass. This study assessed
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In vitro and in vivo remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by processed and amended clays and activated carbon in soil Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Meichen Wang, Kelly J. Rivenbark, Hasan Nikkhah, Burcu Beykal, Timothy D. Phillips
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Brevibacterium EB3 inoculation enhances rhizobacterial community interactions leading to improved growth of Salicornia europaea Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Isabel N. Sierra-García, Maria J. Ferreira, Adriana Torres-Ballesteros, Antonio Louvado, Newton Gomes, Angela Cunha
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) can revolutionize sustainable agriculture by improving crop yields and resilience in the face of climate change and soil degradation. However, one of the challenges of using PGPB is identifying strains that can colonize and establish beneficial relationships with plant hosts and microbiomes. This study examined the effects of single and co-inoculations with three
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Functional genes related to N and P cycling in degraded and restored areas from Brazilian drylands Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Danilo F. Silva, Elke J.B.N. Cardoso, Laibin Huang, Christian Erikson, Antonio M.M. Silva, Victor L.V.P. Araujo, Davila E.O. Silva, Vania M.M. Melo, Ademir S.F. Araujo, Arthur P.A. Pereira, Jorge L. Mazza Rodrigues
There has been widespread application of grazing exclusion in soil conservation, particularly in semiarid regions. However, it is unclear how grazing exclusion reduces the negative effects of overgrazing on functional genes related to essential nutrient cycles, such as N and P, in the Caatinga biome. This study evaluated the impact of long-term overgrazing and grazing exclusion on the soil microbial
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Cropping diminished the prevalence and soil-driven variability of rare bacterial communities in surface soils of the lower Namoi Valley, Australia Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Yijia Tang, Budiman Minasny, Alex McBratney, Peipei Xue, Ho Jun Jang
Land use and soil properties have important impacts on soil microbial communities, which are critical to sustainable land management and ecosystem functioning. However, the specific responses of microbial abundant and rare sub-communities to land use changes in distinct soil types are still not well understood. To address this, we collected soil samples from the surface layers of 13 soil classes, each
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Land use change of transhumant drove roads leads to soil quality degradation: a case study in Central Spain Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Paula Solascasas, Violeta Hevia, Raúl Ochoa-Hueso, Francisco M. Azcárate
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Rice in acid sulphate soils: Role of microbial interactions in crop and soil health management Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Edna Mary Varghese, Babanpreet Kour, S. Ramya, Pooja D. Krishna, K.A. Nazla, K. Sudheer, K.N. Anith, M.S. Jisha, B. Ramakrishnan
Acid sulphate soils are one of the most problematic soils in the world. Unless appropriately ameliorated, these soils are difficult to manage due to several constraints like high acidity and salinity, metal toxicity, nutrient unavailability, redox fluctuations, overlying sulfidic materials (pyrite), and other factors. The microbial-mediated processes related to nutrient cycling in these soils are complex
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Ammonia nitrogen and dissolved organic carbon regulate soil microbial gene abundances and enzyme activities in wetlands under different vegetation types Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Mengyuan Zhu, Yanyu Song, Mengting Li, Chao Gong, Zhendi Liu, Jiabao Yuan, Xiaoyu Li, Changchun Song
Soil microorganisms are important bioactive components of wetland ecosystems. Their abundances and enzyme activities directly influence biogeochemical cycle processes and are strongly associated with vegetation type. Our study aims to investigate the changes in microbial gene abundances and enzyme activities in Sanjiang Plain wetlands under different vegetation types, namely, Carex lasiocarpa, Deyeuxia
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Stronger deterministic processes shape the plastisphere microbiota of biodegradable microplastics compared to non-biodegradable microplastics in farmland soil Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Yu Zhang, Jun Ma, Ya-Qiong Song, Gang Li, Patrick O'Connor
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Optimization of water and fertilizer management of Panax pseudoginseng based on changes in soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen and enzyme activities Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Yunfei Tuo, Hao Tan, Jiaping Liang, Jianqiang Li, Ping Xiang, Qiliang Yang, Xiahong He
At present, there is a lack of understanding of the dynamic characteristics of the carbon, nitrogen, and enzyme activities of the soil microbial biomass of Panax pseudoginseng under irrigation and fertilization. We set up a field experiment with 3 irrigation and 4 fertilization levels for a total of 12 treatments plus a control in the micro-sprinkler Panax pseudoginseng farmland in Luxi County, Yunnan
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Short-term response of soil bacterial and fungal communities to fire in rotational shifting cultivation, northern Thailand Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Noppol Arunrat, Chakriya Sansupa, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Ryusuke Hatano
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Response of soil property and microbial community to biodegradable microplastics, conventional microplastics and straw residue Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Aoyu Zhou, Qingsong Ji, Xiangcheng Kong, Fengxiao Zhu, Han Meng, Shiyin Li, Huan He
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Different contributions of rare microbes to driving soil nitrogen cycles in acidic soils under manure fertilization Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Chao Wang, Long Guo, Ze Jiang Cai, Juan Chen, Ren Fang Shen
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Earthworms increase soil carbon dioxide emissions through changing microbial community structure and activity under high nitrogen addition Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Shuai Wang, Jusong Huo, Di Wu, Jiman Li, Xiaoyun Chen, Feng Hu, Manqiang Liu
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Unraveling the impact of protein hydrolysates on rhizosphere microbial communities: Source matters Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Ohana Y.A. Costa, Jingjing Chang, Ji Li, Willem van Lith, Eiko E. Kuramae
Protein hydrolysates (PHs), derived from enzymatic or chemical protein hydrolysis, are recognized as effective biostimulants for sustainable and environmentally safe crop production. Extensive research has highlighted their benefits and demonstrated their capacity to enhance crop growth and yield under various abiotic stresses, making them increasingly popular in agriculture. To fully unlock the potential
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Compositional and functional response of bacterial communities and soil greenhouse gas fluxes in pastures after a strong precipitation-induced event Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Karen C.F. Santaren, Natassia M. Armacolo, Fabiano C. Balieiro, Renato A.R. Rodrigues, Bruno J.R. Alves, Ademir Fontana, Caio T.C.C. Rachid
The emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as CO2, CH4, and N2O, can respond to changes in land use, particularly those associated with animal production. Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in both producing and oxidizing GHGs, and their activities are strongly influenced by soil properties and moisture levels. Despite this, the functional dynamics of changes in GHG fluxes resulting from alterations
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Repeated inoculations improve wheat yield through modifying the rhizobacterial communities and nitrogen and phosphorus fractions Appl. Soil Ecol. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Yihui Chen, Hongwei Zang, Liyong Bai, Cheng Lv, Xiuguang Chen, Shuangshuang Li, Jiulan Dai
Introduced microorganisms have been a major concern in recent years due to their beneficial effects on crops and soils. Considering the transient survival of introduced microorganisms and their complex competition with native microbes, the single inoculation usually has limited effects. And the benefits of microbial inoculants (MIs) may become more pronounced with increasing inoculation frequency.