Impact of plant species and atmospheric CO2 concentration on rhizodeposition and soil microbial activity and community composition

2020 ◽  
Vol 183 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-337
Author(s):  
Veronika Jílková ◽  
Allan Sim ◽  
Barry Thornton ◽  
Kateřina Jandová ◽  
Tomáš Cajthaml ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Activity ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Co2 Concentration ◽  
Soil Microbial Activity ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 Concentration

Does atmospheric CO2 concentration influence soil nitrifying bacteria and their activity?

Soil Research ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saman Bowatte ◽  
R. Andrew Carran ◽  
Paul C. D. Newton ◽  
Phil Theobald
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Elevated Co2 ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Co2 Concentration ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
Soil Nitrification ◽  
Nitrification Activity ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 Concentration

Ammonia oxidising bacteria (AOB) are important soil microorganisms that carry out the first step in nitrification, the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite. In this paper we investigated the impact of long-term elevated CO2 on soil nitrification and soil AOB community composition. Soil samples were taken from Hakanoa natural CO2 springs, Kamo, Northland, New Zealand. This site has been exposed to elevated CO2 for several decades. Soils were collected from different points near to CO2-emitting vents where the CO2 concentration at canopy height had been characterised. Nitrification activity was measured using a short-term nitrification assay, and AOB community composition was characterised using polymerase chain reaction and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). A principal component analysis of the DGGE banding pattern was carried out to identify the effect of CO2 on AOB community composition. Soil nitrification activity was markedly decreased with increasing CO2. The variation in DGGE banding patterns revealed differences in the composition of the soil AOB community that were related to CO2 concentration. Principal component analysis showed that the changes in community composition and nitrifying activity were linked and that these changes were related to atmospheric CO2 concentration.

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