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Microbiology
Qiang Sun, Xu Yang, Zhengrong Bao, Jian Gao, Jun Meng, Xiaori Han, Yu Lan, Zunqi Liu, Wenfu Chen
Summary: This study examined the effects of biochar and straw on the soil organic carbon pool. The results showed that both biochar and straw increased the carbon content in the soil, with biochar having a larger contribution to fungal activity and carbon stability. Furthermore, biochar also improved the POC content in the soil, enhancing the soil's ability to store organic carbon.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Tinghui Yang, Xiaojuan Li, Bin Hu, Dandan Wei, Zilong Wang, Weikai Bao
Summary: This study investigated the latitudinal patterns of soil microbial biomass and community composition in arid valleys of southwest China. The results showed that soil microbial biomass increased with latitude, while specific microbial groups were influenced by vegetation properties and soil nutrients. Climate, vegetation, and soil properties were identified as crucial drivers of changes in soil microbial communities with latitude.
Article
Soil Science
Sara Peixoto, Jacinta M. M. Oliveira, Isabel Henriques, Rui G. Morgado, Amadeu M. V. M. Soares, Susana Loureiro
Summary: The study found that AgNPs affected the structure and tolerance of SBC, but did not increase tolerance on a second exposure. AgNO3 was more effective in inhibiting SBC growth than AgNPs, both in a dose-dependent manner.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Meiling Zhao, Ming Wang, Yantong Zhao, Guodong Wang, Zhenshan Xue, Ming Jiang
Summary: Results from a survey along the altitude gradient of Changbai Mountain revealed that the total microbial lipid biomass in sedge-dominated peatlands increased with altitude. While there were no clear trends in ratios of different microbial groups with altitude, climate factors, particularly mean annual temperature and precipitation, were found to have greater influences on soil microbial community structure than soil physical and chemical properties.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Xiaohua Wan, Zaipeng Yu, Mengjuan Wang, Yu Zhang, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Zhiqun Huang
Summary: This study explored how tree species richness affects soil microbial biomass and community composition through functional trait variation and community-weighted trait means. The findings indicated that an increase in tree species richness decreased total microbial biomass in the soil, with implications on gram-positive to gram-negative bacteria ratio and fungi to bacteria ratio based on leaf nitrogen content and leaf dry matter content traits.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Tianli Bao, Xiaoguang Jiao, Xueqin Yang, Mingxiang Xu, Wen Li, Yu Qiao, Liqian Gao, Yunge Zhao
Summary: The study demonstrates that the microbial community structure in biocrusts can be improved and sustained over the long term under moderate disturbance. This improvement is associated with changes in cyanobacterial biomass, available N, soil moisture, vegetation coverage, and the C/N ratio.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ze Lv, Xingguo Li, Yujia Wang, Xiaomin Hu, Jing An
Summary: The combined pollution of galaxolide (HHCB) and cadmium (Cd) had a greater influence on the soil microbial community than the single pollution of HHCB, as measured by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis. Addition of Cd led to a significant decrease in total microbial biomass and Gram-positive/Gram-negative bacteria ratio, while increasing the bacteria/fungi ratio. Principal component analysis (PCA) and redundancy analysis (RDA) confirmed that the microbial community structure was significantly altered by the combined effects of HHCB and Cd.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Goncalo Silva, Moritz Bomer, Aliyu A. Turaki, Chukwuemeka K. Nkere, P. Lava Kumar, Susan E. Seal
Summary: Badnaviruses are serious pathogens of global crops, and their endogenous sequences pose challenges to nucleic acid-based diagnostic methods and international germplasm movement. Yam is a major affected food security crop, and this study developed a PCR-DGGE method to detect and analyze endogenous badnaviral sequences in yam.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Ya Shen, Shichen Xiong, Chengming You, Li Zhang, Yu Li, Zongwen Hong, Yifan Hu, Jing Li, Han Li, Lixia Wang, Sining Liu, Bo Tan, Zhenfeng Xu
Summary: This study investigated the impact of stand age on soil microbial communities, revealing that soil microbial biomass is significantly influenced by stand age and soil depth. The biomass of functional microbial groups increased rapidly in younger stands but leveled off in older stands. Soil organic carbon and ammonium nitrogen were found to be the primary drivers of changes in soil microbial biomass and community composition.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jun Wang, Xiaopeng Cao, Zhigang Sun, Hongxin Zhang
Summary: The feasibility of using biogas to enhance oil recovery in the hypersaline Qinghai oil field was studied. The use of molasses as a carbon source effectively promoted gas production. Addition of nitrate eliminated sulfate-reducing bacteria, which had a significant impact on the application of MEOR.
PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yuanyuan Dai, Rui Liu, Jianjun Chen, Na Li
Summary: This study investigated the potential of microbes in the rhizosphere of Fire Phoenix plants to degrade high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HMW-PAHs). The results showed that the growth of Fire Phoenix plants led to a shift in soil microbial community structure, promoting the growth of fungi that played an important role in PAHs degradation. Beneficial interactions between Fire Phoenix plants and soil microbes, particularly fungi, were found to be a viable way of reducing HMW-PAHs from contaminated soils.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
J. J. Gonzalez-Cortes, A. Valle, M. Ramirez, D. Cantero
Summary: Nitrification-denitrification is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective method for treating landfill leachates. This study found that the nitritation rates of nitrifying biomass were reduced after adaptation to landfill leachates with heavy metals and high salt concentrations. The analysis of biomass samples revealed the presence of specific bacterial genera and families involved in nitritation and denitrification processes.
WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Zhuanzhuan Sun, Peilei Hu, Wei Zhang, Dan Xiao, Dongsheng Zou, Yingying Ye, Kelin Wang
Summary: This study compared managed and natural vegetation restorations and found that both types can increase soil microbial community abundance, although it still falls short of the abundance found in mature forests. Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen were identified as the primary factors influencing microbial abundance, while mean annual temperature was recognized as the primary factor contributing to variation in microbial community structure.
Article
Ecology
Yanni Li, Zongyao Qian, Dejun Li
Summary: Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in terrestrial ecosystems by contributing to biological diversity and ecosystem processes. Plant diversity has been found to have positive effects on microbial communities. However, more research is needed to understand the complex mechanisms underlying the interactions between plants and soil microorganisms, particularly in natural forest ecosystems with tree diversity gradients. In this study, a field investigation was conducted in a natural subtropical forest to evaluate the effects of tree diversity on soil microbial biomass and community diversity. The results showed that tree diversity significantly increased microbial biomass but decreased microbial diversity. The study also found that soil substrates were the major determinants of microbial biomass, and that the effects of tree diversity on microbial biomass and diversity were dependent on soil substrates and soil water content, respectively. These findings highlight the importance of soil substrates availability in controlling the biomass and diversity of soil microbial communities.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hongyang Pan, Kai Zhang, Sisi Chen, Ruotong Wu, Fuqiang Song, Wei Chang, Xiaoxu Fan
Summary: Due to the complex pore systems and chemical substances, soil aggregates provide a heterogeneous microenvironment for adsorption capacity and microbial survival. This study investigated the adsorption behavior of atrazine and microbial community in different aggregate-size fractions of Mollisol soil samples. It was found that the chemical properties and pore characteristics of each soil aggregate fraction contributed to the performance of atrazine adsorption behavior and microbial community.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Yo-Jin Shiau, Yuanfeng Cai, Yu-Te Lin, Zhongjun Jia, Chih-Yu Chiu
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu-Te Lin, William B. Whitman, David C. Coleman, Yo-Jin Shiau, Shih-Hao Jien, Chih-Yu Chiu
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hsueh-Ching Wang, Guanglong Tian, Chiou-Pin Chen, Ed-Haun Chang, Chiao-Ying Chou, Chyi-Rong Chiou, Chih-Yu Chiu
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chih-Yu Chiu, John R. Jones, James A. Rusak, Hao-Chi Lin, Keisuke Nakayama, Timothy K. Kratz, Wen-Cheng Liu, Sen-Lin Tang, Jeng-Wei Tsai
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Review
Forestry
Yo-Jin Shiau, Chih-Yu Chiu
Article
Forestry
Rita S. W. Yam, Yen-Tzu Fan, Zhehan Tan, Tzu-Dan Wang, Chiu-Yu Chiu
Article
Agronomy
Wenhuan Xu, William B. Whitman, Michael J. Gundale, Chuan-Chi Chien, Chih-Yu Chiu
Summary: A global meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of biochar on soil microbial communities, showing that biochar addition can increase arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance and microbial biomass C, while decreasing soil respiration and actinomycetes abundance. The study also revealed that fungal abundance is the dominant factor affecting the response of bacterial abundance to biochar addition.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yo-Jin Shiau, Ed-Haun Chang, Guanglong Tian, Tsai-Huei Chen, Chih-Yu Chiu
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Microbiology
Yo-Jin Shiau, Chiao-Wen Lin, Yuanfeng Cai, Zhongjun Jia, Yu-Te Lin, Chih-Yu Chiu
Article
Forestry
Ed-Haun Chang, Isheng Jason Tsai, Shih-Hao Jien, Guanglong Tian, Chih-Yu Chiu
Summary: This study identified significant differences in soil microbial communities across islands in Taiwan, with higher soil organic matter, pH, urease, and PLFA biomass on tropical volcanic islands compared to subtropical granite islands. Soil enzyme activities were positively correlated with soil organic matter and total nitrogen, and soil parent materials and climatic differences were critical factors affecting soil microbial community structure.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hao-Chi Lin, Chih-Yu Chiu, Jeng-Wei Tsai, Wen-Cheng Liu, Kazufumi Tada, Keisuke Nakayama
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the influence of thermal stratification on DIC dynamics in shallow subtropical lakes. The results showed that thermal stratification suppressed vertical mixing in the lower layer during spring to summer, leading to the accumulation of large amounts of DIC. In autumn and winter, the lake was well mixed, resulting in even distribution of DIC.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Forestry
Hironori Arai, Kazuyuki Inubushi, Chih-Yu Chiu
Summary: Mangrove forests play a significant role in carbon sequestration, but their impact on methane emissions is still controversial, likely influenced by environmental changes, exposure to oxygen, and anthropogenic impacts. Protecting ecosystems is crucial in reducing CH4 emissions and evaluating emission status.
Article
Forestry
Yo-Jin Shiau, Yu-Te Lin, Rita S. W. Yam, Ed-Haun Chang, Jhe-Ming Wu, Tsu-Hsuan Hsu, Chih-Yu Chiu
Summary: The study found that nitrogenase activity and diazotrophic abundance in mangrove forests varied between upstream and downstream environments, suggesting that these factors may not be positively correlated. Additionally, sulfate-reducing bacteria were identified as potentially major active diazotrophs in this environment.
Article
Plant Sciences
Chih-Yu Chiu, Ian Baillie, Shih-Hao Jien, Liam Hallett, Stephen Hallett
Summary: Phosphorus (P) is the limiting nutrient in many mature tropical forests and as soils age, remaining P is progressively sequestered. The study found that Fe and Al crystallinities increased with soil age and the majority of soil P was in non-labile fractions. Organic components of NaHCO3 and NaOH extracts were found to be the P fractions that correlated best with the sesquioxides.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yu-Te Lin, Yu-Fei Lin, Isheng J. Tsai, Ed-Haun Chang, Shih-Hao Jien, Yen-Ju Lin, Chih-Yu Chiu
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
Article
Soil Science
He Zhang, Aurore Degre, Caroline De Clerck, Shuangshuang Li, Jinshan Lian, Yuanyuan Peng, Tao Sun, Lindan Luo, Yanan Yue, Guihua Li, Jianfeng Zhang
Summary: The continuous expansion of sandy soil poses a threat to crop security. The use of chitin-rich organic material and attapulgite as soil amendments can improve degraded soil by increasing nutrient content and enzyme activity and altering bacterial community structure. This study provides insights into the link between soil properties, bacterial community structure, and microbial carbon metabolism function.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xian Zhou, Yi Jiang, Ganghua Leng, Wanting Ling, Jian Wang
Summary: Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) residues have significant impacts on soil pollution remediation. The addition of exogenous functional microbial consortium and glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) can promote the degradation of bound PAH residues. This study fills the cognitive gap of GRSP in regulating the degradation of bound PAH residues in soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
Xinyu Zhao, Evrim Elcin, Lizhi He, Meththika Vithanage, Xiaokai Zhang, Jie Wang, Shuo Wang, Yun Deng, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Sabry M. Shaheen, Hailong Wang, Zhenyu Wang
Summary: The increase of cultivated varieties of Chinese herbal remedies, the expansion of cultivation area, and long-term monoculture cropping have led to aggravated problems of soil diseases, yield loss, and quality reduction. Biochar, as a carbon-rich material, has the potential to improve soil quality and alleviate continuous crop obstacles for Chinese herbal remedies.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Soil Science
Melanie M. Pollierer, Anton Potapov, Andrey Zaitsev
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Yajie Wang, Jiefeng Li, Yongfen Wei, Zhiyi Deng, Xiaodi Hao, Fusheng Li
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of heavy metal pollution caused by coal production on soil microbial ecology in the semi-arid region of Heilongjiang. The results reveal negative correlations between heavy metals and bacterial abundance and diversity. Twelve sensitive bacterial taxa and corresponding models were identified. Water content and total phosphorus were also found to play vital roles in regulating the bacterial community in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Sujit Das, Sunanda Biswas, B. Ramakrishnan, T. K. Das, T. J. Purakayastha, B. H. Gawade, Priya Singh, Partha Sarathi Ghorai, Saloni Tripathy, Kanchan Sinha
Summary: This study assessed the impact of conservation agriculture on the biological soil health index in a rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The results showed that zero till direct seeded rice and crop residue incorporation could improve soil organic carbon, enzyme activities, and microbial population. Specifically, the inclusion of mungbean residues and sesbania brown manuring significantly increased the abundance of the nifH gene in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xingxiu Huang, Genxing Pan, Lianqing Li, Xuhui Zhang, Hailong Wang, Nanthi Bolan, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Chongjian Ma, Fuwei Liang, Yanjie Chen, Huashou Li
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of using a mixture of biomass waste ash and biochar on soil pH, heavy metal remediation, and plant growth. The results showed that the mixed use could ameliorate soil acidification, reduce absorption of cadmium and lead by plants, and promote plant growth. The special fertilizer prepared from the mixture can be used to promote crop growth and reduce environmental pollution.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Astrid C. H. Jaeger, Martin Hartmann, Rafaela Feola Conz, Johan Six, Emily F. Solly
Summary: This study investigates the effects of tree mortality on soil microbial communities using a mesocosm experiment. The results show that tree death influenced soil microbial abundance and composition, with the potential to affect soil processes in forest ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Dane C. Elmquist, Subodh Adhikari, Ina Popova, Sanford D. Eigenbrode
Summary: This study investigated the effects of soil arthropod communities from cereal-based agroecosystems on wheat plant growth and above-belowground interactions. The results showed that wheat grown in soils with arthropod communities had better growth and defense against aphids, compared to wheat grown in soils without arthropod communities.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Lei Wang, Jing Wang, Zhonghou Tang, Jidong Wang, Yongchun Zhang
Summary: This study found that the application of organic fertilizer enhances carbon and phosphorus cycling enzyme activities in soil, reshapes the soil microbial community structure, and regulates the interactions between these crucial indicators through soil organic carbon.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
M. Pawlett, N. T. Girkin, L. Deeks, D. L. Evans, R. Sakrabani, P. Masters, K. Garnett, N. Marquez-Grant
Summary: The modern funeral industry faces environmental risks and challenges, and natural burial offers a more sustainable alternative. However, there is a lack of research comparing the risks and benefits of natural burial practices, including groundwater contamination and atmospheric emissions. More scientific research is needed to understand and regulate funeral options, as well as cultural incentives for natural burial.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhongcheng Wang, Jin Zhao, Dan Xiao, Meifeng Chen, Xunyang He
Summary: Root AMF colonization, diversity, and interactions vary with soil depth. Higher soil nutrient levels and root biomass promote colonization but suppress diversity and interactions in the upper soil layer compared to deeper layers.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhiyang Zhang, Shiting Zhang, Riikka Rinnan
Summary: This study revealed the mechanisms behind the effects of dung deposition on soil heterotrophic respiration, providing insights for grassland management and carbon feedback prediction in grazed ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Ismail Ibrahim Garba, Graham R. Stirling, A. Marcelle Stirling, Alwyn Williams
Summary: Integrating diverse cover crops into dryland crop-fallow rotations can enhance soil nutrient and water retention, suppress soil-borne pests, and improve soil health. The effects on soil nematode communities are modulated by the functional type and mixture composition of the cover crops. Selecting cover crops with appropriate traits can improve soil health through suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes, promotion of free-living nematodes, and enhancement of soil food web complexity.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Min Li, Chao He, Miao Wei, Junmeng Long, Jingru Wang, Xinrong Yang, Kehan Wang, Xueli He
Summary: In extreme desert environments, black septate endophytes (DSE) can benefit the relict plant Gymnocarpos przewalskii by assisting it to survive and maintain ecosystem stability. The colonization of DSE in the roots of G. przewalskii varies significantly with seasons and sites, with soil properties being a major factor affecting the composition of DSE. Additionally, the functional metabolite composition of DSE strains varies greatly with different drought levels and isolates, indicating the potential complementarity between different strains in helping hosts cope with drought stress.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)