Significant Differences in Microbial Soil Properties, Stoichiometry and Tree Growth Occurred within 15 Years after Afforestation on Different Parent Material.
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Abstract
The mineralogical composition of the parent material, together with plant species and soil microorganisms, constitutes the foundational components of an ecosystem's energy cycle. Afforestation in arid-semi arid regions plays a crucial role in preventing erosion and enhancing soil quality, offering significant economic and ecological benefits. This study evaluated the effects of afforestation and different parent materials on the physicochemical and microbiological properties of soils, including microbial basal respiration (MR), as well as how these changes in soil properties after 15 years influence plant growth. For this purpose, various soil physicochemical parameters, MR, soil microbial biomass carbon (Cmic), stoichiometry (microbial quotient = Cmic/Corg = qMic and metabolic quotient = MR/Cmic = qCO2), and tree growth metrics such as height and diameter were measured. The results indicated that when the physicochemical and microbiological properties of soils from different bedrock types, along with the average values of tree growth parameters, were analyzed, afforestation areas with limestone bedrock performed better than those with andesite bedrock. Notably, sensitive microbial properties, such as Cmic, MR, and qMic, were positively influenced by afforestation. The highest values of Cmic (323 μg C g-1) and MR (1.3 CO2-C g-1 h-1) were recorded in soils derived from limestone. In contrast, the highest qCO2 was observed in the control plots of soils with andesite parent material (7.14). Considering all the measured soil properties, the samples can be ranked in the following order: limestone sample (LS) > andesite sample (AS) > limestone control (LC) > andesite control (AC). Similarly, considering measured plant growth parameters were ranked as LS > AS. As a result, the higher plant growth capacity and carbon retention of limestone soil indicate that it has high microbial biomass and microbial activity. This study emphasizes the importance of selecting suitable parent material and understanding soil properties to optimize future afforestation efforts on bare lands.
Life-BaselBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
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4.30
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6.20%
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1798
审稿时长
11 weeks
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Life (ISSN 2075-1729) is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal of scientific studies related to fundamental themes in Life Sciences, especially those concerned with the origins of life and evolution of biosystems. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers.