The Impact of Artificial Afforestation on the Soil Microbial Community and Function in Desertified Areas of NW China

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作者
Li, Yan [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Jiang, Lamei [5 ]
Yuan, Hongfei [1 ]
Li, Eryang [1 ]
Yang, Xiaodong [1 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Xinjiang Univ, Coll Ecol & Environm, Urumqi 830017, Peoples R China
[2] Minist Educ, Key Lab Oasis Ecol, Urumqi 830017, Peoples R China
[3] Xinjiang Jinghe Observat & Res Stn Temperate Deser, Minist Educ, Bole 833300, Peoples R China
[4] Technol Innovat Ctr Ecol Monitoring & Restorat Des, Urumqi 830002, Peoples R China
[5] Xinjiang Agr Univ, Coll Life Sci & Technol, Urumqi 830052, Peoples R China
[6] Ningbo Univ, Dept Geog & Spatial Informat Technol, Ningbo 315000, Peoples R China
来源
FORESTS | 2024年 / 15卷 / 07期
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
artificial afforestation; co-occurrence network; soil microorganisms; mixed-species plantation; carbohydrate degradation; LOESS PLATEAU; CARBON; RESTORATION; COMPETITION; SUCCESSION; DIVERSITY; ALIGNMENT; NETWORKS; POOLS;
D O I
10.3390/f15071140
中图分类号
S7 [林业];
学科分类号
0829 ; 0907 ;
摘要
Afforestation is a widely used method of controlling desertification globally as it significantly impacts the soil quality, microbial community structure, and function. Investigating the effects of various artificial vegetation restoration models on soil microbial communities is crucial in understanding the mechanisms involved in combating desertification. However, research on this topic in arid, desertified regions is limited. In this study, we collected soil samples from two types of artificial forests (single species and mixed species) and bare desert soils in desertified areas of Northwest China to explore the impact of afforestation on soil nutrients, the microbial community composition, network relationships, and carbohydrate degradation abilities using metagenomic sequencing techniques. Our findings indicate that afforestation significantly enhances the soil moisture, total carbon, available phosphorus, and total nitrogen levels. The soil under mixed-species forests exhibited significantly higher levels of total carbon, total phosphorus, available phosphorus, and total nitrogen than that under single-species forests. Following afforestation, the populations of Pseudomonadota, Acidobacteriota, and Cyanobacteria increased significantly, whereas Actinomycetota decreased markedly. In single-species forests, Pseudomonadota and Bacillota were enriched, whereas Chloroflexota, Planctomycetota, and Acidobacteriota were more prevalent in mixed-species plantations. Afforestation increases the complexity and stability of microbial community networks. Afforestation enhances microbial metabolic activity, particularly increasing the abundance of carbon degradation functional genes in forest soils compared to bare desert soils. Mixed-species plantations outperform single-species forests in enhancing carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and the biodegradation and metabolism of xenobiotics. The abundance of functional genes associated with the degradation of starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, chitin, and pectin in mixed-species forests was significantly greater than in single-species plantations. Our study shows that mixed-species afforestation effectively improves the soil quality, enhances the stability of soil microbial communities, and bolsters the carbon cycle in arid regions prone to desertification. The reciprocal relationship between microorganisms and plants may serve as an intrinsic mechanism by which mixed-species afforestation more effectively controls desertification.
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