Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Properties on Tetraena mongolica in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Analysis of the Properties of Soil Samples
2.3. Soil Microbial Community Analysis
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effect of Open Pit Mining on Plant Community Structure
3.2. Effect of Open Pit Mining on Soil Quality
3.3. Effect of Open Pit Mining on Bacterial Community Structure and Composition
3.4. Response of Bacterial Community to Soil Environmental Factors
4. Discussion
4.1. Open Pit Mining Reduced Soil Nutrient and Enzyme Activity
4.2. The Soil Bacterial Community Shift due to Open Pit Mining
4.3. Response of the Soil Bacterial Community to Changes in Soil Properties
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Code | Vegetation Coverage (%) | Shannon- Index | Pielou’s Index | Simpson Index | Main Companion Species |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P1 | 23.33 | 1.05 | 0.71 | 0.87 | Achnatherum splendens |
P2 | 28.49 | 1.23 | 0.72 | 0.89 | Reaumuria soongarica |
P3 | 21.29 | 1.18 | 0.69 | 0.90 | Achnatherum splendens |
H1 | 46.79 | 1.35 | 0.67 | 0.86 | Zygophyllum xanthoxylon |
H2 | 51.31 | 1.47 | 0.64 | 0.82 | Zygophyllum xanthoxylon |
CK | 72.34 | 1.53 | 0.68 | 0.72 | Phragmites australis |
Sample Code | Shannon | ACE | Chao1 | Coverage | Simpson |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P1-1 | 6.69 | 8139.96 | 7828.36 | 0.95 | 0.06 |
P1-3 | 5.93 | 7124.62 | 7228.36 | 0.95 | 0.09 |
P2-1 | 6.87 | 8496.79 | 7847.48 | 0.95 | 0.07 |
P2-3 | 5.84 | 7051.32 | 7025.39 | 0.95 | 0.10 |
P3-1 | 6.82 | 8308.25 | 7956.83 | 0.96 | 0.07 |
P3-3 | 5.75 | 7150.23 | 7081.62 | 0.97 | 0.09 |
H1-1 | 7.27 | 10,527.34 | 9096.68 | 0.96 | 0.05 |
H1-3 | 6.36 | 9488.99 | 8049.60 | 0.95 | 0.08 |
H2-1 | 7.15 | 11,035.31 | 8847.98 | 0.96 | 0.05 |
H2-3 | 6.56 | 9468.66 | 7766.70 | 0.95 | 0.07 |
CK-1 | 7.43 | 12,458.37 | 10,510.84 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
CK-3 | 6.71 | 10,703.70 | 9766.70 | 0.97 | 0.04 |
Sphingomonas | Gp6 | Gemmatimonas | Nocardioides | Gaiella | Aciditerrimonas | Saccharibacteria | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EC | 0.135 | 0.463 | 0.643 * | −0.747 * | 0.365 | −0.201 | −0.764 ** |
SWC | 0.351 | 0.785 * | 0.722 * | −0.678 * | 0.146 | −0.434 | −0.763 * |
SOC | 0.576 | 0.414 | 0.347 | −0.820 ** | −0.106 | −0.321 | −0.797 ** |
TN | 0.253 | 0.239 | 0.292 | −0.839 ** | 0.055 | 0.023 | −0.870 ** |
AP | 0.602 * | −0.190 | −0.191 | −0.522 | −0.317 | −0.151 | −0.485 |
AK | 0.526 | −0.112 | −0.054 | −0.581 * | −0.115 | −0.177 | −0.582 |
Sand | −0.139 | −0.277 | −0.508 | 0.576 | −0.399 | 0.109 | 0.621 * |
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Ruan, M.; Zhang, Y.; Chai, T. Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Properties on Tetraena mongolica in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145142
Ruan M, Zhang Y, Chai T. Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Properties on Tetraena mongolica in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(14):5142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145142
Chicago/Turabian StyleRuan, Mengying, Yuxiu Zhang, and Tuanyao Chai. 2020. "Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Properties on Tetraena mongolica in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 14: 5142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145142