Effects of Variation in Tamarix chinensis Plantations on Soil Microbial Community Composition in the Middle Yellow River Floodplain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Region Description
2.2. Experimental Design and Sampling
2.3. Analysis of Soil Properties
2.4. Phospholipid Fatty Acid Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Shrub Growth Characters and Soil Physicochemical Properties
3.2. Effects of Shrub Patch Size and Sampling Location on PLFAs
3.3. Correlations between Soil Microbial Community Composition and Physicochemical Properties
4. Discussion
4.1. Effect of T. chinensis on Soil Properties
4.2. Effect of T. chinensis on Soil Microbial Communities
4.3. Implications
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Shrub Size | Sampling Location | Shrub Growth Characters (cm) | Particle Size Content (%) | ||||
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Basal Diameter | Height | Canopy Diameter | Clay | Silt | Sand | ||
Small | Inside | 1.61 ± 0.13 C | 147.25 ± 0.04 C | 75.35 ± 3.40 C | 5.54 | 65.61 | 28.85 |
Outside | 4.79 | 63.13 | 32.08 | ||||
Medium | Inside | 3.72 ± 0.13 B | 262.75 ± 0.05 B | 164.10 ± 6.46 B | 4.59 | 63.65 | 31.76 |
Outside | 3.72 | 57.18 | 39.10 | ||||
Large | Inside | 8.89 ± 0.17 A | 426.25 ± 0.08 A | 275.12 ± 16.80 A | 7.82 | 83.59 | 8.58 |
Outside | 7.36 | 85.68 | 6.96 |
Shrub Size | Sampling Location | SWC (%) | pH | SSC (g·kg−1) | SOM (g·kg−1) | TN (g·kg−1) | AP (mg·kg−1) |
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Small | Inside | 21.06 ± 0.74 Aa | 8.12 ± 0.04 Aa | 1.30 ± 0.17 Ab | 4.28 ± 0.31 Ac | 0.74 ± 0.03 Ab | 44.37 ± 1.32 Ab |
Outside | 20.42 ± 0.82 Aa | 8.17 ± 0.02 Aa | 0.89 ± 0.14 Aa | 3.55 ± 0.34 Aa | 0.72 ± 0.04 Aa | 36.90 ± 1.72 Ba | |
Medium | Inside | 20.98 ± 0.50 Aa | 8.06 ± 0.04 Aa | 1.36 ± 0.16 Ab | 5.67 ± 0.55 Ab | 0.80 ± 0.04 Ab | 48.55 ± 2.55 Ab |
Outside | 21.28 ± 0.50 Aa | 8.15 ± 0.02 Aa | 0.87 ± 0.10 Aa | 3.63 ± 0.15 Aa | 0.71 ± 0.01 Aa | 38.99 ± 1.02 Ba | |
Large | Inside | 21.96 ± 0.26 Aa | 8.03 ± 0.04 Aa | 2.43 ± 0.42 Aa | 7.52 ± 0.27 Aa | 1.02 ± 0.03 Aa | 61.68 ± 2.03 Aa |
Outside | 20.57 ± 0.58 Ba | 8.09 ± 0.03 Aa | 0.95 ± 0.19 Ba | 4.17 ± 0.19 Ba | 0.71 ± 0.03 Ba | 39.89 ± 1.95 Ba |
Shrub Size | Sampling Location | Total | Bacteria | Fungi | Fungi:Bacteria | GP Bacteria | GN Bacteria | GP:GN Bacteria | AMF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small | Inside | 46.61 ± 2.62 Ac | 38.74 ± 2.34 Ac | 7.87 ± 0.33 Ab | 0.20 ± 0.01 Aa | 9.59 ± 0.55 Ab | 15.93 ± 1.33 Ab | 0.61 ± 0.02 Aa | 2.34 ± 0.14 Ac |
Outside | 42.01 ± 1.64 Ab | 36.12 ± 1.49 Ab | 5.90 ± 0.23 Bb | 0.16 ± 0.01 Bb | 9.74 ± 0.56 Ab | 14.79 ± 0.77 Ab | 0.66 ± 0.01 Aa | 1.29 ± 0.06 Bc | |
Medium | Inside | 54.52 ± 0.82 Ab | 46.13 ± 0.76 Ab | 8.38 ± 0.23 Ab | 0.18 ± 0.01 Ab | 11.59 ± 0.27 Aa | 19.05 ± 0.54 Ab | 0.61 ± 0.02 Aa | 3.57 ± 0.16 Ab |
Outside | 51.94 ± 1.62 Aa | 44.37 ± 1.42 Aa | 7.57 ± 0.22 Ba | 0.17 ± 0.01 Aab | 10.15 ± 0.37 Bab | 20.56 ± 0.71 Aa | 0.49 ± 0.01 Bb | 2.38 ± 0.11 Bb | |
Large | Inside | 65.75 ± 1.54 Aa | 55.63 ± 1.52 Aa | 10.12 ± 0.18 Aa | 0.18 ± 0.01 Ab | 12.40 ± 0.37 Aa | 24.49 ± 0.95 Aa | 0.51 ± 0.01 Ab | 5.32 ± 0.18 Aa |
Outside | 54.10 ± 1.91 Ba | 45.90 ± 1.73 Ba | 8.20 ± 0.26 Ba | 0.18 ± 0.01 Aa | 11.04 ± 0.35 Ba | 18.86 ± 1.39 Ba | 0.59 ± 0.05 Aa | 3.01 ± 0.08 Ba |
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Yan, X.; Zhang, L.; Xu, Q.; Qi, L.; Yang, J.; Dong, X.; Jiang, M.; Hu, M.; Zheng, J.; Yu, Y.; et al. Effects of Variation in Tamarix chinensis Plantations on Soil Microbial Community Composition in the Middle Yellow River Floodplain. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5015. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065015
Yan X, Zhang L, Xu Q, Qi L, Yang J, Dong X, Jiang M, Hu M, Zheng J, Yu Y, et al. Effects of Variation in Tamarix chinensis Plantations on Soil Microbial Community Composition in the Middle Yellow River Floodplain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(6):5015. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065015
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Xinyu, Lanlan Zhang, Qi Xu, Linyu Qi, Jingyuan Yang, Xiongde Dong, Meiguang Jiang, Mengjun Hu, Junqiang Zheng, Yanyan Yu, and et al. 2023. "Effects of Variation in Tamarix chinensis Plantations on Soil Microbial Community Composition in the Middle Yellow River Floodplain" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 6: 5015. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065015