Soil aggregates in a tropical deciduous forest: effects on C and N dynamics, and microbial communities as determined by t-RFLPs
| Autor: | Ana M. Noguez, Valeria Souza, Larry J. Forney, Irma Rosas, Ana E. Escalante, Felipe García-Oliva, Maribel Nava-Mendoza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Biogeochemistry. 89:209-220 |
| ISSN: | 1573-515X 0168-2563 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10533-008-9214-7 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to analyze C and N dynamics, as well as, soil bacterial community structure within soil micro- and macro-aggregates in a tropical deciduous forest in Mexico. We measured, for three landscape positions and three seasons of the year: total, microbial and available forms of C and N; potential C and N mineralization; and soil bacterial communities by using t-RFLPs. The highest total C concentrations were found in the north-slopes and in the dry season (DS) samples. In general, micro-aggregates had higher concentrations than macro-aggregates of available C and N forms, and microbial C. Similarly, micro-aggregates had the highest potential C mineralization and net N mineralization. We detected 149 different OTUs (operational taxonomic units) from which 50% was shared by the two aggregate size fractions, 25% was exclusive to micro-aggregates and the 25% left was found only in macro-aggregates. Top-hills were richer in OTUs than north and south-slopes. The Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic mean (UPGMA) analysis indicated clear differences in community composition between the two aggregate size-fractions in relation to the presence of OTUs. These results suggest that the main difference between micro- and macro-aggregates is due to the community structure within each soil fraction and this difference could affect soil nutrients dynamics. |
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