Soil biological nitrogen fixation along with hydrological gradient in Chongming Dongtan wetland
SUN Xiu-ru, TONG Bang-hui, YAN Ru-yu, LIU Min, HAN Mei-li, LIN Xian-biao, CHENG Lü
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science, Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Abstract:In this study, potential rate of nitrogen fixation (BNF), functional gene (nifH) abundance and soil properties were investigated in the rhizosphere soil and bulk soil of Chongming Dongtan wetland in the Yangtze estuary. The rates of soil BNF decreased from high tidal habit to low tidal habit and varied significantly in the water intrusion frequencies (P < 0.05). The rates of BNF were higher in summer than in winter, and higher in rhizosphere soil than bulk soil. The BNF rates ranged from 0.61 to 17.90μmol N/(kg·h) and from 1.41 to 12.10μmol N/(kg·h) in rhizosphere soil and bulk soil in summer, while they were in the range of 0.64~3.54μmol N/(kg·h) and 0.47~2.60μmol N/(kg·h) in winter. The abundances of nifH functional gene ranged from 1.28×107 to 4.61×107copies/g and 2.56×107 to 12.3×108copies/g in rhizosphere soil and bulk soil, respectively. The abundance of nifH gene was significantly related to the rates of BNF (P<0.01). In addition, soil salinity, nitrate, Fe3+ and total phosphorus had great influence on BNF activity. Therefore, these results highlight that water intrusion can alter soil microbial quantity and soil properties, which furthermore affect nitrogen biogeochemical cycling.
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SUN Xiu-ru, TONG Bang-hui, YAN Ru-yu, LIU Min, HAN Mei-li, LIN Xian-biao, CHENG Lü. Soil biological nitrogen fixation along with hydrological gradient in Chongming Dongtan wetland. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2018, 38(6): 2304-2313.
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