Effects of snowpack and litter input on soil microbial count and biomass in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau
HU Xia, WU Ning, YIN Peng, WU Yan*
1. ECORES Lab, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 610041, China; 2. College of Life Sciences, Leshan Normal University, Le'shan 614000, China; 3. Students Affairs Department, Leshan Normal University, Le'shan 614000, China
为了了解季节性雪被覆盖下不同碳供应水平对高山土壤生态系统过程的影响,2010 年1 月-5 月在青藏高原东缘设计人工雪厚度梯度控制(0 cm, 30 cm, 100 cm)和凋落物添加(0 g, 5 g, 20 g 鲜卑花叶片)的原位试验,测定了土壤中的微生物数量和微生物生物量。研究发现,雪被覆盖能有效地绝缘大气和土壤,减少冻融交替的幅度和频次,显著增加了细菌和真菌数量,而对微生物生物量碳氮无明显影响。凋落物的输入降低了微生物生物量氮的含量,增加了细菌和真菌的数量。说明雪被覆盖和有机碳的输入可以通过影响冬季土壤微生物群落结构,从而对高山地区冬季生态系统过程产生实质性的影响。
To understand the effects of snow-cover and organic carbon input on the alpine soil ecosystem processes, intact soil core incubations in three different snow regimes (0, 30 and 100 cm depth) and litter input (0, 5 and 20g Sibiraea angustata leaf litter) were used to measure the microbial count and biomass in the eastern Tibetan Plateau from January to May 2010. The result showed that snow-cover could effectively isolate atmosphere and soil, reduce the amplitude and frequency of frozen-thawing events, and increase significantly bacteria and fungi count, while did not influence microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen. Litter input increased microbial count, while decreased microbial nitrogen content. The results indicated that snow-cover and organic carbon input impact directly soil microbial community in winter, and then affect the ecosystem processes in alpine zone.
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