The restoration age of Robinia pseudoacacia plantation impacts soil microbial biomass and microbial community structure in the Loess Plateau

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia, RP) has been widely grown for soil and water conservation in erosion regions. However, the effect on soil microbial profiles after long-term implementation of vegetation plantation was still unclear. In this study, soil samples from RP plantations of 10-, 15-, 30-...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Catena (Giessen) 2018-06, Vol.165, p.192-200
Main Authors: Liu, Dong, Huang, Yimei, Sun, Hanyin, An, Shaoshan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black locust
Loess Plateau
Microbial biomass
Microbial physiological indicator
PLFAs
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia, RP) has been widely grown for soil and water conservation in erosion regions. However, the effect on soil microbial profiles after long-term implementation of vegetation plantation was still unclear. In this study, soil samples from RP plantations of 10-, 15-, 30- and 38-year-old in a typical vegetation-recovering region on the Chinese Loess Plateau were investigated for microbial biomass carbon (MBC), nitrogen (MBN), phosphorous (MBP) and microbial community-profiles (revealed by phospholipid fatty acids, PLFAs). The results showed SOC, total N, MBC and MBP were significant (P 
ISSN:0341-8162
1872-6887
DOI:10.1016/j.catena.2018.02.001