Land use and climatic factors structure regional patterns in soil microbial communities

Global Ecology and Biogeography - Tập 19 Số 1 - Trang 27-39 - 2010
Rebecca E. Drenovsky1, Kerri L. Steenwerth2, Louise E. Jackson3, Kate M. Scow3
1Biology Department, John Carroll University, 20700 North Park Boulevard, University Heights, OH 44118 USA,
2USDA/ARS, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, Davis, CA 95616, USA
3Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA

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ABSTRACTAim  Although patterns are emerging for macroorganisms, we have limited understanding of the factors determining soil microbial community composition and productivity at large spatial extents. The overall objective of this study was to discern the drivers of microbial community composition at the extent of biogeographical provinces and regions. We hypothesized that factors associated with land use and climate would drive soil microbial community composition and biomass.Location  Great Basin Province, Desert Province and California Floristic Province, California, USA.Methods  Using phospholipid fatty acid analysis, we compared microbial communities across eight land‐use types sampled throughout the State of California, USA (n= 1117).Results  The main factor driving composition and microbial biomass was land‐use type, especially as related to water availability and disturbance. Dry soils were more enriched in Gram‐negative bacteria and fungi, and wetter soils were more enriched in Gram‐positive, anaerobic and sulphate‐reducing bacteria. Microbial biomass was lowest in ecosystems with the wettest and driest soils. Disturbed soils had less fungal and more Gram‐positive bacterial biomass than wildland soils. However, some factors known to influence microbial communities, such as soil pH and specific plant taxa, were not important here.Main conclusions  Distinct microbial communities were associated with land‐use types and disturbance at the regional extent. Overall, soil water availability was an important determinant of soil microbial community composition. However, because of the inclusion of managed and irrigated agricultural ecosystems, the effect of precipitation was not significant. Effects of environmental and management factors, such as flooding, tillage and irrigation, suggest that agricultural management can have larger effects on soil microbial communities than elevation and precipitation gradients.

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Global Ecology and Biogeography

Tập 19 Số 1

27-39

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