Reforestation practices have varied the resilience of nosZ-type denitrifier communities: A 40-year soil chronosequence study

• Published in: Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 206; p. 105877
• Main Authors: Xiao, Haoyan, Yu, Hanxia, Wang, Juntao, He, Lulu, Wang, Zhenyu, Fu, Yanrong, Wan, Xiaohua, Reynolds, Jason K., Huang, Zhiqun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2025
• Subjects: chronosequences; community structure; Cunninghamia lanceolata; denitrification; denitrifying microorganisms; equations; Forest chronosequence; forest damage; Gemmata; genes; genus; Massilia; Microbial diversity; N2O emissions; nitrous oxide; nitrous-oxide reductase; nosZ-type denitrifiers; plant litter; reforestation; Resilience; Secondary forest; secondary forests; secondary succession; soil ecology; Stenotrophomonas; Microbial diversity; Forest chronosequence; N2O emissions; Secondary forest; nosZ-type denitrifiers; Resilience
• ISSN: 0929-1393
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.105877

Forested areas that have been subject to clearing are known to have increased nitrous oxide (N2O) emission. This may be due to reductions in populations of soil bacteria possessing the nosZ gene, the only recognized consumer of N2O, which encodes nitrous oxide reductase and raises several questions...