Rate-specific responses of prokaryotic diversity and structure to nitrogen deposition in the Leymus chinensis steppe

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 79; pp. 81 - 90
• Main Authors: Yao, Minjie, Rui, Junpeng, Li, Jiabao, Dai, Yumei, Bai, Yongfei, Heděnec, Petr, Wang, Junming, Zhang, Shiheng, Pei, Kequan, Liu, Chi, Wang, Yanfen, Zhili He, Frouz, Jan, Li, Xiangzhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acidobacteria; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; bacteria; bacterial communities; Biochemistry and biology; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; China; Community structure; Copiotrophic bacteria; Diversity; eutrophication; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Leymus chinensis; N deposition; nitrogen; Oligotrophic bacteria; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; Proteobacteria; respiratory quotient; soil acidification; soil pH; Soil science; species diversity; Steppe ecosystem; steppes; terrestrial ecosystems; Verrucomicrobia; Verrucomicrobium; China, People's Rep., Inner Mongolia; China, People's Rep; China; Community structure; Copiotrophic bacteria; Oligotrophic bacteria; N deposition; Steppe ecosystem; Diversity; Monocotyledones; Perennial plant; Nitrogen; Gramineae; Steppe; Ecosystem; Angiospermae; Bacteria; Prokaryote; Herbaceous plant; Spermatophyta; Soil science; Fodder crop; Oligotrophy; Deposition

Serious nitrogen (N) deposition in terrestrial ecosystems causes soil acidification and changes the structure and function of the microbial community. However, it is unclear how these changes are dependent on N deposition rates, other factors induced by N (e.g., pH), and their interactions. In this...