Microbial activity and functional composition among northern peatland ecosystems

被引:151
作者
Fisk, MC [1 ]
Ruether, KF [1 ]
Yavitt, JB [1 ]
机构
[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Nat Resources, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
basal respiration; BIOLOG (R); functional composition; peat soil; substrate-induced respiration;
D O I
10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00053-1
中图分类号
S15 [土壤学];
学科分类号
0903 ; 090301 ;
摘要
The extent to which complex interrelationships between plants and microorganisms influence organic matter dynamics is critical to our understanding of global C cycles in changing environments. We examined the hypothesis that patterns of soil microbial activity and functional composition differ among vegetation types in northern peatland ecosystems. Microbial characteristics were compared among peatlands differing in plant growth form (tree, shrub/moss, sedge) in two regions (New York State and West Virginia). Microbial activity (basal respiration) was greater in surface (0-15 cm) than subsurface (15-30 cm) peat and from sites dominated by shrubs and Sphagnum moss (3.9 +/- 0.65 mug C g(-1) h(-1)) compared to forested (1.8 +/- 0.20 mug C g(-1) h(-1)) or sedge-dominated sites (1.9 +/- 0.38 mug C g(-1) h(-1)). Microbial activity was not related to decomposability of peat organic matter among vegetation types, and activity was unexpectedly higher in sites with lower peat pH and higher water table level. Substrate-induced respiration (SIR) did not show a clear pattern among vegetation types, but was greater in surface than subsurface peat. Microbial responsiveness to added glucose was very low. The ratio of basal respiration to SIR varied between 0.39 and 0.72 and, like activity, was highest in shrub/Sphagnum sites. Microbial substrate utilization patterns (assayed with BIOLOG(R) GN plates) also differed between shrub/Sphagnum sites and forest or sedge sites, suggesting that C fluxes were mediated by different assemblages of microorganisms in shrub/Sphagnum peatlands. Principal component (PC) scores indicated more utilization of N-containing compounds and carboxylic acids, and less utilization of carbohydrates by microbial communities in shrub/Sphagnum sites. PC scores were much more variable both within and among vegetation types for sites in West Virginia than in New York State, and a greater diversity of C sources were utilized in WV (57 +/- 3) than NYS (47 +/- 2) peat. Our results suggest a link between microbial respiratory activity and microbial functional composition as they vary among these peatland vegetation types. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:591 / 602
页数:12
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