Moso bamboo expansion decreased soil heterotrophic respiration but increased arbuscular mycorrhizal mycelial respiration in a subtropical broadleaved forest

Moso bamboo(Phyllostachys Pubescens)expansion into adjacent forests has been widely reported to affect plant diversity and its association with mycorrhizal fungi in subtropical China,which will likely have significant impacts on soil respiration.However,there is still limited information on how Moso bamboo expansion changes soil respiration components and their linkage with microbial community composition and activity.Based on a mesh exclusion method,soil respirations derived from roots,arbuscular mycorrhizal(AM)mycelium,and free-living microbes were investigated in a pure Moso bamboo forest(expanded),an adjacent broadleaved forest(nonexpanded),and a mixed bamboo-broadleaved forest(expanding).Our results showed that bamboo expansion decreased the cumulative CO_(2)effluxes from total soil respiration,root respiration and soil heterotrophic respiration(by 19.01%,30.34%,and 29.92%on average),whereas increased those from AM mycelium(by 78.67%in comparison with the broadleaved forests).Bamboo expansion significantly decreased soil organic carbon(C)content,bacterial and fungal abundances,and enzyme activities involved in C,N and P cycling whereas enhanced the interactive relationships among bacterial communities.In contrast,the ingrowth of AM mycelium increased the activities ofβ-glucosidase and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase and decreased the interactive relationships among bacterial communities.Changes in soil heterotrophic respiration and AM mycelium respiration had positive correlations with soil enzyme activities and fungal abundances.In summary,our findings suggest that bamboo expansion decreased soil heterotrophic respiration by decreasing soil microbial activity but increased the contribution of AM mycelial respiration to soil C efflux,which may potentially increase soil C loss from AM mycelial pathway.

Journal Article Moso bamboo and Japanese cedar seedlings differently affected soil N_(2)O emissions

Moso bamboo expansions into Japanese cedar forests are common.The expansion effects on soil nitrous oxide(N_(2)O)emissions have not been thoroughly understood,and the underlying microbial mechanisms remain unclear.We studied bacterial and fungal contribution to soil N_(2)O emissions under moso bamboo or Japanese cedar by applying bacterial or fungal inhibitors using streptomycin and iprodione,respectively.Soil N_(2)O emissions were measured and the relative contribution of bacteria and fungi to soil N_(2)O emissions was calculated.N_(2)O emission from soil with moso bamboo was significantly higher than under Japanese cedar.Compared with control,bacterial or fungal inhibitor or their combination decreased N_(2)O emissions,indicating substantial contribution of microbial activities to N_(2)O emissions.However,the relative contribution of bacteria and fungi to N_(2)O emissions was not affected by plants.Soil organic carbon,total and ammonium nitrogen were lower in soil under moso bamboo than Japanese cedar,suggesting faster microbial decomposition under moso bamboo.Fungal inhibitor and plants interactively affected soil pH,total phosphorus and ammonium nitrogen,while bacterial inhibitor and plants interactively affected total nitrogen,indicating substantial dependence of effects by microbial communities on plant species.Moso bamboo and Japanese cedar differed in their effects on soil N_(2)O emissions with higher emissions under moso bamboo.Stimulation of N_(2)O emission under moso bamboo might occur due to higher nitrogen mineralization and subsequent denitrification induced by high root exudation.These results highlight the need to consider the effect of species shifts on N_(2)O emissions in forests.