Microbial biomass and nutrients in soil at the different stages of secondary forest succession in Ziwulin, northwest China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-125

  Jia, Guo Mei ^a   Cao, Jing ^a   Wang, Chunyan ^a   Wang, Gang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass; Microbial quotient; Northwest China; Secondary forest succession; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; SOILS;

MICROBIAL QUOTIENT; NORTHWEST CHINA; SECONDARY FOREST SUCCESSION; SOIL NUTRIENTS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SECONDARY FOREST; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SUCCESSION;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; SOIL;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU; WORLD;

EID: 25444445309     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.05.055     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. A. Arunachalam, and H. Pandey Ecosystem restoration of Jhum fallows in Northeast India: microbial C and N along altitudinal and successional gradients Restorat. Ecol. 11 2 2003 168 173
2. A.O. Aweto Secondary succession and soil fertility restoration in south western Nigeria. II. Soil fertility restoration J. Ecol. 69 1981 609 614
3. J.H. Anderson, and K.H. Domsch Carbon link between microbial biomass and soil organic matter F. Megusar M. Gantar Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium, Microb Ecol Soc Microbial Lujbljana 1986 467 471
4. J. Bauhus, D. Pare, and L. Côté Effects of tree species stand age and soil type on soil microbial biomass and its activity in a southern boreal forest Soil Biol. Biochem. 30 1998 1077 1089
5. Bauder, J., 1999. When is organic matter built up or used up. http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/ag/baudr178.html.
6. P.C. Brookes, A. Landman, G. Pruden, and D.S. Jenkinson Chloroform fumigation and release of soil nitrogen: a rapid direct extraction method to measure microbial biomass nitrogen in soil Soil Biol. Biochem. 17 1985 837 842
7. D.C. Brookes The use of microbial parameters in monitoring soil pollution by heavy metals Soil Biol. Biochem. 19 1995 269 279
8. B.M. Campbell, P. Frost, J.A. King, M. Mawanza, and L. Mhlanga The influence of trees on soil fertility on two contrasting semi arid types at Matopos, Zimbabwe Agrofor. Syst. 28 1994 159 172
9. M. Diaz-Ravina, T. Carballas, and M.T. Acea Microbial biomass and its metabolic activity in four acid soils Soil Biol. Biochem. 20 1988 817 823
10. M. Diaz-Ravina, M.J. Acea, and T. Carballas Microbial biomass and its contribution to nutrient concentration in forest soils Soil Biol. Biochem. 25 1 1993 25 31
11. R.P. Dick Soil enzyme activities as integrative indicators of soil health C.E. Pankhurst B.M. Doube V.V.S.R. Gupta Biological Indicators of Soil Health 1997 CAB International Wallingford 121 156
12. J. Fan, M.D. Hao, and M.A. Shao Soil desiccation and nitrogen consumption of artificial measow in the Loess Plateau J. Nat. Resour. 19 2 2004 201 206 (in Chinese)
13. J.K. Friedel, D. Gabel, and K. Stahr Nitrogen pools and turnover in arable soils under different duration of organic farming. II. Source- and -sink function of the soil microbial biomass or competition with growing plants? J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 164 2001 421 429
14. C. Garcia, T. Hernanderz, A. Roldan, and A. Martin Effect of plant cover decline on chemical and microbiological parameters under Mediterranean climate Soil Biol. Biochem. 34 2002 635 642
15. G. Guggenberger, and W. Zech Soil organic matter composition under primary forest pasture and secondary forest succession Region Huetar Norte Costa Rica For. Ecol. Manage. 124 1999 93 104
16. J. Hofman, L. Dušek, J. Klánová, J. Bezchlebová, and I. Holoubek Monitoring microbial biomass and respiration in different soils from the Czech Republic - summary of results Environ. Int. 30 2004 19 30
17. J. Imberson Pattern and development of land-use change in the Kenyan highlands since the 1950s Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 76 1950 67 73
18. H. Insam, and K.H. Domsch Relationship between soil organic carbon and microbial biomass on chronosequences of reclamation sites Microbial. Ecol. 15 1988 177 188
19. H. Insam, D. Parkinson, and K.H. Domsch The influence of microclimate on soil microbial biomass level Soil Biol. Biochem. 21 1989 211 221
20. M.L. Jackson Soil Chemical Analysis 1973 Prentice-Hall Engewood Cliffs, NJ
21. D. Jenkinson, and L.N. Ladd Microbial biomass in soil: measurement and turnover E.A. Paul J.N. Ladd Soil Biochemistry vol. 5 1981 Marcel Dekker New York 415 471
22. D.S. Jenkinson The determination of microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in soil J.R. Wilson Advances in Nitrogen Cycling in Agri-cultural Ecosystems 1988 CAB International Wallingford 368 386
23. R.G. Joergensen, and S. Scheu Depth gradients of microbial and chemical properties in moder soils under beech and spuce Pedobiology 43 1999 134 144
24. S.J. Kalembasa, and D.S. Jenkinson A comparative study of titrimetric and gravimetric methods for the determination of organic carbon in soil J. Sci. Food Agric. 24 1973 1085 1090
25. K.W. Krauss, and J.A. Allen Factors influencing the regeneration of the mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. On a tropical Pacific island For. Ecol. Manage. 176 2003 49 60
26. D. Landgraf Dynamics of microbial biomass in Cambisols under a 3 year succession fallow in North Eastern Saxony J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 164 2001 665 671
27. Y.Y. Li, and M.A. Shao Natural succession and evolution of structural characteristics of forest community in Ziwuling area on the Loess Plateau Acta Bot. Boreal. Occident. Sin. 23 5 2003 693 699 (in Chinese)
28. D.S. Liu Loess in the Middle Yellow River 128 1964 Science Press Beijing pp. 146-149
29. M.B. McGill, K.R. Gannon, J.A. Robertson, and F.D. Cook Dynamics of soil microbial biomass and water soluble organic C in Breton L after 50 years of cropping to two rotations Can. J. Soil Sci. 66 1986 1 19
30. C.E. Pankhurst, B.G. Hawke, H.J. McDonald, J.C. Buckerfield, P. Michellsen, K.A. O'Brien, V.V.S.R. Gupta, and B.M. Doube Evaluation of soil biological properties as potential bioindicators of soil health Aust. J. Exp. Agric. 35 1995 1015 1028
31. A. Roldan, Garcia, F. Orenes, and A. Lax An incubation experiment to determinate factors involving aggregation changes in an arid soil receiving urban refuse Soil Biol. Biochem. 26 1994 1699 1707
32. D.J. Ross, G.P. Sparling, C.M. Burke, and C.T. Smith Microbial biomass C and N and mineralizable-N in litter and mineral soil under Pinus radiata on a coastal sand: influence of stand age and harvest management Plant Soil 175 1995 167 177
33. F.A. Rutigliano, R.D. Ascoli, and A.V. De Santo Soil microbial metabolism and nutrient status in a Mediterranean area as affected by plant cover Soil Biol. Biochem. 36 2004 1719 1729
34. L.A. Schipper, B.P. Degens, G.P. Sparling, and L.C. Duncan Changes in microbial heterotrophic diversity along five plant successional sequences Soil Biol. Biochem. 33 2001 2093 2103
35. J.S. Singh, A.S. Raghubanshi, R.S. Singh, and S.C. Srivastava Microbial biomass acts as a source of plant nutrients in dry tropical forest and savanna Nature 338 1989 499 500
36. R.S. Singh, S.C. Srivastava, A.S. Raghubanshi, J.S. Singh, and S.P. Singh Microbial C, N and P in dry tropical savanna: effects of burning and grazing J. Appl. Ecol. 28 1991 869 878
37. K.P. Singh, and S.K. Tripathi Restoration of degraded forest system J.S. Singh Restoration of Degraded Land: Concepts and Strategy 1992 Rastogi Publication Meerut, India 73 99
38. A.N. Singh, A.S. Raghubanshi, and J.S. Singh Comparative performance and restoration potential of two Albizia species planted on mine spoil in a dry tropical region, India Ecol. Eng. 22 2004 123 140
39. J.L. Smith, and E.A. Paul The significance of soil microbial biomass estimations J.M. Bollag G. Stotzky Soil Biochemistry 1990 Marcel Dekker New York 357 396
40. L.J. Smith, and R.I. Papendick Soil organic matter dynamics and crop residue management F.J. Blaine Meeting Soil Microbial Ecology Applications in Agricultural and Environmental Management 1993 Marcel Dekker New York 65 94
41. E.M. Spehn, J. Joshi, B. Schmid, J. Alphei, and C. Körner Plant diversity effects on soil heterotrophic activity in experimental grassland ecosystems Pant Soil 224 2000 217 230
42. S.C. Srivastava, and S.T. Singh Microbial C and P in dry tropical forest soils: effects of alternate land use and nutrient flux Soil Biol. Biochem. 23 1991 117 124
43. SSOLOP-CAS (Science Survey Office of Loess Plateau in Chinese Academy of Sciences) Natural Environment and Its Evolution of the Loess Plateau of China 1991 Science Press Beijing
44. E.D. Vance, P.C. Brookes, and D.S. Jenkinson An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C Soil Biol. Biochem. 19 1987 703 707
45. M.K. Wali Ecological succession and the rehabilitation of disturbed terrestrial Plant Soil 213 1999 195 220
46. L. Wang, M.A. Shao, and Q.C. Hou The primary research on dried soil layer in the Loess Plateau J. Northwest Sci-tech Univ. Agric. For. (Natural Science Edition) 29 4 2001 34 38 (in Chinese)
47. G. Wang, C.Y. Wang, W.Y. Wang, and Q.J. Wang Capacity of soil to protect organic carbon and biochemical characteristics of density fractions in Ziwulin Haplic Greyxems soil Chin. Sci. Bull. 50 1 2005 27 32
48. D.A. Wardle, L.R. Walker, and R.D. Bardgett Ecosystem properties and forest decline in contrasting long-term chronosequences Science 305 2004 509 513
49. W.L. Wilson, V.J. Abernethy, K.J. Murphy, A. Adam, D.I. McCrachen, I.S. Downie, G.N. Foster, R.W. Furness, A. Waterhouse, and I. Ribera Prediction of plant diversity response to land-use change on Scottish agricultural land Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 94 2003 249 263
50. C.W. Wood, R.J. Mitchell, B.R. Zutter, and C.L. Lin Lobiolly pine plant community effects on soil carbon and nitrogen Soil Sci. 154 1992 410 419
51. T.Y. Wu, J.J. Schoenau, F.M. Li, P.Y. Qian, S.S. Malhi, Y.C. Shi, and F.L. Xu Influence of cultivation and fertilization on total organic carbon and carbon fractions in soils from the Loess Plateau of China Soil Till. Res. 77 2004 59 68
52. D.R. Zak, and K.S. Pregitzer Spatial and temporal variability of nitrogen cycling in Northern lower Michigan For. Sci. 36 1990 367 380
53. P.C. Zhang, and F.L. Zheng The relationship of natural region characteristics and soil erosion in Ziwulin forest region Collected Papers of Institute of Soil and Water Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources 17 1993 11 16 (in Chinese)
54. H.Y. Zou, G.B. Liu, and H.S. Wang The vegetation development in North Ziwulin forest region in last 50 years Acta Bot. Boreal Occident Sin. 22 1 2002 1 8 (In Chinese)