Effects of litter chemistry on soil biological property and enzymatic activity

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2662-2668

  Hu, Ya Lin ^a,b   Wang, Si Long ^a   Huang, Yu ^c   Yu, Xiao Jun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Enzymatic activity; Litter quality; Metabolic quotient (qCO 2); Microbial biomass carbon (MBC)

Indexed keywords

ALNUS CREMASTOGYNE; BETULACEAE; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA;

EID: 27744476566     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Zhou C Y. Litter's roles in forest ecosystem and its research progress. Journal of Hubei Agricultural College, 2003, 23(2): 140-145.
2. Kourtev P S, Ehrenfeld J G, Huan W Z. Enzyme activities during litter decomposition of two exotic and two native plant species in hardwood forests of New Jersey. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2000, 34: 1207-1218.
3. Liao L P, Lindley D K, Yang Y H. Decomposition of mixed foliar litter I. A microcosm study. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 1997, 8(5): 459-464.
4. Jagadish C T, Subhash C M and ShyamKathju. Influence of straw size on activity and biomass of soil microorganisms during decomposition. European Journal of Soil Biology, 2001, 37: 157-160.
5. Gray D B, Mary K T, Julie E J. Interactions between crop residue and soil organic matter quality and the functional diversity of soil microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2002, 34: 1073-1082.
6. Liang B C, Wang X L and Ma B L. Maize root-induced change in soil organic carbon pools. Soil Science and Society of America Journal, 2002, 66: 845-847.
7. Vance E D and Chapin III F S. Substrate limitations to microbial activity in taiga forest floors. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2001, 33 (2): 173-188.
8. Dilly O and Munch J C. Ratios between estimates of microbial biomass content and microbialactivity in soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 1998, 27: 374-379.
9. 4. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2002, 13(10): 1287-1290.
10. Díaz-RaviÑa M, Acea M J and Carballas T. Microbial biomass and its contribution to nutrient concentrations in forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1993, 25(1): 25-31.
11. Mersi W and Schinner F. An improved and accurate method for determining the dehydrogenase activity of soils with iodonitrotetrazolium chloride. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 1991, 11: 216-220.
12. Chen C Y,Zhang J W,Zhou Z L,et al. Researches on improving the quality of forest land and the productivity of artificial Cunninghamia lanceolata stands. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 1990, 1(2): 97-106.
13. Liu G S. Standard Methods for Observation and Analysis in Chinese Ecosystem Research Network- soil physical and chemical analysis & description of soil profiles. Beijing: Standards Press of China, 1996.
14. Guan S-Y. Soil Enzyme and Study Method. Beijing: Agricultural Press, 1986.
15. Vance E D, Brooks P C and Jenkinson D S. An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1987, 19(6): 703-707.
16. Martens R. Current methods for measuring microbial biomass C in soils: potentials and limitations. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 1995, 19: 87-99.
17. Lu R K. Analysis Methods of Soil Agricultural Chemistry. Beijing: China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, 1999. 228-233.
18. Berg B. Litter decomposition and organic matter turnover in northern forest soils. Forest Ecology and Management, 2000, 133: 13-22.
19. Liao L P, Wang S L, Gao H, et al. Foliar litter decomposition of Chinese fir and main broad-leaved plantation species in subtropics. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2000, 11(supp.): 141-145.
20. Tian G, Brussaard L and Kang B T. Biological effects of plant residues with contrasting chemical compositions under humid tropical conditions: effects on soil fauna. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1993, 25(6): 731-737.
21. Ross D J, Kelliher F M, Tate K R. Microbial processes in relation to carbon, nitrogen and temperature regimes in Siberian Pinus sylvestris L. forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1999, 31: 757-767.
22. Hu C B, Wei Y L, Lian H W, et al. studies on the decomposition of litter and its soil effect intwo forests. Journal of Guangxi Agricultural University, 1992,11(4): 47-52.
23. Dilly O and Munch J C. Microbial biomass content, basal respiration and enzyme activities during the course of decomposition of leaf litter in a Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1996, 28(8): 1073-1081.
24. 2) as a specific activity parameter to assess the effects of environmental conditions, such as pH, on the microbial biomass of forest siols. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1993, 25(3): 393-395.
25. He Z M, Yu X T, Lin S Z, et al. Allelopathy effects of aqueous extracts of aerial parts of several associated plant species on the growth of Chinese fir seedlings. Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture, 2003, 11(3): 32-35.
26. Huang Z Q, Liao L P, Wang S L, et al. Allelopathy of phenolics from decomposing stump-toots in replant Chinese fir woodland. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2000, 26(9): 2211-2219.
27. Odum E. Trends expected in stressed ecosystems. Biology Science, 1985, 35: 419-422.
28. Anna K B and Richard P D. Field management effects on soil enzyme activities. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 1999, 31(11): 1471-1479.
29. Zimmermann S and Frey B. Soil respiration and microbial properties in an acid forest soil: effects of wood ash. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2002, 34(11): 1727-1737.
30. María fe la P J, Ana María de la H, Laura P, et al. Soil quality: a new index based on microbiological and biochemical parameters. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2002,35: 302-306.
31. Klose S and Tabatabai M A. Urease activity of microbial biomass in soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1999, 31(2): 205-211.