Phospholipidfatty acid (PLFA) analysis of soil microbial community structure with different intensities of grazing and fencing in alpine shrubland

Yingli, 韦应莉 Wei; Wenxia, 曹文侠 Cao; Jianhong, 李建宏 Li; Aimei, 张爱梅 Zhang; Xiaolong, 李小龙 Li

doi:10.5846/stxb201706301182

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria displayed the lowest abundance during moderate grazing, with an 18.1% reduction, and the diversity indices of both ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and ammonia-oxidizing archaea decreased with increasing grazing intensity [105]. The total amount of phospholipid fatty acids in soil microbial communities was positively correlated with grazing intensity, which was 12.4% and 37.3% higher than that for moderate and heavy grazing, respectively [106]. We believe that these results and expanding the scope of metaanalysis can help us consider a more comprehensive approach to ecological conservation and grassland livestock management.…”

Section: Effect Of Grazing On Soil Microorganismsmentioning

confidence: 90%

Advances in Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Grazing on Grassland Ecosystems in China

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Grassland ecosystems are among the largest terrestrial ecosystems in China, and grazing, as an important grassland management method, has direct and indirect impacts on grassland ecosystems. Meta-analyses can be used to systematically evaluate and summarize multiple findings from existing studies, but there have been few comparisons of meta-analysis methods. In this review, we summarize the effects of grazing on grassland plants and soil in the existing meta-analysis studies in China from 38 meta-analysis papers. The results show that they have consistent conclusions, such as grazing reduces the aboveground biomass by approximately half, increases the soil pH, decreases the C:N:P ratio, and reduces the number of topsoil microorganisms, but the conclusions of light and moderate grazing index changes vary greatly from study to study. The belowground biomass was generally found to increase, but it slightly decreased in some cases, and the total biomass generally decreased, but it slightly increased in other cases. Vegetation coverage increased during moderate grazing; the soil moisture content was highest for light grazing, and microbial diversity increased at light to moderate levels of grazing. There are also very inconsistent conclusions due to the different datasets and quantities of samples used in meta-analysis studies, as well as variations in the types and scales of grassland areas. The ranges of changes in other indicators were large, especially for the root-shoot ratio and soil carbon. However, changes in the aboveground biomass were generally stable. We suggest subsequent meta-analyses of grazing should further clarify the classification of grassland types and compare conclusions at different scales. Additionally, standardized network analyses are recommended for field manipulation experiments to further improve the accuracy of meta-analysis and reduce the temporal and spatial limitations of existing data.

show abstract

Section: Effect Of Grazing On Soil Microorganismsmentioning

confidence: 90%