Response of Soil Mesofauna to Long‐Term Application of Feedlot Manure on Irrigated Cropland

Miller, Jim J.; Battigelli, Jeff P.; Beasley, Bruce; Drury, C. F.

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“…Soil mesofauna generally exhibit a negative response to greater soil BD or compaction (Battigelli, Spence, Langor, & Berch, 2004;Neher & Barbercheck, 1999;Weil & Kroontje, 1979). In contrast, soil mesofauna generally show a positive response to VWC (Bandyopadhyaya, Choudhuri, & Ponge, 2002;Filser, 2002;Jiang et al, 2015;Phelan, 2004;Weil & Kroontje, 1979) and SOC (Miller et al, 2017;Weil & Kroontje, 1979). Our finding of legacy effects on certain soil mesofauna groups was consistent with other researchers who reported significant manure-associated treatment effects on soil mesofauna (Jernigan et al, 2020), soil microbial community (Zhang et al, 2018), and earthworms (Miller et al, 2017) during legacy periods.…”

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“…Selected background soil properties for the same three depth increments described above were also determined in 2017 and 2018 as previously reported (Miller et al, 2017(Miller et al, , 2019c. These included bulk density (BD), volumetric water content (VWC), and soil organic C (SOC).…”

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“…Legacy effects of manure on soil persist because of gradual decomposition of soil organic matter and slow release of nutrients and from greater inputs of crop residues from higher yields, especially during the years that manure was applied (Larney, Li, Janzen, Angers, & Olson, 2016). Although considerable research has been conducted on the effect of continuous annual applications of manure on soil mesofauna (Cao et al, 2011;Jiang et al, 2015;Kruczyńska & Seniczak, 2010;Miller, Battigelli, Beasley, & Drury, 2017;Moradi, Besharati, Bahrami, & Karimi, 2013;Muturi et al, 2011), little research has been conducted on the legacy effects of manure on soil mesofauna (Jernigan et al, 2020). In central New York, Jernigan et al (2020) found significant differences in soil mesofauna distribution in a silt loam soil among different organic grain farming systems (including fertilization with composted poultry manure) 1 yr after treatments were discontinued.…”

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Short‐term legacy effects of feedlot manure application on soil mesofauna

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Little research exists on short-term legacy effects of feedlot manure application on soil mesofauna. This long-term (since 1998) study was on an irrigated clay loam soil in southern Alberta cropped to barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). We sampled the soil 3-4 yr (2017-2018) into the legacy period following 17 annual manure applications (1998-2014). The selected treatments sampled were stockpiled feedlot manure containing straw bedding applied at 0, 13, 39, and 77 Mg ha −1 (dry wt.). Intact soil cores were taken at three depth intervals (0-3, 3-6, and 6-9 cm) in the fall over 2 yr to determine the densities of Acari (mites) suborders and Collembola (springtails) families. Significant (P ≤ .05) application rate effects occurred on Oribatida and Astigmata after 3 yr (but not after 4 yr) into the legacy phase, whereas Prostigmata were unaffected. Densities of Astigmata after 3 yr were 3.2-to 4.1-fold greater at the 77 Mg ha −1 rate compared with three lower rates. Significant application rate effects occurred on Entomobryidae, Isotomidae, and Onychiuridae after 4 yr (but not after 3 yr), with no treatment effects on Neelidae. Densities of mesofauna were generally greater at higher than at lower rates, except for Entomobryidae in 2018, where the reverse trend occurred. Significant application rate effects were attributed to lower soil bulk density and greater volumetric soil water content and soil organic carbon. Therefore, legacy effects of feedlot manure application generally persisted on soil mesofauna 3-4 yr into the legacy phase but depended on mesofauna type, year, and depth.

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“…A detailed description of the site and experimental design has been already reported (Miller et al, 2009). The total C content of unamended (control) surface (0–15 cm) soil in 2015 was ∼20 g kg −1 (Miller et al, 2017). The treatment factors were two manure types (SM vs. CM), two bedding materials (ST vs. WD), and three application rates (13, 39, and 77 Mg ha −1 ).…”

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Influence of Long‐term Application of Feedlot Manure Amendments on Water Repellency of a Clay Loam Soil

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Long-term application of feedlot manure to cropland may increase the quantity of soil organic carbon (C) and change its quality, which may influence soil water repellency. The objective was to determine the influence of feedlot manure type (stockpiled vs. composted), bedding material (straw [ST] vs. woodchips [WD]), and application rate (13, 39, or 77 Mg ha) on repellency of a clay loam soil after 17 annual applications. The repellency was determined on all 14 treatments using the water repellency index ( index), the water drop penetration time (WDPT) method, and molarity of ethanol (MED) test. The C composition of particulate organic matter in soil of five selected treatments after 16 annual applications was also determined using C nuclear magnetic resonance-direct polarization with magic-angle spinning (NMR-DPMAS). Manure type had no significant ( > 0.05) effect on index and WDPT, and MED classification was similar. Mean index and WDPT values were significantly greater and MED classification more hydrophobic for WD than ST. Application rate had no effect on the index, but WDPT was significantly greater and MED classification more hydrophobic with increasing application rate. Strong ( > 0.7) but nonsignificant positive correlations were found between index and WDPT versus hydrophobic (alkyl + aromatic) C, lignin at 74 ppm (O-alkyl), and unspecified aromatic compounds at 144 ppm. Specific aromatic compounds also contributed more to repellency than alkyl, O-alkyl, and carbonyl compounds. Overall, all three methods consistently showed that repellency was greater for WD- than ST-amended clay loam soil, but manure type had no effect.

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Investigating the role of soil mesofauna abundance and biodiversity for organic matter breakdown in arable fields

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Intact soil food webs are pivotal to maintaining essential soil functions, such as carbon recycling, sequestering, and biomass production. Although the functional role of micro‐ (e.g., bacteria and fungi) and macrofauna (e.g., earthworms) is comparatively well established, the importance of the mesofauna community (e.g., abundance and diversity of Acari and Collembola) in maintaining soil functionality is less clear. We investigated this question in a six‐month field experiment in arable soil by actively manipulating mesofauna abundance and biodiversity through the application of two legacy insecticides (lindane and methamidophos) at sufficiently high doses to reduce mesofauna abundance (well above previously registered application rates; 2.5 and 7.5 kg a.s./ha for lindane, and 0.6 and 3 kg a.s./ha for methamidophos) and measure the impact on organic matter degradation. Our results demonstrate that both insecticides had reduced Collembola and Acari abundances by up to 80% over the study's six‐month duration. In addition, we observed less pronounced and more complex changes in mesofauna biodiversity over time. These included insecticide‐dependent temporal fluctuations (both reduction and increase) for different estimates (indices) of local (alpha)‐diversity over time and no lasting impact for most estimates after six months. Even at these exceptionally high field rates, Collembola and Acari diversity was observed to generally recover by six months. In contrast, considering organic matter breakdown, we found no evidence of a treatment‐related effect. These results suggest that organic matter breakdown in arable soils is likely driven by other trophic levels (e.g., microorganisms or earthworms) with only a limited influence of the mesofauna community. We discuss these findings with regard to their implications for our current understanding of soil food web function and future European soil risk assessments. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2022;18:1423–1433. © 2021 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC).

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Response of Soil Mesofauna to Long‐Term Application of Feedlot Manure on Irrigated Cropland

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References 41 publications

Short‐term legacy effects of feedlot manure application on soil mesofauna

Short‐term legacy effects of feedlot manure application on soil mesofauna

Influence of Long‐term Application of Feedlot Manure Amendments on Water Repellency of a Clay Loam Soil

Investigating the role of soil mesofauna abundance and biodiversity for organic matter breakdown in arable fields

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