Seasonal variations in enzyme activity and organic carbon in soil of a burned and unburned hardwood forest

Boerner, Ralph E. J.; Brinkman, Jennifer A.; Smith, Annemarie

doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.12.012

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“…The highest activity of alkaline (0.271-2.207 mM pNP kg -1 h -1 ) and acid phosphomonoesterases (0.280-2.516 mM pNP kg -1 h -1 ) was reported in the soil sampled in spring (Table 5). Similar results were earlier recorded by Boerner et al (2005); Sardans et al (2006); Akmal et al (2012), which is due to a lower content of available phosphorus in soil by intensive uptake by the root system of intensively growing plants. In response, soil microorganisms and plant roots release phosphatases to soil, thus catalysing the hydrolysis of organic phosphorus compounds to the mineral ones.…”

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Vertical distribution of phosphorus concentrations, phosphatase activity and further soil chemical properties in salt-affected Mollic Gleysols in Poland

Lemanowicz

Krzyżaniak

2015

Environ Earth Sci

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The paper demonstrates distribution of the content of total and available phosphorus and activity of the alkaline and acid phosphatase against the selected properties of salt-affected Mollic Gleysols. In the adequately prepared soil, the following were determined: pH, total organic carbon, the exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg, Na, K), salinity, the content of phosphorus, the activity of phosphomonoesterases. The distribution of the elements in the soil profiles was described with the value of the Distribution Index. To evaluate the availability of phosphorus, the Index of Mobility was used. The content of phosphorus varies, and it depends on physicochemical soil properties. Both the content of phosphorus available to plants and the activity of phosphatases in the profiles showed a high variation that depends both on the sampling date and on the depth. The lowest content of phosphorus was found in the profiles sampled in spring, during an intensive plant growth, while the greatest content was received in soil profiles sampled in summer. The research showed also a high variation in the time of the activity of phosphatases as well as their changes depending on the soil parameters, which was confirmed by the recorded values of the correlations between the activity of alkaline and acid phosphomonoesterases and the content of carbon, respectively, (r = 0.47, P \ 0.05) and (r = 0.62, P \ 0.05) as well as available phosphorus (r = 0.32, P \ 0.05) and (r = 0.38, P \ 0.05). A many-year seasonal salinity of soil did not decrease the activity of the phosphomonoesterases since it was mostly connected with the natural content of organic carbon.

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Vertical distribution of phosphorus concentrations, phosphatase activity and further soil chemical properties in salt-affected Mollic Gleysols in Poland

Lemanowicz

Krzyżaniak

2015

Environ Earth Sci

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“…The monsoon climate promotes forest biomass production and microbial activity, resulting in higher enzyme production in the summer as compared to the other sample dates [53]. Both phenol oxidase and peroxidase activity (in general) has been shown to decline in the summer in other areas as a result of moisture limitations or carbon availability [49,56,57], but one study found no significant seasonal variation [6].…”

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated that soil biochemical parameters, such as soil enzymes, can be sensitive indicators of ecosystem stress, changes in forest health, or sustainability and overall soil quality [3][4][5]. In addition, forest management activities may alter enzyme activities [6]. In forest ecosystems, bacteria and fungi are responsible for extracellular synthesis and secretion of enzymes, such as proteases, ureases, and pectinases, and constitute an important part of the soil matrix [7].…”

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“…Extracellular enzymes also contribute to regulating the decomposition of both the forest floor and mineral soil organic matter and, therefore, soil carbon storage [8,9]. The activity of soil enzymes can be sensitive indicators of ecosystem stress and can also serve as measures of forest health and the sustainability of managed ecosystems [4,6]. In addition, since soil biological and biochemical properties can respond rapidly to forest harvesting, enzyme activity can be used to indicate changes in soil quality [10].…”

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Soil Enzyme Activities in Pinus tabuliformis (Carriére) Plantations in Northern China

Wang

Page‐Dumroese

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Forests

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Changes in forest stand structure may alter the activity of invertase, urease, catalase and phenol oxidase after thinning Pinus tabuliformis (Carriére) plantations in Yanqing County of Beijing, China. We examined changes in these soil enzymes as influenced by time since thinning (24, 32, and 40 years since thinning) for 3 seasons (spring, summer and autumn) following harvesting at two depths in the mineral soil (0-10 cm and 10-20 cm). Invertase and urease increased significantly with time since thinning. Catalase activity was highest in the 24-year-old stand and there were no statistically significant differences between the 32-and 40-year-old stands. In addition, maximum invertase, urease, catalase, and phenol oxidase activities occurred during the summer; minimum activities occurred in autumn. Invertase and urease were positively correlated with each other, as were catalase and phenol oxidase. Most soil enzyme activity was higher in the 0-10 cm layer than at the 10-20 cm depth. As time from thinning increased, differences among soil depth became less significant. These results suggest that seasonal changes of these enzymes have different roles, as the time since thinning and thinning treatments may have both short-and long-term impacts on soil microbial activity.

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“…(Fioretto et al 2000), pH (DeForest et al 2012), plant litter quality (Waldrop and Zak 2006) and C and nutrient availability can all influence enzyme activity. Soil temperature and moisture content changes are probably largely responsible for seasonal variation in enzymes activity (Boerner et al 2005).…”

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Biological and biochemical properties in evaluation of forest soil quality

Błońska

Lasota

2014

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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The aim of this study was to assess the possibility of using biological and biochemical parameters in the evaluation of forest soil quality and changes caused by land use. The study attempted to determine a relationship between the enzymatic activity of soil, the number of earthworms and soil physico-chemical properties. The study was carried out in central Poland in adjoining Forest Districts (Przedbórz and Smardzewice). In soil samples taken from 12 research plots, basic physico-chemical properties, enzyme activity (dehydrogenase, urease) and density and biomass of earthworms were examined. Enzyme activity showed a large diversity within the forest site types studied. The correlations between the activity of the enzymes studied and C/N ratio indicated considerable importance of these enzymes in metabolism of essential elements of organic matter of forest soils. Urease and dehydrogenase activity and earthworm number showed susceptibility to soil pH, which confirmed relationships between enzyme activity and abundance of earthworms and soil pH in H 2 O and KCl.

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Seasonal variations in enzyme activity and organic carbon in soil of a burned and unburned hardwood forest

Cited by 171 publications

References 24 publications

Vertical distribution of phosphorus concentrations, phosphatase activity and further soil chemical properties in salt-affected Mollic Gleysols in Poland

Vertical distribution of phosphorus concentrations, phosphatase activity and further soil chemical properties in salt-affected Mollic Gleysols in Poland

Soil Enzyme Activities in Pinus tabuliformis (Carriére) Plantations in Northern China

Biological and biochemical properties in evaluation of forest soil quality

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