Land conversion changes soil microbial community structure and diversity

Abstract

Abstract Background: To study the impact of land-use change on soil microbial community structure and diversity in Northeast China, three typical land-use types (plough, grassland, and forest), from grassland change to forest land and grassland change to plough, in the Qiqihar region of Heilongjiang Province were taken as research objects. Methods: MiSeq high-throughput sequencing technology based on bacterial 16S rRNA and fungal ITS rRNA was used to study the above community structure of soil bacteria and fungi and to explore the relationship between soil bacteria and soil environmental factors. Results: The results showed that there was no significant difference in soil bacterial community diversity and fungal community diversity after the grassland was completely changed to forest land. The dominant bacterial phylum changed from Actinobacteria to Acidobacteria, the dominant fungal phylum changed from Ascomycetes to Basidiomycetes, and the ECM functional group increased significantly. After the grassland was changed to plough, there was no significant difference in the diversity of soil bacterial communities, and the diversity of fungal communities increased significantly. The dominant phylum changed from Actinomycetes to Proteobacteria. The dominant phylum was still Ascomycetes, and the functional groups of pathogens and parasites increased significantly. CCA showed that soil pH, MC, NO 3- -N, TP and AP were important factors affecting the composition of soil microbial communities, and changes in land-use patterns changed the physical and chemical properties of soils, thereby affecting the structure and diversity of microbial communities. Conclusions: Our research results clarify the impact of changes in land use on the characteristics of soil microbial communities and provide basic data on the healthy use of land.

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DOI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-33038/v1

Journal

Research Square (Research Square)

Year

2020