Microbial Communities, Functional Genes, and Nitrogen Cycling Processes as Affected by Tree Species
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Microbial Communities, Functional Genes, and Nitrogen Cycling Processes as Affected by Tree Species. / Ribbons, Relena Rose; McDonald, Morag; Vesterdal, Lars.
Soil Biological Communities and Ecosystem Resilience. ed. / Martin Lukac; Paola Grenni; Mauro Gamboni. Vol. 4 Cham : Springer (eBook), 2017. p. 209-221 (Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection, Vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Microbial Communities, Functional Genes, and Nitrogen Cycling Processes as Affected by Tree Species
AU - Ribbons, Relena Rose
AU - McDonald, Morag
AU - Vesterdal, Lars
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Tree species influence soils through direct and indirect inputs above- and belowground through leaf litter and root inputs. Soil microbial communities can in turn influence tree growth and development through processes such decomposition and chemical transformation of nutrients in soils. In this chapter we will provide an overview of the mechanisms by which trees influence soil microbial communities and nitrogen cycling processes. Specifically, we explore the effects of tree species on ammonification and nitrification processes in forest floor soils, and relate those to functional genetic markers for ammonia-oxidation by archaea and bacteria (amoA AOA and AOB) bacterial denitrification (nirS and nirK). We will cover the use of complementary laboratory methods used to investigate these relationships, including the use of molecular techniques such as quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to target gene abundances in soils, and 15N tracing experiments to understand the production and consumption of nitrogen. We will also address some of the benefits and drawbacks of these approaches, with special focus on the types of research questions that can be answered using these approaches. The chapter will wrap up with an example study in a common garden tree species trial in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, which demonstrated tree species effects on soil microbial communities and nitrogen cycling dynamics.
AB - Tree species influence soils through direct and indirect inputs above- and belowground through leaf litter and root inputs. Soil microbial communities can in turn influence tree growth and development through processes such decomposition and chemical transformation of nutrients in soils. In this chapter we will provide an overview of the mechanisms by which trees influence soil microbial communities and nitrogen cycling processes. Specifically, we explore the effects of tree species on ammonification and nitrification processes in forest floor soils, and relate those to functional genetic markers for ammonia-oxidation by archaea and bacteria (amoA AOA and AOB) bacterial denitrification (nirS and nirK). We will cover the use of complementary laboratory methods used to investigate these relationships, including the use of molecular techniques such as quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to target gene abundances in soils, and 15N tracing experiments to understand the production and consumption of nitrogen. We will also address some of the benefits and drawbacks of these approaches, with special focus on the types of research questions that can be answered using these approaches. The chapter will wrap up with an example study in a common garden tree species trial in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, which demonstrated tree species effects on soil microbial communities and nitrogen cycling dynamics.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-63336-7_13
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-63336-7_13
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-3-319-63335-0
VL - 4
T3 - Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection
SP - 209
EP - 221
BT - Soil Biological Communities and Ecosystem Resilience
A2 - Lukac, Martin
A2 - Grenni, Paola
A2 - Gamboni, Mauro
PB - Springer (eBook)
CY - Cham
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