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Esperschütz, J. ; Zimmermann, C.* ; Dümig, A.* ; Welzl, G. ; Buegger, F. ; Elmer, M.* ; Munch, J.-C. ; Schloter, M.

Dynamics of microbial communities during decomposition of litter from pioneering plant in initial soil ecoysystems.

Biogeosciences 10, 5155-5124 (2013)

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In initial ecosystems concentrations of all macro- and micronutrients can be considered as extremely low. Plant litter therefore strongly influences the development of a degraders' food web and is an important source for C and N input into soil in such ecosystems. In the present study, a ¹³C litter decomposition field experiment was performed for 30 weeks in initial soils from a post-mining area near the city of Cottbus (Germany). Two of this regions' dominant but contrasting pioneering plant species (Lotus corniculatus L. and Calamagrostis epigejos L.) were chosen to investigate the effects of litter quality on the litter decomposing microbial food web in initially nutrient-poor substrates. The results clearly indicate the importance of litter quality, mainly the amount of N stored in the litter material and its bioavailability for the degradation process and the development of microbial communities in the detritusphere and bulk soil. Whereas the degradation process of the L. corniculatus litter which had a low C/N ratio was fast and most pronounced changes in the microbial community structure were observed 1–4 weeks after litter addition, the degradation of the C. epigejos litter material was slow and microbial community changes mainly occurred at between 4 and 30 weeks after litter addition to the soil. However for both litter materials a clear indication for the importance of fungi for the degradation process was observed both on the abundance level as well as on the level of ¹³C incorporation (activity).

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Calamagrostis-epigejos ; Fatty-acids ; Agricultural Soils ; Organic-matter ; Rhizosphere ; Carbon ; Nitrogen ; Impact ; Diversity ; Turnover

ISSN (print) / ISBN 1726-4170

e-ISSN 1726-4189

Journal Biogeosciences

Quellenangaben Volume: 10, Issue: 7, Pages: 5155-5124

Publisher Copernicus

Publishing Place Göttingen

Non-patent literature Publications

Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)
Institute of Soil Ecology (IBOE)