刺槐林恢复过程中土壤微生物碳降解酶的变化及与碳库组分的关系

为揭示黄土高原人工刺槐林恢复过程中土壤微生物碳降解酶活性的变化特征及与碳组分的响应关系,研究该区域不同恢复年限刺槐林土壤碳库组分、碳降解酶活性、微生物呼吸及其熵值的特征,探讨土壤微生物碳降解酶的变化及与碳库组分的关系.结果 表明,微生物呼吸(MR)随刺槐林龄增加呈先增加后减小趋势,微生物代谢熵(qCO2)随刺槐林龄增加...

Changes in Soil Microbial Carbon-Degrading Enzymes and Their Relationships with Carbon Pool Components During the Restoration Process of Robinia pseudoacacia

To reveal the change in the characteristics of soil microbial C-degrading enzyme activities and the response to the components of C during the restoration process of Robinia pseudoacacia forests in the Loess Plateau, the components of the soil C pool, C-degrading enzyme activities, and microbial metabolic entropy of R. pseudoacacia in different restoration stages were studied, and the response relationship between C-degrading enzymes and soil C components was explored. The results showed that the microbial respiration (MR) first increased and then decreased with the restored years. We found that the microbial metabolic entropy (qCO₂) decreased significantly with the restored years, but the microbial entropy (qMB) increased. Soil C-degrading enzymes increased significantly in the early-stage restoration of R. pseudoacacia; however, oxidizing enzymes (PO and PER) and cellobiohydrolase (CBH) decreased in the late stage of restoration. The soil organic C and recalcitrant organic C increased significantly with the restored years; however, there was no significant difference for the labile organic C. Correlation analysis and the partial least squares-path model (PLS-PM) showed that soil C-degrading enzymes and C components were significantly correlated with microbial respiration and entropy (qCO₂ and qMB), respectively. The hydrolytic enzyme (BG+CBH) was significantly positively correlated with SOC, microbial biomass C, qMB, and recalcitrant and labile organic C. The oxidizing enzyme (PO+PER) was significantly positively correlated with the soil clay and qCO₂. In addition, the recalcitrant organic C was the key driver of soil microbial metabolism affected by vegetation restoration. Overall, the ecosystem of R. pseudoacacia plantations would gradually stabilize with the increase in restored years and significantly increase the sequestration effect of soil C. These results will be helpful to understand the transformation rule and regulation mechanism of the soil C pool in vulnerable habitats and provide scientific basis for the restoration and management of vegetation in the Loess Plateau.