Diversity of Microbial Functional Genes Promotes Soil Nitrogen Mineralization in Boreal Forests.

ABSTRACT: Soil nitrogen (N) mineralization typically governs the availability and movement of soil N. Understanding how factors, especially functional genes, affect N transformations is essential for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems. To uncover the underlying mechanisms driving soil N mineralization, this study investigated the effects of edaphic environments, substrates, and soil microbial assemblages on net soil N mineralization in boreal forests. Field studies were conducted in five representative forests: Larix principis-rupprechtii forest (LF), Betula platyphylla forest (BF), mixed forest of Larix principis-rupprechtii and Betula platyphylla (MF), Picea asperata forest (SF), and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica forest (MPF). Res

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11355967 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature