Linking Nitrogen Load to the Structure and Function of Wetland Soil and Rhizosphere Microbial Communities.

ABSTRACT: Wetland ecosystems are important reservoirs of biodiversity and significantly contribute to emissions of the greenhouse gases CO₂, N₂O, and CH₄. High anthropogenic nitrogen (N) inputs from agriculture and fossil fuel combustion have been recognized as a severe threat to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, such as control of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, it is important to understand how increased N input into pristine wetlands affects the composition and activity of microorganisms, especially in interaction with dominant wetland plants. In a series of incubations analyzed over 90 days, we disentangled the effects of N fertilization on the microbial community in bulk soil and the rhizosphere of Juncus acutiflorus, a common and abundant gram

SUBMITTER: Hester ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5790874 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature