A Soil Nematode Community Response to Reclamation of Salinized Abandoned Farmland.

ABSTRACT: Development from abandoned land to farmland after vegetation reestablishment for reclamation is an important salinization rehabilitation process in dryland ecosystems. While subsequent soil abiotic changes have been reported, few studies have focused on how reclamation affects the soil biota. Understanding the response of soil biota to reclamation is useful for evaluating the effect of agricultural management. We investigated soil physiochemical properties, the composition and structure of nematode communities, and nematode metabolic footprints in control and reclaimed farmland. The results showed that soil properties were significantly altered by reclamation. In particular, reclamation significantly increased pH, organic carbon, total nitrogen, and microbial biomass carbon. Conversely, el

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121361 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature