Diversity of soil microorganisms in natural Populus euphratica forests in Xinjiang, northwestern China |
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Authors: | Haili Qiao Chengming Tian Youqing Luo Jianhua Sun Xiaofeng Feng |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Health & Environment, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, 325035, China;(2) Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China;(3) Forest Pest Control Station of Bayingolin, Mongolia Autonomous District of Xinjiang, Korla, 841000, China;(4) Forest Pest Control Station of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, 830000, China |
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Abstract: | To better understand the distribution of soil microorganisms in Populus euphratica forests in Xinjiang, northwestern China, we studied and compared the populations and numbers of bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes
in the soil at four different age stages of natural P. euphratica forests, i.e., juvenile forests, middle-aged forests, over-mature forests and degraded forests. Results showed that there
were clear differences in the amount of microorganism biomass and composition rates across the four forest stages. Dominant
and special microorganisms were present in each of the four different soil layers. The vertical distribution showed that the
microorganism biomass decreased with increasing soil depth. The population of microorganisms was the lowest at 31–40 cm of
soil depth. The microorganisms consisted of bacteria, actinomycetes, as well as fungi. Bacteria were the chief component of
microorganisms and were widely distributed, but fungi were scarce in some soil layers. Aspergillus was the dominant genus among the 11 genera of fungi isolated from the soil in different age stages of P. euphratica forests.
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Translated from Journal of Beijing Forestry University, 2007, 29(5): 127–131 译自: 北京林业大学学报] |
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Keywords: | soil microorganism fungi Populus euphratica Xinjiang |
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