Author:
Zhou Meijia,Hu Haibo,Wang Jinlong,Zhu Ziyi,Feng Yuanyuan
Abstract
Nitric acid rain (NAR) seriously affects the biogeochemical cycles of forest communities’ ecosystems. However, the effects of NAR on the composition and diversity of the soil bacterial community remain unclear. In this study, a typical subtropical forest of Quercus acutissima was selected and simulated spraying of NAR at pH 2.5 (AR2.5), 3.5 (AR3.5), and 4.5 (AR4.5) was implemented to investigate the response of the forest soil bacterial communities to NAR. The results showed that the total number of OTUs of soil bacteria in AR2.5 and AR3.5 treatments was 1.11 and 1.23 times that in the control treatment without NAR (CK), respectively. Acidobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria were the dominant phyla in the subtropical forest, accounting for more than 80% of the community’s relative abundance. Concurrently, simulated NAR changed the relative abundance of Rhodanobacter significantly, which could be an indicator of soil bacterial community structure under NAR stress. Moreover, the Chao1, Shannon, and Simpson indices of strong acid rain treatments (i.e., AR2.5 and AR3.5) increased by 9.55%–22.5%, 3.6%–7.43%, and 0.15%–0.26%, respectively, compared to CK. Redundancy and correlation analysis illustrated that the phylum level structure of the bacterial community was significantly affected by soil total carbon, total nitrogen, and ammonium nitrogen. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the effects of NAR on soil microbial communities and potential soil element cycling in north subtropical forests.
Funder
Jiangsu Province
National Forestry and Grassland Administration
Wuxi Water Conservancy Bureau
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