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- Almeida, Juan Pablo, et al.
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Phosphorus regulates ectomycorrhizal fungi biomass production in a Norway spruce forest
- 2023
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In: Biogeosciences. - : Copernicus Publications. - 1726-4170 .- 1726-4189. ; 20:7, s. 1443-1458
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are important components of soil microbial communities, and EMF biomass can potentially increase carbon (C) stocks by accumulating in the soils as necromass and producing recalcitrant structures. EMF growth depends on the C allocated belowground by the host trees, and the nutrient limitation on tree growth is expected to influence this allocation. Therefore, studying EMF production and understanding the factors that regulates it in natural soils are important to understand C cycling in forests.Fungal mycelium collected from ingrowth mesh bags is commonly used to estimate EMF biomass, but these measurements might not reflect the total EMF production since turnover rates of the hyphae are not considered. Here we estimated EMF production and turnover in response to P fertilization (applied as superphosphate) in a Norway spruce forest where nitrogen (N) deposition has resulted in phosphorus (P) limitation of plant production by using a combination of mesh bags with different incubation periods and with Bayesian inferences. To test how localized patches of N and P influence EMF production and turnover we amended some bags with a nitrogen source (methylene urea) or P source (apatite). Additionally, the Bayesian model tested the effect of seasonality (time of mesh-bag harvesting) on EMF production and turnover.We found that turnover of EMF was not affected by P fertilization or mesh-bag amendment. P fertilization had a negative effect on EMF production in all the mesh-bag amendments, suggesting a reduced belowground C allocation to the EMF when P limitation is alleviated. Apatite amendment significantly increased EMF biomass production in comparison with the pure quartz bags in the control plots but not in the P-fertilized plots. This indicates that P-rich patches enhance EMF production in P-limited forests, but not when P is not limiting. Urea amendment had a generally positive effect on EMF production, but this was significantly reduced by P fertilization, suggesting that a decrease in EMF production due to the alleviated P limitation will affect N foraging. Seasonality had a significant effect on EMF production, and the differences registered between the treatments were higher during the warmer months and disappeared at the end of the growing season.Many studies highlight the importance of N for regulating belowground C allocation to EMF in northern coniferous forests, but here we show that the P status of the forest can be equally important for belowground carbon allocation to EMF production in areas with high N deposition.
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- Arnesson, Matilda, 1988, et al.
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Residential vibration exposure from railway traffic in Sweden
- 2016
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In: Proceedings of the INTER-NOISE 2016 - 45th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering: Towards a Quieter Future. ; , s. 2131-2137
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Ground borne vibrations generated by train passages cause annoyance and sleep disturbance when the vibration velocity is too high in dwellings close to railway lines. In order to estimate how many people that are exposed to certain vibration velocities from railway traffic in Sweden, data almost 3 000 measurements of vibration have been used and classified according to geology at the receiving building and at the point on the railway line closest to the receiver. For 7 classes of geology the measurement results at the building foundation was used to estimate a simplified mathematical model, and by using 575 measurements of responses from foundation to indoor vibration velocity the weighted indoor levels could be predicted. Based on geological maps and a database of all properties close to railways the total number of exposed individuals in Sweden could be estimated. The results show that approximately 14 000 people are exposed to an rms-weighted maximum vibration velocity of 1.0 mm/s in their home in Sweden, which is about 65 percent higher than previous estimates.
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- Bahr, Adam, et al.
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Growth of ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelium along a Norway spruce forest nitrogen deposition gradient and its effect on nitrogen leakage
- 2013
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In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. - : Elsevier BV. - 0038-0717 .- 1879-3428. ; 59, s. 38-48
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Almost all boreal and temperate forest tree species live in symbiosis with ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF); the trees transfer carbon (C) to the fungi in exchange for nutrients and water. Several studies have shown that experimental application of inorganic nitrogen (N) represses production of EMF extramatrical mycelia (EMM), but studies along N deposition gradients are underrepresented. Other environmental variables than N may influence EMM production and in this study we included 29 thoroughly monitored Norway spruce stands from a large geographical region in Sweden in order to evaluate the importance of N deposition on EMM growth and N leaching in a broader context. It was concluded that N deposition was the most important factor controlling EMM production and that the amounts typically deposited in boreal and boreo-nemoral regions can be sufficient to reduce EMM growth. Other factors, such as phosphorus status and pH, were also correlated with EMM production and should be considered when predicting EMM growth and N leaching. We also showed that EMM production substantially contributed to the C sequestration (320 kg ha(-1) yr(-1)), suggesting that it should be included in C cycle modelling. Furthermore, EMF are probably important for the N retention capacity since high N leaching coincided with low EMM growth. However, it was not possible to differentiate between the effects of EMF and the direct effect of N deposition on N leaching in the present study.
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- Baskaran, Preetisri, et al.
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Nitrogen dynamics of decomposing Scots pine needle litter depends on colonizing fungal species
- 2019
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In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology. - : Oxford University Press. - 0168-6496 .- 1574-6941. ; 95:6
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In boreal ecosystems plant production is often limited by low availability of nitrogen. Nitrogen retention in below-ground organic pools plays an important role in restricting recirculation to plants and thereby hampers forest production. Saprotrophic fungi are commonly assigned to different decomposer strategies, but how these relate to nitrogen cycling remains to be understood. Decomposition of Scots pine needle litter was studied in axenic microcosms with the ligninolytic litter decomposing basidiomycete Gymnopus androsaceus or the stress tolerant ascomycete Chalara longipes. Changes in chemical composition were followed by 13C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy and nitrogen dynamics was assessed by the addition of a 15N tracer. Decomposition by C. longipes resulted in nitrogen retention in non-hydrolysable organic matter, enriched in aromatic and alkylic compounds, whereas the ligninolytic G. androsaceus was able to access this pool, counteracting nitrogen retention. Our observations suggest that differences in decomposing strategies between fungal species play an important role in regulating nitrogen retention and release during litter decomposition, implying that fungal community composition may impact nitrogen cycling at the ecosystem level.
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- Berglund, Linnea, et al.
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Carbon and nitrogen transfer in leaf litter mixtures
- 2013
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In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. - : Elsevier BV. - 0038-0717 .- 1879-3428. ; 57, s. 341-348
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The decomposition rate of litter mixtures can differ from that expected on the basis of the decomposition rate of the individual components. This difference may be linked to nitrogen (N) transfer from high-N to low-N components. Transfer of N is probably also associated with transfer of C, but the extent and direction of this C transfer are unknown. This study examined transfer and loss in laboratory microcosms of C and N from two mixed litter species (Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris L and maize, Zea mays L), which have natural isotopic differences in C-13. Half the material was N-15-labelled and the plants were fertilised or unfertilised. Substantial bidirectional transfer of C and N occurred between the litters, with net transfer of C from pine to maize litter and net transfer of N from high-N to low-N litter. Mixtures of fertilised and unfertilised plant litter showed higher than expected C losses and net transfer of N. Mixtures with litters from the same fertilisation treatment had small or insignificant net transfer of N and their C losses did not differ from values estimated using the decomposition rates of the pure litters.
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- Björk, Robert G., 1974, et al.
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Climate-related soil changes in tundra ecosystems at Latnjajaure, northern Sweden – an ITEX-IPY project
- 2010
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In: International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- During the 90'ies, the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) was established as a leading project in arctic and alpine ecology, and has become a model for many later network establishments. The present study capitalizes on the early efforts of ITEX and aims at assessing ecosystem changes in the alpine areas of northern Sweden above timberline, i.e. the tundra, in relation to global change. By using the "old" ITEX plots established during the early years of the program we have measured ecosystem respiration (ER), the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, and nitrogen (N) mineralization over the growing season. In addition, have soil samples been taken to quantify changes in the carbon (C) and N pool, including 13C and 15N. After 12 to 15 years of open top chamber (OTC) treatment no statistical effect was found on the soil temperature (10 cm soil depth), although the was an overall increase in all OTC by +0.2°C. However, the soil moisture decreased significantly by 3-14%, depending on plant community, in the OTCs compared to ambient conditions. Preliminary, there was a 20-37% non-significant higher mean ER in the OTC compared to the ambient plots over the growing season. Furthermore, the OTC treatment did not affect the growing season mineralization of inorganic N, or total C and N content of the soil. The stable isotope data showed both enrichment and depletion as a consequence of the OTC treatment, but no general pattern was discerned. Thus, this non-significant higher ER is most likely of plant origin than soil, as the plant standing biomass has increased in the OTCs. This study does not support the current consensus that tundra soils will alter their C and N dynamics in response to climate change.
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- Björk, Robert G., 1974, et al.
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Extramatrical mycelia production and turnover in two drained Norway spruce forests
- 2010
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In: 1st COST meeting ‘Belowground carbon in Europeanforest’, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, 26–28 January 2010..
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Root systems form important associations with fungi, so called mycorrhiza, which in spruce forests are dominated by ectomycorrhiza. Ectomycorrhizal fungi is functionally important in water and nutrient capture, and therefore probably have major influence on the overall ecosystem functioning. In addition to transferring water and nutrient to its host plant the fungus receive photosynthetic C. The extramatrical mycelium (EMM) is thereby an important sink for carbon in boreal forests, but estimation of the actual EMM production is rare. The objective was to quantify the annual and seasonal production and turnover of EMM in two drained coniferous soils. The study was conducted in two Norway spruce stands at Skogaryd Research Forest, southwest Sweden. One of the sites was a mineral soil (“the mineral site”), with high organic content, and affor-ested in 1962. The other site was a peat soil of minerotrophic origin (“the peat site”), drained in the 1870s and afforested in 1951. In-growth tubes (10-20 cm long) were used to estimate EMM production and turnover through sequential harvesting during 2007-2009. Preliminary results show a higher EMM production at the mineral site than at the peat site. At the peat site the annual EMM production varied largely between years, 0.1-10.1 gdw m-2 (no annual data are currently available for the mineral site). Interestingly, a significant EMM production from December to 15th of June at the mineral site was found, most likely occurring during late May-early June. How-ever, the major EMM production (21-53 mg m-2 d-1) occurred mid-August to mid-September at both sites. It was not possible to calculate an EMM turnover the first two years due to the large spatial vari-ability. Our study suggests that high EMM production coincides with fine root production, and can equal one-fourth of belowground production. However, the large spatial variability in EMM production accentuates the need to increase within sub-site replication.
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- Björk, Robert G., 1974, et al.
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Long-term warming effects on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in tundra soils
- 2012
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In: 20th Anniversary ITEX Workshop, El Paso, USA, 17–21 January 2012.
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- During IPY 2008 we used the ITEX experiment in Latnjajaure (northern Sweden), established during the early years of the program, to investigate long-term warming effects on ecosystem respiration (ER), carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pool (including d13C and d15N), soil organic C (SOC) chemical composition, and N mineralization among plant communities. After 12 to 15 years of open top chamber (OTC) treatment no statistical effect was found on the soil temperature (10 cm soil depth), although the was an overall increase in all OTC by +0.2°C. However, the soil moisture decreased significantly by 3-14%, depending on plant community, in the OTCs compared to ambient conditions. Preliminary, there was a 19-61% non-significant increase in annual growing season ER in the OTC compared to the ambient plots over the growing season. The were distinct differences in the SOM functional composition among plant communities with c 10% more O-alkyls stored in tussock tundra than in dry meadow. The OTCs did not consistently alter the SOM composition among the vegetation types but clearly showed a trend for reduced aliphatic and O-alkyl C in the OTCs suggesting increased decomposition (or reduced inputs) of these compounds. Thus, the non-significantly higher ER may in some communities be of plant origin linked to greater plant biomass in the OTCs, and in other (e.g. tussock tundra) from increased decomposition rates. In conclusion, this study showed that 12-15 years of OTC treatment had a modest effects impact C and N dynamics in tundra soils specific to distinct plant communities.
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- Björk, Robert G., 1974, et al.
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Root biomass distribution and morphology in Norway spruce forests on drained organic soils: root system variation in d13C and d15N
- 2010
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In: 1st COST meeting ‘Belowground carbon in Europeanforest’, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, 26–28 January 2010..
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Little is known about the distribution and morphology of fine roots in organic soils. Organic soils are typical features of northern Europe, covering over 250 000 km2, and in the recent century, 1/3 of the pristine peatlands have been drained for forestry and large areas of peatlands used for agriculture have been afforested. The aim of the present study was to investigate how fine root distribution, mor-phology, and 13C/15N differed between two fertile drained and forested organic soils. The study was conducted in two Norway spruce stands at the Skogaryd Research Forest, in south-west Sweden. One of the sites was a mineral soil (“the mineral site”) with high organic content that had been under agricultural use since the 15th century, and was afforested in 1962. The other site was a peat soil of minerotrophic origin (“the peat site”) that was used for extensive grazing from the 1800s to the 1870s, used for crop production after the drainage in the 1870s and afforested in 1951. Root biomass and necromass were estimated using soil cores, to a depth of 40 cm. Washed roots were scanned and sorted into five diameter classes, and analysed for 13C and 15N. There was a distinct difference in fine root morphology between the two sites, with longer and thinner roots at the peat site. Despite this, no significant differences in total root biomass or biomass-to-necromass ratio between the sites were found. At the peat site, the fine roots were en-riched in 15N by 1-1.5‰ compared to the mineral site, and had consistently lower C/N within the root classes. The mineral site, which is the less fertile of the sites, produced shorter and thicker roots, and more extensive extramatrical mycelia. Thus, one possibility is that the trees at the mineral site invest more in their mycorrhizal symbiont instead of exploring the soil environment themselves.
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- Boberg, Johanna, et al.
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Nitrogen and Carbon Reallocation in Fungal Mycelia during Decomposition of Boreal Forest Litter
- 2014
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In: PLOS ONE. - : Public Library of Science. - 1932-6203. ; 9:3, s. e92897-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Boreal forests are characterized by spatially heterogeneous soils with low N availability. The decomposition of coniferous litter in these systems is primarily performed by basidiomycete fungi, which often form large mycelia with a well-developed capacity to reallocate resources spatially-an advantageous trait in heterogeneous environments. In axenic microcosm systems we tested whether fungi increase their biomass production by reallocating N between Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) needles at different stages of decomposition. We estimated fungal biomass production by analysing the accumulation of the fungal cell wall compound chitin. Monospecific systems were compared with systems with interspecific interactions. We found that the fungi reallocated assimilated N and mycelial growth away from well-degraded litter towards fresh litter components. This redistribution was accompanied by reduced decomposition of older litter. Interconnection of substrates increased over-all fungal C use efficiency (i.e. the allocation of assimilated C to biomass rather than respiration), presumably by enabling fungal translocation of growth-limiting N to litter with higher C quality. Fungal connection between different substrates also restricted N-mineralization and production of dissolved organic N, suggesting that litter saprotrophs in boreal forest ecosystems primarily act to redistribute rather than release N. This spatial integration of different resource qualities was hindered by interspecific interactions, in which litters of contrasting quality were colonised by two different basidiomycete species. The experiments provide a detailed picture of how resource reallocation in two decomposer fungi leads to a more efficient utilisation of spatially separated resources under N-limitation. From an ecosystem point of view, such economic fungal behaviour could potentially contribute to organic matter accumulation in the litter layers of boreal forests.
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- Boström, Björn, 1975-
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Achieving carbon isotope mass balance in northern forest soils, soil respiration and fungi
- 2008
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Northern forests contain a large part of the global terrestrial carbon pool and it is unclear whether they will be sinks or sources for atmospheric carbon if the climate warms as predicted. Stable isotope techniques provide unique tools to study the carbon cycle at different scales but the interpretation of the isotope data is impaired by our inability to close the carbon isotope mass balance of ecosystems. This involves the paradox that the soil organic matter becomes increasingly 13C-enriched with increasing soil depth relative to the carbon input, plant litter, at the same time as soil respiration, the major carbon outflow from the soil, and fungi, organisms dependent on plant derived carbon, both are relatively 13C-enriched. I have determined the δ13C of the respired CO2 and the organic matter from different ecosystem components in a Norway spruce forest aiming at finding an explanation to the observed carbon isotope pattern. In the first study the soil surface respiration rate and isotopic composition was found to be governed by aboveground weather conditions the preceding 1-6 days. This suggests there is a fast flux of recent photosynthates to root respiration. In the second study I compared the respired CO2 from decomposition with the δ13C of the root free soil organic matter sampled from the litter layer down to 50 cm depth. Discrimination against 13C during respiration could not explain the 13C enrichment of soil organic matter with depth because the δ13C of the respired CO2 became increasingly 13C-enriched relative to the organic matter with soil depth. However, ~1.5‰ of the 2‰ 13C-gradient could be explained by the 13C depletion of atmospheric CO2 that has proceeded since the beginning of the 18th century due to the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. The remaining shift was hypothesized to be due to a belowground contribution of 13C-enriched ectomycorrhizal derived carbon. In the third study I compared the δ13C of respired CO2 and sporocarps of ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi sampled in the spruce forest. The δ13C of respired CO2 and sporocarps were positively correlated and the differences in δ13C between CO2 and sporocarps were small, <±1‰ in nine out of 16 species, although three out of six species of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes respired 13C-enriched CO2 (up to 1.6‰), whereas three out of five species of polypores respired 13C-depleted CO2 (up to 1.7‰; P<0.05). Loss of 13C-depleted CO2 may have enriched the biomass of some fungal species in 13C. However, the consistent 13C enrichment of fungal sporocarps and respired CO2 relative to the plant materials implies that other processes must be found to explain the consistent 13C-enrichment of fungal biomass compared to plant materials. In the final study, compound specific stable isotope analyses provided further evidence for the hypothesis that the biomass of ectomycorrhizal fungi are 13C-enriched relative to host biomass because the carbon provided by the host is 13C-enriched Furthermore, ectomycorrhizal fungi showed lower average δ13C values of metabolites than saprotrophs which gives further support for the so-called saprotrophic-mycorrhizal divide. I conclude that a belowground allocation of 13C-enriched carbon to ectomycorrhizal fungi closes the carbon isotope mass balance in boreal and temperate forest soils and explains the 13C-enriched soil respiration.
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- Boström, Björn, et al.
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Can isotopic fractionation during respiration explain the 13C-enriched sporocarps of ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi?
- 2008
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In: New Phytologist. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. - 0028-646X .- 1469-8137. ; 177:4, s. 1012-1019
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- • The mechanism behind the 13C enrichment of fungi relative to plant materials is unclear and constrains the use of stable isotopes in studies of the carbon cycle in soils.• Here, we examined whether isotopic fractionation during respiration contributes to this pattern by comparing δ13C signatures of respired CO2, sporocarps and their associated plant materials, from 16 species of ectomycorrhizal or saprotrophic fungi collected in a Norway spruce forest.• The isotopic composition of respired CO2 and sporocarps was positively correlated. The differences in δ13C between CO2 and sporocarps were generally small, < ±1‰ in nine out of 16 species, and the average shift for all investigated species was 0.04‰. However, when fungal groups were analysed separately, three out of six species of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes respired 13C-enriched CO2 (up to 1.6‰), whereas three out of five species of polypores respired 13C-depleted CO2 (up to 1.7‰; P < 0.05). The CO2 and sporocarps were always 13C-enriched compared with wood, litter or roots.• Loss of 13C-depleted CO2 may have enriched some species in 13C. However, that the CO2 was consistently 13C-enriched compared with plant materials implies that other processes must be found to explain the consistent 13C-enrichment of fungal biomass compared with plant materials.
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- Boström, Björn, et al.
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Isotope fractionation and 13C enrichment in soil profiles during the decomposition of soil organic matter
- 2007
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In: Oecologia. - Berlin : Springer. - 0029-8549 .- 1432-1939. ; 153:1, s. 89-98
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The mechanisms behind the 13C enrichment of organic matter with increasing soil depth in forests are unclear. To determine if 13C discrimination during respiration could contribute to this pattern, we compared d13C signatures of respired CO2 from sieved mineral soil, litter layer and litterfall with measurements of d13C and d15N of mineral soil, litter layer, litterfall, roots and fungal mycelia sampled from a 68-year-old Norway spruce forest stand planted on previously cultivated land. Because the land was subjected to ploughing before establishment of the forest stand, shifts in d13C in the top 20 cm reflect processes that have been active since the beginning of the reforestation process. As 13C-depleted organic matter accumulated in the upper soil, a 1.0 o/oo d13C gradient from –28.5 o/oo in the litter layer to –27.6 o/oo at a depth of 2–6 cm was formed. This can be explained by the 1 o/oo drop in d13C of atmospheric CO2 since the beginning of reforestation together with the mixing of new C (forest) and old C (farmland). However, the isotopic change of the atmospheric CO2 explains only a portion of the additional 1.0& increase in d13C below a depth of 20 cm. The d13C of the respired CO2 was similar to that of the organic matter in the upper soil layers but became increasingly 13C enriched with depth, up to 2.5 o/oo relative to the organic matter. We hypothesise that this 13C enrichment of the CO2 as well as the residual increase in d13C of the organic matter below a soil depth of 20 cm results from the increased contribution of 13C-enriched microbially derived C with depth. Our results suggest that 13C discrimination during microbial respiration does not contribute to the 13C enrichment of organic matter in soils. We therefore recommend that these results should be taken into consideration when natural variations in d13C of respired CO2 are used to separate different components of soil respiration or ecosystem respiration.
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- Comstedt, Daniel, et al.
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Autotrophic and heterotrophic soil respiration in a Norway spruce forest : estimating the root decomposition and soil moisture effects in a trenching experiment
- 2011
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In: Biogeochemistry. - : Springer. - 0168-2563 .- 1573-515X. ; 104:1-3, s. 121-132
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The two components of soil respiration, autotrophic respiration (from roots, mycorrhizal hyphae and associated microbes) and heterotrophic respiration (from decomposers), was separated in a root trenching experiment in a Norway spruce forest. In June 2003, cylinders (29.7 cm diameter) were inserted to 50 cm soil depth and respiration was measured both outside (control) and inside the trenched areas. The potential problems associated with the trenching treatment, increased decomposition of roots and ectomycorrhizal mycelia and changed soil moisture conditions, were handled by empirical modelling. The model was calibrated with respiration, moisture and temperature data of 2004 from the trenched plots as a training set. We estimate that over the first 5 months after the trenching, 45% of respiration from the trenched plots was an artefact of the treatment. Of this, 29% was a water difference effect and 16% resulted from root and mycelia decomposition. Autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration contributed to about 50% each of total soil respiration in the control plots averaged over the two growing seasons. We show that the potential problems with the trenching, decomposing roots and mycelia and soil moisture effects, can be handled by a modelling approach, which is an alternative to the sequential root harvesting technique.
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- Comstedt, Daniel, 1976-
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Explaining temporal variations in soil respiration rates and delta13C in coniferous forest ecosystems
- 2008
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Soils of Northern Hemisphere forests contain a large part of the global terrestrial carbon (C) pool. Even small changes in this pool can have large impact on atmospheric [CO2] and the global climate. Soil respiration is the largest terrestrial C flux to the atmosphere and can be divided into autotrophic (from roots, mycorrhizal hyphae and associated microbes) and heterotrophic (from decomposers of organic material) respiration. It is therefore crucial to establish how the two components will respond to changing environmental factors. In this thesis I studied the effect of elevated atmospheric [CO2] (+340 ppm, 13C-depleted) and elevated air temperature (2.8-3.5 oC) on soil respiration in a whole-tree chamber (WTC) experiment conducted in a boreal Norway spruce forest. In another spruce forest I used multivariate modelling to establish the link between day-to-day variations in soil respiration rates and its δ13C, and above and below ground abiotic conditions. In both forests, variation in δ13C was used as a marker for autotrophic respiration. A trenching experiment was conducted in the latter forest in order to separate the two components of soil respiration. The potential problems associated with the trenching, increased root decomposition and changed soil moisture conditions were handled by empirical modelling. The WTC experiment showed that elevated [CO2] but not temperature resulted in 48 to 62% increased soil respiration rates. The CO2-induced increase was in absolute numbers relatively insensitive to seasonal changes in soil temperature and data on δ13C suggest it mostly resulted from increased autotrophic respiration. From the multivariate modelling we observed a strong link between weather (air temperature and vapour pressure deficit) and the day-to-day variation of soil respiration rate and its δ13C. However, the tightness of the link was dependent on good weather for up to a week before the respiration sampling. Changes in soil respiration rates showed a lag to weather conditions of 2-4 days, which was 1-3 days shorter than for the δ13C signal. We hypothesised to be due to pressure concentration waves moving in the phloem at higher rates than the solute itself (i.e., the δ13C–label). Results from the empirical modelling in the trenching experiment show that autotrophic respiration contributed to about 50% of total soil respiration, had a great day-to-day variation and was correlated to total soil respiration while not to soil temperature or soil moisture. Over the first five months after the trenching, an estimated 45% of respiration from the trenched plots was an artefact of the treatment. Of this, 29% was a water difference effect and 16% resulted from root decomposition. In conclusion, elevated [CO2] caused an increased C flux to the roots but this C was rapidly respired and has probably not caused changes in the C stored in root biomass or in soil organic matter in this N-limited forest. Autotrophic respiration seems to be strongly influenced by the availability of newly produced substrates and rather insensitive to changes in soil temperature. Root trenching artefacts can be compensated for by empirical modelling, an alternative to the sequential root harvesting technique.
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- Dawes, Melissa A., et al.
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An alpine treeline in a carbon dioxide-rich world : synthesis of a nine-year free-air carbon dioxide enrichment study
- 2013
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In: Oecologia. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0029-8549 .- 1432-1939. ; 171:3, s. 623-637
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We evaluated the impacts of elevated CO2 in a treeline ecosystem in the Swiss Alps in a 9-year free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) study. We present new data and synthesize plant and soil results from the entire experimental period. Light-saturated photosynthesis (A max) of ca. 35-year-old Larix decidua and Pinus uncinata was stimulated by elevated CO2 throughout the experiment. Slight down-regulation of photosynthesis in Pinus was consistent with starch accumulation in needle tissue. Above-ground growth responses differed between tree species, with a 33 % mean annual stimulation in Larix but no response in Pinus. Species-specific CO2 responses also occurred for abundant dwarf shrub species in the understorey, where Vaccinium myrtillus showed a sustained shoot growth enhancement (+11 %) that was not apparent for Vaccinium gaultherioides or Empetrum hermaphroditum. Below ground, CO2 enrichment did not stimulate fine root or mycorrhizal mycelium growth, but increased CO2 effluxes from the soil (+24 %) indicated that enhanced C assimilation was partially offset by greater respiratory losses. The dissolved organic C (DOC) concentration in soil solutions was consistently higher under elevated CO2 (+14 %), suggesting accelerated soil organic matter turnover. CO2 enrichment hardly affected the C–N balance in plants and soil, with unaltered soil total or mineral N concentrations and little impact on plant leaf N concentration or the stable N isotope ratio. Sustained differences in plant species growth responses suggest future shifts in species composition with atmospheric change. Consistently increased C fixation, soil respiration and DOC production over 9 years of CO2 enrichment provide clear evidence for accelerated C cycling with no apparent consequences on the N cycle in this treeline ecosystem.
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- Deckmyn, G., et al.
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Simulating ectomycorrhizal fungi and their role in carbon and nitrogen cycling in forest ecosystems
- 2014
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In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. - : Canadian Science Publishing. - 0045-5067 .- 1208-6037. ; 44:6, s. 535-553
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Although ectomycorrhizal fungi play an important role in forest ecosystem functioning, they are usually not included in forest growth or ecosystem models. Simulation is hampered by two main issues: a lack of understanding of the ecological functioning of the ectomycorrhizal fungi and a lack of adequate basic data for parameterization and validation. Concerning these issues, much progress has been made during the past few years, but this information has not found its way into the forest and soil models. In this paper, state-of-the-art insight into ectomycorrhizal functioning and basic values are described in a manner transparent to nonspecialists and modelers, together with the existing models and model strategies. As such, this paper can be the starting point and the motivator to include ectomycorrhizal fungi into existing soil and forest ecosystem models.
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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Analysis of delta C-13 of CO2 distinguishes between microbial respiration of added C-4-sucrose and other soil respiration in a C-3-ecosystem
- 2000
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In: Plant and Soil. - 0032-079X .- 1573-5036. ; 219:1-2, s. 197-209
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The main aim of this study was to test various hypotheses regarding the changes in δ13C of emitted CO2 that follow the addition of C4-sucrose to the soil of a C3-ecosystem. It forms part of an experimental series designed to assess whether or not the contributions from C3-respiration (root and microbial) and C4-respiration (microbial) to total soil respiration can be calculated from such changes. A series of five experiments, three on sieved (root-free) mor-layer material, and two in the field with intact mor-layer (and consequently with active roots), were performed. Both in the experiments on sieved mor-layer and the field experiments, we found a C4-sucrose-induced increase in C3-respiration that accounted for between 30% and 40% of the respiration increase 1 h after sucrose addition. When the course of C3-, C4- and total respiration was followed in sieved material over four days following addition of C4-sucrose, the initially increased respiration of C3-C was transient, passing within less than 24 h. In a separate pot experiment, neither ectomycorrhizal Pinus sylvestrisL. roots nor non-mycorrhizal roots of this species showed respiratory changes in response to exogenous sucrose. No shift in the δ13C of the evolved CO2 after adding C3-sucrose to sieved mor-layer material was found, confirming that the sucrose-induced increase in respiration of endogenous C was not an artefact of discrimination against 13C during respiration. Furthermore, we conclude that the C4-sucrose induced transient increase in C3-respiration is most likely the result of accelerated turnover of C in the microbial biomass. Thus, neither respiration of mycorrhizal roots, nor processes discriminating against δ13C were likely sources of error in the field. The estimated δ13C of evolved soil CO2 in three field experiments lay between −25.2‰ and −23.6‰. The study shows that we can distinguish between CO2 evolved from microbial mineralisation of added C4-sucrose, and CO2 evolved from endogenous carbon sources (roots and microbial respiration).
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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C-13-discrimination during microbial respiration of added C-3-, C-4- and C-13-labelled sugars to a C-3-forest soil
- 2002
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In: Oecologia. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0029-8549 .- 1432-1939. ; 131:2, s. 245-249
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We tested whether 13C-discrimination during microbial respiration, or during CO2 sampling in the field, can explain changes observed in the δ13C of emitted CO2 that follow the addition of C4-sucrose, as a microbial substrate, to the soil of a C3-ecosystem. We approached this problem by adding C3-glucose (δ13C=–23.4‰), C4-sucrose (–10.8‰) or 13C-labelled glucose (103.7‰) to the intact mor layer, the upper organic soil (–26.5‰, bulk soil organic matter), of a boreal Pinus sylvestris L. forest. If 13C-discrimination is significant, it should generate illusory differences in the calculated contributions from the added C and endogenous C3-C to total soil respiration, when C4-sucrose or 13C-labelled glucose is added. Further, if discrimination occurs, we should also be able to detect a shift in the δ13C of respired CO2 after the addition of C3-glucose. The addition of the three sugar solutions gave similar increases in soil respiration (up to a doubling 1 h after the additions), while the addition of water gave no increase in respiration. There was no change in δ13C of the emitted CO2 after additions of H2O or C3-glucose. In contrast, the addition of C4-sucrose and 13C-labelled glucose gave δ13C values of evolved CO2 that were 4.5‰ and 30.3‰ higher than the pre-sugar values, respectively. The calculated respiration rates of the added carbon sources, C4-C or 13C-labelled C, were very similar. Also, we found very similar sugar-induced increases in respiration of endogenous C3-C in the plots supplied with C4-sucrose and 13C-labelled glucose, accounting for about 50% of the total increase in respiration 1 h after addition. Our results confirm that any microbial 13C-discrimination during respiration is minor.
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- Ekblad, Alf, et al.
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Chitin and ergosterol combined to measure total and living fungal biomass in ectomycorrhizas
- 1998
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In: New Phytologist. - : Wiley. - 0028-646X .- 1469-8137. ; 138:1, s. 143-149
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We have studied the chitin and ergosterol contents of ectomycorrhizal roots in three sets of experiments to evaluate them as indicators of fungal biomass. The first set of experiments showed that ageing had a marked effect on ergosterol concentrations. The ergosterol content of 7-month-old, brown, shrunken Pinus sylvestris L.–Paxillus involutus (Fr.) Fr. mycorrhizas was found to be only 10% of that found in white, turgid, 1- or 4-month-old specimens. This supports the hypothesis that the compound is a good indicator of living fungal biomass. Ageing had a lesser effect on chitin concentrations since the chitin levels found in 7-month-old mycorrhizas were still 60% of the levels found in 1- and 4-month-old specimens.Consequently, the chitin∶ergosterol ratio increased from about 14 to 19 in 1- and 4-month-old mycorrhizas respectively to about 110 in 7-month-old mycorrhizas. In the second set of experiments, we found that variation in plant growth had no effect on the chitin∶ergosterol ratio in whole root systems of either Alnus incana (L.) Moench or Pinus sylvestris mycorrhizal with Paxillus involutus. In the third set of experiments, we found a constant relationship between the two marker concentrations in 10-month-old root systems of Pinus sylvestris, regardless of fungal species involved, using Paxillus involutus, Piloderma croceum Erikss. & Hjorts and Suillus variegatus (Fr.) O. Kuntze as test organisms. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that both chitin and ergosterol give reliable, but different, relative measures of fungal biomass in mycorrhizal roots. Furthermore, we demonstrate that, in combination, the two chemical markers can be used to estimate both total and living fungal biomass (derived from the chitin∶ergosterol ratio).
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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Day-to-day variation in nitrogenase activity of alnus-incana explained by weather variables : a multivariate time-series analysis
- 1994
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In: Plant, Cell and Environment. - : Wiley. - 0140-7791 .- 1365-3040. ; 17:3, s. 319-325
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A modelling system is described that indicates the extent to which day-to-day variations in nitrogenase activity in young Alnus incana (L.) Moench, grown in defined conditions in the field, may be affected by weather conditions both during and prior to the day of measurement. Nitrogenase activity (acetylene reduction activity, ARA) was measured weekly on intact field-grown grey alder (A. incana) plants, 0.15–0.42 m tall at planting, nodulated with Frankia. The measurements were done at noon on two groups of plants in 1987 and on two other groups in 1988. Each group was made up of five or six plants. Seven weather variables: daily sunshine hours, daily mean, maximum and minimum air temperature, daily mean and 1300 h relative humidity, and daily rainfall were used. The relation between log(ARA/leaf area) and the weather variables were analysed using a PLS model (partial least squares projection to latent structures). The advantage of PLS is that it can handle x-variables that are correlated. Data from 1987 were chosen as a training set. Multivariate PLS time series analysis was made by adding, in a stepwise manner, the weather data up to 5 d before the day of measurement. This procedure gave six models with n * 7 x-variables (n= 1–6). With the models from the time series analysis of 1987 data, true predictions of ARA per leaf area were made from weather data 1988 (test set 1) and from ‘early-season’ weather data from 1987 and 1988 (test set 2). The variation in ARA/leaf area could be predicted from the weather conditions. The predictions of the two test sets improved when the weather conditions one and two days before the day of measurements were added to the model. The further addition of weather data from 3 to 5 d before the day of measurement did not improve the model. The good predictions of ARA/leaf area show that the alders responded to the variable weather conditions in the same way in 1988 as in 1987, despite the ten-fold difference in size (leaf area) at the end of the growing season. Among the weather variables, air temperature and the daily sunshine hours were positively correlated to ARA, while relative air humidity and rainfall were negatively correlated to ARA. The daily minimum temperature and rainfall appeared to have least impact on ARA. By use of PLS, we could extract information out of a data set containing highly correlated x-variables, information that is non-accessible with conventional statistical tools such as multiple regression. When making measurements of nitrogenase activities under field conditions, we propose that attention should be paid to the weather conditions on the days preceding the day of measurement. The day-to-day variation in nitrogenase activity is discussed with reference to known effects of stress factors under controlled conditions.
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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Deforestation releases old carbon
- 2019
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In: Nature Geoscience. - : Nature Publishing Group. - 1752-0894 .- 1752-0908. ; 12:7, s. 499-500
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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Determination of chitin in fungi and mycorrhizal roots by an improved HPLC analysis of glucosamine
- 1996
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In: Plant and Soil. - 0032-079X .- 1573-5036. ; 178:1, s. 29-35
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A method to measure chitin content in fungi and ectomycorrhizal roots with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was developed. Measurements of fluorescence of 9-fluorenylmethylchloroformate (FMOC-CI) derivatives of glucosamine were made on acid hydrolysates of pure chitin, chitin-root mixtures and fungal-root mixtures. The method was applied on 5 isolates of ectomycorrhizal fungi, and ectomycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Pinus sylvestris roots. Interference from amino acids was removed by pre-treatment of samples with 0.2 N NaOH. This pre-treatment did not reduce the recovery of chitin, nor did plant material affect the recovery of chitin. The HPLC method was compared with a colorimetric chitin-method by measurements on root-fungal mixtures, with known fungal content. The HPLC method gave estimates of fungal biomass which were equal to the expected while the colorimetric method showed values significantly (p<0.001) lower than the expected. The present chitin method offers a sensitive and specific tool for the quantification of chitin in fungi and in ectomycorrhizal roots.
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- Ekblad, Alf, et al.
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Determination of Soil Respiration rates and d13C in situ using a spectroscopic Picarro G1101-i instrument
- 2010
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In: Geophysical Research Abstracts. - 1607-7962. ; 12
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Variation in the d13C-signature of soil respiration can be used as a tracer in ecological research. Up until now, isotopic determinations have mainly been performed by gas sampling and expensive and complex laboratory IRMS analyses. Recently, user friendly, portable and less expensive spectroscopic instruments have become available on the market. However, if these instruments give reliable data in dynamic systems under highly variable temperatures and air humidity conditions is unknown. In this talk we will present results from the first summer of tests of the use of a Picarro G1101-i cavity ringdown spectroscopy instrument (size 43 x 25 x 59 cm; 26.3 kg) to determine the d13C of soil respiration in various systems.
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- Ekblad, Alf, et al.
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Forest soil respiration rate and d13C is regulated by recent above ground weather conditions
- 2005
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In: Oecologia. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0029-8549 .- 1432-1939. ; 143:1, s. 136-142
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Soil respiration, a key component of the global carbon cycle, is a major source of uncertainty when estimating terrestrial carbon budgets at ecosystem and higher levels. Rates of soil and root respiration are assumed to be dependent on soil temperature and soil moisture yet these factors often barely explain half the seasonal variation in soil respiration. We here found that soil moisture (range 16.5-27.6% of dry weight) and soil temperature (range 8-17.5 degrees C) together explained 55% of the variance (cross-validated explained variance; Q2) in soil respiration rate (range 1.0-3.4 micromol C m(-2) s(-1)) in a Norway spruce (Picea abies) forest. We hypothesised that this was due to that the two components of soil respiration, root respiration and decomposition, are governed by different factors. We therefore applied PLS (partial least squares regression) multivariate modelling in which we, together with below ground temperature and soil moisture, used the recent above ground air temperature and air humidity (vapour pressure deficit, VPD) conditions as x-variables. We found that air temperature and VPD data collected 1-4 days before respiration measurements explained 86% of the seasonal variation in the rate of soil respiration. The addition of soil moisture and soil temperature to the PLS-models increased the Q2 to 93%. delta13C analysis of soil respiration supported the hypotheses that there was a fast flux of photosynthates to root respiration and a dependence on recent above ground weather conditions. Taken together, our results suggest that shoot activities the preceding 1-6 days influence, to a large degree, the rate of root and soil respiration. We propose this above ground influence on soil respiration to be proportionally largest in the middle of the growing season and in situations when there is large day-to-day shifts in the above ground weather conditions. During such conditions soil temperature may not exert the major control on root respiration.
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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Fungal biomass in roots and extramatrical mycelium in relation to macronutrients and plant biomass of ectomycorrhizal Pinus sylvestris and Alnus incana
- 1995
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In: New Phytologist. - : Wiley. - 0028-646X .- 1469-8137. ; 131:4, s. 443-451
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- SummaryWe studied the effects of macronutrients on the production and distribution of fungal biomass and plant biomass in ectomycorrhizal (Paxillus involutus (Fr.) Fr.) or non-mycorrhiza] Pinus sylvestris L, and Alnus incana (L.) Moench. Fungal biomass was measured as ergosterol content in roots and extramatrical mycelium, Alnus infants was nodulated with Frankia. All six macronutrients were varied according to a two-level fractional factorial design, The plants were grown in pots during two growing periods in a growth chamber. Levels of N, P and sometimes K and interactions between them, had highly significant effects, whereas Ca. Mg and S had no significant effects. The production of extramatrical mycelial biomass peaked when P was low and other nutrients were high. This investment in extramatrical mycelium resulted in a 660%, higher biomass in mycorrhizal compared with non-mycorrhizal P. sylvestris at this nutrient regime. The proportion of fungal biomass in roots was stable in P. sylvestris hut more variable in A. incana. Alnus incana grew less when mycorrhizal then when non-mycorrhizal. The growth responses to mycorrhiza and to the different nutrient treatments were evident at the end of the first growing period. Non-mycorrhizal P. sylvestris did not respond to P limitation by a production of proportionally more roots. This might be a reflection of an obligate dependency on mycorrhiza for effective P uptake. By contrast, the root/shoot ratio in both mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhiza] P. sylvestris decreased strongly in response to increased N. The opposite root/shoot response was found in Alnus incana, and the ratio decreased strongly in response to increased P and increased in response to increased N.
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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Is growth of soil microorganisms in boreal forests limited by carbon or nitrogen availability?
- 2002
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In: Plant and Soil. - 0032-079X .- 1573-5036. ; 242:1, s. 115-122
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- To study whether the biomass of soil microorganisms in a boreal Pinus sylvestris-Vaccinium vitis-idaea forest was limited by the availability of carbon or nitrogen, we applied sucrose from sugar cane, a C4 plant, to the organic mor-layer of the C3–C dominated soil. We can distinguish between microbial mineralization of the added sucrose and respiration of endogenous carbon (root and microbial) by using the C4-sucrose as a tracer, exploiting the difference in natural abundance of 13C between the added C4-sucrose (δ13C −10.8‰) and the endogenous C3–carbon (δ13C −26.6 ‰). In addition to sucrose, NH4Cl (340 kg N ha−1) was added factorially to the mor-layer. We followed the microbial activity for nine days after the treatments, by in situ sampling of CO2 evolved from the soil and mass spectrometric analyses of δ13C in the CO2. We found that microbial biomass was limited by the availability of carbon, rather than nitrogen availability, since there was a 50% increase in soil respiration in situ between 1 h and 5 days after adding the sucrose. However, no further increase was observed unless nitrogen was also added. Analyses of the δ13C ratios of the evolved CO2 showed that increases in respiration observed between 1 h and 9 days after the additions could be accounted for by an increase in mineralization of the added C4–C.
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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Natural abundance of C-13 in CO2 respired from forest soils reveals speed of link between tree photosynthesis and root respiration
- 2001
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In: Oecologia. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0029-8549 .- 1432-1939. ; 127:3, s. 305-308
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Soil respiration from a boreal mixed coniferous forest showed large seasonal variation in natural abundance of 13C, ranging from –21.6‰ to –26.5‰. We tested if weather conditions could explain this variation in δ13C of respired CO2, and found that the air relative humidity 1–4 days before the days of CO2 sampling best explained the variation. This suggested that high δ13C values were caused by effects of air humidity on isotope fractionation during photosynthesis and that it took 1–4 days for the C from canopy photosynthesis of 20–25 m trees to become available for root/rhizosphere respiration. We calculated that these new photoassimilates could account for at least 65% of total soil respiration.
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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Nitrogen fixation by Alnus incana and nitrogen transfer from A-incana to Pinus sylvestris influenced by macronutrients and ectomycorrhiza
- 1995
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In: New Phytologist. - : Wiley. - 0028-646X .- 1469-8137. ; 131:4, s. 453-459
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of macronutrients on nitrogen fixation in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal grey alder (Alnus incana (L.) Moench), and to evaluate the effect of ectomycorrhizal mycelium on the transfer of symbolically fixed nitrogen from grey alder to Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L). One alder and one pine were grown together in pots with root systems separated by a 20μm mesh nylon filter which allowed hyphae but not roots to penetrate. Half the plants of both species were inoculated with Paxillus involutus (Ft.) Ft. and all alders were inoculated with Frankia. Nutrient solutions were added with macronutrient (N, K, P, Ca, Mg and S) concentrations varied according to a two-level fractional factorial design. The plants were harvested after two growing periods in a growth chamber. Nitrogen fixation by alder and transfer of symbiotically fixed N from alder to pine was measured by 15N-dilution. Fixed N (mg) correlated with nodule biomass in both mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal alders. On average, specific nodule activity over the two periods was 510 mg N fixed R' nodule d. wt. This was not affected by mycorrhizal infection or by the different nutrient treatments. By contrast there was a strong nutrient effect on the proportion of N derived from fixation. These results indicate that the regulation of nitrogen fixation was via nodule growth rather than via nodule specific activity. Nitrogen had a strong negative effect and P a positive effect on the percentage of N derived from fixation (%Ndfa). However, the effect of N depended on the level of P. This N × P interaction resulted in a %Ndfa when N was high, of 5-10%, at low P and 45–48%, at high P. The highest value of 90% Ndfa was found at the combination of low N and high P. Potassium had a small but statistically significant effect on the %Ndfa but Ca, Mg and S had no significant effects. No mycorrhizal effect was found on the %Ndfa in alder. By contrast, the %Ndfa and biomass were lower in mycorrhizal than in non-mycorrhizal alders. The proportion of fixed N in pine, transferred from alder, was greatest (9%) when the pine was nitrogen starved and mycorrhizal and the alder was fixing maximally (low N and high P). However, the amount of fixed N transferred to pine was not statistically different from zero.
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- Ekblad, Alf, et al.
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Production and turnover of ectomycorrhizal extramatrical mycelial biomass and necromass under elevated CO2 and nitrogen fertilization
- 2016
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In: New Phytologist. - Hoboken, USA : Wiley. - 0028-646X .- 1469-8137. ; 211:3, s. 874-885
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Extramatrical mycelia (EMM) of ectomycorrhizal fungi are important in carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling in forests, but poor knowledge about EMM biomass and necromass turnovers makes the quantification of their role problematic. We studied the impacts of elevated CO2 and N fertilization on EMM production and turnover in a Pinus taeda forest. EMM C was determined by the analysis of ergosterol (biomass), chitin (total bio- and necromass) and total organic C (TOC) of sand-filled mycelium in-growth bags. The production and turnover of EMM bio- and necromass and total C were estimated by modelling. N fertilization reduced the standing EMM biomass C to 57% and its production to 51% of the control (from 238 to 122 kg C ha-1 yr-1), whereas elevated CO2 had no detectable effects. Biomass turnover was high (~13 yr-1) and unchanged by the treatments. Necromass turnover was slow and was reduced from 1.5 yr-1 in the control to 0.65 yr-1 in the N-fertilized treatment. However, TOC data did not support an N effect on necromass turnover. An estimated EMM production ranging from 2.5 to 6% of net primary production stresses the importance of its inclusion in C models. A slow EMM necromass turnover indicates an importance in building up forest humus.
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- Ekblad, Alf, et al.
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The ectomycorrhizal mycelium and its importance in carbon cycling : strengths and weaknesses in current knowledge
- 2010
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In: Below ground carbon turnover in European forests. - Birmensdorf : Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. ; , s. 23-30
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The ecological importance of the extramatrical (EM) mycelia of mycorrhizal fungi is immense. To list but a few key functions; they are essential for nutrient uptake, growth and survival of most land plants. They are important for plant-plant interactions and for food webs in the soil. The production of the EM mycelium of ectomycorrhizas in forests might be in the same range as that of the fine roots. Thus the amount of carbon invested in the construction, operation and maintenance of this system is potentially very large. The importance of the EM mycelium in carbon cycling in ecosystems has only recently been recognised by a broader scientific community. However, currently our knowledge is limited of the basic parameters needed to calculate the extent of the EM mycelium in C dynamics such as variation in mycelial production, standing biomass and thus turnover rates, as well as its importance for the formation of stable soil carbon. Further, we also know very little about the regulating mechanisms behind such variations. In this paper we will first make a brief review of the current knowledge of the EM mycelium in C soil dynamics and identify important gaps in this knowledge. We will then present the methods currently available to estimate mycelial production and standing biomass, and subsequently turnover, and discuss their strengths and weaknesses.
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- Ekblad, Alf, 1957-, et al.
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The production and turnover of extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils : role in carbon cycling
- 2013
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In: Plant and Soil. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0032-079X .- 1573-5036. ; 366:1-2, s. 1-27
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- There is growing evidence of the importance of extramatrical mycelium (EMM) of mycorrhizal fungi in carbon (C) cycling in ecosystems. However, our understanding has until recently been mainly based on laboratory experiments, and knowledge of such basic parameters as variations in mycelial production, standing biomass and turnover as well as the regulatory mechanisms behind such variations in forest soils is limited. Presently, the production of EMM by ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi has been estimated at similar to 140 different forest sites to be up to several hundreds of kg per ha per year, but the published data are biased towards Picea abies in Scandinavia. Little is known about the standing biomass and turnover of EMM in other systems, and its influence on the C stored or lost from soils. Here, focussing on ectomycorrhizas, we discuss the factors that regulate the production and turnover of EMM and its role in soil C dynamics, identifying important gaps in this knowledge. C availability seems to be the key factor determining EMM production and possibly its standing biomass in forests but direct effects of mineral nutrient availability on the EMM can be important. There is great uncertainty about the rate of turnover of EMM. There is increasing evidence that residues of EM fungi play a major role in the formation of stable N and C in SOM, which highlights the need to include mycorrhizal effects in models of global soil C stores.
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- Engelbrecht Clemmensen, Karina, et al.
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Roots and associated fungi drive long-term carbon sequestration in boreal forest
- 2013
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In: Science. - : American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 0036-8075 .- 1095-9203. ; 339:6127, s. 1615-1618
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Boreal forest soils function as a terrestrial net sink in the global carbon cycle. The prevailing dogma has focused on aboveground plant litter as a principal source of soil organic matter. Using C-14 bomb-carbon modeling, we show that 50 to 70% of stored carbon in a chronosequence of boreal forested islands derives from roots and root-associated microorganisms. Fungal biomarkers indicate impaired degradation and preservation of fungal residues in late successional forests. Furthermore, 454 pyrosequencing of molecular barcodes, in conjunction with stable isotope analyses, highlights root-associated fungi as important regulators of ecosystem carbon dynamics. Our results suggest an alternative mechanism for the accumulation of organic matter in boreal forests during succession in the long-term absence of disturbance.
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- Eriksson, Ulrika, 1972-, et al.
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Comparison of PFASs contamination in the freshwater and terrestrial environments by analysis of eggs from osprey (Pandion haliaetus), tawny owl (Strix aluco), and common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- 2016
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In: Environmental Research. - San Diego, USA : Academic Press. - 0013-9351 .- 1096-0953. ; 149, s. 40-47
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The level of PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) contamination in freshwater and terrestrial Swedish environments in 2013/2014 was assessed by analyzing a range of perfluorinated alkyl acids, fluorotelomer acids, sulfonamides, sulfonamidoethanols and polyfluoralkyl phosphate diesters (diPAPs) in predator bird eggs. Stable isotopes ((13)C and (15)N) were analyzed to elucidate the dietary source. The tawny owl (Strix aluco, n=10) and common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus, n=40), two terrestrial species, and the osprey (Pandion haliaetus, n=30), a freshwater specie were included. In addition, a temporal trend (1997-2001, 2008-2009, 2013) in osprey was studied as well. The PFAS profile was dominated by perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in eggs from osprey and tawny owl, while for common kestrel perfluorinated carboxylic acids (∑PFCA) exceeded the level of PFOS. PFOS concentration in osprey eggs remained at the same level between 1997 and 2001 and 2013. For the long-chained PFCAs, there were a significant increase in concentrations in osprey eggs between 1997 and 2001 and 2008-2009. The levels of PFOS and PFCAs were about 10 and five times higher, respectively, in osprey compared to tawny owl and common kestrel. Evidence of direct exposure from PFCA precursor compounds to birds in both freshwater and terrestrial environment was observed. Low levels of diPAPs were detected in a few samples of osprey (<0.02-2.4ng/g) and common kestrel (<0.02-0.16ng/g) eggs, and 6:2 FTSA was detected in a majority of the osprey eggs (<6.3-52ng/g). One saturated telomer acid (7:3 FTCA), which is a transformation marker from precursor exposure, was detected in all species (<0.24-2.7ng/g). The (15)N data showed higher levels in osprey eggs compared to tawny owl and common kestrel, indicating that they feed on a 2-3 times higher trophic level. We conclude that ospreys are continuously exposed to PFAS at levels where adverse toxic effects have been observed in birds.
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- Franklin, Oskar, et al.
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Pine forest floor carbon accumulation in response to N and PK additions : Bomb C-14 modelling and respiration studies
- 2003
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In: Ecosystems (New York. Print). - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1432-9840 .- 1435-0629. ; 6:7, s. 644-658
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- The addition of nitrogen via deposition alters the carbon balance of temperate forest ecosystems by affecting both production and decomposition rates. The effects of 20 years of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus and potassium (PK) additions were studied in a 40-year-old pine stand in northern Sweden. Carbon fluxes of the forest floor were reconstructed using a combination of data on soil 14C, tree growth, and litter decomposition. N-only additions caused an increase in needle litterfall, whereas both N and PK additions reduced long-term decomposition rates. Soil respiration measurements showed a 40% reduction in soil respiration for treated compared to control plots. The average age of forest floor carbon was 17 years. Predictions of future soil carbon storage indicate an increase of around 100% in the next 100 years for the N plots and 200% for the NPK plots. As much as 70% of the increase in soil carbon was attributed to the decreased decomposition rate, whereas only 20% was attributable to increased litter production. A reduction in decomposition was observed at a rate of N addition of 30 kg C ha−1 y−1, which is not an uncommon rate of N deposition in central Europe. A model based on the continuous-quality decomposition theory was applied to interpret decomposer and substrate parameters. The most likely explanations for the decreased decomposition rate were a fertilizer-induced increase in decomposer efficiency (production-to-assimilation ratio), a more rapid rate of decrease in litter quality, and a decrease in decomposer basic growth rate.
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- Ganguly, M., et al.
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Variation of δ15N in Indian coal, lignite and peat
- 2023
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In: Chemie der Erde. - : Elsevier. - 0009-2819 .- 1611-5864. ; 83:4
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- Nitrogen (N) stable isotope ratio (δ15N) in coal organic matter (OM) provides information on the N source and dominant mechanisms affecting isotopic fractionation during coalification. However, published data on δ15N distribution in coal is rare. The present study is one of the first reports on the δ15N composition of peat, lignite, sub-bituminous and anthracite coals in India and one of the first attempts to understand the processes influencing δ15N composition at different stages of coalification from peat to anthracite. Peats were collected from the western coast of North Andaman Islands and Lake Loktak in Manipur. Plant samples were collected from the peat sampling locations. Cenozoic lignites were collected from Panandhro, Matanomadh, Umarsar and Tadkeshwar mines in Gujarat and Neyveli in Tamil Nadu. Cenozoic sub-bituminous and Permian anthracite coals were collected from Assam and Sikkim, respectively. Variation of δ15N in plants is attributed to the differences in rainfall, plant type and N sources. Lower δ15N values in peats (mean 1.19) compared to the plant samples (mean 2.77) indicate a nonlinear response of δ15N to the relative enrichment or loss of N during peat formation in Lake Loktak and decomposition of OM under anaerobic conditions leading to selective preservation of 14N in the Andaman Islands. The δ15N composition of the studied peat (−1.4–1.6), lignite (−1.4–1.8) and coals (−2.8–5.0) retains their OM source signature. Overall higher δ15N values of Cenozoic lignites compared to the Cenozoic sub-bituminous coal reflects regional differences in climate. Higher δ15N (1.3–5.0) values in Gondwana anthracites reflects the tectonic influence of Himalayan orogeny.
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- Gkarmiri, Konstantia, et al.
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Identifying the Active Microbiome Associated with Roots and Rhizosphere Soil of Oilseed Rape
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In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. - : American Society for Microbiology. - 0099-2240 .- 1098-5336. ; 83:22
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- RNA stable isotope probing and high-throughput sequencing were used to characterize the active microbiomes of bacteria and fungi colonizing the roots and rhizosphere soil of oilseed rape to identify taxa assimilating plant-derived carbon following (13)CO2 labeling. Root- and rhizosphere soil-associated communities of both bacteria and fungi differed from each other, and there were highly significant differences between their DNA- and RNA-based community profiles. Verrucomicrobia, Proteobacteria, Planctomycetes, Acidobacteria, Gemmatimonadetes, Actinobacteria, and Chloroflexi were the most active bacterial phyla in the rhizosphere soil. Bacteroidetes were more active in roots. The most abundant bacterial genera were well represented in both the (13)C- and (12)C-RNA fractions, while the fungal taxa were more differentiated. Streptomyces, Rhizobium, and Flavobacterium were dominant in roots, whereas Rhodoplanes and Sphingomonas (Kaistobacter) were dominant in rhizosphere soil. "Candidatus Nitrososphaera" was enriched in (13)C in rhizosphere soil. Olpidium and Dendryphion were abundant in the (12)C-RNA fraction of roots; Clonostachys was abundant in both roots and rhizosphere soil and heavily (13)C enriched. Cryptococcus was dominant in rhizosphere soil and less abundant, but was (13)C enriched in roots. The patterns of colonization and C acquisition revealed in this study assist in identifying microbial taxa that may be superior competitors for plant-derived carbon in the rhizosphere of Brassica napusIMPORTANCE This microbiome study characterizes the active bacteria and fungi colonizing the roots and rhizosphere soil of Brassica napus using high-throughput sequencing and RNA-stable isotope probing. It identifies taxa assimilating plant-derived carbon following (13)CO2 labeling and compares these with other less active groups not incorporating a plant assimilate. Brassica napus is an economically and globally important oilseed crop, cultivated for edible oil, biofuel production, and phytoextraction of heavy metals; however, it is susceptible to several diseases. The identification of the fungal and bacterial species successfully competing for plant-derived carbon, enabling them to colonize the roots and rhizosphere soil of this plant, should enable the identification of microorganisms that can be evaluated in more detailed functional studies and ultimately be used to improve plant health and productivity in sustainable agriculture.
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- Goswami, Linee, 1985-, et al.
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Vermi-converted Tea Industry Coal Ash efficiently substitutes chemical fertilization for growth and yield of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) in an alluvial soil : A field-based study on soil quality, nutrient translocation, and metal-risk remediation
- 2024
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In: Science of the Total Environment. - : Elsevier. - 0048-9697 .- 1879-1026. ; 907
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- Although coal ashes (CA) can be converted into an eco-friendly product through vermicomposting, the utility of vermiconverted CA in agriculture still needs to be explored. Therefore, the feasibility of vermicomposted tea industry coal ash (VCA) as an alternative nutrient source for cabbage (Brassica oleracea, var. Capitata) production was evaluated through an on-field experiment in alluvial soil. Two types of vermicomposts were prepared using Eisenia fetida (VCAE) and Lampito mauritii (VCAL) and were applied in different combinations with chemical fertilizers. The results revealed a significant increase in nutrient availability (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) in the soil treated with VCA, alongside a concurrent build-up of soil organic carbon stocks, activation of microbial growth, and enhanced soil enzyme activity. Additionally, VCA application substantially reduced toxic metals in the soil, thereby improving soil health and promoting the uptake of essential nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, iron, manganese, copper, and zinc) in cabbage. Correspondingly, VCA application reduced the bioaccumulation of potentially toxic metals (chromium, lead, and cadmium) from coal ash, ensuring safer food production. Notably, a 25 % substitution of chemical fertilizers with VCA and farmyard manure (FYM) led to a two-fold increase in the growth and productivity of cabbage. The economic assessment also indicated that large-scale and sustainable recycling of toxic tea industry coal ash in agriculture is feasible. Hence, by integrating VCA-based nutrient management into agricultural practices, developing nations can take significant strides toward achieving circular economy objectives while addressing environmental challenges associated with CA disposal.
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- Hagedorn, Frank, et al.
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Nine years of CO2 enrichment at the alpine treeline stimulates soil respiration but does not alter soil microbial communities
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In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. - : Elsevier BV. - 0038-0717 .- 1879-3428. ; 57, s. 390-400
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- Elevated atmospheric CO2 was often shown to stimulate belowground C allocation, but it is uncertain if this increase also alters the structure of soil microbial communities. Here, we assessed the effects of nine years of CO2 enrichment on soil microbial communities of an alpine treeline ecosystem with 35-year-old Lath decidua and Pinus mugo ssp. uncinata trees. We also tracked the C-13 signal of supplemental CO2 in soil-respired CO2, microbial biomass, and phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) in undisturbed mor-type organic layers. We found a persistently increased soil CO2 efflux (+24% on average), but negligible effects of elevated CO2 on the biomass and community structure of soil microorganisms under both tree species determined with PLFA and T-RFLP (terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism). The C-13 tracing over 9 years revealed that 24-40% of the soil microbial biomass was composed of 'new' plant-derived C. PLFA from gram-negative biomarkers did not significant shift in C-13 by the CO2 addition, while those of gram-negative bacteria were significantly altered. The highest C-13 signals in individual PLFA was found in the fatty acid 18:26)6,9 with 65-80% new C, indicating that new plant-derived C was primarily incorporated by soil fungi. However, CO2 enrichment did not affect the production of mycelia biomass and the structure and composition of the fungal communities analysed by high-throughput 454-sequencing of genetic markers. Collectively, our results suggest that C flux through the plant soil system will be accelerated but that the biomass and composition of microbial communities will be little affected by rising atmospheric CO2 in organic matter rich treeline soils.
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- Hagenbo, Andreas, 1987-, et al.
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Carbon use efficiency of mycorrhizal fungal mycelium increases during the growing season but decreases with forest age across a Pinus sylvestris chronosequence
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In: Journal of Ecology. - : Wiley. - 0022-0477 .- 1365-2745. ; 107:6, s. 2808-2822
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- In boreal forest soils, mycelium of mycorrhizal fungi is pivotal for regulating soil carbon (C) cycling and storage. The carbon use efficiency (CUE), a key parameter in C cycling models, can inform on the partitioning of C between microbial biomass, and potential soil storage, and respiration. Here, we test the dependency of mycorrhizal mycelial CUE on stand age and seasonality in managed boreal forest stands. Based on mycelial production and respiration estimates, derived from sequentially incubated ingrowth mesh bags, we estimated CUE on an ecosystem scale during a seasonal cycle and across a chronosequence of eight, 12- to 158-year-old, managed Pinus sylvestris forest stands characterized by decreasing pH and nitrogen (N) availability with increasing age. Mycelial respiration was related to total soil respiration, and by using eddy covariance flux measurements, primary production (GPP) was estimated in the 12- and 100-year-old forests, and related to mycelial respiration and CUE. As hypothesized, mycelial CUE decreased significantly with increasing forest age by c. 65%, supposedly related to a shift in mycorrhizal community composition and a metabolic adjustment reducing their own biomass N demand with declining soil N availability. Furthermore, mycelial CUE increased by a factor of five over the growing season; from 0.03 in May to 0.15 in November, and we propose that the seasonal change in CUE is regulated by a decrease in photosynthate production and temperature. The respiratory contribution of mycorrhizal mycelium ranged from 14% to 26% of total soil respiration, and was on average 17% across all sites and occasions. Synthesis. Carbon is retained more efficiently in mycorrhizal mycelium late in the growing season, when fungi have access to a more balanced C and nutrient supplies. Earlier in the growing season, at maximum host plant photosynthesis, when below-ground C availability is high in relation to N, the fungi respire excess C resulting in lower mycelial carbon use efficiency (CUE). Additionally, C is retained less efficiently in mycorrhizal fungal biomass in older forest stands characterized by more nutrient depleted soils than younger forest stands.
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- Hagenbo, Andreas, et al.
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Changes in turnover rather than production regulate biomass of ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelium across a Pinus sylvestris chronosequence
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In: New Phytologist. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0028-646X .- 1469-8137. ; 214:1, s. 424-431
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- In boreal forest soils, ectomycorrhizal fungi are fundamentally important for carbon (C) dynamics and nutrient cycling. Although their extraradical mycelium (ERM) is pivotal for processes such as soil organic matter build-up and nitrogen cycling, very little is known about its dynamics and regulation.In this study, we quantified ERM production and turnover, and examined how these two processes together regulated standing ERM biomass in seven sites forming a chronosequence of 12- to 100-yr-old managed Pinus sylvestris forests. This was done by determining ERM biomass, using ergosterol as a proxy, in sequentially harvested in-growth mesh bags and by applying mathematical models.Although ERM production declined with increasing forest age from 1.2 to 0.5 kg ha(-1) d(-1) , the standing biomass increased from 50 to 112 kg ha(-1) . This was explained by a drastic decline in mycelial turnover from seven times to one time per year with increasing forest age, corresponding to mean residence times from 25 d up to 1 yr.Our results demonstrate that ERM turnover is the main factor regulating biomass across differently aged forest stands. Explicit inclusion of ERM parameters in forest ecosystem C models may significantly improve their capacity to predict responses of mycorrhiza-mediated processes to management and environmental changes.
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- Hagenbo, Andreas, et al.
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Ectomycorrhizal necromass turnover is one-third of biomass turnover in hemiboreal Pinus sylvestris forests
- 2024
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In: Plants, People, Planet. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 2572-2611. ; 6:4, s. 951-964
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- Societal Impact Statement:Efficient mitigation of climate change requires predictive models of forest ecosystems as sinks for atmospheric carbon. Mycorrhizal fungi are drivers of soil carbon storage in boreal forests, yet they are typically excluded from ecosystem models, because of a lack of information about their growth and turnover. Closing this knowledge gap could help us better predict future responses to climate change and guide policy decisions for sustainable management of forest ecosystems. This study provides new estimates of the production and turnover of mycorrhizal mycelial biomass and necromass. This information can facilitate the integration of mycorrhizal fungi into new predictive models of boreal forest soils.Summary:In boreal forests, turnover of biomass and necromass of ectomycorrhizal extraradical mycelia (ERM) are important for mediating long-term carbon storage. However, ectomycorrhizal fungi are usually not considered in ecosystem models, because data for parameterization of ERM dynamics is lacking.Here, we estimated the production and turnover of ERM biomass and necromass across a hemiboreal Pinus sylvestris chronosequence aged 12 to 100 years. Biomass and necromass were quantified in sequentially harvested in-growth bags, and incubated in the soil for 1-24 month, and Bayesian calibration of mathematical models was applied to arrive at parametric estimates of ERM production and turnover rates of biomass and necromass.Steady states were predicted to be nearly reached after 160 and 390 growing season days, respectively, for biomass and necromass. The related turnover rates varied with 95% credible intervals of 1.7-6.5 and 0.3-2.5 times yr-1, with mode values of 2.9 and 0.9 times yr-1, corresponding to mean residence times of 62 and 205 growing season days.Our results highlight that turnover of necromass is one-third of biomass. This together with the variability in the estimates can be used to parameterize ecosystem models, to explicitly include ERM dynamics and its impact on mycorrhizal-derived soil carbon accumulation in boreal forests.
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