Urban greenspaces typically refer to urban wetland, urban forest and urban turfgrass. They play a critical role in carbon sequestration by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere; however, their capacity to retain and store carbon in the form of soil organic carbon (SOC) varies significantly. This study provides a systematic analysis and review on the capacity of different urban greenspace types in retaining and storing SOC in 30 cm soil depth on a global scale. Data came from 78 publications on the subject of SOC stocks, covering different countries and climate zones. Overall, urban greenspace types exerted significant influences on the spatial pattern of SOC stocks, with the highest value of 18.86 ± 11.57 kg m-2 (mean ± standard deviation) in urban wetland, followed by urban forest (6.50 ± 3.65 kg m-2), while the lowest mean value of 4.24 ± 3.28 kg m-2 was recorded in urban turfgrass soil. Soil organic carbon stocks in each urban greenspace type were significantly affected by climate zones, management/environmental settings, and selected soil properties (i.e. soil bulk density, pH and clay content). Furthermore, our analysis showed a significantly negative correlation between SOC stocks and human footprint in urban wetland, but a significantly positive relationship in urban forest and urban turfgrass. A positive correlation between SOC stocks and human footprint indicates that increased human activity and development can enhance SOC stocks through effective management and green infrastructure. Conversely, a negative correlation suggests that improper management of human activities can degrade SOC stocks. This highlights the need for sustainable practices to maintain or enhance SOC accumulation in urban greenspaces.

Resource limitation for soil microorganisms is the crucial factor in nutrient cycling and vegetation development, which are especially important in arid climate. Given that rock fragments strongly impact hydrologic and geochemical processes in arid areas, we hypothesized that microbial resource (C and N) limitation will increase along the rock fragment content (RFC) gradient. We conducted a field experiment in Minjiang river arid valleys with four RFC content (0 %, 25 %, 50 %, and 75 %, V V-1) and four vegetation types (Artemisia vestita, Bauhinia brachycarpa, Sophora davidii, and the soil without plants). Activities of C (β-1,4-glucosidase, BG), N (β-1,4-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase, NAG; L-leucine aminopeptidase, LAP), and P (acid phosphatase, ACP) acquiring enzymes were investigated to assess the limitations by C, N or P. In unplanted soil, the C acquiring enzyme activity decreased by 43 %, but N acquiring enzyme activity increased by 72 % in 75 % RFC than those in rock-free soils (0 % RFC). Increasing RFC reduced C:N and C:P enzymatic ratios, as well as vector length and vector angle (< 45°). Plants increased the activities of C and N acquiring enzymes in soils, as well as C:P and N:P enzyme activities, as well as vector length (by 5.6 %-25 %), but decreased vector angle (by 13 %-21 %). Enzyme stoichiometry was dependent on biotic and abiotic factors, such as soil water content, soil C:N, and total content of phospholipid fatty acids, reflecting microbial biomass content. Increased RFC shifted enzymatic stoichiometry toward lower C but stronger N limitation for microorganisms. Vegetation increased microbial C and N limitation, and impacted the enzymatic activities and stoichiometry depending on shrub functional groups. Consequently, the direct effects of vegetation, nutrient availability and microbial biomass content, as well as indirect effects of soil properties collectively increased microbial resource limitations along the RFC gradient.

Climate change is often closely related to vegetation dynamics; time lag (Tlag) and accumulative effects (Tacc) are non-negligible phenomena when studying the interaction between climate and vegetation. But, amidst the escalating frequency of extreme climatic events, the quantification of temporal effects (Teffects) of such extremes on vegetation remains scarce. This research quantifies the Tlag and Tacc responses of China\'s vegetation to episodes of extreme temperature and precipitation since the early 2000s, utilizing daily meteorological data series. Overall, the precipitation in China has become wetter, and nighttime temperatures have risen significantly. The proportion of areas with Teffects ranged from 1.15 % to 15.95 %, and the correlation coefficient between the climate indices and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) increased by 0.05 to 0.38 when considering the Teffects, compared to not considering it. The Tacc of vegetation had the strongest response (70.74-88.01 %) to extreme events among all the tested climate indices. Moreover, the Tacc of consecutive climate events had a greater impact on vegetation growth than individual climate event. The average Tacc for extreme temperature and extreme precipitation was 1.7-3.09 months and 2.17-3.25 months, respectively. Events like the over 95 % (R95p) and 99 % (R99p) percentile heavy precipitation and the maximum precipitation amount in one day (Rx1day) caused significant Teffects on NDVI. In addition, 90 % of grasslands exhibit Tacc, mainly contributed by the extreme precipitation indices (55.7 %), while the Teffects of forests were stronger than those of extreme temperature. Furthermore, NDVI was more affected by annual precipitation than by extreme precipitation, but the opposite was true for temperature. The results of this study highlight the importance of considering the Tlag and Tacc when predicting the effects of climate change on vegetation dynamics.

Mining causes severe damage to soil ecosystems. Vegetation restoration in abandoned mine areas is an inevitable requirement for sustainable development. Soil microbes, as the most active component of soil organic matter, play a crucial role in the transformation of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and other elements. They are often used as indicators to assess the extent of vegetation restoration in ecologically fragile areas. However, the impacts of vegetation restoration on soil microbial community structure in mining areas at the global scale remains largely unknown. Based on 310 paired observations from 44 papers, we employed the meta-analysis approach to examine the influence of vegetation restoration on soil microbial abundance and biomass in mining area. The results indicated that vegetation restoration significantly promotes soil microbial biomass in mining areas. In comparison to bare soil, vegetation restoration leads to a significant 95.1% increase in soil microbial biomass carbon and a 87.8% increase in soil microbial biomass nitrogen. The abundance of soil bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes are significantly increased by 1005.4%, 472.4%, and 177.7%, respectively. Among various vegetation restoration types, the exclusive plan-ting of trees exhibits the most pronounced promotion effect on soil microbial biomass and population, which results in a significant increase of 540.3% in soil fungi and 104.5% in actinomycetes, along with a respective enhancement of 110.3% and 106.4% in microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen. Model selection results revealed that soil satura-ted water content and vegetation restoration history contribute most significantly to the abundance of soil bacteria and fungi. Soil available nitrogen has the most significant impact on the abundance of actinomycetes and microbial biomass carbon, while soil available phosphorus emerges as a crucial factor affecting microbial biomass nitrogen. This research could contribute to understanding the relationship between vegetation restoration and the structure of soil microbial communities in mining areas, and providing scientific support for determining appropriate vegetation restoration types in mining areas.
采矿对土壤生态系统造成严重破坏,针对废弃矿区进行植被恢复成为可持续发展的必然要求。土壤微生物作为土壤有机质最活跃的组成部分,是参与碳、氮、磷等元素转化的重要动力,常被用作表明生态脆弱区植被恢复程度的指标。但全球尺度上植被恢复对矿区土壤微生物群落结构的影响仍缺乏了解。本文基于44篇论文的310个成对观测值,采用整合分析的方法,分析植被恢复对矿区土壤微生物数量与生物量的影响。结果表明: 矿区植被恢复对土壤微生物生物量具有显著的促进作用,与裸地相比,植被恢复使矿区土壤微生物生物量碳显著提高95.1%,土壤微生物生物量氮显著提高87.8%,土壤细菌、真菌、放线菌数量分别显著提高1005.4%、472.4%和177.7%。各种植被恢复模式中,单独种植乔木的恢复模式对土壤微生物生物量和数量的促进效果最为明显,使土壤真菌与放线菌数量分别提升540.3%和104.5%,微生物生物量碳和氮分别提升110.3%和106.4%。模型选择的结果显示,饱和土壤含水量和植被恢复年限均对土壤细菌和真菌数量贡献最大,土壤有效氮对土壤放线菌数量和土壤微生物生物量碳影响最显著,土壤有效磷则是土壤微生物生物量氮的重要影响因子。研究结果有助于了解矿区植被恢复与土壤微生物群落结构的关系,为确定合适的矿区植被恢复模式提供科学支撑。.

With over one-third of terrestrial net primary productivity transferring to the litter layer annually, the carbon release from litter serves as a crucial valve in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. However, few quantitative global projections of litter carbon release rate in response to climate change exist. Here, we combined a global foliar litter carbon release dataset (8973 samples) to generate spatially explicitly estimates of the response of their residence time (τ) to climate change. Results show a global mean litter carbon release rate ( k $$ k $$ ) of 0.69 year-1 (ranging from 0.09-5.6 year-1). Under future climate scenarios, global mean τ is projected to decrease by a mean of 2.7% (SSP 1-2.6) and 5.9% (SSP 5-8.5) during 2071-2100 period. Locally, the alleviation of temperature and moisture restrictions corresponded to obvious decreases in τ in cold and arid regions, respectively. In contract, τ in tropical humid broadleaf forests increased by 4.6% under SSP 5-8.5. Our findings highlight the vegetation type as a powerful proxy for explaining global patterns in foliar litter carbon release rates and the role of climate conditions in predicting responses of carbon release to climate change. Our observation-based estimates could refine carbon cycle parameterization, improving projections of carbon cycle-climate feedbacks.

Although the importance of the soil bacterial community for ecosystem functions has long been recognized, there is still a limited understanding of the associations between its community composition, structure, co-occurrence patterns, and soil physicochemical properties. The objectives of the present study were to explore the association between soil physicochemical properties and the composition, diversity, co-occurrence network topological features, and assembly mechanisms of the soil bacterial community. Four typical forest types from Liziping Nature Reserve, representing evergreen coniferous forest, deciduous coniferous forest, mixed conifer-broadleaf forest, and its secondary forest, were selected for this study. The soil bacterial community was analyzed using Illumina MiSeq sequencing of 16S rRNA genes. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling was used to illustrate the clustering of different samples based on Bray-Curtis distances. The associations between soil physicochemical properties and bacterial community structure were analyzed using the Mantel test. The interactions among bacterial taxa were visualized with a co-occurrence network, and the community assembly processes were quantified using the Beta Nearest Taxon Index (Beta-NTI). The dominant bacterial phyla across all forest soils were Proteobacteria (45.17%), Acidobacteria (21.73%), Actinobacteria (8.75%), and Chloroflexi (5.06%). Chao1 estimator of richness, observed ASVs, faith-phylogenetic diversity (faith-PD) index, and community composition were distinguishing features of the examined four forest types. The first two principal components of redundancy analysis explained 41.33% of the variation in the soil bacterial community, with total soil organic carbon, soil moisture, pH, total nitrogen, carbon/nitrogen (C/N), carbon/phosphorous (C/P), and nitrogen/phosphorous (N/P) being the main soil physicochemical properties shaping soil bacterial communities. The co-occurrence network structure in the mixed forest was more complex compared to that in pure forests. The Beta-NTI indicated that the bacterial community assembly of the four examined forest types was collaboratively influenced by deterministic and stochastic ecological processes.

Microbial necromass carbon (MNC) is an important contributor to soil organic carbon (SOC). Soil carbon storage has increased significantly since the return of farmland to forestland (grassland) on the Loess Plateau. However, the contribution of MNC to SOC accumulation in different vegetation types and the influence factors remain unclear. Herein, we used the biomarker (amino sugar) technique to determine the MNC content and analyzed the influencing factors in 0-5 cm and 5-20 cm soil layers of natural grassland, shrubland (Caragana microphylla), and forestland (Quercus liaodongensis) in the Loess Plateau. The results showed that: 1) the soil pH decreased significantly from grassland to shrubland and then to forestland within the same soil layer. However, the SOC, total nitrogen (TN), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), and microbial biomass nitrogen (MBN) contents showed a reverse trend, with forestland displaying the highest values followed by shrubland and then grassland. The 0-5 cm had significantly higher values than the 5-20 cm depth. 2) The MNC contents varied 0.69-16.41 g·kg-1 in the two soil horizons of the three vegetation types. There were significant increases in the contents of bacterial necromass carbon (BNC), fungal necromass carbon (FNC), and MNC in the 0-5 cm soil from grassland, shrubland to forestland. The contents of MBC were 1.9 times higher in forestland than in shrubland, and 3.2 times higher in shrubland than in grassland. In the 5-20 cm soil layer, the contents of FNC and MBC were significantly higher in the forestland than in the shrubland and grassland. The FNC content was significantly higher than that of the BNC, ranging from 1.16 to 9.83 times greater than the BNC. 3) The contribution of MNC to SOC was 0.6 and 0.7 times higher in shrubland and forestland than in grassland, respectively, with FNC accounting for 15.2%-42.7%, and BNC accounting for 1.4%-7.4%. 4) pH, TN, MBC, and MBN were important factors that influenced MNC accumulation. In summary, the variation in vegetation type altered soil nutrients, microbial activity, and soil pH, resulting in forestland and shrubland being more beneficial to the formation and accumulation of MNC, which was dominated by fungi, compared to grassland.
微生物残体碳是土壤有机碳的重要来源。黄土高原自退耕还林(还草)以来土壤碳储量显著增加,但不同植被类型土壤微生物残体碳对有机碳积累的贡献及其影响因素尚不明晰。本研究利用生物标志物(氨基糖)技术,测定黄土高原天然草地、柠条灌丛、辽东栎林地0～5和5～20 cm土层土壤中的微生物残体碳含量,并分析其与土壤理化指标的关系,探究不同植被类型土壤中微生物残体碳对有机碳的贡献及其影响因素。结果表明: 1)同一土层,土壤pH值由草地、灌丛至林地依次显著降低,而有机碳、全氮、微生物生物量碳、微生物生物量氮表现为林地>灌丛>草地,差异显著,且0～5 cm土层显著高于5～20 cm土层。2)土壤微生物残体碳含量在3种植被类型的两个土层中的变化范围为0.69～16.41 g·kg-1,其中,在0～5 cm土层,细菌、真菌和微生物残体碳含量均由草地、灌丛至林地依次显著增加,林地微生物残体碳含量是灌丛的2.9倍,灌丛是草地的4.2倍;在5～20 cm土层,林地真菌和微生物残体碳含量显著高于灌丛和草地。真菌残体碳含量高于细菌残体碳含量,是细菌残体碳的2.16～10.83倍。3)微生物残体碳对有机碳的贡献在灌丛和林地分别是草地的1.6和1.7倍,其中,真菌残体碳的贡献占15.2%～42.7%。细菌占1.4%～7.4%。4)pH、全氮、微生物生物量碳和微生物生物量氮是微生物残体碳积累的重要影响因素。综上,植被类型的变化改变了土壤养分、微生物活性和土壤pH值,从而使林地和灌丛较草地更有利于由真菌主导的微生物残体碳的形成和积累。.

To determine the diversity of nitrogen-fixing and carbon-fixing microbial groups in aeolian sandy soil and the effects of sand-fixation plantation type on the structures of two microbial groups in the Horqin Sandy Land, we selected six representative sand-fixation vegetations with the same age, including Caragana microphylla, Artemisia halodendron, Salix gordejevii, Hedysarum fruticosum, Populus simonii, and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica as well as their adjacent natural Ulmus pumila open forest as test objects to investigate the diversities and structures of nifH- and cbbL-carrying microbial communities in soil by high-throughput sequencing technique. The results showed that vegetation type significantly affected soil physical and chemical properties, microbiological activities, diversities and the main compositions of nitrogen-fixing and carbon-fixing microbial communities. The diversity of soil nitrogen-fixing microbial communities under S. gordejevii and P. simonii plantations and that of carbon-fixing microbial communities under P. sylvestris var. mongolica and P. simonii plantations were significantly higher than those of other plantations. Skermanella, Bradyrhizobium, Azospirillum, and Azohydromonas were dominant nitrogen-fixation genera, with the average relative abundance of 22.3%, 21.5%, 20.8%, and 17.8%, respectively. Soil carbon-fixation microbial communities were dominated by Pseudonocardia, Bradyrhizobium, Cupriavidus, and Mesorhizobium, with relative abundance of 22.4%, 18.5%, 10.5%, and 6.0%, respectively. Soil nitrogen-fixing microbial community under C. mirophylla plantation and carbon-fixing communities under S. gordejevii and P. simonii plantations were very close to those of natural U. pumila open forest. Soil organic matter, NH4+-N, and total phosphorus were the direct determining factors for nitrogen-fixing microbial community, while pH, soil moisture, and available phosphorus were main factors influencing carbon-fixing microbial community. These observations potentially provide the scienti-fic foundations for evaluating the ecological benefits of revegetation practice in sandy lands.
为掌握风沙土固氮和固碳微生物多样性以及人工植被类型对菌群结构的影响,在科尔沁沙地典型植被重建区选择相同年限的小叶锦鸡儿、差巴嘎蒿、小黄柳、山竹岩黄蓍、小叶杨和樟子松人工固沙林以及毗邻的天然榆树疏林为对象,以nifH和cbbL基因为标记,采用高通量测序技术分别研究了不同固沙植被类型土壤固氮和固碳菌群结构和多样性。结果表明: 植被类型对土壤理化性质、生物活性、固氮及固碳菌的多样性和菌群结构均有显著影响;小黄柳和小叶杨固沙林土壤固氮菌多样性显著高于其他植被;而樟子松和小叶杨固沙林土壤固碳菌多样性最高;斯克尔曼氏菌属、慢生根瘤菌属、固氮螺菌属和广泛固氮氢自养单胞菌属等是风沙土固氮菌群的优势菌属,平均相对优势度分别为22.3%、21.5%、20.8%和17.8%;假诺卡氏菌属、中慢生根瘤菌属、贪铜菌属、慢生根瘤菌属等是固碳菌群的优势菌属,平均相对优势度分别为22.4%、18.5%、10.5%和6.0%。小叶锦鸡儿植被区土壤固氮菌、小黄柳和小叶杨植被区固碳菌的群落结构已基本恢复到天然榆树疏林水平。影响固氮菌群结构的主要土壤因子为有机质、NH4+-N和全磷,而影响固碳菌群的为pH、土壤含水率和速效磷。研究结果可为沙地植被重建生态效益的评估提供科学依据。.

Ie Jue is one of the geothermal manifestation of hot water and fumaroles in the northern zone of Mount Seulawah Agam. Because hot water in the Ie Jue manifestation is derived from meteoric water, the presence of Ie Jue hot springs is determined by rain intensity and surface infiltration rates in the vicinity of the manifestation. The purpose of this research is to determine the rate of precipitation infiltration and its link to the type of flora that grows around the manifestation. Ie Jue. The 100 m line transect approach was used to determine sampling locations. Transects were placed in stratified sampling based on the four cardinal directions from the manifestation\'s center, namely east, south, west, and north. In each transect, three sampling stations were placed at intervals of 0 m, 50 m, and 100 m from the manifestation\'s midpoint. In each transect, three sampling stations were placed at intervals of 0 m, 50 m, and 100 m from the manifestation\'s midpoint. At each sampling point, the vegetation type was identified, and soil temperature, moisture, pH, texture, density and organic C were measured. A single ring infiltrometer was used to quantify infiltration rate at each sampling location, and the Horton equation was used to compute infiltration capacity. The results showed that the type of tree vegetation found in the south had the maximum infiltration rate of 54 cm/h - 28.8 cm/h with a constant interval of 40 min, followed by an infiltration rate of 44.4 cm/h - 8.4 cm/h for 45 min in the north with pole vegetation type. In comparison to other regions, the south and north have exceptionally quick infiltration criteria (36.87 cm/h and 29.88 cm/h, respectively). When compared to poles, shrubs, and herbs, tree-type vegetation had the highest infiltration rate. The results showed that vegetation type, soil moisture, bulk density, and soil organic C are the most important elements influencing infiltration in the Ie jue hot spring area.

Tropospheric ozone (O3 ) is a phytotoxic air pollutant adversely affecting plant growth. High O3 exposures are often concurrent with summer drought. The effects of both stresses on plants are complex, and their interactions are not yet well understood. Here, we investigate whether drought can mitigate the negative effects of O3 on plant physiology and growth based on a meta-analysis. We found that drought mitigated the negative effects of O3 on plant photosynthesis, but the modification of the O3 effect on the whole-plant biomass by drought was not significant. This is explained by a compensatory response of water-deficient plants that leads to increased metabolic costs. Relative to water control condition, reduced water treatment decreased the effects of O3 on photosynthetic traits, and leaf and root biomass in deciduous broadleaf species, while all traits in evergreen coniferous species showed no significant response. This suggested that the mitigating effects of drought on the negative impacts of O3 on the deciduous broadleaf species were more extensive than on the evergreen coniferous ones. Therefore, to avoid over- or underestimations when assessing the impact of O3 on vegetation growth, soil moisture should be considered. These results contribute to a better understanding of terrestrial ecosystem responses under global change.