Changes in land use driven by urbanization impact nitrogen cycling and the microbial community composition in soils

Wang, Haitao; Marshall, Christopher W.; Cheng, Minying; Xu, Huijuan; Li, Hu; Yang, Xiaoru; Zheng, Tianling

doi:10.1038/srep44049

Changes in land use driven by urbanization impact nitrogen cycling and the microbial community composition in soils

Journal Article · Fri Mar 10 04:00:00 EST 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44049· OSTI ID:1624893

Wang, Haitao ^[1]; Marshall, Christopher W. ^[2]; Cheng, Minying ^[3]; Xu, Huijuan ^[4]; Li, Hu ^[4]; Yang, Xiaoru ^[4]; Zheng, Tianling ^[5]

Xiamen University (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xiamen (China); DOE/OSTI
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
South China Univ. of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xiamen (China)
Xiamen University (China)

Transition of populations from rural to urban living causes landscape changes and alters the functionality of soil ecosystems. It is unclear how this urbanization disturbs the microbial ecology of soils and how the disruption influences nitrogen cycling. In this study, microbial communities in turfgrass-grown soils from urban and suburban areas around Xiamen City were compared to microbial communities in the soils from rural farmlands. The potential N₂O emissions, potential denitrification activity, and abundances of denitrifiers were higher in the rural farmland soils compared with the turfgrass soils. Ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) were more abundant than ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in turfgrass soils. Within turfgrass soils, the potential nitrification activities and AOA abundances were higher in the urban than in the suburban soils. These results indicate a more pivotal role of AOA in nitrification, especially in urban soils. Microbial community composition was distinctly grouped along urbanization categories (urban, suburban, and rural) classified according to the population density, which can in part be attributed to the differences in soil properties. These observed changes could potentially have a broader impact on soil nutrient availability and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1624893

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 7; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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