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ArticleScientific reports2019

Hierarchical drivers of soil microbial community structure variability in "Monte Perdido" Massif (Central Pyrenees).

Juan J Jiménez, José M Igual, Luis Villar, José L Benito-Alonso, Jesús Abadias-Ullod

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Juan J JiménezDepartment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration, Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Jaca (Huesca), Spain. jjimenez@ipe.csic.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2398-0796
José M IgualInstituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca (IRNASA-CSIC), Salamanca, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5080-0378
Luis VillarDepartment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration, Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Jaca (Huesca), Spain.
José L Benito-AlonsoJolube consulting (www.jolube.es), Mariano Rodríguez de Ledesma, 4, 22700, Jaca, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1086-8834
Jesús Abadias-UllodDepartment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration, Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Jaca (Huesca), Spain.
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESInstituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbial activity is highly dependent on climatic factors (moisture and temperature) and edaphic characteristics in temperate ecosystems. Moreover, soil microbial community composition in high mountain areas is less known when compared to plant communities. In this study we investigated the soil microbial community from a functional perspective using PLFA (phospholipid fatty acid) methods in the four aspects of four summits (2,242 - 3,012 m above sea level) in the Spanish Central Pyrenees. Soil organic carbon (C), microbial biomass and nutrient dynamics ([Formula: see text] + [Formula: see text], N mineralization and nitrification potential) were also determined. Microbial biomass C was highest in the lowermost summit and decreased by approximately 50, 14 and 12% with increasing altitude. In each summit soil [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] concentrations differed significantly among summits and aspects. Soil nitrification potential varied significantly between the factors summit and aspects, e.g., southerly vs. northerly, easterly vs. westerly aspects. Gram negative bacteria and Actinobacteria functional groups dominated the microbial community, with almost 40% of the total PLFA. Non-metric multidimensional scale (NMS) analysis showed that most of the PLFA functional groups were present in all summits and aspects, although with specific biomarkers. A high abundance of biomarkers 16:1ω9c and 16:0 2OH (gram negative bacteria) were obtained in the lowermost summit, while the biomarkers 16.1ω7cDMA (anaerobes) and 19:3ω6c (Eukaryote) were only found in the uppermost summit. Linear mixed model (lmm) analysis was used with summit as fixed effect and aspect as random effect. In general, our results demonstrate a fundamental role for environment, principally moisture, temperature and organic matter in explaining the pattern observed for soil PLFA biomarkers. Under a global change scenario, we need to shed light on the relationships between soil microbial functional groups and soil nutrient-related variables in order to identify the associated patterns of decomposition rates and soil processes driven by microbial communities in mountain areas. The results could thus be used in global predictive models on climate change impact on C or N cycles in these environments.

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BiomassGram-Negative BacteriaMicrobiotaModels, BiologicalSoilSoil MicrobiologySpainSoil

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