ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025
Impact of different forest types on soil microbial biomass and microbial entropy in the karst region of southwestern China.
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- Soil Bacterial and Fungal Community Structure and Its Driving Factors Under Small-Scale Altitude Gradient on the Southern Slope of the Qilian Mountains.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Soil microbial biomass in tropical coastal shelterbelts of Hainan Island: seasonal characteristics and responses to environmental factors.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
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Abstract
Soil microbial biomass and microbial entropy are used as important indicators of soil quality. However, the effects of forest-stand types remain poorly understood. This study focused on three stands of Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis (CJ), Liquidambar formosana (LF), and their mixed forests (CL) in Guizhou Province, China. Soil samples were collected from three depths to investigate variations in soil microbial biomass C, N, P (MBC, MBN, MBP), as well as microbial entropy C, N, P (qMBC, qMBN, qMBP) among different forest stands. Additionally, the influence of soil organic C (SOC), total N (TN), total P (TP), and their stoichiometry, along with soil microbial C:N:P stoichiometry and soil-microbial stoichiometric imbalances on soil microbial biomass and microbial entropy are analyzed. The variance analysis revealed, compared to pure stands, the mixed forest exhibited significantly higher MBC (38.84%), MBC stocks (46.72%), MBC/MBN (52.23%), MBC/MBP (52.23%), and qMBC (23.49%;
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