植物生态学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (1): 59-73.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2024.0107  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2024.0107

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呼伦贝尔退化沙地植被-土壤碳氮磷互馈关系及微生物驱动机制

姚博1,2, 陈云1,2, 曹雯婕1,2, 龚相文1,2, 罗永清1,2,4, 郑成卓1,2, 王旭洋1,2,4, 王正文2,3,5, 李玉强1,2,4,*()   

  1. 1中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院干旱区生态安全与可持续发展重点实验室, 兰州 730000
    2中国科学院大学, 北京 100049
    3中国科学院沈阳应用生态研究所森林生态与保育重点实验室(中国科学院), 沈阳 110016
    4中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院奈曼沙漠化研究站, 内蒙古通辽 028300
    5中国科学院沈阳应用生态研究所额尔古纳森林草原过渡带生态系统研究站, 沈阳 110016
  • 收稿日期:2024-04-15 接受日期:2024-10-09 出版日期:2025-01-20 发布日期:2025-03-08
  • 通讯作者: * (liyq@lzb.ac.cn)
  • 基金资助:
    中国科学院战略性先导科技专项(A类)(XDA26020104)

Vegetation-soil interaction on carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus and associated microbial driving mechanisms at Hulun Buir Sandy Land

YAO Bo1,2, CHEN Yun1,2, CAO Wen-Jie1,2, GONG Xiang-Wen1,2, LUO Yong-Qing1,2,4, ZHENG Cheng-Zhuo1,2, WANG Xu-Yang1,2,4, WANG Zheng-Wen2,3,5, LI Yu-Qiang1,2,4,*()   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
    2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Silviculture, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
    4Naiman Desert Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tongliao, Nei Mongol 028300, China
    5Erguna Forest-Steppe Ecotone Research Station, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
  • Received:2024-04-15 Accepted:2024-10-09 Online:2025-01-20 Published:2025-03-08
  • Supported by:
    Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA26020104)

摘要:

植被-土壤系统间的养分互馈是维系陆地生态系统的结构稳定性和功能的关键环节。然而, 在沙地植被恢复演替过程中, 植被-土壤间的碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)互馈关系及推动植物群落演替恢复的关键因子尚不清楚。该研究应用生态化学计量学理论, 从土壤微生物视角探讨沙地植被-土壤养分互馈关系并揭示沙地退化植被生态恢复的限制因子。选择呼伦贝尔沙地植物恢复过程的不同景观类型, 包括流动沙丘、半流动沙丘、半固定沙丘、固定沙丘和沙质草地为研究对象, 采用时空互代法, 探究沙地恢复过程中植被-土壤C、N、P化学计量协调平衡特征及关键驱动因素, 进一步将植被-土壤碳氮磷化学计量与土壤微生物群落结构进行关联分析, 揭示退化沙地植被恢复过程中土壤理化因素、植物群落特征和微生物群落对植被-土壤化学计量的驱动机制。结果表明: 1)随着退化沙地植被生态恢复, 土壤C含量、N含量、P含量、C:P和N:P均呈显著增加趋势; 相反, 植物地上活体和活根C、N、P化学计量未呈现明显的变化规律, 说明随着沙地植被恢复演替及环境条件的改善, 沙地植物群落仍具有保持养分含量及其化学计量平衡相对稳定的能力。2)土壤C:P (12.08-38.40)处于较低水平, 使得土壤P表现为净矿化, 微生物分解有机质过程中不受P的限制, 地上植物活体N:P均低于10, 说明呼伦贝尔沙地植被恢复生长主要受N限制。3)随沙地植被恢复, 土壤N:P不断增加表明土壤N供应逐渐增加, 而P供应逐渐减弱, P可能成为植被恢复后期的限制元素。4)呼伦贝尔沙地植被恢复过程中, 土壤化学计量和pH对植被化学计量存在直接的显著正效应, 土壤微生物群落结构通过影响土壤化学计量间接影响植被化学计量, 此外, 土壤含水率、土壤质地和电导率对土壤化学计量和植被化学计量的间接影响作用也不容忽视。该研究结果可为退化沙地生态系统恢复的适应性管理和预测提供理论依据。

关键词: 呼伦贝尔沙地, 沙漠化, 恢复演替, 生态化学计量, 土壤微生物

Abstract:

Aims Vegetation-soil nutrient interation is a key process in maintaining stability and multifunctionality of terrestrial ecosystems. However, vegetation-soil interaction on carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and the key drivers in promoting plant succession during sandy land restoration are still unclear. In this study, based on ecological stoichiometry theory, the vegetation-soil nutrient interaction in sandy land from the perspective of soil microorganisms was explored, and the limiting factors for ecological restoration of degraded vegetation in sandy land were also investigated.

Methods We selected different landscape types in Hulun Buir Sandy Land, including mobile dunes, semi-mobile dunes, semi-fixed dunes, fixed dunes, and sandy grassland. The space-for-time substitution approach was used to investigate the characteristics of the C, N, and P stochastic geometries of the vegetation-soil coordination equilibrium and the key drivers in the restoration processes. In addition, a correlation analysis between vegetation-soil stoichiometry and soil microbial communities was performed to reveal multiple driving mechanisms of soil physicochemical factors, plant communities, and soil microbial communities on plant-soil stoichiometry during plant restoration in degraded sandy areas.

Important findings 1) With vegetation restoration in degraded sandy land, soil C, N, and P contents, as well as the ratio of C:P and N:P showed significant increasing trends. Conversely, C, N, and P contents and their stoichiometry in living plants and roots did not show clear trends. These results suggest that sandy plant communities are still capable of maintaining their nutrient balance, and that their stoichiometric balance is relatively stable with environmental conditions recover and change. 2) Soil C:P (12.08-38.40) was at a low level, resulting in net soil P mineralization, and microbial decomposition of organic matter was not limited by P, and above-ground plant N:P was all lower than 10, indicating that the growth of vegetation in Hulun Buir Sandy Land was mainly limited by N. 3) Meanwhile, the soil N:P continued to increase, indicating that the supply of soil N gradually increased, while the supply of P gradually decreased, and P could be a limiting element in the later stages of vegetation restoration. 4) During vegetation restoration in the Hulun Buir Sandy Land, soil stoichiometry and pH had direct significant positive effects on plant stoichiometry, while soil microorganisms indirectly affected plant stoichiometry by regulating soil stoichiometry. In addition, the indirect effects of soil moisture, soil texture, and electrical conductivity on soil and plant stoichiometry should not be neglected. Thus, this study provides a theoretical basis for adaptive management and prediction of ecosystem restoration in degraded sandy soils.

Key words: Hulun Buir Sandy Land, desertification, recovery succession, ecological stoichiometry, soil microoganism