Metals affect soil bacterial and fungal functional diversity differently materials and methods

2008
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dc.abstract.enHeavy metals can cause a decrease in the taxonomic diversity of soil communities. Because of functional redundancy, it remains unclear to what extent different functions performed by the soil microbial communities may be affected by pollution. We studied the impact of metal contamination on soil bacterial and fungal functional diversity, active microbial biomass, and soil respiration rate. Soil samples were collected from 39 sites along three forest and five meadow pollution transects near an abandoned Pb/Zn smelter in Avonmouth (UK) and Ni smelter in Clydach (UK), in a Cu mining and smelting region near Glog6w (Poland), and in a Za/Pb mining and smelting region near Olkusz (Poland). Biolog (R) GN2 and SFN2 plates were used to study the bacterial and fungal functional diversity, which subsequently was expressed as Shannon's diversity index (H'). The active microbial biomass was measured as substrate-induced respiration. We found that the bacterial functional diversity significantly decreased, whereas the fungal functional diversity slightly increased, with increasing metal concentration. We also observed a slight negative effect of metal pollution on the active microbial biomass. No relationship was found between metal contamination and total soil respiration rate. This suggests a higher sensitivity of bacterial functional diversity as an indicator for the effects of metal pollution compared with overall soil respiration. All microbial parameters were affected by nutrient concentrations and/or soil pH.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi : Instytut Nauk o Środowiskupl
dc.contributor.authorStefanowicz, Anna - 132087 pl
dc.contributor.authorNiklińska, Maria - 130966 pl
dc.contributor.authorLaskowski, Ryszard - 129868 pl
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-27T12:13:27Z
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dc.date.issued2008pl
dc.description.number3pl
dc.description.physical591-598pl
dc.description.volume27pl
dc.identifier.doi10.1897/07-288.1pl
dc.identifier.eissn1552-8618pl
dc.identifier.issn0730-7268pl
dc.identifier.urihttp://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/31826
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dc.titleMetals affect soil bacterial and fungal functional diversity differently materials and methodspl
dc.title.journalEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistrypl
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Heavy metals can cause a decrease in the taxonomic diversity of soil communities. Because of functional redundancy, it remains unclear to what extent different functions performed by the soil microbial communities may be affected by pollution. We studied the impact of metal contamination on soil bacterial and fungal functional diversity, active microbial biomass, and soil respiration rate. Soil samples were collected from 39 sites along three forest and five meadow pollution transects near an abandoned Pb/Zn smelter in Avonmouth (UK) and Ni smelter in Clydach (UK), in a Cu mining and smelting region near Glog6w (Poland), and in a Za/Pb mining and smelting region near Olkusz (Poland). Biolog (R) GN2 and SFN2 plates were used to study the bacterial and fungal functional diversity, which subsequently was expressed as Shannon's diversity index (H'). The active microbial biomass was measured as substrate-induced respiration. We found that the bacterial functional diversity significantly decreased, whereas the fungal functional diversity slightly increased, with increasing metal concentration. We also observed a slight negative effect of metal pollution on the active microbial biomass. No relationship was found between metal contamination and total soil respiration rate. This suggests a higher sensitivity of bacterial functional diversity as an indicator for the effects of metal pollution compared with overall soil respiration. All microbial parameters were affected by nutrient concentrations and/or soil pH.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi : Instytut Nauk o Środowisku
dc.contributor.authorpl
Stefanowicz, Anna - 132087
dc.contributor.authorpl
Niklińska, Maria - 130966
dc.contributor.authorpl
Laskowski, Ryszard - 129868
dc.date.accessioned
2016-10-27T12:13:27Z
dc.date.available
2016-10-27T12:13:27Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2008
dc.description.numberpl
3
dc.description.physicalpl
591-598
dc.description.volumepl
27
dc.identifier.doipl
10.1897/07-288.1
dc.identifier.eissnpl
1552-8618
dc.identifier.issnpl
0730-7268
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http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/31826
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eng
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Metals affect soil bacterial and fungal functional diversity differently materials and methods
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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
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