The soil nematode community indicates the soil ecological restoration of the Pinus massoniana plantation gap replanted with Cinnamomum longipaniculatum

Chengwei Tu; Qingqing Lu; Ya Zhang; Jiaojiao Tian; Yarong Gao; Yang Liu; Hanbo Yang; Lianghua Chen; Jian Zhang; Jing Wang; Jiujin Xiao

Ecological Indicators (Mar 2022)

The soil nematode community indicates the soil ecological restoration of the Pinus massoniana plantation gap replanted with Cinnamomum longipaniculatum

Chengwei Tu,
Qingqing Lu,
Ya Zhang,
Jiaojiao Tian,
Yarong Gao,
Yang Liu,
Hanbo Yang,
Lianghua Chen,
Jian Zhang,
Jing Wang,
Jiujin Xiao

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Chengwei Tu: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Qingqing Lu: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Ya Zhang: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Jiaojiao Tian: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Yarong Gao: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Yang Liu: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Hanbo Yang: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Lianghua Chen: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Jian Zhang: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Jing Wang: Forestry Development and Protection Center, Zigong 643000, China
Jiujin Xiao: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Corresponding author at: Institute of Forest & Ecology, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 136
p. 108678

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Interactions between aboveground and belowground ecosystems components modulate ecosystem functions. However, few studies have focused on the response of soil nematodes to plantation reconstruction. In this study, Cinnamomum longipaniculatum was planted in the gap of a Pinus massoniana plantation. Based on the size, center and edge of C. longipaniculatum patches, the characteristics of the soil nematode community were studied after 8 years of plantation reconstruction. The effect of the C. longipaniculatum plantation on the soil nematode community was related to patch size. The soil nematode community did not change significantly with increasing patch size above 30 m × 30 m. The soil recovered better in the patch center than at the edge, but the edge increased the diversity of soil nematodes with low C-P values. The experimental treatment increased the dominance of soil plant parasite nematodes and bacterivores, decreased the trophic diversity index, and increased the channel ratio, maturity index, enrichment index and structure index of soil nematodes, indicating that soil nutrient cycling improved and the diversity of the soil food web increased. After P. massoniana plantation gaps were replanted with C. longipaniculatum, the main soil properties that affected the soil nematode community were organic carbon, pH, water content and soil aggregate degree. In the soil nematode community, fungal nematodes had the strongest influence on omnivorous-predatory nematodes. Our study showed that the soil environment changed with vegetation and affected soil nematode groups, and soil nematodes effectively reflected soil ecological restoration after P. massoniana plantation gaps were replanted with C. longipaniculatum.

Published in Ecological Indicators

ISSN: 1470-160X (Print); 1872-7034 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ecological-indicators

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