洋底深部裂褶菌在不同环境条件的生长行为

[目的] 二甲基巯基丙酸内盐（dimethylsulfoniopropionate,DMSP）及其裂解产物二甲基硫（dimethyl sulfide,DMS）在海洋硫循环中发挥重要作用。目前关于DMSP降解细菌的分布已有部分报道,但其合成细菌的研究才刚刚起步。本文拟研究中国东海水体DMSP合成与降解菌及基因的水平和垂直分布（1000 m水深）差异,分析其对环境梯度变化的响应。[方法] 利用流式细胞仪计数海水样品中微微型浮游生物的数量,通过荧光定量PCR和高通量测序手段定量测定DMSP合成基因（dsyB和mmtN）及物种、DMSP降解基因（dddP和dmdA）及物种的丰度,分析其在东海海域水平及垂直方向上的分布差异。[结果] 在垂直方向上,聚球藻、原绿球藻、微微型真核生物和异养细菌丰度随着水深的增加而先增后减,最大值位于30-50 m附近。表层（4 m左右）水体的DMSP合成及降解基因丰度最高,DMSP合成菌（如Alteromonas、Phaeobacter和Pelagibaca等）丰度也最高;随着水深增加,表层以下水体中DMSP合成及降解基因和物种丰度先增加后降低,峰值均出现在100-150 m;100 m以下,DMSP降解基因丰度迅速下降,而合成基因丰度下降程度较低,而且接近底层（>500 m）时出现随水深逐渐增加的趋势。水平方向二者变化规律不明显。浅层水体（≤100 m）和深层水体（>100 m）细菌群落结构存在显著差异,前者拥有较高比例的黄杆菌纲、放线菌纲和蓝细菌纲细菌,后者α变形菌纲细菌丰度较高。[结论] 100 m及以浅和100 m以深的浮游细菌群落结构存在显著差异。表层水体中DMSP合成和降解细菌的丰度最高,100-150 m水体次之,但100-1022 m介导的DMSP合成和降解细菌丰度的变化趋势有较大差别。     

氮磷营养盐添加对二甲基巯基丙酸内盐合成与降解细菌及其功能基因的影响

【目的】二甲基巯基丙酸内盐(dimethylsulfoniopropionate,DMSP)是海洋中主要的有机硫化物之一,是海洋细菌硫的主要来源,海洋细菌将其分解成"冷室气体"二甲基硫(dimethylsulfide,DMS),对调节全球气候变化和驱动地球硫循环有重要作用。本研究通过中国东海水体的现场围隔实验模拟海水富营养化对DMSP、DMS产量以及DMSP合成基因(dsyB和mmtN)和降解基因(dddP和dmdA)及相关功能细菌的影响。【方法】通过流式细胞仪计数92个围隔海水样品中微微型浮游生物的数量,采用Illumina MiSeq测序技术对海水样品中细菌的16S rRNA基因进行高通量测序,利用荧光定量PCR技术定量测定16S rRNA基因、DMSP合成及降解基因的丰度。【结果】研究发现,同时添加硝酸盐(6.00μmol/L)和磷酸盐(0.375μmol/L)能促进叶绿素a、DMSP、DMS的浓度上升。对于DMSP合成基因,只加磷酸盐能促进dsyB及Phaeobacter等相应物种的富集,虽然同时添加硝酸盐和磷酸盐使dsyB富集,但相对只加磷酸盐却不利于dsyB积累;同时添加硝酸盐和磷酸盐也抑制Alteromonas的生长,进而抑制了mmtN的富集。对于DMSP降解基因,同时加入硝酸盐和磷酸盐促进了dddP及Thalassococcus、Thalassobius、Loktanella和Shimia等物种的富集,却抑制了SAR11、Sulfitobacter等的富集,从而导致dmdA无法被富集。【结论】氮限制能更好地促进DMSP合成基因的表达,从而迫使细菌增加DMSP的合成以应对氮营养条件不足的生存环境,并进而提高DMSP脱甲基化的比例为细菌提供更多能量;而在硝酸盐和磷酸盐充足情况下,细菌相对减少DMSP的合成且更倾向于裂解DMSP产生DMS来降低硫同化的比例。本研究结果强调了海水富营养化对细菌合成与降解DMSP过程的影响。     

马里亚纳海沟沉积物可培养异养细菌的多样性及其DMSP降解能力

【目的】马里亚纳海沟是地球上最深的海沟,具有超高静水压力、低温、无光等生境特征,蕴含独特的微生物资源。二甲基巯基丙酸内盐(dimethylsulphoniopropionate,DMSP)是海洋环境中最丰富的有机硫分子之一,海洋异养微生物可裂解DMSP产生"冷室气体"二甲基硫(dimethyl sulfide,DMS),在全球硫循环和气候变化中发挥着重要作用。本研究对马里亚纳海沟沉积物异养细菌进行分离鉴定,并研究其DMSP降解能力,为阐明深渊微生物的生命过程提供独特的微生物资源。【方法】本文以马里亚纳海沟5个站位的沉积物为研究对象,利用3种常规异养菌培养基(2216E、R2A和TCBS)及2种异养菌富集培养基(TCBS肉汤和碱性蛋白胨水)在4°C、16°C和28°C下进行细菌分离培养,通过16Sr RNA基因测序鉴定其分类地位,并对代表菌株进行DMSP降解能力检测。【结果】共分离鉴定异养细菌1057株,分属于4个门、7个纲和76个属。γ-变形菌纲(Gammaproteobacteria)为优势菌群,占据可培养异养细菌总数的61.4%,假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)和盐单胞菌属(H...     

大叶藻(Zostera marina)海草床沉积物细菌和古菌丰度及组成的垂直剖面特征

【背景】海草床是重要的"蓝碳"生态系统,对全球碳汇有重要贡献。海草床沉积物剖面的垂直梯度特征显著,表层呈现氧化态,富含活性有机质,而深层呈还原态,以惰性有机质为主。【目的】探究这种垂直特征如何影响微生物的丰度和群落分布。【方法】利用荧光定量PCR和16SrRNA基因高通量测序等手段,测定了山东荣成天鹅湖大叶藻海草床不同深度(5、10、15、20、25和30 cm)沉积物中细菌和古菌丰度、多样性和群落结构的变化。【结果】细菌和古菌16S rRNA基因拷贝数随深度的增加而降低,在沉积物5cm深处,细菌的16SrRNA基因拷贝数显著高于20cm和30cm层(ANOVA,P<0.05)。深度对细菌和古菌α多样性指数没有显著影响(P>0.05)。细菌中相对丰度最高的是变形菌门,其次是绿弯菌门,拟杆菌门,浮霉菌门等,其中δ-变形菌和浮霉菌的相对丰度随深度显著增加(P<0.05)。古菌群落中深古菌门比例最高,在25cm深处达到70%以上;其次是乌斯菌门、洛基古菌门、广古菌门和奇古菌门等。奇古菌门比例随深度增加而显著降低(P<0.05),其他古菌类群在不同深度间差异不显著(P&...     

宋代海底沉船“南海Ⅰ号”出水木质文物中细菌类群

【目的】通过对"南海Ⅰ号"沉船出水木质文物标本中细菌类群的分析,了解饱水木质文物中的细菌类群并推测细菌对木质文物损害的机制。【方法】应用Illumina Mi Seq测序平台对采自该沉船的10份木质文物标本中细菌V3–V4序列进行测序与分析,比较各标本中细菌群落的组成差异。【结果】根据97%序列相似性得到3 780不同的细菌OTUs,分属34目、35科的187个属;多数细菌OTU属于变形菌门(Proteobacteria)细菌,占全部细菌OTU的52.9%,在细菌纲水平上γ-变形菌纲(γ-Proteobacteria)(占17.9%)是丰度最高的细菌纲。德沃氏菌属(Devosia)(3.5%)是"南海一号"沉船样品丰度最高的属,其他分别属于甲基娇养杆菌属(Methylotenera)(2.4%)、鼠尾菌属(Muricauda)(1.2%)。其中氢噬胞菌属(Hydrogenophaga)、中国农大湖积物杆菌(Lacibacter cauensis)、德氏食酸菌(Acidovorax delafieldii)、德沃斯氏菌属(Devosia)、沉积物杆状菌属(Sediminibacterium)、缺陷短孢单胞菌(Brevundimonas diminuta)和门多萨假单胞菌(Pseudomonas mendocina)在所有样品中均可检测到。【结论】"南海Ⅰ号"沉船出水木质文物存在着种类丰富的好氧与厌氧细菌种类,多种细菌类群具有较好的纤维素降解能力与铁硫元素转化能力,控制细菌群落中参与分解纤维素的细菌与铁硫循环菌活性对于保护木质文物有重要作用。     

贫营养好氧反硝化菌群的水库原位投菌脱氮特性北大核心CSCD

【目的】分析水深和温度对好氧反硝化菌群的影响并探索其脱氮特性,以期为微污染水库水生物脱氮提供依据。【方法】从微污染水源水库表层沉积物中富集、驯化、筛选得到贫营养好氧反硝化混合菌群;应用好氧反硝化混合菌进行硬质瓶子和软质瓶子水库原位投菌实验分析其脱氮性能。【结果】实验结果表明:硬质瓶子系统(无水压影响)各个水深下的硝氮完全去除,软质瓶子(有水压影响)在0.5、5.0 m达到90.66%和100%,其余水深最大为99.61%、80.55%、67.01%和64.73%;亚硝氮并没有出现积累;氨氮由于实验后期菌体的死亡略有上升;水深0.5、5.0、7.5、10.0、12.5、15.0 m下的总氮在实验结束时,硬质瓶子的去除率达到50.11%、61.49%、56.24%、44.50%、36.80%和38.73%,软质瓶子达到33.47%、60.61%、43.98%、36.28%、27.52%和28.57%;OD_(600)与p H都出现先升后降的变化,DO在3–8 mg/L。混合菌在11–30°C表现出很好的脱氮能力,并随着温度上升而增加;水压对脱氮有不利影响。【结论】该混合菌温度适应性很强,静水压对其脱氮过程有抑制作用。     

山西左云县采煤区人工湿地冬季沉积物细菌群落多样性

【背景】人工湿地处理煤炭矿井废水效果显著,而关于人工湿地沉积物的细菌群落结构和特征研究较少。【目的】阐明人工湿地净化采煤区废水的效应和细菌群落结构及特征。【方法】对山西省左云县采煤区人工湿地不同采样点水质进行监测,利用高通量测序技术对人工湿地沉积物中细菌16S rRNA基因V3-V4区进行测序,分析沉积物中细菌群落组成。【结果】采煤区废水流经人工湿地后水质得到有效改善,其中生化需氧量(Biochemical oxygen demand,BOD5)、化学需氧量(Chemical oxygen demand,CODCr)、总氮(Total nitrogen,TN)、总磷(Total phosphorus,TP)去除率分别达到76.2%、93.4%、73.4%和99.3%;测序共获得2 832个操作分类单元(Operational taxonomic units,OTUs),共753个属,分布于51个门的150个纲;4个采样点中优势菌门为变形菌门(Proteobacteria,50%-64.7%)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes,15.8%-21.2%),变形菌门中优势菌纲为β-变形菌纲和γ-变形菌纲,其中M1、M2、M3中富含氨氮氧化细菌的β-变形菌纲和γ-变形菌纲丰度最高;M4沉积物细菌OTU最多,多样性最高;沉积物特有优势菌属Sulfurimonas、Sulfuricurvum的相对丰度与NH4+-N的含量显著负相关,Azoarcus菌属相对丰度与TN存在显著正相关,Novosphingobium菌属相对丰度与TP含量存在显著正相关。【结论】煤矿废水流经人工湿地可得到有效的净化,细菌多样性在人工湿地生态功能中起到了决定作用。     

安徽省某酸性矿山废水坑湖中细菌群落的垂向分布特征及其影响因素

【目的】探究酸性矿山废水(acid mine drainage,AMD)坑湖中细菌群落沿垂向不同水深的分布规律及与环境因子之间的相互作用。【方法】采用16SrRNA基因高通量测序技术,对安徽省某AMD坑湖中6条采样垂线不同水深深度的细菌群落进行调查,同时测定水质理化指标,使用统计学软件分析细菌和地化参数间的联系。【结果】AMD坑湖中水质特征及细菌群落结构出现明显分层现象,自上而下溶解氧降低而pH和多种金属离子浓度增加,微生物群落结构发生变化,多样性和部分物种的丰度增大。细菌群落组成上,表层水域以Proteobacteria (Alpha、Gammaproteobacteria)和Acidobacteria占据主导地位;中下层水域则由Firmicutes、Acidobacteria、Actinobacteria、Gammaproteobacteria和Patescibacteria等共同主导。统计分析结果表明,TN、DO、ORP、pH、Fe、Mn、Al和Zn与嗜酸细菌丰度显著相关,是细菌空间分布的主要限制因素。【结论】AMD坑湖中水质理化特征和细菌群落分布在垂向空间上存在显著差异,群落的...     

454高通量焦磷酸测序法鉴定膜生物反应器膜污染优势菌种

【目的】对诱发膜-生物反应器(Membrane bioreactors,MBR)膜污染的优势菌种进行研究。【方法】利用454高通量焦磷酸测序法对MBR污泥混合液样品与膜污染物样品中微生物信息进行统计,并对两组样品的Chao丰度指数与Shannon生物多样性指数计算,对测序结果进行系统发育学分析。【结果】从污泥混合液样品与膜污染物样品中获得9 353与7 504条优化序列,发现膜污染物中微生物丰度与多样性均高于污泥混合样品。借助基因频谱对OTU分布特点进行统计,表明源于污泥混合液中的微生物在膜表面定殖生长过程中发生了种群变化,在膜面污染物样品中,β-变形菌纲丰度显著降低,α-变形菌纲、γ-变形菌纲与Phycisphaerae在微生物种群结构中比重增加。【结论】454焦磷酸测序分析表明,黄色单胞菌(Xanthomonadaceae),嗜热厌氧杆菌(Thermoanaerobacter),Phycisphaera以及2株尚未培养出的细菌(Candidate_division_TM7及Candidate_division_OD1)是诱发MBR膜污染的优势菌种(微生物丰度1%)。诱发膜污染的细菌既包括了黏性高、表面疏水的种类(如γ-变形菌),从而引发细菌在膜表面的定殖,也包括了代谢能力强的物种(如Candidate_division_OD1)可以确保种间递氢顺畅。     

鄱阳湖湖泊细菌群落组成及结构——以松门山为例

于2011年5月在鄱阳湖——松门山湖区采集底泥与表层水样,分别提取了表层水体浮游和底泥微生物基因组DNA,利用454高通量测序技术对细菌的16S rRNA基因进行了序列测定,分析了湖泊底泥细菌、水体浮游细菌群落结构特征。结果显示:底泥细菌OTUs(Operational Taxonomic Units)为1454,表层水体浮游细菌OTUs为269;底泥细菌群落比表层水体更加多样化,底泥细菌的物种数大大多于表层水体。同时,底泥细菌群落与表层浮游细菌群落结构存在显著差异。物种分类显示鄱阳湖底泥细菌种类隶属于20门,228属,其中优势种群为δ-变形菌纲(Deltaproteobacteria)、β-变形菌纲(Betaproteobacteria)和疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia);表层水体浮游细菌隶属于13门116属,优势种群为β-变形菌纲、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)和放线菌门(Actinobacteria)。结果进一步揭示,无论是浮游细菌群落还是沉积物细菌群落,优势细菌种群的基因型多样性更高。     

Effects of Shading Soybean Plants on N2O Emission from Soil

The effect of photosynthesis on N₂O emission from soil was investigated by shading soybean (Gycline max. L) plant at flowering, pod-setting and grain-filling stages. The results showed that by stopping photosynthesis through shading the plants stimulated N₂O emission significantly at flowering stage and pod-setting stage, and suppressed N₂O emission dramatically at grain-filling stage. At flowering stage, soybean species seem to rely mainly on fertilizer N and shaded plants decreased the N uptake. Interaction between the relative increase in available N for N₂O production by shading and the presence of root exudates promoted N transformation (nitrification/denitrification) and N₂O emission. At pod-setting stage, the available soil nitrogen seems to be a critical limiting factor and without substantial release of symbiotically fixed N through plant roots, resulted in a weak effect of shading on N₂O emission. At grain-filling stage, available N for N₂O production was derived from symbiotically fixed N and was greatly affected by photosynthesis. These results indicated that the effect of soybean growth on N₂O emission from soil varies with plant growth stages as available N for N₂O production is mainly from fertilizer N and organic mineralization during the early growth of soybean plants, while N₂O emission is controlled by the quantity and perhaps also the quality of root exudates, which is closely related with plant photosynthesis in the late season of soybean growth.     

湖泊微生物硝化过程研究进展

湖泊中微生物介导的硝化作用在生境内部氮周转和温室气体N_2O释放方面扮演着关键的角色。因此,研究湖泊微生物硝化过程及速率有助于我们整体评估湖泊生境内部的氮循环状态,全面认识湖泊响应区域乃至全球气候变化的规律。本文综述了湖泊生境中硝化过程及其驱动微生物和影响因素,包括氨氧化过程、亚硝酸盐氧化过程和完全氨氧化过程,同时聚焦前沿,归纳了氨氧化古菌、氨氧化细菌和完全氨氧化菌产生N_2O的机制和相对贡献。最后对湖泊硝化过程研究现状和未来发展方向提出总结和展望。     

牲畜排泄物返还对草地土壤氮转化和氧化亚氮(N2O)排放的影响研究进展

牲畜排泄物返还被认为是对草地的一种天然的施肥措施,也是草地养分归还的一种重要途径,对于维持土壤肥力和植被生产力具有十分重要的生态学意义。论述了放牧牲畜粪便和尿液自身降解及其氮素变化、粪尿返还对草地土壤氮转化和氧化亚氮(N₂O)排放的作用机制及影响效应,指出排泄物氮输入使粪尿斑块成为草地土壤氮转化和N₂O排放的活跃点,且不同排泄物类型、土壤理化特性和气候条件等使土壤氮素矿化、固持、硝化及反硝化等关键过程具有复杂性和差异性,进而导致不同类型草地生态系统N₂O排放对牲畜排泄物返还的响应不尽相同。建议未来在全球气候变化背景下,应加强草地牲畜排泄物-植被-土壤体系氮素生物地球化学循环过程的系统研究,进一步加深天然草地关键氮素转化过程和N₂O排放的微生物作用机制方面的认识,从而有助于为优化放牧牲畜排泄物的管理模式、制定科学合理的草地土壤养分调控策略和维持草地生态系统可持续发展提供科学有效的理论指导。     

土壤磷含量与有效性对N2O排放量的影响元分析

土壤氧化亚氮(N₂O)主要产生于土壤微生物参与的氮循环过程,其排放量受磷含量及有效性影响。添加磷肥有助于缓解陆地生态系统磷限制,提升土壤有效磷含量,进一步影响土壤微生物对氮的利用,同时控制N₂O排放。然而不同独立实验中N₂O对外源磷添加的响应差异较大。研究从发表的中、英文文献中收集了54份关于施用磷肥与N₂O排放量的观测结果,采用元分析方法确定添加外源磷后N₂O排放量的响应差异及潜在影响因素。结果表明：(1)外源磷添加对土壤N₂O排放量影响不显著;但在磷肥施用量> 50 kg P/hm²的室外实验中土壤N₂O排放量显著降低了32.5%;施用NaH₂PO₄的室内实验中N₂O排放量显著降低了18.4%。(2)土壤N₂O对外源磷添加响应的高变异性是磷肥施用量和土壤含水量、土壤pH、土地利用类型、磷肥种类、纬度和实验时间多种影响...     

城市小型景观水体溶存N2O浓度及排放通量特征

淡水生态系统是大气中N₂O的重要排放源,受到国内外广泛关注。城市小型景观水体作为区域淡水系统的重要组成,具有环境容量小,受人类活动干扰强烈,其N₂O排放特征及影响机制并不清楚。选择重庆大学城8个典型景观水体和2个城市外围的自然水体（对照）作为研究对象,利用顶空法和漂浮箱法对水体溶存N₂O浓度及排放通量进行季节性监测,并通过分析生境特征及水环境特征,探究城市小型景观水体N₂O排放特征及关键影响因素。结果表明：1）小型景观水体TN、NO₃^--N、NH₄⁺-N、NO₂^--N含量总体偏低但变异性极强（变化范围分别为0.31-1.47 mg/L、0.05-0.79 mg/L、0.03-0.14 mg/L、0.00-0.04 mg/L）,硝态氮是主要的氮形态;景观水体氮丰度远高于外围的自然水体;2）10个小型水体N₂O浓度范围为16.51-158.96 nmol/L,平均为（47.60±21.47） nmol/L,均处于过饱和状态;漂浮箱法实测8个景观水体N₂O排放通量均值为（0.13±0.05）mmol m^-2 d^-1,是对照水体的1.3-5.2倍,高于大部分已有研究结果,是大气N₂O的排放热源;3）景观水体N₂O排放通量与水体各形态氮含量呈显著的正相关关系,较高的N负荷和强烈的氮转化过程是导致景观水体成为N₂O排放热源的主要因子,水体N含量可以作为景观水体N₂O排放强度的有效指示因子;同时水生植物分布对水体N₂O排放影响显著,有植物分布的水域比开敞水域高1.4倍;4）漂浮箱法和边界层模型法对小型景观水体N₂O排放通量的监测结果呈较好的线性关系,但不同季节仍存在着一定差异,需要进一步优化模型估算方法;5）水体N₂O排放通量对温度的季节性变化较为敏感,呈夏季最高,春、秋季次之,冬季最低的季节模式。本研究强调,城市小型景观水体具有较高的N₂O排放速率,在区域氮循环及全球淡水系统温室气体排放清单中具有不可忽视的作用,在未来研究中应得到更多关注。     

Impacts of grazing intensity on denitrification and N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O production in a semi-arid grassland ecosystem

N₂O production from denitrification in soils contributes to the enhanced greenhouse effect and the destruction of the stratospheric ozone. Ungulate grazing affects denitrification and the production of N₂O. The short-term effect of grazing on denitrification and N₂O production has been examined in several grassland ecosystems. However, the effects of long-term grazing have rarely been studied. We measured denitrification and N₂O production during the 2005 and 2006 growing seasons in a long-term (17 years) experiment that had five grazing intensities (GI; 0.00, 1.33, 2.67, 4.00 and 5.33 sheep ha⁻¹). We found that denitrification and N₂O production rates were seasonally variable during the measurement period, with higher values observed in summer and lower values found in spring and autumn. The grazed treatments resulted in decreased denitrification and N₂O production, primarily due to the reduced soil nitrate concentration and organic N content under the long-term grazing. This supported our hypothesis that long-term over-grazing suppresses denitrification and N₂O production. Although significant differences in denitrification and N₂O production were not found between the four GI, there was a general trend that cumulative denitrification and N₂O production decreased as grazing intensity increased, especially in 2006. Lower N losses via denitrification and N₂O production in the grazed plots, to some extent, may contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emission and help to preserve soil N and ameliorate the negative impacts of grazing on plant growth, productivity, and ecological restoration processes in the temperate steppe in northern China.     

Simulation of Effects of Soils,Climate and Management on N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O Emission from Grasslands

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is a potent greenhouse gas with a high contribution from agricultural soils and emissions that depend on soil type, climate, crops and management practices. The N₂O emissions therefore need to be included as an integral part of environmental assessments of agricultural production systems. An algorithm for N₂O production and emission from agricultural soils was developed and included in the FASSET whole-farm model. The model simulated carbon and nitrogen (N) turnover on a daily basis. Both nitrification and denitrification was included in the model as sources for N₂O production, and the N₂O emissions depended on soil microbial and physical conditions. The model was tested on experimental data of N₂O emissions from grasslands in UK, Finland and Denmark, differing in climatic conditions, soil properties and management. The model simulated the general time course of N₂O emissions and captured the observed effects of fertiliser and manure management on emissions. Scenario analyses for grazed and cut grasslands were conducted to evaluate the effects of soil texture, climatic conditions, grassland management and N fertilisation on N₂O emissions. The soils varied from coarse sand to sandy loam and the climatic variation was taken to represent the climatic variation within Denmark. N fertiliser rates were varied from 0 to 500 kg N ha⁻¹. The simulated N₂O emissions showed a non-linear response to increasing N rates with increasing emission factors at higher N rates. The simulated emissions increased with increasing soil clay contents. N₂O emissions were slightly increased at higher temperatures, whereas increasing annual rainfall generally lead to decreasing emissions. Emissions were slightly higher from grazed grasslands compared with cut grasslands at similar rates of total N input (fertiliser and animal excreta). The results indicate higher emission factors and thus higher potentials for reducing N₂O emissions for intensively grazed grasslands on fine textured soils than for extensive cut-based grasslands on sandy soils.     

Role of Microorganisms in Emission of Nitrous Oxide and Methane in Pulse Cultivated Soil Under Laboratory Incubation Condition

Soil from a pulse cultivated farmers land of Odisha, India, have been subjected to incubation studies for 40 consecutive days, to establish the impact of various nitrogenous fertilizers and water filled pore space (WFPS) on green house gas emission (N₂O & CH₄). C₂H₂ inhibition technique was followed to have a comprehensive understanding about the individual contribution of nitrifiers and denitrifiers towards the emission of N₂O. Nevertheless, low concentration of C₂H₂ (5 ml: flow rate 0.1 kg/cm²) is hypothesized to partially impede the metabolic pathways of denitrifying bacterial population, thus reducing the overall N₂O emission rate. Different soil parameters of the experimental soil such as moisture, total organic carbon, ammonium content and nitrate–nitrogen contents were measured at regular intervals. Application of external N-sources under different WFPS conditions revealed the diverse role played by the indigenous soil microorganism towards green house gas emission. Isolation of heterotrophic microorganisms (Pseudomonas) from the soil samples, further supported the fact that denitrification might be prevailing during specific conditions thus contributing to N₂O emission. Statistical analysis showed that WFPS was the most influential parameter affecting N₂O formation in soil in absence of an inhibitor like C₂H₂.     

Do increasingly depleted δ<Superscript>15</Superscript>N values of atmospheric N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O indicate a decline in soil N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O reduction?

Growing concentrations of N₂O within the atmosphere have been accompanied by decreasing δ¹⁵N values, provoking the hypothesis of a global decline in the rate of N₂O reduction relative to its production in soil. We estimate that the ratio of N₂O produced to N₂O reduced within the soil profile has declined by about 10–25% relative to its pre-industrial value. To a smaller extent, a reduction in the uptake of atmospheric N₂O at the soil surface relative to its emission could also have contributed to the reported isotopic signal. This calls for a greater consideration of the process of N₂O reduction in soil and its role in the global turnover of N₂O.