土壤生物及其对土壤生态学发展的影响

土壤生物区系、土壤生物多样性和全球变化已成为土壤生态学研究的肖沿领域,土壤生物以不同的方式改变着土壤的物理、化学和生物学特性,某一等级层次上的土壤生物群落的组成和结构可以对其它等级层次上的资源空间异质性产生影响,而这种空间异质性受到许多生物圈层－－土壤功能区域所维持。本文评价了土壤生物区系在土壤生态系统过程中的作用,论述了土壤生物多样性与生态系统功能的关系,讨论了土壤生态系统对全球变化的影响。     

农田土壤线虫多样性研究现状及展望

目前土壤生物多样性已成为土壤生态学研究的热点问题之一。土壤生物以不同的方式改变着土壤的物理、化学和生物学特性。在农田生态系统中, 土壤动物是分解作用和养分矿化作用等生态过程的主要调节者。线虫作为土壤中数量最丰富的后生动物, 其生活史和取食类型多样, 在生态系统中发挥着重要作用。本文介绍了农田生态系统中影响线虫多样性的主要因素; 回顾了土壤线虫的物种多样性、营养类群多样性、生活史多样性和功能多样性的研究现状; 并提出了今后农田生态系统线虫多样性研究的重点。建议通过综合土壤线虫的生活史策略和营养类群等信息, 深入了解其生物多样性和土壤生态系统功能, 从而更好地发挥土壤线虫对农田生态系统变化的生物指示作用。     

土壤健康的生物学表征与调控

如何有效判定土壤健康状态是实现农业绿色发展的基本问题。在现有的土壤健康评价体系中,很少考虑土壤生物在维持土壤健康方面的作用。基于此,本文论述了土壤健康的内涵,从土壤生物健康的角度,总结了土壤健康的生物学表征指标,阐述了土壤微生物、土壤酶活性、土壤微食物网及蚯蚓对土壤健康的指示作用。基于上述生物指标,从作物和土壤管理等方面探讨了不同农田管理措施对土壤健康状况的调控途径,并对土壤生物健康的未来发展趋势进行了展望。本文旨在增强科学家和决策者对维护土壤生物健康的认识,充分发挥土壤生物在生态系统服务中的重要作用。     

土壤病毒之奥秘:研究进展、挑战及未来展望

土壤病毒是土壤生物多样性的重要组成部分,数量繁多,在调控微生物多样性、群落组成和养分循环等方面具有重要的生态功能。然而,由于土壤自身的复杂性及其动态变化特征,病毒在土壤生态系统中发挥的功能及其作用机理,一直是该研究领域的薄弱环节,也是当前土壤生物学、微生态学和环境科学等领域的研究热点和前沿。近年来,分子生物学技术的突破及生态学理论的广泛应用极大地推动了土壤病毒研究领域的发展。为客观全面地分析土壤病毒研究领域的动态和热点,本研究借助文献计量分析方法,对土壤病毒研究现状及热点进行了综述,展示了土壤病毒研究的发展态势,并结合土壤环境特征,对土壤病毒研究领域未来发展方向进行了展望,主要包括土壤病毒多样性、生物学特征、环境影响因素、作用机制及其在农业上的应用。随着多学科交叉融合及研究技术手段的进步,土壤病毒研究迎来了一个高速发展阶段,而土壤病毒研究在养分循环、生态系统服务及生物调控等方面所取得的重要成果,可以更好地服务于土壤健康以及碳中和计划。     

土壤生物与可持续农业研究进展

农业的可持续发展是人类文明持续繁荣的重要保障。从原始农业到工业化农业的发展历程,是"自然力"不断削弱,"人为调控力"不断加强的过程。新兴的可持续农业,则希望将人为调控和自然过程协调融合,建立近自然的高效的现代农业体系。但是,面对土壤生物极高的多样性、生物和非生物过程的复杂互作及其高度的时空异质性,基于还原论的传统科学研究方法探究地下生态系统的"自然过程"困难重重。人为管理措施对农田生态过程调控的针对性和调控效果受到极大限制。尽管如此,土壤生物在生态系统服务中的作用已在世界范围内得到空前重视。如何充分发挥土壤生物在可持续农业中的作用,已成为现代农业研究领域的重要突破口。简述了土壤生物与可持续农业研究的学科发展历史,总结了农业管理措施对土壤生物及土壤食物网特征的影响,突出了土壤生物群落在可持续农业模式中土壤结构改善、土壤肥力提高和化肥农药减施等方面的积极作用;最后探讨了当前的研究难点和未来的研究方向,并对如何充分发挥土壤生物在现代农业中的贡献进行了初步的思考。认为:土壤有机质,土壤结构和土壤食物网以及三者的内在联系是可持续农业研究的关键。土壤有机质管理是调控土壤结构、土壤食物网及生态系统生...     

我国东北森林土壤动物生态学研究现状与展望

土壤动物在生态系统养分循环和能量流动中起到重要的作用。近年来土壤动物生态学研究已成为当前生态学研究的热点与前沿领域。土壤动物生态学研究在国际上已有60多年的历史, 但在我国真正意义上的土壤动物生态学研究起始于20世纪70年代末东北长白山的研究。本文概述了东北森林土壤动物生态学研究的三个阶段, 并重点从以下方面总结了近10年的研究现状与进展: 土壤动物分布格局及多样性、土壤动物对环境因子的响应、土壤动物在生态系统中的功能作用研究。本文可为进一步拓展东北森林土壤动物生态学研究并为我国其他地区深入开展土壤动物生态学研究提供参考。未来东北森林土壤动物生态学研究应该关注: 土壤动物与微生物交互作用、土壤动物对全球变化的响应、地上与地下生态系统的交互作用以及分子生物学技术在土壤生物研究中的应用。     

土壤生物多样性对植物利用营养物质和水分的影响

土壤生物多样性影响土壤营养物质和水等自然资源的有效利用是农业生态系统的重要功能.有证据表明土壤微生物多样性可提高土壤营养物质和水的利用率.土壤动物对土壤营养物质和水的有效利用也产生了明显的影响,它主要是通过促进营养物质的转化和改善土壤水渗透率而间接实现的.从已有文献的报道来看,单从某一个方面来研究土壤生物多样性对土壤营养物质和水的有效利用的影响并不能全面地反应它们之间相互作用的规律.因此未来的研究应当把土壤生物多样性、土壤营养物质和水的供给与植物生物多样性、植物营养物质和水的利用率结合起来,这样才有可能从理论上对土壤生物多样性与营养物质和水的利用之间的关系有更加深刻的认识并运用到实践中.     

土壤动物群落研究进展

许多研究表明:土壤动物群落与土壤环境有密切关系,土壤动物的群落结构、功能在土壤生态系统中有不可替代的重要作用,是系统正常运行的关键环节,土壤动物逐渐成为生态学和土壤学领域研究的热点之一。本文介绍了我国土壤动物区系研究进展,从群落结构、群落功能和群落演替三个方面分析了国内外土壤动物群落在森林和农业生态系统中最新研究现状,内容包括土壤环境评价、凋落物分解、土壤健康的指示作用、与污染环境的关系等几个方面,最后从全球环境变化、土壤生态系统过程和土壤生物多样性保护等三个重要领域提出土壤动物群落研究展望和建议。     

跳虫在土壤生态系统中的作用

跳虫是土壤生态系统中分布极广的一类小型至微型节肢动物。它们在土壤物质循环、土壤的发育及其微团聚体的形成、土壤理化特性和土壤生物群落的维护等诸多方面都发挥了重要作用。土壤中跳虫的多样性以及群落结构、物种组成都反映了土壤的质量和污染状况。本文介绍了跳虫在土壤生态系统的作用、生态学应用价值以及研究的现状和展望。     

我国土壤动物群落生态学研究综述

总结了我国土壤动物群落生态学研究的特点,即区域分布集中于中国东部、研究的生态系统类型广泛、研究角度多种多样与应用研究发展迅速。并从土壤动物群落与环境关系、土壤动物群落的组成和多样性、土壤动物群落结构、土壤动物群落功能、土壤动物群落演替与受干扰生态系统的土壤动物群落6个方面综述其最新研究成果。在此基础上指出我国土壤动物群落生态学中有待开拓的研究领域是基础研究、特色区域和生态系统的研究、土地覆盖/土地利用对土壤动物的影响研究、土壤动物多样性及其保护研究、土壤动物在土壤生态系统和陆地生态系统物质循环和能量流动中的作用研究、全球变化响应研究与土壤动物应用研究。     

Buried treasure: soil biodiversity and conservation

Soils are incredibly biodiverse habitats, yet soil-dwelling organisms have received little attention within the field of conservation biology. Due to difficulties involved in studying soil biota, and to taxonomic biases in conservation research, the full extent of soil biodiversity is not well understood, and soil-dwelling organisms are rarely candidates for conservation. The biogeography of soil biota differs significantly from that of plants or animals aboveground, and the taxonomic and functional diversity of soil-dwellers allows them to have a multitude of ecological effects on aboveground organisms. Soil organisms exhibit levels of biodiversity several orders of magnitude greater than those found in their aboveground counterparts on a per-area basis. The biodiversity of soils underpins many crucial ecosystem services which support the plants and animals typically targeted by conservation efforts. Strategies detailed in this paper provide practitioners with the ability to address many of the challenges related to incorporating soils and soil organisms into conservation planning.     

An estimate of potential threats levels to soil biodiversity in EU

Life within the soil is vital for maintaining life on Earth due to the numerous ecosystem services that it provides. However, there is evidence that pressures on the soil biota are increasing which may undermine some of these ecosystem services. Current levels of belowground biodiversity are relatively poorly known, and so no benchmark exists by which to measure possible future losses of biodiversity. Furthermore, the relative risk that each type of anthropogenic pressures places on the soil biota remains unclear. Potential threats to soil biodiversity were calculated through the use of a composite score produced from data collected from 20 international experts using the budget allocation methodology. This allowed relative weightings to be given to each of the identified pressures for which data were available in the European Soil Data Centre (ESDC). A total of seven different indicators were used for calculating the composite scores. These data were applied through a model using ArcGIS to produce a spatial analysis of composite pressures on soil biodiversity at the European scale. The model highlights the variation in the composite result of the potential threats to soil biodiversity. A sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the intensity of land exploitation, both in terms of agriculture and use intensity, as well as in terms of land‐use dynamics, were the main factors applying pressure on soil biodiversity. It is important to note that the model should not be viewed as an estimate of the current level of soil biodiversity in Europe, but as an estimate of pressures that are currently being exerted. The results obtained should be seen as a starting point for further investigation on this relatively unknown issue and demonstrate the utility of this type of model which may be applied to other regions and scales.     

试论土壤线虫多样性在生态系统中的作用

土壤线虫的物种多样性和功能群丰富, 不同功能群的土壤线虫取食习惯也不一样, 而土壤线虫取食习惯的多样性以及它们自身的一些属性决定了它们在土壤中与其他生物之间关系的复杂性。土壤中不同生物之间的相互作用决定了土壤食物网的复杂性, 进而影响着土壤生态系统功能。然而, 有关土壤线虫的多样性与土壤生态系统功能之间的关系的研究还很不足。要全面了解土壤线虫在生态系统中的作用, 研究工作必须: (1) 结合室内模拟和野外控制实验; (2) 结合物种多样性调查和不同功能群的功能分析。     

Effects of plant functional group removal on structure and function of soil communities across contrasting ecosystems

Loss of plant diversity has an impact on ecosystems worldwide, but we lack a mechanistic understanding of how this loss may influence below‐ground biota and ecosystem functions across contrasting ecosystems in the long term. We used the longest running biodiversity manipulation experiment across contrasting ecosystems in existence to explore the below‐ground consequences of 19 years of plant functional group removals for each of 30 contrasting forested lake islands in northern Sweden. We found that, against expectations, the effects of plant removals on the communities of key groups of soil organisms (bacteria, fungi and nematodes), and organic matter quality and soil ecosystem functioning (decomposition and microbial activity) were relatively similar among islands that varied greatly in productivity and soil fertility. This highlights that, in contrast to what has been shown for plant productivity, plant biodiversity loss effects on below‐ground functions can be relatively insensitive to environmental context or variation among widely contrasting ecosystems.     

Aquatic biodiversity in forests: a weak link in ecosystem services resilience

The diversity of aquatic ecosystems is being quickly reduced on many continents, warranting a closer examination of the consequences for ecological integrity and ecosystem services. Here we describe intermediate and final ecosystem services derived from aquatic biodiversity in forests. We include a summary of the factors framing the assembly of aquatic biodiversity in forests in natural systems and how they change with a variety of natural disturbances and human-derived stressors. We consider forested aquatic ecosystems as a multi-state portfolio, with diverse assemblages and life-history strategies occurring at local scales as a consequence of a mosaic of habitat conditions and past disturbances and stressors. Maintaining this multi-state portfolio of assemblages requires a broad perspective of ecosystem structure, various functions, services, and management implications relative to contemporary stressors. Because aquatic biodiversity provides multiple ecosystem services to forests, activities that compromise aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity could be an issue for maintaining forest ecosystem integrity. We illustrate these concepts with examples of aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services in forests of northwestern North America, also known as Northeast Pacific Rim. Encouraging management planning at broad as well as local spatial scales to recognize multi-state ecosystem management goals has promise for maintaining valuable ecosystem services. Ultimately, integration of information from socio-ecological ecosystems will be needed to maintain ecosystem services derived directly and indirectly from forest aquatic biota.     

The Soil FungiLog procedure: method and analytical approaches toward understanding fungal functional diversity

Conservation methods often are focused on preserving the biodiversity of a particular landscape or ecosystem. Scientists frequently employ species richness as an indicator of biodiversity. However, species richness data are problematic when attempts are made to enumerate microfungi, particularly those from the soil. Many soil fungi fail to sporulate, making identification difficult. Other means of assessing the importance of fungi to ecosystem preservation must be developed. Otherwise, microfungi might be overlooked in discussions of ecosystem management and conservation issues. Herein, we have described a procedure (Soil FungiLog) and analytical techniques that will let investigators examine the functional role that soil fungi play in providing structure and stability to ecosystems. Ecosystem function in many cases might be more important than species diversity in gaining an understanding of ecosystem dynamics. Functional attributes are critical for maintaining ecosystem structure and stability. The preservation of the functions associated with the extant biota, particularly from soil microbes, might be just as important as species diversity in the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity. The Soil FungiLog procedure was used to assess functional diversity of soil fungi in a Georgia forest disturbed by human activity and along an elevational gradient in the Chihuahuan Desert. Sites within each location were separated on the basis of fungal carbon substrate utilization profiles. These profiles were analyzed to provide information regarding the functional diversity of soil fungal assemblages at each site. The effects of disturbance and elevation were evaluated with respect to soil fungal functional diversity.     

Nearctic earthworm fauna in the southern USA: biodiversity and effects on ecosystem processes

An important aspect of biodiversity is the relative importance of species in the functioning of ecosystems; this is particularly so for the soil biota which regulate organic matter and nutrient dynamics in soil. This paper explores some of the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem processes, using the example of the nearctic earthworm fauna in the glacial refugium of the southern USA. Competitive exclusion of nearctic earthworm species by exotic species has been postulated but there is little direct evidence of it; habitat alteration is the likely cause of native species decline. Reduced earthworm diversity may or may not strongly affect certain ecosystem processes, but more diverse assemblages may more effectively exploit soil resources and influence a wider array of processes. Nearctic species may be better adapted than exotics to local conditions and thus more strongly influence ecosystem processes. Earthworm communities provide a clear case for the union of functional and taxonomic biodiversity studies, because of the recognized ecological strategies of many species. However, some nearctic taxa may deviate from these strategies. Earthworms utilize course woody debris in forests both as a refuge and a resource, while enhancing the decomposition of wood. Management strategies to maintain or increase biodiversity of soil biota should include residual wood on the forest floor. An important task for ecosystem management is to restore biodiversity in degraded ecosystems; introduction programmes and techniques such as periodic burning may increase the abundance and diversity of native earthworm species. Whole ecosystem conservation and management are probably the most practical ways to conserve biodiversity generally and may be the only ways to maintain soil biodiversity.     

Plant diversity surpasses plant functional groups and plant productivity as driver of soil biota in the long term

Background

One of the most significant consequences of contemporary global change is the rapid decline of biodiversity in many ecosystems. Knowledge of the consequences of biodiversity loss in terrestrial ecosystems is largely restricted to single ecosystem functions. Impacts of key plant functional groups on soil biota are considered to be more important than those of plant diversity; however, current knowledge mainly relies on short-term experiments.

Methodology/Principal Findings

We studied changes in the impacts of plant diversity and presence of key functional groups on soil biota by investigating the performance of soil microorganisms and soil fauna two, four and six years after the establishment of model grasslands. The results indicate that temporal changes of plant community effects depend on the trophic affiliation of soil animals: plant diversity effects on decomposers only occurred after six years, changed little in herbivores, but occurred in predators after two years. The results suggest that plant diversity, in terms of species and functional group richness, is the most important plant community property affecting soil biota, exceeding the relevance of plant above- and belowground productivity and the presence of key plant functional groups, i.e. grasses and legumes, with the relevance of the latter decreasing in time.

Conclusions/Significance

Plant diversity effects on biota are not only due to the presence of key plant functional groups or plant productivity highlighting the importance of diverse and high-quality plant derived resources, and supporting the validity of the singular hypothesis for soil biota. Our results demonstrate that in the long term plant diversity essentially drives the performance of soil biota questioning the paradigm that belowground communities are not affected by plant diversity and reinforcing the importance of biodiversity for ecosystem functioning.