Microbial substrate preference and community dynamics during decomposition of Acer saccharum |
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Authors: | Zachary L Rinkes Michael N Weintraub Jared L DeForest Daryl L Moorhead |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA;bDepartment of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA |
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Abstract: | The Guild Decomposition Model (GDM) hypothesized that temporal shifts in microbial “guilds,” each with distinct substrate preferences, drive decomposition dynamics and regulate soil carbon (C) losses and sequestration. To test this hypothesis, we established a laboratory incubation of Acer saccharum litter and monitored respiration, microbial biomass and enzyme activities, inorganic nutrients and shifts in functional groups of decomposers using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis. Biomass and respiration peaked within the first 2 d of incubation, and the Gram negative PLFA biomarker 18:1ω7c predominated during the first 5 d. Hydrolytic enzyme activities and two fungal biomarkers (18:2ω6,9c and 18:3ω6c) increased by 25 d and lignolytic enzyme activity was detected at 68 d. Our results suggest that decomposers preferentially use labile substrates and that shifts in decomposer groups occur in response to changes in available substrates, which supports the GDM. |
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Keywords: | Acer saccharum Carbon sequestration Decomposition Extracellular enzyme Incubation Lignin Litter Microbial community Nutrients PLFA |
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