TY - JOUR
T1 - Shifts in soil ammonia-oxidizing community maintain the nitrogen stimulation of nitrification across climatic conditions
AU - Zhang, Yong
AU - Cheng, Xiaoli
AU - van Groenigen, Kees Jan
AU - García-Palacios, Pablo
AU - Cao, Junji
AU - Zheng, Xunhua
AU - Luo, Yiqi
AU - Hungate, Bruce A.
AU - Terrer, Cesar
AU - Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
AU - Olesen, Jørgen Eivind
AU - Chen, Ji
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) loading alters soil ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) abundances, likely leading to substantial changes in soil nitrification. However, the factors and mechanisms determining the responses of soil AOA:AOB and nitrification to N loading are still unclear, making it difficult to predict future changes in soil nitrification. Herein, we synthesize 68 field studies around the world to evaluate the impacts of N loading on soil ammonia oxidizers and nitrification. Across a wide range of biotic and abiotic factors, climate is the most important driver of the responses of AOA:AOB to N loading. Climate does not directly affect the N-stimulation of nitrification, but does so via climate-related shifts in AOA:AOB. Specifically, climate modulates the responses of AOA:AOB to N loading by affecting soil pH, N-availability and moisture. AOB play a dominant role in affecting nitrification in dry climates, while the impacts from AOA can exceed AOB in humid climates. Together, these results suggest that climate-related shifts in soil ammonia-oxidizing community maintain the N-stimulation of nitrification, highlighting the importance of microbial community composition in mediating the responses of the soil N cycle to N loading.
AB - Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) loading alters soil ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) abundances, likely leading to substantial changes in soil nitrification. However, the factors and mechanisms determining the responses of soil AOA:AOB and nitrification to N loading are still unclear, making it difficult to predict future changes in soil nitrification. Herein, we synthesize 68 field studies around the world to evaluate the impacts of N loading on soil ammonia oxidizers and nitrification. Across a wide range of biotic and abiotic factors, climate is the most important driver of the responses of AOA:AOB to N loading. Climate does not directly affect the N-stimulation of nitrification, but does so via climate-related shifts in AOA:AOB. Specifically, climate modulates the responses of AOA:AOB to N loading by affecting soil pH, N-availability and moisture. AOB play a dominant role in affecting nitrification in dry climates, while the impacts from AOA can exceed AOB in humid climates. Together, these results suggest that climate-related shifts in soil ammonia-oxidizing community maintain the N-stimulation of nitrification, highlighting the importance of microbial community composition in mediating the responses of the soil N cycle to N loading.
KW - ammonia oxidizers
KW - climate change
KW - microbial community structure
KW - nitrification
KW - nitrogen addition
KW - soil properties
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U2 - 10.1111/gcb.16989
DO - 10.1111/gcb.16989
M3 - Article
C2 - 37888833
AN - SCOPUS:85175072346
SN - 1354-1013
VL - 30
JO - Global change biology
JF - Global change biology
IS - 1
M1 - e16989
ER -