Microbial Community and Enzyme Activity of Forest Plantation, Natural Forests, and Agricultural Land in Chilean Coastal Cordillera Soils
| Primer Autor |
Rivas, Yessica
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| Co-autores |
Aponte, Humberto
Rivera-Salazar, Diego
Matus, Francisco
Martinez, Oscar
Encina, Carolina
Retamal-Salgado, Jorge
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| Título |
Microbial Community and Enzyme Activity of Forest Plantation, Natural Forests, and Agricultural Land in Chilean Coastal Cordillera Soils
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| Editorial |
MDPI
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| Revista |
FORESTS
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| Lenguaje |
en
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| Resumen |
Despite the global expansion of forest plantations in Chile, their effect on biology properties of soil has still been only scarcely studied. Land use change in the Chilean Coastal Cordillera (36 degrees to 40 degrees S) is mainly attributed to the conversion of native forest to agriculture and forest plantations (Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus radiata de Don). The aim of this paper was to evaluate the changes in microbial composition (PCR-DGGE) and enzyme activity after the substitution of a native forest (e.g., Nothofagus spp.) by fast-growing exotic species and cropping. The most important factors that influence the abundance and diversity of bacteria and the fungi community were the soil organic matter (SOM) content, phosphorous (P-Olsen), calcium (Ca), boron (B), and water-holding capacity. These variables can better predict the microbial community composition and its enzymatic activity in the surface Ah horizon. Land use change also affected chemical soil properties of biogeochemical cycles. However, to deeply understand the connection between chemical and physical soil factors and microbial community composition, more research is needed. On the other hand, the expansion of forest plantations in Chile should be subject to legislation aimed to protect the biological legacy as a strategy for forest productivity as well as the soil microbial biodiversity.
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| Fecha Publicación |
2023
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| Tipo de Recurso |
artículo original
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| doi |
10.3390/f14050938
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| Formato Recurso |
PDF
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| Palabras Claves |
eucalyptus plantations
agricultural crops
land use change
biochemical soil properties
soil biodiversity
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| Ubicación del archivo | |
| Categoría OCDE |
Silvicultura
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| Materias |
plantaciones de eucaliptos
cultivos agricolas
cambio de uso de suelo
propiedades bioquímicas del suelo
biodiversidad del suelo
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| Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único) |
artículo original
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| Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único) |
versión publicada
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| License |
CC BY 4.0
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| Condición de la licencia (Recomendado-repetible) |
CC BY 4.0
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| Derechos de acceso |
acceso abierto
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| Access Rights |
acceso abierto
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| Id de Web of Science |
WOS:000997898200001
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| Tipo de ruta |
verde# dorado
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| Categoría WOS |
Silvicultura
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| Referencia del Financiador (Mandatado si es aplicable-repetible) |
ANID-FONDECYT 3140161
ANID-FONDAP 15130015
UACH 100_2019
UACH 171_2022
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