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DOI 10.1093/femsec/fiv066
Title (Primary) Effects of warming and drought on potential N2O emissions and denitrifying bacteria abundance in grasslands with different land-use
Author Keil, D.; Niklaus, P.A.; von Riedmatten, L.R.; Boeddinghaus, R.S.; Dormann, C.F.; Scherer-Lorenzen, M.; Kandeler, E.; Marhan, S.
Source Titel FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Year 2015
Department CLE
Volume 91
Issue 7
Page From fiv066
Language englisch
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Keywords climate change microbial community denitrification grassland land-use index potential N2O emissions Biodiversity Exploratories
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Abstract

Increased warming in spring and prolonged summer drought may alter soil microbial denitrification. We measured potential denitrification activity and denitrifier marker gene abundances (nirK, nirS, nosZ) in grasslands soils in three geographic regions characterized by site-specific land-use indices (LUI) after warming in spring, at an intermediate sampling and after summer drought. Potential denitrification was significantly increased by warming, but did not persist over the intermediate sampling. At the intermediate sampling, the relevance of grassland land-use intensity was reflected by increased potential N2O production at sites with higher LUI. Abundances of total bacteria did not respond to experimental warming or drought treatments, displaying resilience to minor and short-term effects of climate change. In contrast, nirS- and nirK-type denitrifiers were more influenced by drought in combination with LUI and pH, while the nosZ abundance responded to the summer drought manipulation. Land-use was a strong driver for potential denitrification as grasslands with higher LUI also had greater potentials for N2O emissions. We conclude that both warming and drought affected the denitrifying communities and the potential denitrification in grassland soils. However, these effects are overruled by regional and site-specific differences in soil chemical and physical properties which are also related to grassland land-use intensity.

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Keil, D., Niklaus, P.A., von Riedmatten, L.R., Boeddinghaus, R.S., Dormann, C.F., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Kandeler, E., Marhan, S. (2015):
Effects of warming and drought on potential N2O emissions and denitrifying bacteria abundance in grasslands with different land-use
FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 91 (7), fiv066 10.1093/femsec/fiv066