NDLI: A larger investment into exudation by competitive versus conservative plants is connected to more coupled plant

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Author	Kaštovská, Eva Edwards, Keith Picek, Tomáš Šantrůčková, Hana
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Plant–microbe interactions actively control nitrogen (N) cycling in the ecosystem. We hypothesize that the investment into exudation and the coupling of plant–microbe N cycling will be larger in competitive plants compared to the more conservative species. Root exudation of competitive (Glyceria maxima) and conservative (Carex acuta) plants was estimated by 13C-CO2 labeling. Seasonal changes in plant, microbial, and soil soluble N pools as well as potential net microbial N transformations were determined to interconnect the C and N cycling within grassland ecosystems dominated by these species. We showed that competitive Glyceria, as compared to conservative Carex, appears to affect soil N cycling through a more direct temporal and spatial influence on soil microbes due to a larger investment into root exudation. This makes the system highly dynamic, with faster soil N cycling and pronounced seasonal N redistribution between plants and microbes. The conservative Carex, irrespective of its larger root system, invested less C to exudation. In this case, the plant–microbe relationships appear to be less-coupled in time and space with the plant N supply likely relying mainly on the relatively slow microbial mineralization of organic matter than on rhizosphere priming effect. We showed that differences in soil N cycling associated with competitive versus conservative plants are closely connected with their different investments into root exudation, which govern the coupling of plant–microbe interactions in time and space.
Starting Page	47
Ending Page	59
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01682563
Journal	Biogeochemistry
Volume Number	122
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	1573515X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Publisher Date	2014-09-05
Publisher Place	Cham
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Plant growth strategy Exudation Grassland Labile N Microbial biomass The plant–microbe interaction Biogeosciences Ecosystems Environmental Chemistry Life Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth-Surface Processes Environmental Chemistry Water Science and Technology

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