[Objective] The paper was to study the bioactive characteristics of soil microorganisms in different-aged orange plantations. [Method] Taking 010 cm deep soil in 3 orange plantations with different planting years in suburb of Yichang City as the test object, the variation rule of total organic carbon, total nitrogen, soil pH value, microbial biomass carbon, microbial biomass nitrogen, number of 3 main types of soil microbial flora, basal respiration, microbial entropy and metabolic entropy in differentaged orange plantations was studied. [Result] With the increase of planting years, the soil acidification of different-aged orange plantations was aggravating; total organic carbon and total nitrogen content increased first and then decreased; the total number of soil microorganism showed a downtrend, of which the number of bacteria decreased significantly, the number of actinomycetes had small changes, the number of fungi increased significantly, and the ratio of bacteria and fungi in soil （B/F） showed a decreasing trend. Soil microbial biomass carbon was fluctuated within a small range, whereas soil microbial biomass nitrogen decreased significantly; soil microbial entropy decreased significantly, and metabolic entropy showed an increasing trend. This indicated that the decrease of soil pH value affected the changes of soil microbial flora, microbial activity, microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen and soil major nutrients, and further affected the normal exertion of soil function. [Conclusion] The study explores soil nutrient characteristics and changes of microbial flora in test area, which will provide scientific basis for further study on orchard soil and orchard management.
Aims Riparian ecosystems play an important role in overall ecosystem function,including the global carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems,at both landscape and global scales.Yet few studies have reported in situ measurements of CO_(2) in riparian areas where flooding is a unique disturbance to carbon cycling.Methods At multiple locations across riparian zones(RZ)with different water submergences in Xiangxi Bay(XXB),we studied seasonal variations of CO_(2) exchange between this Cynodon-dominated community and the atmosphere for 2 years by using static chambers.Important Findings We found that the seasonal changes in CO_(2) fluxes were apparent and dependent on the biophysical environment.In the beginning of spring,low gross primary productivity(GPP)in lightly flooded zones(LFZ)resulted in a positive net ecosystem exchange(NEE),indicating a net CO_(2) source.With the increase in temperature,more species and vegetation abundance appeared,and the increased GPP turned the LFZ from a net CO_(2) source into a sink.This transi-tion seemed predominantly controlled by the physiological growth of vegetation.The mean NEEs,REs and the light-use efficiency(α)of the vegetation at HFZ and MFZ were significantly higher than those at LFZ and UFZ.Yet the coefficients of variation(CV)of NEE and RE at MFZ and HFZ were lower than those at LFZ and UFZ.Submergence promoted the emission and uptake of CO_(2) to the atmosphere.Elongated submergence reduced the number of spe-cies and lowered the spatial variability of the RZ,further lowering the variation of the CO_(2) exchange.
