Journal of Resources and Ecology, Volume. 11, Issue 3, 298(2020)

A Meta-analysis of the Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Soil Microbial Community

Jiangwei WANG1,2, Guangyu ZHANG1,2, and Chengqun YU1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Lhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Effect sizes of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), nitrogen+phosphorus (NP), phosphorus+potassium (PK), nitrogen+phosphorus+potassium (NPK), organic fertilizers (OF), and organic fertilizers + NPK (OF+NPK) on soil total PLFA. The error bars indicate effect sizes and 95% bootstrap confidence intervals. The effect was statistically significant if the 95%CI did not bracket zero. The dashed line is drawn at effect size = 0. The sample size for each variable is shown next to the bar.
    Effect sizes of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), nitrogen+ phosphorus (NP), nitrogen+phosphorus+potassium (NPK), organic fertilizers (OF), and organic fertilizers+NPK (OF+ NPK) on soil (a) fungi, (b) bacteria and (c) actinomycetes. The error bars indicate effect sizes and 95% bootstrap confidence intervals. The effect was statistically significant if the 95%CI did not bracket zero. The dashed lines are drawn at effect size = 0. The sample size for each variable is shown next to the bar.
    Effect sizes of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), nitrogen+phosphorus (NP), nitrogen+phosphorus+potassium (NPK) and organic fertilizers (OF) on soil (a) gram-positive bacteria, and (b) gram-negative bacteria. The error bars indicate effect sizes and 95% bootstrap confidence intervals. The effect was statistically significant if the 95%CI did not bracket zero. The dashed lines are drawn at effect size = 0. The sample size for each variable is shown next to the bar.
    Effect sizes of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), nitrogen+phosphorus (NP), and nitrogen+phosphorus+potassium (NPK) on the ratio of soil fungi to bacteria (F/B ratio). The error bars indicate effect sizes and 95% bootstrap confidence intervals. The effect was statistically significant if the 95%CI did not bracket zero. The dashed line is drawn at effect size = 0. The sample size for each variable is shown next to the bar.
    Effect sizes of nitrogen (N) on PLFA, fungi, bacteria, actinomycetes, gram-positive bacteria (G+) and gram-negative bacteria (G-) in (a) forest (b) grassland and (c) cropland. The error bars indicate effect sizes and 95% bootstrap confidence intervals. The effect was statistically significant if the 95%CI did not bracket zero. The dashed lines are drawn at effect size = 0. The sample size for each variable is shown next to the bar.
    Effect sizes of (a) ammonium nitrate and (b) urea on PLFA, fungi, bacteria, actinomycetes, gram-positive bacteria (G+) and gram-negative bacteria (G-). The error bars indicate effect sizes and 95% bootstrap confidence intervals. The effect was statistically significant if the 95%CI did not bracket zero. The dashed lines are drawn at effect size = 0. The sample size for each variable is shown next to the bar.
    • Table 1.

      Relationships between the effect sizes of nitrogen addition on microbial indicators (total PLFA, fungi, bacteria, actinomycetes, G+, G-, and F/B ratio), and experimental variables (latitude, longitude, MAT, MAP, nitrogen addition rate, nitrogen load, and nitrogen addition duration) based on a random effects model with a continuous variable meta- analysis.

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      Table 1.

      Relationships between the effect sizes of nitrogen addition on microbial indicators (total PLFA, fungi, bacteria, actinomycetes, G+, G-, and F/B ratio), and experimental variables (latitude, longitude, MAT, MAP, nitrogen addition rate, nitrogen load, and nitrogen addition duration) based on a random effects model with a continuous variable meta- analysis.

      VariablesSlopePn
      Latitude
      PLFA0.0120.15534
      Fungi0.0070.57530
      Bacteria0.0060.47726
      G--0.0030.81222
      Longitude
      PLFA-0.0020.09034
      Fungi-0.0010.49230
      Bacteria-0.0010.46626
      G--0.00100.43922
      MAT
      PLFA0.0180.18323
      Fungi0.0180.29622
      MAP
      PLFA0.0000.53128
      Fungi0.0000.88527
      Bacteria0.0000.90723
      G-0.0000.36121
      Nitrogen addition rate
      PLFA0.0010.15331
      Fungi0.0010.09032
      Bacteria0.0010.05128
      Actinomycetes0.0010.39222
      G+0.0020.01522
      G-0.0020.00124
      F/B ratio0.0000.51321
      Nitrogen load
      Fungi0.0000.42521
      Nitrogen duration
      PLFA-0.00010.90630
      Fungi0.00020.84126
      Bacteria0.00050.52422
      G-0.00060.43421
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    Jiangwei WANG, Guangyu ZHANG, Chengqun YU. A Meta-analysis of the Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Soil Microbial Community[J]. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2020, 11(3): 298

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    Paper Information

    Received: Dec. 12, 2019

    Accepted: Feb. 8, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 23, 2021

    The Author Email: YU Chengqun (yucq@igsnrr.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.5814/j.issn.1674-764X.2020.03.007

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