Potential short-term effects of earthquake on the plant–soil interface in alpine grassland of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Earthquakes are environmental disturbances affecting ecosystem functioning, health, and biodiversity, but their potential impacts on plant–soil interface are still poorly understood. In this study, grassland habitats in areas near and away from the seismo-fault in Madou, a region typical of alpine c...
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| author | Hui Zuo Hao Shen Shikui Dong Shikui Dong Shengnan Wu Fengcai He Ran Zhang Ziying Wang Hang Shi Xinghai Hao Youquan Tan Chunhui Ma Shengmei Li Yongqi Liu Feng Zhang Jiannan Xiao |
| author_facet | Hui Zuo Hao Shen Shikui Dong Shikui Dong Shengnan Wu Fengcai He Ran Zhang Ziying Wang Hang Shi Xinghai Hao Youquan Tan Chunhui Ma Shengmei Li Yongqi Liu Feng Zhang Jiannan Xiao |
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| description | Earthquakes are environmental disturbances affecting ecosystem functioning, health, and biodiversity, but their potential impacts on plant–soil interface are still poorly understood. In this study, grassland habitats in areas near and away from the seismo-fault in Madou, a region typical of alpine conditions on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, were randomly selected. The impacts of earthquake on soil properties and plant nutrient content in the short term were emphasized, and their potential relationships with community diversity and productivity were examined. According to the findings of the study, the Maduo earthquake led to a decrease in soil nutrient content in alpine grassland ecosystems, especially soil TC, TN, TP, TCa, AP, AK, NH4+-N, and SOC, and inhibited the absorption of N, Ca, and Mg nutrients by plants. In addition, the diversity and productivity of communities were affected by both direct and indirect earthquake pathways. The negative impacts of seismic fracture on soil structure had the most significant direct impact on plant community diversity. Earthquakes also indirectly reduced community productivity by reducing the soil N content and inhibiting the absorption of plant nutrients. Our findings suggested that earthquakes could potentially decrease the stability of the alpine grassland ecosystem on the QTP by affecting nutrient availability at the plant–soil interface. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5843cf5a7239428b863e5507b0a843852023-10-17T08:16:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2023-10-011410.3389/fpls.2023.12407191240719Potential short-term effects of earthquake on the plant–soil interface in alpine grassland of the Qinghai–Tibetan PlateauHui Zuo0Hao Shen1Shikui Dong2Shikui Dong3Shengnan Wu4Fengcai He5Ran Zhang6Ziying Wang7Hang Shi8Xinghai Hao9Youquan Tan10Chunhui Ma11Shengmei Li12Yongqi Liu13Feng Zhang14Jiannan Xiao15School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United StatesSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaEarthquakes are environmental disturbances affecting ecosystem functioning, health, and biodiversity, but their potential impacts on plant–soil interface are still poorly understood. In this study, grassland habitats in areas near and away from the seismo-fault in Madou, a region typical of alpine conditions on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, were randomly selected. The impacts of earthquake on soil properties and plant nutrient content in the short term were emphasized, and their potential relationships with community diversity and productivity were examined. According to the findings of the study, the Maduo earthquake led to a decrease in soil nutrient content in alpine grassland ecosystems, especially soil TC, TN, TP, TCa, AP, AK, NH4+-N, and SOC, and inhibited the absorption of N, Ca, and Mg nutrients by plants. In addition, the diversity and productivity of communities were affected by both direct and indirect earthquake pathways. The negative impacts of seismic fracture on soil structure had the most significant direct impact on plant community diversity. Earthquakes also indirectly reduced community productivity by reducing the soil N content and inhibiting the absorption of plant nutrients. Our findings suggested that earthquakes could potentially decrease the stability of the alpine grassland ecosystem on the QTP by affecting nutrient availability at the plant–soil interface.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1240719/fullearthquakealpine grasslandssoil propertiesplant nutrientcommunity diversityproductivity |
| spellingShingle | Hui Zuo Hao Shen Shikui Dong Shikui Dong Shengnan Wu Fengcai He Ran Zhang Ziying Wang Hang Shi Xinghai Hao Youquan Tan Chunhui Ma Shengmei Li Yongqi Liu Feng Zhang Jiannan Xiao Potential short-term effects of earthquake on the plant–soil interface in alpine grassland of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau Frontiers in Plant Science earthquake alpine grasslands soil properties plant nutrient community diversity productivity |
| title | Potential short-term effects of earthquake on the plant–soil interface in alpine grassland of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau |
| title_full | Potential short-term effects of earthquake on the plant–soil interface in alpine grassland of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau |
| title_fullStr | Potential short-term effects of earthquake on the plant–soil interface in alpine grassland of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential short-term effects of earthquake on the plant–soil interface in alpine grassland of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau |
| title_short | Potential short-term effects of earthquake on the plant–soil interface in alpine grassland of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau |
| title_sort | potential short term effects of earthquake on the plant soil interface in alpine grassland of the qinghai tibetan plateau |
| topic | earthquake alpine grasslands soil properties plant nutrient community diversity productivity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1240719/full |
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