ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Nitrogen Deposition Enhanced the Effect
of Solidago Canadensis Invasion on Soil Microbial
Metabolic Limitation and Carbon Use Efficiency
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School of Emergency Management, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu Province Engineering
Research Center of Green Technology and Contingency Management for Emerging Pollutants, Jiangsu University,
Zhenjiang 212013, People’s Republic of China
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Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, Suzhou University of Science
and Technology, Suzhou 215009, People’s Republic of China
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Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
Submission date: 2023-06-13
Final revision date: 2023-07-21
Acceptance date: 2023-08-07
Online publication date: 2023-10-13
Publication date: 2023-11-10
Corresponding author
Babar Iqbal
School of Emergency Management, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Green Technology and Contingency Management for Emerging Pollutants, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People’s Republic of China, China
Guanlin Li
School of Emergency Management, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Green Technology and Contingency Management for Emerging Pollutants, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People’s Republic of China, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(6):5799-5810
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ABSTRACT
Solidago canadensis, considered one of the most destructive invasive species of the 21st century,
has inflicted severe ecological damage globally. Nevertheless, the precise mechanisms through
which nitrogen deposition impacts the metabolism of soil microorganisms across various vegetation
communities remain largely unexplored. Consequently, this study sought to elucidate patterns of change
in microbial metabolic constraints and carbon use efficiency across six distinct vegetation communities,
aiming to uncover the carbon cycling process within soil ecosystems. Our findings reveal that
multi-vegetation communities exhibit greater resilience to the incursion of Solidago canadensis than
their single-vegetation counterparts, demonstrating weaker microbial carbon constraints and higher
carbon use efficiency. Furthermore, a positive correlation was determined between microbial carbon
use efficiency and carbon constraints. Driven by soil nutrients, nitrogen deposition synergistically
interacts with Solidago canadensis, thereby influencing soil microbial carbon use efficiency. Thus, our
experiment provides an initial perspective on the variations in metabolic limitations and carbon use
efficiency amongst soil microbes across different vegetation communities. Such insights hold potential
implications for future research focused on the feedback and responses of carbon cycles within varied
vegetation community ecosystems to invasions in the context of increasing nitrogen deposition.