[{"title":"Successional transition from broadleaf to bamboo forests promotes fungal communities and soil carbon mineralization following the altered litterfall quality","publication_identifier":{"issn":["0929-1393"],"eissn":["1873-0272"]},"external_id":{"isi":["001446454000001"]},"intvolume":"       209","volume":209,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","author":[{"last_name":"Teng","first_name":"Qiumei","full_name":"Teng, Qiumei"},{"full_name":"Fang, Tao","first_name":"Tao","last_name":"Fang"},{"first_name":"Qianqian","full_name":"Zhang, Qianqian","last_name":"Zhang"},{"last_name":"Gunina","full_name":"Gunina, Anna","first_name":"Anna","id":"87876"},{"full_name":"Zheng, Aiyu","first_name":"Aiyu","last_name":"Zheng"},{"full_name":"Song, Zhaoliang","first_name":"Zhaoliang","last_name":"Song"},{"last_name":"Zhou","full_name":"Zhou, Jingyun","first_name":"Jingyun"},{"last_name":"Chang","full_name":"Chang, Scott X.","first_name":"Scott X."},{"first_name":"Yongchun","full_name":"Li, Yongchun","last_name":"Li"}],"publication_status":"published","abstract":[{"text":"Forest succession alters soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics by changing litter quality of litter entering the soil and affecting microbial communities. However, few studies have explored how litter quality interacts with soil fungal communities to regulate SOC mineralization during successional changes in forest succession. We studied the relationship between litter quality, SOC mineralization, and associated fungal composition by conducting an in-situ decomposition experiment in a natural broadleaf forest and a pure Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) forest, where the succession in former forest arrested by structurally inferior bamboo grasses. On average, topsoil organic carbon mineralization increased by 73 % and subsoil by 233 % (only during autumn) following the broadleaf forest transitions to bamboo dominance. More decomposable litterfall in the bamboo forests increased the abundance of saprophytic fungi (e.g., Mortierellales and Chaetothyriales orders) and enhanced topsoil degradation functions, promoting SOC mineralization compared to the broadleaf forest. Higher water-soluble organic carbon content increased subsoil organic carbon mineralization by increasing the abundance of Mortierellales order. Our results emphasized the importance of interaction between litter quality and fungal composition (especially saprophytic fungi) regulated SOC mineralization in arrested succession. The enhanced SOC mineralization after the broadleaf forest transition to bamboo forest suggested that the traits of Moso bamboo, such as fast litterfall decomposition, can accelerate SOC mineralization to reinforce its dominance. By examining the role of microbial decomposition in regulating soil nutrient dynamics in the context of arrested succession, our study offered a unique mechanistic perspective on the belowground drivers of bamboo dominance, with important implications for forest structure and function.","lang":"eng"}],"status":"public","publication":"  Applied soil ecology : a section of agriculture, ecosystems & environment","user_id":"83781","department":[{"_id":"DEP8000"}],"date_created":"2025-04-23T12:21:29Z","date_updated":"2025-06-25T12:37:59Z","doi":"10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006","year":"2025","isi":"1","citation":{"din1505-2-1":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\"><span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Teng, Qiumei</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Fang, Tao</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Zhang, Qianqian</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Gunina, Anna</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Zheng, Aiyu</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Song, Zhaoliang</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Zhou, Jingyun</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Chang, Scott X.</span> ; u. a.</span>: Successional transition from broadleaf to bamboo forests promotes fungal communities and soil carbon mineralization following the altered litterfall quality. In: <i>  Applied soil ecology : a section of agriculture, ecosystems &#38; environment</i> Bd. 209. Amsterdam [u.a.], Elsevier BV (2025)","apa":"Teng, Q., Fang, T., Zhang, Q., Gunina, A., Zheng, A., Song, Z., Zhou, J., Chang, S. X., &#38; Li, Y. (2025). Successional transition from broadleaf to bamboo forests promotes fungal communities and soil carbon mineralization following the altered litterfall quality. <i>  Applied Soil Ecology : A Section of Agriculture, Ecosystems &#38; Environment</i>, <i>209</i>, Article 106006. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006</a>","mla":"Teng, Qiumei, et al. “Successional Transition from Broadleaf to Bamboo Forests Promotes Fungal Communities and Soil Carbon Mineralization Following the Altered Litterfall Quality.” <i>  Applied Soil Ecology : A Section of Agriculture, Ecosystems &#38; Environment</i>, vol. 209, 106006, 2025, <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006</a>.","chicago":"Teng, Qiumei, Tao Fang, Qianqian Zhang, Anna Gunina, Aiyu Zheng, Zhaoliang Song, Jingyun Zhou, Scott X. Chang, and Yongchun Li. “Successional Transition from Broadleaf to Bamboo Forests Promotes Fungal Communities and Soil Carbon Mineralization Following the Altered Litterfall Quality.” <i>  Applied Soil Ecology : A Section of Agriculture, Ecosystems &#38; Environment</i> 209 (2025). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006</a>.","van":"Teng Q, Fang T, Zhang Q, Gunina A, Zheng A, Song Z, et al. Successional transition from broadleaf to bamboo forests promotes fungal communities and soil carbon mineralization following the altered litterfall quality.   Applied soil ecology : a section of agriculture, ecosystems &#38; environment. 2025;209.","ieee":"Q. Teng <i>et al.</i>, “Successional transition from broadleaf to bamboo forests promotes fungal communities and soil carbon mineralization following the altered litterfall quality,” <i>  Applied soil ecology : a section of agriculture, ecosystems &#38; environment</i>, vol. 209, Art. no. 106006, 2025, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006\">10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006</a>.","havard":"Q. Teng, T. Fang, Q. Zhang, A. Gunina, A. Zheng, Z. Song, J. Zhou, S.X. Chang, Y. Li, Successional transition from broadleaf to bamboo forests promotes fungal communities and soil carbon mineralization following the altered litterfall quality,   Applied Soil Ecology : A Section of Agriculture, Ecosystems &#38; Environment. 209 (2025).","bjps":"<b>Teng Q <i>et al.</i></b> (2025) Successional Transition from Broadleaf to Bamboo Forests Promotes Fungal Communities and Soil Carbon Mineralization Following the Altered Litterfall Quality. <i>  Applied soil ecology : a section of agriculture, ecosystems &#38; environment</i> <b>209</b>.","chicago-de":"Teng, Qiumei, Tao Fang, Qianqian Zhang, Anna Gunina, Aiyu Zheng, Zhaoliang Song, Jingyun Zhou, Scott X. Chang und Yongchun Li. 2025. Successional transition from broadleaf to bamboo forests promotes fungal communities and soil carbon mineralization following the altered litterfall quality. <i>  Applied soil ecology : a section of agriculture, ecosystems &#38; environment</i> 209. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006\">10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006</a>, .","ufg":"<b>Teng, Qiumei u. a.</b>: Successional transition from broadleaf to bamboo forests promotes fungal communities and soil carbon mineralization following the altered litterfall quality, in: <i>  Applied soil ecology : a section of agriculture, ecosystems &#38; environment</i> 209 (2025).","ama":"Teng Q, Fang T, Zhang Q, et al. Successional transition from broadleaf to bamboo forests promotes fungal communities and soil carbon mineralization following the altered litterfall quality. <i>  Applied soil ecology : a section of agriculture, ecosystems &#38; environment</i>. 2025;209. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006\">10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106006</a>","short":"Q. Teng, T. Fang, Q. Zhang, A. Gunina, A. Zheng, Z. Song, J. Zhou, S.X. Chang, Y. Li,   Applied Soil Ecology : A Section of Agriculture, Ecosystems &#38; Environment 209 (2025)."},"type":"scientific_journal_article","place":"Amsterdam [u.a.]","_id":"12845","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_number":"106006","keyword":["Arrested succession","Moso bamboo","Litter decomposition","SOC mineralization","Soil fungal composition","Water-soluble organic carbon content"]},{"quality_controlled":"1","place":"San Diego, Calif.","_id":"12896","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_number":"121618","keyword":["Bioplastics","Nutrient acquisition","Plant growth reduction","Soil microbes","Soil texture."],"user_id":"83781","department":[{"_id":"DEP8000"}],"date_created":"2025-05-08T08:07:20Z","date_updated":"2025-05-08T08:11:31Z","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618","year":"2025","type":"scientific_journal_article","citation":{"chicago":"Brtnicky, Martin, Adnan Mustafa, Jiri Holatko, Anna Gunina, Gabrijel Ondrasek, Muhammad Naveed, Tereza Hammerschmiedt, et al. “Soil Texture-Driven Modulation of Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) Biodegradation: Microbial Shifts, and Trade-Offs between Nutrient Availability and Lettuce Growth.” <i>Environmental Research</i> 278 (2025). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618</a>.","mla":"Brtnicky, Martin, et al. “Soil Texture-Driven Modulation of Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) Biodegradation: Microbial Shifts, and Trade-Offs between Nutrient Availability and Lettuce Growth.” <i>Environmental Research</i>, vol. 278, 121618, 2025, <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618</a>.","ieee":"M. Brtnicky <i>et al.</i>, “Soil texture-driven modulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biodegradation: Microbial shifts, and trade-offs between nutrient availability and lettuce growth,” <i>Environmental Research</i>, vol. 278, Art. no. 121618, 2025, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618\">10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618</a>.","van":"Brtnicky M, Mustafa A, Holatko J, Gunina A, Ondrasek G, Naveed M, et al. Soil texture-driven modulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biodegradation: Microbial shifts, and trade-offs between nutrient availability and lettuce growth. Environmental Research. 2025;278.","apa":"Brtnicky, M., Mustafa, A., Holatko, J., Gunina, A., Ondrasek, G., Naveed, M., Hammerschmiedt, T., Kamenikova, E., Alamri, S., Siddiqui, M. H., Kintl, A., Baltazar, T., Malicek, O., &#38; Kucerik, J. (2025). Soil texture-driven modulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biodegradation: Microbial shifts, and trade-offs between nutrient availability and lettuce growth. <i>Environmental Research</i>, <i>278</i>, Article 121618. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618</a>","din1505-2-1":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\"><span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Brtnicky, Martin</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Mustafa, Adnan</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Holatko, Jiri</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Gunina, Anna</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Ondrasek, Gabrijel</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Naveed, Muhammad</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Hammerschmiedt, Tereza</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Kamenikova, Eliska</span> ; u. a.</span>: Soil texture-driven modulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biodegradation: Microbial shifts, and trade-offs between nutrient availability and lettuce growth. In: <i>Environmental Research</i> Bd. 278. San Diego, Calif., Elsevier BV (2025)","short":"M. Brtnicky, A. Mustafa, J. Holatko, A. Gunina, G. Ondrasek, M. Naveed, T. Hammerschmiedt, E. Kamenikova, S. Alamri, M.H. Siddiqui, A. Kintl, T. Baltazar, O. Malicek, J. Kucerik, Environmental Research 278 (2025).","ama":"Brtnicky M, Mustafa A, Holatko J, et al. Soil texture-driven modulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biodegradation: Microbial shifts, and trade-offs between nutrient availability and lettuce growth. <i>Environmental Research</i>. 2025;278. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618\">10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618</a>","chicago-de":"Brtnicky, Martin, Adnan Mustafa, Jiri Holatko, Anna Gunina, Gabrijel Ondrasek, Muhammad Naveed, Tereza Hammerschmiedt, u. a. 2025. Soil texture-driven modulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biodegradation: Microbial shifts, and trade-offs between nutrient availability and lettuce growth. <i>Environmental Research</i> 278. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618\">10.1016/j.envres.2025.121618</a>, .","bjps":"<b>Brtnicky M <i>et al.</i></b> (2025) Soil Texture-Driven Modulation of Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) Biodegradation: Microbial Shifts, and Trade-Offs between Nutrient Availability and Lettuce Growth. <i>Environmental Research</i> <b>278</b>.","ufg":"<b>Brtnicky, Martin u. a.</b>: Soil texture-driven modulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biodegradation: Microbial shifts, and trade-offs between nutrient availability and lettuce growth, in: <i>Environmental Research</i> 278 (2025).","havard":"M. Brtnicky, A. Mustafa, J. Holatko, A. Gunina, G. Ondrasek, M. Naveed, T. Hammerschmiedt, E. Kamenikova, S. Alamri, M.H. Siddiqui, A. Kintl, T. Baltazar, O. Malicek, J. Kucerik, Soil texture-driven modulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biodegradation: Microbial shifts, and trade-offs between nutrient availability and lettuce growth, Environmental Research. 278 (2025)."},"author":[{"last_name":"Brtnicky","first_name":"Martin","full_name":"Brtnicky, Martin"},{"last_name":"Mustafa","first_name":"Adnan","full_name":"Mustafa, Adnan"},{"first_name":"Jiri","full_name":"Holatko, Jiri","last_name":"Holatko"},{"id":"87876","last_name":"Gunina","first_name":"Anna","full_name":"Gunina, Anna"},{"last_name":"Ondrasek","first_name":"Gabrijel","full_name":"Ondrasek, Gabrijel"},{"last_name":"Naveed","first_name":"Muhammad","full_name":"Naveed, Muhammad"},{"last_name":"Hammerschmiedt","full_name":"Hammerschmiedt, Tereza","first_name":"Tereza"},{"last_name":"Kamenikova","full_name":"Kamenikova, Eliska","first_name":"Eliska"},{"full_name":"Alamri, Saud","first_name":"Saud","last_name":"Alamri"},{"first_name":"Manzer H.","full_name":"Siddiqui, Manzer H.","last_name":"Siddiqui"},{"first_name":"Antonin","full_name":"Kintl, Antonin","last_name":"Kintl"},{"last_name":"Baltazar","full_name":"Baltazar, Tivadar","first_name":"Tivadar"},{"first_name":"Ondrej","full_name":"Malicek, Ondrej","last_name":"Malicek"},{"first_name":"Jiri","full_name":"Kucerik, Jiri","last_name":"Kucerik"}],"publisher":"Elsevier BV","publication_status":"published","abstract":[{"text":"Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) is a promising alternative to persistent conventional plastics, capable of biodegrading within months. However, its microbial-driven degradation raises concerns about nutrient immobilization and impacts on plant growth. The biodegradation process occurs in multiple stages, during which shifts in the microbial community can alter soil properties and influence utilization of both intrinsic and polymer-derived organic matter. This study employs a novel approach to investigate how nutrient dynamics during the late stage of P3HB biodegradation affect lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata cv. Brilliant) growth. Soil-to-sand mixtures (100_0, 80_20, 60_40, 40_60, 20_80, and 0_100 ratios) were spiked with P3HB, allowed to biodegrade for eight weeks, and then planted with sprouted lettuce seeds, which were cultivated for another eight weeks. P3HB addition inhibited plant growth and root development in all soil-sand mixtures. However, increasing the sand proportion enhanced plants' nitrogen content by 13-45 % compared to 100 % soil + P3HB. Depending on the sand-to-soil ratio, P3HB stimulated most enzymes involved in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus acquisition. Basal and substrate-induced respirations were 9-209 % higher under P3HB addition compared to P3HB-free soil, likely due to an increase in the stabilized soil organic matter fraction. Residual P3HB analysis revealed that diluting soil with 20 % sand accelerated biodegradation, despite a decrease in bacterial abundance. In the 80_20 variant, the microbial community shifted toward higher fungal abundance, 19 % more than in 100_0 soil. While microbial proliferation was observed, it effect was outweighed by negative impacts on dry aboveground and root biomass. The highest P3HB biodegradation rate occurred in the 80_20 variant, underscoring soil texture as a critical factor in P3HB biodegradation. While microbial communities can degrade bioplastics, this process may compromise plant nutrient availability and hinder plant growth. ","lang":"eng"}],"status":"public","publication":"Environmental Research","title":"Soil texture-driven modulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biodegradation: Microbial shifts, and trade-offs between nutrient availability and lettuce growth","publication_identifier":{"issn":["0013-9351"],"eissn":["1096-0953"]},"external_id":{"pmid":["40252798"]},"intvolume":"       278","pmid":"1","volume":278}]