Microbial and organic matter composition jointly drive phosphorus cycling genes and phosphorus availability in Amazonian soils
Martins, G. L.; Monteiro, G. G. T. N.; Lange, M.; Freitas, A. S.; Barbosa, L. N. S.; van Leeuwen, J.; Soares, J. E. C.; Hanada, R. E.; Gleixner, G.; Tsai, S. M.
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Soil phosphorus (P) is a limiting factor for vegetation growth in the Amazon rainforest, where plants depend on microorganisms for organic matter cycling and nutrient uptake. However, forest-to-agriculture conversion changes plant-microbe-soil interactions, affecting P cycling, which may additionally changed by land-use intensity. This study examined the 30-year effects of converting a primary forest into two contrasting systems: a low-intensity agroforest and a high-intensity citrus plantation. We investigated how microbial and water-extractable organic matter (WEOM) composition interacted with soil physicochemical attributes and P fractions (labile, moderately labile, non-labile, and residual). Agroforest soils retained physicochemical and enzymatic attributes similar to the primary forest, while soils of the citrus plantation showed increased P in all fractions due to fertilization and reduced soil organic matter content, mainly in deeper layers. Microbial and WEOM composition patterns reflected land-use, with agroforest representing an intermediate state between primary forest and citrus plantation. Proteobacteria and nutrient-rich WEOM were more abundant in the agroforest, whereas Ascomycota and nutrient-poor WEOM predominated the citrus plantation. Genes related to "P acquisition" were more abundant in agroforest soils, while genes related to "P-compound synthesis" were more abundant in citrus plantation. Labile P was negatively correlated with genes related to microbial metabolism, suggesting that reduced P availability may induce a boost in microbial activity for internal P-cycling. These findings demonstrate that forest-to-agriculture conversion strongly affects microbial functions, with responses aligning with land-use intensity and WEOM resource availability. Nonetheless, microbes adapt by shifting strategies: prioritizing mineralization and solubilization or favoring biosynthesis depending on P availability.
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