Comparative Study on Soil-Microbial Biomass Contents and Its Stoichiometry of Different Vegetation Types

TIANQin, DINGXinhui, FENGXiao, HANHongjiang, GOUChenyang

Chin Agric Sci Bull ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9) : 40-47.

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Chin Agric Sci Bull ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9) : 40-47. DOI: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-1031

Comparative Study on Soil-Microbial Biomass Contents and Its Stoichiometry of Different Vegetation Types

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To reveal the improvement effect of vegetation restoration on soil quality, different vegetation types in Jiufeng National Forest Park were selected as research objects, with abandoned land as the control. The contents of soil-microbe biomass carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) were determined, and the relationships among their stoichiometric ratios, microbial entropy (qMB), and stoichiometric imbalance were analyzed. The research results showed that: (1) the contents of soil C, N, and P in the natural mixed forest were significantly higher than those in other vegetation types. In addition, the C:N and C:P ratios in the Pinus tabulaeformis plantation, Platycladus orientalis plantation, and natural mixed forest were significantly higher than those in the Quercus variabilis forest and abandoned land, while the soil N:P ratio showed no significant difference. (2) The overall content of soil microbial biomass was higher in the Pinus tabulaeformis forest, Platycladus orientalis forest, and mixed forest than in the Quercus variabilis forest and abandoned land. (3) The MBC:MBN of the soil in the Pinus tabulaeformis and Platycladus orientalis plantations was significantly higher than that in the abandoned land, but there was no significant difference between the two plantations. The soil MBN:MBP did not reach a significant level, while the MBC:MBP values in the mixed forest and abandoned land were the lowest. (4) The soil microbial entropy in the Pinus tabulaeformis plantation was the largest; among which, the microbial entropy carbon (qMBC) was the lowest in the MF (12.39%). The microbial entropy nitrogen and phosphorus (qMBN, qMBP) were the lowest in the oak forest (12.30%). (5) There was no significant difference in C:Nimb among different vegetation types; the soil-microbe C:Pimb and N:Pimb were the lowest in the oak forest, and the highest in the natural mixed forest. This study found that the natural mixed forest is the optimal model for improving soil fertility. When restoring vegetation, priority should be given to constructing mixed forests of coniferous and broad-leaved trees, and rationally configuring near-natural schemes such as Pinus tabulaeformis and Platycladus orientalis. This study provides new biological evidence and precise practical support for the assessment of urban forest soil quality and the optimization of vegetation restoration strategies, and helps to achieve the connection between theoretical innovation and ecological construction needs.

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plantation forest / soil nutrients / soil microbial biomass / ecological stoichiometry / microbial entropy

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TIAN Qin , DING Xinhui , FENG Xiao , et al . Comparative Study on Soil-Microbial Biomass Contents and Its Stoichiometry of Different Vegetation Types[J]. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin. 2026, 42(9): 40-47 https://doi.org/10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-1031

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