title: Spatial variations in concentration, compositions of glomalin related soil protein in poplar plantations in northeastern China, and possible relations with soil physicochemical properties.
abstract: Concentration of Glomalin Related Soil Protein is reportedly close related to soil functions, but few data is available for GRSP compositional variations and function related to soil properties. In this paper, soils from 0-20 cm, 20-40 cm, 40-60 cm, 60-80 cm, and 80-100 cm layers were collected in 72 poplar shelterbelts in Songnen Plain (6 regions) for implementing this data shortage. GRSP mainly consists of stretching of O-H, N-H, C-H, C=O, COO-, C-O, and Si-O-Si and bending of C-H and O-H. It has seven fluorescent substances of tyrosine-like protein, tryptophan-like protein, fulvic acid-like, humic acid-like, soluble microbial byproduct-like, nitrobenzoxadiazole-like, and calcofluor white-like, with characteristic X-ray diffraction peak at 2 θ = 19.8° and 129.3 nm grain size as well as 1.08% low crystallinity. Large spatial variations (intersite and intrasite down profile) were found in either GRSP concentration or these compositional traits. Regression analysis clearly manifested that soil pH should be responsible for these variations. However, negative relations between soil bulk density and GRSP quantity were observed, but not its compositional traits. These basic data in poplar shelterbelt forests are good for understanding the underlying mechanism of GRSP in soil functional maintenance.
authors: Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
authors: Qiong
authors: Q
authors: Wang
authors: Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China ; Daqing Normal University, Daqing 163712, China.
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Wu
authors: Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
authors: Wenjie
authors: W
authors: Wang
authors: Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
authors: Zhaoliang
authors: Z
authors: Zhong
authors: Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
authors: Zhongxue
authors: Z
authors: Pei
authors: Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Ren
authors: Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
authors: Huimei
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
authors: Yuangang
authors: Y
authors: Zu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D012987:Soil