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Schweitzer, J.A., Fischer, D.G., Rehill, B.J., Wooley, S.C., Woolbright, S.A., Lindroth, R.L., Whitham, T.G., Zak, D.R. and Hart, S.C. (2011) Forest Gene Diversity Is Correlated with the Composition and Function of Soil Microbial Communities. Population Ecology, 53, 35-46.
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• TITLE: Assessment of the Influence of Oil Palm and Rubber Plantations in Tropical Peat Swamp Soils Using Microbial Diversity and Activity Analysis

  AUTHORS: Yuana Nurulita, Eric M. Adetutu, Krishna K. Kadali, Esmaeil Shahsavari, Delita Zul, Mohamed Taha, Andrew S. Ball

  KEYWORDS: Tropical Peat Swamp Soil, Microbial Community, Soil Enzyme, Oil Palm Plantation, Rubber Plantation

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment, Vol.5 No.2, April 29, 2016

  ABSTRACT: In this study, tropical peat swamp soils from Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve (GSKBB) in Indonesia was evaluated to assess the impact of oil palm and rubber plantations on this unique organic soil through comparisons with soils from a natural forest using a polyphasic approach (chemical and molecular microbial assays). Changes in the ammonium, nitrate and phosphate concentration were observed in soils converted to agricultural use. Soil enzyme activities in plantation soils showed reduced β-glucosidase, cellobiohydrolase and acid phosphatase activities (50% - 55% decrease). PCR-DGGE based analysis showed that the soil bacterial community from agricultural soils exhibited the lowest similarity amongst the different microbial groups (fungi and Archaea) evaluated (34% similarity to the natural forest soil). Shannon Diversity index values showed that generally the conversion of tropical peatland natural forest to rubber plantation resulted in a greater impact on microbial diversity (ANOVA p