As microplastics (MPs) are organic polymers with a carbon-based framework, they may affect nutrient cycling. Information regarding how MPs influence N, P, and C cycling and the underlying driving force remains lacking. N, P, and C cycling induced by soil hydraulic properties under MPs exposure (including polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP)) in the natural environment were investigated in this study. MPs exposure increased the soil water content (11.2-84.5%) and reduced bulk density (11.4-42.8%); soil saturated hydraulic conductivity increased by 7.3-69.4% under PP and PE exposure. MPs exposure led to increases in available phosphorus, NO-N, NH-N, and soil organic matter; the bacterial communities related to N and C cycling were significantly changed. Expression levels of soil N and C cycling-related genes were enhanced under low concentrations (0.5% and 2%) of MPs, except PVC; consequently, soil nitrogen storage and organic carbon storage increased by 12-75% and 6.7-93%, respectively. Correlation analyses among soil hydraulic properties, bacterial communities, and functional genes related to nutrient cycling revealed that soil hydraulic properties (including soil water content, saturated water capacity, and soil saturated hydraulic conductivity) were the dominant factors affecting soil N and C storage under MPs exposure.
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