Soil conditions are a more important determinant of microbial community composition and functional potential than neighboring plant diversity
Ziva Louisson, María Jesús Gutiérrez Ginés, Matthew D. Taylor, Hannah L. Buckley, Syrie M. Hermans, Gavin Lear
Abstract
< 0.001). Compared to the diversity of neighboring tree species within the plot, soil environmental conditions and geographic distance was more important for structuring the microbial communities. The bacterial communities appeared more impacted by soil conditions, while the fungal communities displayed stronger spatial structuring, possibly due to wider bacterial dispersal. The different mechanisms structuring bacterial and fungal communities could have implications for ecological restoration outcomes.
Topics & Concepts
Functional diversityDiversity (politics)Composition (language)Plant scienceEcologyMicrobial population biologyChemistryEnvironmental scienceBiologyBotanySociologyBacteriaPhilosophyAnthropologyGeneticsLinguisticsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGut microbiota and healthSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics