Understory vegetation diversity, soil properties and microbial community response to different thinning intensities in Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis plantations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Soil microorganisms are the key factors in elucidating the effects of thinning on tree growth performance, but the effects of vegetation and soil on the species composition and function of soil microorganisms after thinning are still not well elaborated.

Methods

The effects of thinning on understory vegetation diversity, soil physicochemical properties and soil microbial community composition were investigated in a thinning trial plantation of Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis, including four thinning intensities (control: 0%, LIT: 20%, MIT: 30% and HIT: 40%), and the relationships of the microbial community structure with the understory vegetation diversity and soil properties were assessed.

Results

The results showed that thinning had a g

SUBMITTER: Liu KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10011715 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature