Biological soil crust development affects bacterial communities in the Caragana microphylla community in alpine sandy areas.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Biological soil crusts (BSCs) constitute a substantial portion of primary production in dryland ecosystems. They successionally mature to deliver a series of ecosystem services. Bacteria, as an important community in BSCs, play critical roles in maintaining the structure and functions of BSCs. However, the process by which bacterial diversity and community are altered with BSC development is not fully understood.

Methods

In this study, amplicons sequencing was used to investigate bacterial diversity and community compositions across five developmental stages of BSCs (bare sand, microbial crusts, algae crusts, lichen crusts, and moss crusts) and their relationship with environmental variables in the Gonghe basin sandy land in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, northwestern C

SUBMITTER: Zhou H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10050341 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature