Topsoil and subsoil bacterial community assemblies across different drainage conditions in a mountain environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High mountainous environments are of particular interest as they play an essential role for life and human societies, while being environments which are highly vulnerable to climate change and land use intensification. Despite this, our knowledge of high mountain soils in South America and their microbial community structure is strikingly scarce, which is of more concern considering the large population that depends on the ecosystem services provided by these areas. Conversely, the Central Andes, located in the Mediterranean region of Chile, has long been studied for its singular flora, whose diversity and endemism has been attributed to the particular geological history and pronounced environmental gradients in short distances. Here, we explore soil properties and micro

SUBMITTER: Aguado-Norese C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290380 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature