Seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic China.

ABSTRACT: Algae exert great impact on soil formation and biogeochemical cycling. However, there is no full understanding of the response of soil algal community structure to the seasonal fluctuations in temperature and moisture and changes of soil physicochemical properties across different forests. Here, based on 23S rRNA gene sequencing, we analyzed soil algal community structure in four different forest plantations in two seasons and examined soil physiochemical properties. The results showed the significantly seasonal variation in soil algal community structure, with the higher overall diversity in summer than in winter. In addition, there existed significant correlations between soil algae (species composition, relative abundance, diversity index) and physicochemical properties (pH, total phosp

SUBMITTER: Wei L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10382206 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature