Effect of different vegetation restoration patterns on community structure and co-occurrence networks of soil fungi in the karst region.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Grain for Green Project (GGP) by the Chinese government was an important vegetation restoration project in ecologically fragile and severely degraded karst regions. Soil fungi play a facilitating role in the cycling of nutrients both above and below the ground, which is crucial for maintaining ecosystem function and stability. In karst regions, their role is particularly critical due to the unique geological and soil characteristics, as they mitigate soil erosion, enhance soil fertility, and promote vegetation growth. However, little is known about how the implementation of this project shifts the co-occurrence network topological features and assembly processes of karst soil fungi, which limits our further understanding of karst vegetation restoration.

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SUBMITTER: Zou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408217 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature