Subtle changes in topsoil microbial communities of drained forested peatlands after prolonged drought.

ABSTRACT: A major consequence of anthropogenic climate change is the intensification and extension of drought periods. Prolonged drought can alter conditions in drained peatlands and cause disturbances in microbial communities in the topsoil layer of the peat. Varying environmental conditions throughout the growing season, such as the availability of organic matter and nutrients, temperature and water table, further impact these communities and consequently affect carbon and nutrient cycles. The impact of drought and new forestry practices is largely unknown in drained peatland forests. We examined how microbial communities change over a growing season in different harvesting intensities (continuous cover forestry, clear-cut and uncut) in a drained peatland site using bacterial 16S and fungal ITS2 r

SUBMITTER: Hillgen O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11544035 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature