Asynchronous patterns in soil bacterial diversity and functional potentials along an alpine altitudinal gradient.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Altitudinal changes in soil bacterial diversity, composition, biotic interactions, and function are prevalent. However, the overall patterns and associations among these dimensions remain unclear, particularly in vulnerable alpine mountain ecosystems.

Methods

Here, we investigated soil bacterial communities along a high-altitude gradient to elucidate patterns and associations in taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity, co-occurrence networks, and functional potentials.

Results

We observed increasing altitudinal trends in bacterial richness and phylogenetic diversity, along with significant differences in taxonomic and phylogenetic composition across altitudes. The connectivity component of the co-occurrence network properties showed a negative association wi

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11647016 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature