Differentiation of soil metabolic function and microbial communities between plantations and natural reforestation.

ABSTRACT: Reforestation plays a vital role in restoring the soil degradation areas. However, the mechanisms by which different restoration approaches affect the soil properties and microbial communities remain unclear. Aiming to understand the interactions between plant species, soil properties, and microbial communities in different restoration approaches, we investigated the soil microbial community using nontargeted metabolomics to explore how the reforestation approach affects soil physicochemical properties, soil metabolites, and soil microbial communities. The results showed that the reforestation approach, soil layer, and their interactive effects significantly affected soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, dissolved organic carbon, available phosphorus concentrations, and root traits. The div

SUBMITTER: Zhang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11906678 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature