Urbanization leads to asynchronous homogenization of soil microbial communities across biomes.

ABSTRACT: Soil bacterial and fungal communities play fundamental roles in biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem stability. Urbanization alters soil properties and microbial habitats, driving shifts in community composition, yet the divergent responses of bacteria and fungi and their ecological consequences remain inadequately understood. To elucidate these differential responses, we investigated soil bacterial and fungal communities along an urbanization gradient, ranging from undisturbed reference forests to urban parks, across three distinct climatic regions. To capture different disturbance intensities, urban parks were classified by tree age into old parks (>60-year-old trees) and young parks (10-20-year-old trees). Climate had a strong influence on soil microbiota, yet urbanization still signific

SUBMITTER: Zheng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11987689 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature