The contrasting roles of fungal and bacterial diversity and composition in shaping the multifunctionality of rhizosphere and bulk soils across large-scale bamboo forests.

ABSTRACT: Soil microbes regulate nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, and other processes, thereby maintaining soil multifunctionality (SMF). However, the relationship between microbial characteristics and soil multifunctionality has primarily been studied in bulk soils, with less attention to rhizosphere soils. Moreover, this relationship remains unclear within a single forest type across large scales. In this study, we selected six sites across the distribution range of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J. Houz.) in China to quantify the relationship between microbial communities and soil multifunctionality in both rhizosphere and bulk soil, and to evaluate how abiotic factors influence this relationship. Our results showed that microbial diversity was negatively correlated w

SUBMITTER: Guo W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12034210 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature