Spatiotemporal patterns of soil myxomycetes in subtropical managed forests and their potential interactions with bacteria.

ABSTRACT: Soil myxomycetes are crucial soil protists with important ecological functions. Yet, our understanding of their diversity patterns in managed forests and the interactions with their food is far behind other taxa. This study investigates the spatiotemporal patterns of soil myxomycetes in four northern subtropical managed forest types across seasons and aims to identify assembly processes, main predictors of myxomycete communities, and the potential interactions between myxomycetes and bacteria. Results showed that no significant difference in α diversity of myxomycete communities among forest types was observed, but a significant difference was observed in community structures. Significant differences were observed in α diversity and community structures of myxomycetes among seasons. Determ

SUBMITTER: Song W-L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12175498 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature