Geographical and environmental factors influence snow microbial communities in city and suburban areas of Northern China.

ABSTRACT: The response of snow microbial communities to environmental variations represents a critical topic in ecological research, particularly given that winter snowfall constitutes the main form of precipitation in northern China. In this study, snow samples were collected from city and suburb areas within the same region across seven provinces in northern China. The physical and chemical properties, metal ion content, and microbial community diversity and network stability were analyzed. Results indicated that the concentrations of Cu²⁺ and Na⁺ in city snow were significantly higher than those in suburb snow. While no significant differences were observed in the richness and diversity of bacterial and fungal communities between city and suburb areas, microbial network stability was higher in su

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12398926 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature