Plant species and soil moisture shape rhizosphere microbiota in an unusually productive tundra ecosystem of North Greenland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arctic warming is driving uneven greening across high-latitude regions, leading to the development of unusually productive tundra ecosystems that remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated the soil physicochemical properties and multi-kingdom microbial communities (bacteria, fungi, and micro-eukaryotes) in the rhizosphere of dominant plant species in a highly productive tundra ecosystem in the central part of North Greenland (above 82°N).

Results

A strong correlation between the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and soil moisture content underscores the critical role of moisture in determining vegetation patterns. Plant species was a key determinant of microbial community structure across all microbial groups, but the strength and nature of these

SUBMITTER: Myeong NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12465179 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature