Sharp but consistent fungi species composition transition during a 40-yr urbanization in a subtropical city of China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid urbanization has profoundly impacted soil fungal dynamics and thus soil health, however, it remains poorly addressed due to lack of ideal experimental region. Taking Shenzhen of China, a megacity built within 30 years, as the study region, we analyzed the effects of rapid urbanization on soil fungal diversity, species composition, and community stability from the perspective of urbanization stages (within 10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, and over 40 years of urbanization), and original (forests, paddy fields, and drylands) and present (parks, streets, and residential areas) urban land-use types.

Results

Results showed that soil fungi of urban areas had significantly lower Chao1 and phylogenetic diversity (PD) than that of natural ecosystem (P < 0.05), i.e., forests

SUBMITTER: Hao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482580 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature