Plant and soil fungal but not soil bacterial communities are linked in long-term fertilized grassland.

ABSTRACT: Inorganic fertilization and mowing alter soil factors with subsequent effects-direct and indirect - on above- and below-ground communities. We explored direct and indirect effects of long-term fertilization (N, P, NPK, Liming) and twice yearly mowing on the plant, bacterial and fungal communities and soil factors. We analyzed co-variation using 16S and 18S rRNA genes surveys, and plant frequency and edaphic factors across treatments. The plant and fungal communities were distinct in the NPK and L treatments, while the bacterial communities and soil factors were distinct in the N and L treatments. Plant community diversity and evenness had low diversity in the NPK and high diversity in the liming treatment, while the diversity and evenness of the bacterial and fungal communities did not dif

SUBMITTER: Cassman NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4810522 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature