Variation of soil bacterial communities along a chronosequence of Eucalyptus plantation.

ABSTRACT: Eucalyptus is harvested for wood and fiber production in many tropical and sub-tropical habitats globally. Plantation has been controversial because of its influence on the surrounding environment, however, the influence of massive Eucalyptus planting on soil microbial communities is unclear. Here we applied high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene to assess the microbial community composition and diversity of planting chronosequences, involving two, five and ten years of Eucalyptus plantation, comparing to that of secondary-forest in South China. We found that significant changes in the composition of soil bacteria occurred when the forests were converted from secondary-forest to Eucalyptus. The bacterial community structure was clearly distinct from con

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6160830 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature