Microbial Composition and Functional Diversity Differ Across Urban Green Infrastructure Types.

ABSTRACT: Functional and biogeographical properties of soil microbial communities in urban ecosystems are poorly understood despite their role in metabolic processes underlying valuable ecosystem services. The worldwide emergence of engineered habitats in urban landscapes-green roofs, bioswales, and other types of soil-based green infrastructure-highlights the importance of understanding how environmental changes affect the community assembly processes that shape urban microbial diversity and function. In this study we investigated (1) whether engineered green roofs and bioswales in New York City had distinct microbial community composition and trait-associated diversity compared to non-engineered soils in parks and tree pits, and (2) if these patterns were consistent with divergent community assemb

SUBMITTER: Gill AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7291602 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature