Seasonal Microbial Community Characteristic and Its Driving Factors in a Copper Tailings Dam in the Chinese Loess Plateau.

ABSTRACT: A combined soil bacterial and fungal community survey was conducted for a copper tailings dam in the Chinese Loess Plateau. We investigated the seasonal differences in the composition and function of soil microbial community to examine the key environmental factors influencing soil microorganisms during restorative ecological processes. Significant seasonal differences were found in the community structure of both bacterial and fungal communities. Bacterial community abundance and fungal community (Shannon index) measurements were highest in summer. Soil nitrite nitrogen (NO₂ ^--N) was the dominant factor influencing both bacterial and fungal communities. The bacterial community composition was significantly affected by NO₂ ^--N and ammonium nitrog

SUBMITTER: Jia T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7366875 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature