Drivers of tropical soil invertebrate community composition and richness across tropical secondary forests using DNA metasystematics.

ABSTRACT: Tropical forests are fundamental ecosystems, essential for providing terrestrial primary productivity, global nutrient cycling, and biodiversity. Despite their importance, tropical forests are currently threatened by deforestation and associated activities. Moreover, tropical regions are now mostly represented by secondary forest regrowth, with half of the remaining tropical forests as secondary forest. Soil invertebrates are an important component to the functioning and biodiversity of these soil ecosystems. However, it remains unclear how these past land-use activities and subsequent secondary forest developments have altered the soil invertebrate communities and any potential ecological consequences associated with this. DNA metabarcoding offers an effective approach to rapidly monitor

SUBMITTER: McGee KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7595130 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature