Pavement Overrides the Effects of Tree Species on Soil Bacterial Communities.

ABSTRACT: Human disturbance and vegetation are known to affect soil microorganisms. However, the interacting effects of pavement and plant species on soil bacterial communities have received far less attention. In this study, we collected soil samples from pine (Pinus tabuliformis Carr.), ash (Fraxinus chinensis), and maple (Acer truncatum Bunge) stands that grew in impervious, pervious, and no pavement blocks to investigate the way pavement, tree species, and their interaction influence soil bacterial communities by modifying soil physicochemical properties. Soil bacterial community composition and diversity were evaluated by bacterial 16S amplicon sequencing. The results demonstrated that soil bacterial community composition and diversity did differ significantly across paveme

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927126 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature