Unravelling the effects of tropical land use conversion on the soil microbiome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The consequences of deforestation and agricultural treatments are complex and affect all trophic levels. Changes of microbial community structure and composition associated with rainforest conversion to managed systems such as rubber and oil palm plantations have been shown by 16S rRNA gene analysis previously, but functional profile shifts have been rarely addressed. In this study, we analysed the effects of rainforest conversion to different converted land use systems, including agroforestry ("jungle rubber") and monoculture plantations comprising rubber and oil palm, on soilborne microbial communities by metagenomic shotgun sequencing in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Results

The diversity of bacteria and archaea decreased whereas diversity of fungi increased in the conve

SUBMITTER: Berkelmann D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8067294 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature