Forest succession improves the complexity of soil microbial interaction and ecological stochasticity of community assembly: Evidence from Phoebe bournei-dominated forests in subtropical regions.

ABSTRACT: Forest succession is a central ecological topic, due to the importance of the associated dynamic processes for terrestrial ecosystems. However, very little is currently known about the community assembly and interaction of soil microbial communities along forest successional trajectories, particularly regarding the microbial community dynamics in contrasting seasons. To bridge these knowledge gaps, we studied soil bacterial and fungal community compositions, assemblages, and co-occurrence networks in a well-established successional gradient of Phoebe bournei-dominated forest, spanning about 65 years of forest development in a subtropical region. Illumina MiSeq sequencing of 16S and ITS genes was employed for the assessment of soil bacterial and fungal community composition and diver

SUBMITTER: He G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9742230 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature