Structural and Functional Characteristics of Soil Microbial Communities in Forest–Wetland Ecotones: A Case Study of the Lesser Khingan Mountains
Life,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(4), С. 570 - 570
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Soil
microorganisms
play
an
essential
role
in
vegetation
succession,
nutrient
cycling,
and
ecosystem
restoration.
This
study
investigates
the
responses
of
soil
microbial
communities
to
ecological
transitions
from
forest
wetland
Lesser
Khingan
Mountains,
including
mixed
forest,
conifer
edge,
natural
wetland.
The
results
indicated
that
soils
were
weakly
acidic
contained
significantly
higher
organic
matter,
total
nitrogen,
available
phosphorus
compared
other
soils.
bulk
density
increased
with
depth.
Actinobacteria,
Acidobacteriota,
Proteobacteria
dominated
soils,
respectively,
showing
minimal
variation
between
depths.
Principal
component
analysis
non-metric
multidimensional
scaling
demonstrated
distinct
bacterial
wetlands
edges.
Redundancy
revealed
differed
15
cm
30
layers,
influenced
by
potassium,
density,
carbon,
phosphorus,
nitrogen.
Bacteroidota
abundances
correlated
positively
nutrients,
while
Acidobacteriota
Verrucomicrobiota
negatively
potassium.
Chemotrophic
aerobic
bacteria
whereas
fermentation-related
anaerobic
prevalent
highlights
how
properties
shape
their
functions.
Язык: Английский
Divergent altitudinal patterns of arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in a mid-subtropical mountain ecosystem
Taotao Wei,
Huiguang Zhang,
Shunfen Wang
и другие.
IMA Fungus,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
16
Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2025
Arbuscular
mycorrhizal
fungi
(AMF)
and
ectomycorrhizal
(EMF)
form
ubiquitous
symbiotic
relationships
with
plants
through
co-evolutionary
processes,
providing
multiple
benefits
for
plant
growth,
productivity,
health,
stress
mitigation.
Mountain
ecosystem
multifunctionality
is
significantly
influenced
by
responses
to
climate
change,
highlighting
the
importance
of
understanding
complex
interactions
between
these
environmental
variables.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
five
vegetation
zones
across
an
altitudinal
gradient
(675-2157
m
a.s.l.)
in
Wuyi
Mountain,
one
most
well-preserved
mid-subtropical
mountain
ecosystems
eastern
China.
Using
high-throughput
sequencing,
examined
distribution
patterns,
community
assembly
mechanisms,
network
soil
AMF
EMF.
Our
analyses
demonstrated
significant
variations
composition
diversity
fungal
communities.
richness
peaked
subalpine
dwarf
forest
at
intermediate
elevations,
whereas
EMF
was
highest
low-altitude
evergreen
broad-leaved
forest,
showing
a
marked
decrease
alpine
meadow
ecosystem.
β-diversity
decomposition
revealed
that
species
turnover
constituted
primary
mechanism
differentiation
both
types,
explaining
>56%
observed
variation.
Stochastic
processes
dominated
assembly,
relative
dispersal
limitation
drift
distinct
patterns.
Network
analysis
indicated
networks
reached
maximum
complexity
forests,
while
showed
similar
levels
coniferous
forests.
Among
factors,
properties
emerged
as
predominant
driver
multifunctionality,
followed
communities
climatic
These
findings
provide
critical
insights
into
ecological
functions
adaptations
fungi,
advancing
our
their
changes
informing
evidence-based
conservation
strategies.
Язык: Английский
Ecological functions, inter-organismal interactions, and underlying mechanisms of fungal endophytes
Plant and Soil,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2025
Язык: Английский
Dynamics and drivers of mycorrhizal fungi after glacier retreat
New Phytologist,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
242(4), С. 1739 - 1752
Опубликована: Апрель 6, 2024
Summary
The
development
of
terrestrial
ecosystems
depends
greatly
on
plant
mutualists
such
as
mycorrhizal
fungi.
global
retreat
glaciers
exposes
nutrient‐poor
substrates
in
extreme
environments
and
provides
a
unique
opportunity
to
study
early
successions
fungi
by
assessing
their
dynamics
drivers.
We
combined
environmental
DNA
metabarcoding
measurements
local
conditions
assess
the
succession
communities
during
soil
46
glacier
forelands
around
globe,
testing
whether
drivers
differ
between
types.
Mycorrhizal
colonized
deglaciated
areas
very
quickly
(<
10
yr),
with
arbuscular
tending
become
more
diverse
through
time
compared
ectomycorrhizal
Both
alpha‐
beta‐diversity
were
significantly
related
since
communities,
while
microclimate
primary
productivity
important
for
richness
composition
also
explained
chemistry,
highlighting
importance
microhabitat
community
dynamics.
acceleration
ice
melt
modifications
forecasted
climate
change
scenarios
are
expected
impact
diversity
partners.
These
changes
could
alter
interactions
underlying
biotic
colonization
belowground–aboveground
linkages,
multifaceted
impacts
associated
ecological
processes.
Язык: Английский
Variable species establishment in response to microhabitat indicates different likelihoods of climate‐driven range shifts
Ecography,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июнь 19, 2024
Climate
change
is
causing
geographic
range
shifts
globally,
and
understanding
the
factors
that
influence
species'
expansions
crucial
for
predicting
future
biodiversity
changes.
A
common,
yet
untested,
assumption
in
forecasting
approaches
species
will
shift
beyond
current
edges
into
new
habitats
as
they
become
macroclimatically
suitable,
even
though
microhabitat
variability
could
have
overriding
effects
on
local
population
dynamics.
We
aim
to
better
understand
role
of
plants
through
its
impacts
establishment
by
1)
examining
along
large
macroclimatic
(i.e.
elevational)
gradients,
2)
testing
which
these
variables
explain
plant
recruitment
seedling
survival,
3)
suitability
limits.
transplanted
seeds
25
common
tree,
shrub,
forb
graminoid
across
their
elevational
ranges
Washington
Cascade
Range,
USA,
a
gradient
spanning
broad
macroclimates.
Over
five
years,
we
recorded
recruitment,
high
resolution
soil,
air
light)
characteristics
rarely
measured
biogeographic
studies.
asked
whether
correlate
with
elevation,
drive
establishment,
important
are
already
suitable
leading
found
only
30%
parameters
covaried
elevation.
further
observed
extremely
low
moderate
were
generally
weakly
explained
microhabitat.
Moreover,
life
stages
responded
contrasting
ways
soil
biota,
moisture,
temperature,
snow
duration.
Microhabitat
predictions
suggest
distribution
likely
be
species‐specific,
different
availability
present
ranges,
thus
calling
question
low‐resolution
projections
miss
such
complexities.
encourage
research
responses
including
forecasts.
Язык: Английский
Mycorrhizal symbioses in the Andean paramo
Mycorrhiza,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
34(1-2), С. 107 - 117
Опубликована: Дек. 27, 2023
Язык: Английский
Editorial: thematic issue on Polar and Alpine Microbiology
FEMS Microbiology Ecology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
100(4)
Опубликована: Март 8, 2024
Язык: Английский
pH Nonlinearly Dominates Soil Bacterial Community Assembly along an Altitudinal Gradient in Oak-Dominant Forests
Microorganisms,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(9), С. 1877 - 1877
Опубликована: Сен. 11, 2024
Soil
bacteria,
the
predominant
microbiota
in
soil,
are
subject
to
law
of
minimum
and
tolerance,
but
assembly
patterns
soil
bacteria
response
environmental
factors
remain
far
from
clear.
Here,
we
took
advantage
an
altitudinal
gradient
(1020-1770
asl)
oak-dominant
forests
assessed
whether
linearly
or
nonlinearly
respond
properties
through
changes
community
diversity
composition.
We
found
that
decreased
with
increasing
altitude
terms
species
richness
phylogenetic
structure,
while
they
were
unchanged
The
was
affected
by
pH
(19.9%),
C:N
ratio
(14.3%),
SOC
(11.4%),
silt
+
clay
content
(9.9%).
Specifically,
peaked
at
a
5.5-6.5,
25-50
g
kg
Язык: Английский
Variable species establishment in response to microhabitat indicates different likelihoods of climate-driven range shifts
Authorea (Authorea),
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2023
Climate
change
is
causing
geographic
range
shifts
globally,
and
understanding
the
factors
that
influence
species’
expansions
crucial
for
predicting
future
changes
in
biodiversity.
A
common,
yet
untested,
assumption
forecasting
approaches
species
will
shift
beyond
current
edges
into
new
habitats
as
they
become
macroclimatically
suitable,
even
though
microhabitat
variability
could
have
overriding
effects
on
local
population
dynamics.
We
aim
to
better
understand
role
of
through
its
impacts
establishment
by
i)
examining
along
large
macroclimatic
gradients,
ii)
testing
which
these
variables
explain
plant
recruitment
seedling
survival,
iii)
suitability
limits.
transplanted
seeds
25
common
tree,
shrub,
forb,
graminoid
across
their
elevational
ranges
Washington
Cascade
Range,
USA,
a
gradient
spanning
broad
macroclimates.
Over
five
years,
we
recorded
recruitment,
characteristics
rarely
measured
biogeographic
studies.
asked
whether
correlate
with
elevation,
drive
establishment,
important
are
already
suitable
leading
found
only
30%
parameters
covaried
expected
way
elevation.
further
observed
extremely
low
moderate
survival
our
study
system,
were
generally
weakly
explained
microhabitat.
Moreover,
life
stages
responded
contrasting
ways
soil
biota,
moisture,
temperature,
snow
duration.
Microhabitat
predictions
suggest
distribution
likely
be
species-specific,
different
suitabilities,
availabilities,
present
ranges,
thus
calling
question
large-scale
projections
miss
such
complexities.
encourage
research
responses
inclusion
forecasts.
Язык: Английский