Depth effects on bacterial community altitudinal patterns and assembly processes in the warm-temperate montane forests of China

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Soil bacterial communities are essential for ecosystem function, yet their response along altitudinal gradients in different soil strata remains unclear. Understanding bacterial community co-occurrence networks and assembly patterns in mountain ecosystems is crucial for comprehending microbial ecosystem functions. We utilized Illumina MiSeq sequencing to study bacterial diversity and assembly patterns of surface and subsurface soils across a range of elevations (700 to 2100 m) on Dongling Mountain. Our results showed significant altitudinal distribution patterns concerning bacterial diversity and structure in the surface soil. The bacterial diversity exhibited a consistent decrease, while specific taxa demonstrated unique patterns along the altitudinal gradient. However, no altitudinal dependence was observed for bacterial diversity and community structure in the subsurface soil. Additionally, a shift in bacterial ecological groups is evident with changing soil depth. Copiotrophic taxa thrive in surface soils characterized by higher carbon and nutrient content, while oligotrophic taxa dominate in subsurface soils with more limited resources. Bacterial community characteristics exhibited strong correlations with soil organic carbon in both soil layers, followed by pH in the surface soil and soil moisture in the subsurface soil. With increasing depth, there is an observable increase in taxa-taxa interaction complexity and network structure within bacterial communities. The surface soil exhibits greater sensitivity to environmental perturbations, leading to increased modularity and an abundance of positive relationships in its community networks compared to the subsurface soil. Furthermore, the bacterial community at different depths was influenced by combining deterministic and stochastic processes, with stochasticity (homogenizing dispersal and undominated) decreasing and determinism (heterogeneous selection) increasing with soil depth.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:914

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 914(2024) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 169905

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

He, Libing [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xiangyang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Suyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Wenzhi [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Jiantao [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Guanyu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhe [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Xueting [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jinshuo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7440-44-0
Bacterial community
Carbon
Community assembly processes
Journal Article
Keystone species
Networks
Soil
Subsurface soil

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Date Completed 26.01.2024

Date Revised 26.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.169905

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366815024