Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2011
Abstract
Links between plant and microbial communities and soil chemistry were explored at four dissimilar sites. Soil pH was correlated with bacterial community composition not only among sites but also within each site.
Bacterial, actinobacterial, and fungal abundances were related to carbon sources while microbial community composition was correlated with the soil chemical environment. The microbial communities were influenced primarily not only by soil abiotic characteristics but also by dominant litter quality, particularly, by percentage of recalcitrant compounds.