Long-term forest succession improves plant diversity and soil quality but not significantly increase soil microbial diversity: Evidence from the Loess Plateau

• Published in: Ecological engineering Vol. 142; p. 105631
• Main Authors: Liu, Yulin, Zhu, Guangyu, Hai, Xuying, Li, Jiwei, Shangguan, Zhouping, Peng, Changhui, Deng, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Acidobacteria; Actinobacteria; Agricultural land; ammonium; Ascomycota; Bacteria; Basidiomycota; Biology; Biomass; Carbon; China; Community composition; community structure; Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Dynamics; ecological restoration; Ecological succession; Ecosystem management; Forest ecosystems; Forest management; Forest succession; Forests; fungal communities; Fungi; Grasslands; Hippophae rhamnoides; microbial carbon; Microbial diversity; microbial nitrogen; Microorganisms; Natural vegetation; Nitrogen; Organic nitrogen; Plant diversity; Populus; Proteobacteria; Quercus; Restoration; Shrublands; Soil biology; Soil carbon; Soil dynamics; soil ecology; Soil improvement; Soil microorganisms; Soil nitrogen; soil organic carbon; Soil properties; Soil quality; Soils; species diversity; Strategic management; Sustainability management; Terrestrial ecosystems; Vegetation; Vegetation restoration; Loess Plateau; China; Microbial diversity; Vegetation restoration; Plant diversity; Forest succession; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen

Many studies have focused on the processes of vegetation succession, however, the dynamics of soil microbes and the synergy between vegetation and soil are still poorly understood following vegetation succession. This study focused on a forest succession sequence including farmland, grassland, shrub...