Soil aggregates regulate the impact of soil bacterial and fungal communities on soil respiration

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 337; pp. 444 - 452
• Main Authors: Yang, Chao, Liu, Nan, Zhang, Yingjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Bacillaceae; Bacterial community; Clostridiaceae; community structure; Cytophagaceae; fungal communities; Fungal community; Gemmatimonadaceae; genes; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; High-throughput sequencing; internal transcribed spacers; Lasiosphaeriaceae; Nectriaceae; Oxalobacteraceae; porosity; ribosomal RNA; Soil aggregate respiration; soil aggregates; soil bacteria; soil fungi; soil organic carbon; Soil pH; soil respiration; Soil total porosity; Sphingomonadaceae; Fungal community; Soil pH; Soil aggregate respiration; High-throughput sequencing; Soil total porosity; Bacterial community

Soil aggregate size significantly impacts microbial communities and soil respiration. Soil total porosity and pH can regulate the distribution of soil bacteria and fungal communities within aggregates, thereby influencing soil respiration. However, it is unclear how it affects the microbial communit...