Tropical forest conversion to rubber plantation affects soil micro- & mesofaunal community & diversity

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 5893
• Main Authors: Singh, Dharmesh, Slik, J W Ferry, Jeon, Yoon-Seong, Tomlinson, Kyle W, Yang, Xiaodong, Wang, Jin, Kerfahi, Dorsaf, Porazinska, Dorota L, Adams, Jonathan M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 10.04.2019; Nature Publishing Group UK
• Subjects: Animals; Annelida - genetics; Annelida - physiology; Arthropods - genetics; Arthropods - physiology; Biodiversity; Carbon Sequestration; Community structure; Hevea - growth & development; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Land use; Nematoda - genetics; Nematoda - physiology; Phylogeny; Plantations; Rainforest; Rainforests; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics; rRNA 18S; Rubber; Soil - chemistry; Soil Microbiology; Soil pH; Stochastic Processes; Stochasticity; Tropical forests

Tropical rainforests play important roles in carbon sequestration and are hot spots for biodiversity. Tropical forests are being replaced by rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations, causing widespread concern of a crash in biodiversity. Such changes in aboveground vegetation might have stronger impa...