Seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic China
Algae exert great impact on soil formation and biogeochemical cycling. However, there is no full understanding of the response of soil algal community structure to the seasonal fluctuations in temperature and moisture and changes of soil physicochemical properties across different forests. Here, bas...
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| author | Liman Wei Liman Wei Qiong Zhao Xiangyu Chen Xiangyu Chen Qingye Sun Xiang Zhang Yongjing Chen |
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| description | Algae exert great impact on soil formation and biogeochemical cycling. However, there is no full understanding of the response of soil algal community structure to the seasonal fluctuations in temperature and moisture and changes of soil physicochemical properties across different forests. Here, based on 23S rRNA gene sequencing, we analyzed soil algal community structure in four different forest plantations in two seasons and examined soil physiochemical properties. The results showed the significantly seasonal variation in soil algal community structure, with the higher overall diversity in summer than in winter. In addition, there existed significant correlations between soil algae (species composition, relative abundance, diversity index) and physicochemical properties (pH, total phosphorus, organic matter and nitrate nitrogen), suggesting that edaphic characteristics are also largely responsible for the variation in soil algal community. Nevertheless, the seasonal variation in algal community structure was greater than the variation across different forest plantations. This suggest temperature and moisture are more important than soil physicochemical properties in determining soil algal community structure. The findings of the present study enhance our understanding of the algal communities in forest ecosystems and are of great significance for the management and protection of algal ecosystem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4834a79c074445f7ad51331f867dee522023-07-14T09:15:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2023-07-011410.3389/fpls.2023.11811841181184Seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic ChinaLiman Wei0Liman Wei1Qiong Zhao2Xiangyu Chen3Xiangyu Chen4Qingye Sun5Xiang Zhang6Yongjing Chen7School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaAgricultural Sensors and Intelligent Perception Technology Innovation Center of Anhui Province, Zhongke Hefei Institutes of Collaborative Research and Innovation for Intelligent Agriculture, Hefei, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaAgricultural Sensors and Intelligent Perception Technology Innovation Center of Anhui Province, Zhongke Hefei Institutes of Collaborative Research and Innovation for Intelligent Agriculture, Hefei, ChinaInstitute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaAlgae exert great impact on soil formation and biogeochemical cycling. However, there is no full understanding of the response of soil algal community structure to the seasonal fluctuations in temperature and moisture and changes of soil physicochemical properties across different forests. Here, based on 23S rRNA gene sequencing, we analyzed soil algal community structure in four different forest plantations in two seasons and examined soil physiochemical properties. The results showed the significantly seasonal variation in soil algal community structure, with the higher overall diversity in summer than in winter. In addition, there existed significant correlations between soil algae (species composition, relative abundance, diversity index) and physicochemical properties (pH, total phosphorus, organic matter and nitrate nitrogen), suggesting that edaphic characteristics are also largely responsible for the variation in soil algal community. Nevertheless, the seasonal variation in algal community structure was greater than the variation across different forest plantations. This suggest temperature and moisture are more important than soil physicochemical properties in determining soil algal community structure. The findings of the present study enhance our understanding of the algal communities in forest ecosystems and are of great significance for the management and protection of algal ecosystem.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1181184/fullgene sequencingforest plantationsalgal community structureenvironmental factorsseasonal variations |
| spellingShingle | Liman Wei Liman Wei Qiong Zhao Xiangyu Chen Xiangyu Chen Qingye Sun Xiang Zhang Yongjing Chen Seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic China Frontiers in Plant Science gene sequencing forest plantations algal community structure environmental factors seasonal variations |
| title | Seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic China |
| title_full | Seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic China |
| title_fullStr | Seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic China |
| title_short | Seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic China |
| title_sort | seasonal variation in soil algal community structure in different forest plantations in subtropic china |
| topic | gene sequencing forest plantations algal community structure environmental factors seasonal variations |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1181184/full |
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