Soil Microbial Biomass and Community Composition across a Chronosequence of Chinese Cedar Plantations

Afforestation is one of the most important forestry practices, but its impact on soil microbial communities remains poorly understood. In this study, we sampled the soil from 0–15 cm and 15–30 cm soil depths of 7-, 13-, 24-, 33-, and 53-year-old Chinese cedar (<i>Cryptomeria japonica var. sine...

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Main Authors: Ya Shen, Shichen Xiong, Chengming You, Li Zhang, Yu Li, Zongwen Hong, Yifan Hu, Jing Li, Han Li, Lixia Wang, Sining Liu, Bo Tan, Zhenfeng Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/3/470