Soil bacterial communities and their associated functions for forest restoration on a limestone mine in northern Thailand.

Opencast mining removes topsoil and associated bacterial communities that play crucial roles in soil ecosystem functioning. Understanding the community composition and functioning of these organisms may lead to improve mine-rehabilitation practices. We used a culture-dependent method, combined with...

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Main Authors: Chakriya Sansupa, Witoon Purahong, Tesfaye Wubet, Pimonrat Tiansawat, Wasu Pathom-Aree, Neung Teaumroong, Panuwan Chantawannakul, François Buscot, Stephen Elliott, Terd Disayathanoowat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248806