Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
ISME Journal
Volume
8
Issue
7
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Publication Date
7-1-2014
First Page
1548
Last Page
1550
Abstract
Understanding the interactions among microbial communities, plant communities and soil properties following deforestation could provide insights into the long-term effects of land-use change on ecosystem functions, and may help identify approaches that promote the recovery of degraded sites. We combined high-throughput sequencing of fungal rDNA and molecular barcoding of plant roots to estimate fungal and plant community composition in soil sampled across a chronosequence of deforestation. We found significant effects of land-use change on fungal community composition, which was more closely correlated to plant community composition than to changes in soil properties or geographic distance, providing evidence for strong links between above- and below-ground communities in tropical forests. © 2014 International Society for Microbial Ecology All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Mirza, Babur S.; Mueller, R. C.; Paula, F. S.; Rodrigues, J. L.M.; Nusslein, K.; and Bohannan, B. J.M., "Links between plant and fungal communities across a deforestation chronosequence in the Amazon rainforest" (2014). Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications. Paper 3360.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cee_facpub/3360
