Altitudinal Effects on Soil Microbial Diversity and Composition in Moso Bamboo Forests of Wuyi Mountain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Sample Setting and Soil Sampling
2.3. Soil Physical and Chemical Properties Determination
2.4. DNA Extraction and High-Throughput Sequencing
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Structure of Soil Microbial Communities in Moso Bamboo Forests at Different Altitudes
3.1.1. OTU Cluster Analysis
3.1.2. Fungal Community Structure
3.1.3. Bacterial Community Structure
3.1.4. Diversity Indices
3.2. Relationship between Soil Microbial Community Structure and Environmental Factors
4. Discussion
4.1. Characterization of Soil Microbial Community Structure in Moso Bamboo Forests
4.2. Factors Affecting Soil Microbial Communities in Moso Bamboo Forests
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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ID | Altitude (m) | Longitude (°) | Latitude (°) | SOC (g/kg) | TN (g/kg) | TP (g/kg) | AP (mg/kg) | AK (mg/kg) | C/N | C/P | N/P | BD (g/cm3) | pH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E1 | 340 | 117.82 | 27.67 | 25.69 b | 2.65 b | 0.35 b | 3.75 c | 49.72 b | 17.11 a | 126.04 c | 7.43 d | 0.98 a | 4.47 a |
E2 | 530 | 117.72 | 27.71 | 34.41 b | 2.86 b | 0.24 b | 2.45 c | 63.89 b | 22.47 a | 256.41 ab | 12.41 bc | 1.07 a | 4.96 c |
E3 | 850 | 117.76 | 27.72 | 54.87 a | 5.42 a | 0.34 b | 7.09 b | 75.28 b | 18.15 a | 291.48 ab | 16.06 ab | 0.93 a | 4.21 d |
E4 | 1100 | 117.65 | 27.70 | 59.20 a | 6.12 a | 0.34 b | 7.69 b | 106.11 a | 16.92 a | 305.36 a | 18.22 a | 0.63 b | 4.80 bc |
E5 | 1400 | 117.74 | 27.75 | 70.68 a | 6.10 a | 0.71 a | 11.72 a | 117.22 a | 20.04 a | 173.53 bc | 8.61 cd | 0.70 b | 4.42 b |
Altitude (m) | CHAO | ACE | Shannon | |
---|---|---|---|---|
340 | 2273.91 ± 315.38 a | 2126.98 ± 205.77 a | 7.09 ± 0.19 ab | |
530 | 3316.08 ± 237.74 b | 3134.75 ± 193.43 b | 7.86 ± 0.35 a | |
Fungi | 850 | 2627.20 ± 393.18 ab | 2575.24 ± 278.29 ab | 7.96 ± 0.31 a |
1100 | 3278.24 ± 438.06 b | 3046.39 ± 401.11 b | 7.50 ± 0.52 ab | |
1400 | 2010.11 ± 804.18 a | 1907.70 ± 711.76 a | 6.86 ± 0.91 b | |
340 | 14,174.60 ± 1794.40 a | 14,561.00 ± 1914.33 a | 9.83 ± 0.41 a | |
530 | 19,464.10 ± 2433.39 b | 19,934.36 ± 2825.05 b | 10.48 ± 0.18 b | |
Bacteria | 850 | 20,622.13 ± 2561.67 b | 20,987.01 ± 2412.87 b | 10.35 ± 0.10 b |
1100 | 20,167.14 ± 1693.96 b | 20,838.70 ± 1589.23 b | 10.65 ± 0.07 b | |
1400 | 18,738.03 ± 2259.18 b | 18,915.81 ± 2072.57 b | 10.52 ± 0.43 b |
Environmental Factor | Explanatory Volume of Environmental Factors (%) | Pseudo-F | p |
---|---|---|---|
Sand | 19.600 | 3.200 | 0.028 |
Clay | 17.300 | 3.300 | 0.012 |
AK | 15.900 | 3.700 | 0.016 |
pH | 4.700 | 1.100 | 0.394 |
N/P | 2.300 | 0.500 | 0.746 |
TN | 1.700 | 0.400 | 0.860 |
Environmental Factor | Explanatory Volume of Environmental Factors (%) | Pseudo-F | p |
---|---|---|---|
Clay | 37.300 | 7.700 | 0.008 |
pH | 17.100 | 4.500 | 0.008 |
AK | 10.300 | 3.200 | 0.010 |
N/P | 6.400 | 2.500 | 0.052 |
TN | 4.800 | 1.600 | 0.184 |
C/P | 3.900 | 1.300 | 0.238 |
Sand | 2.800 | 1.100 | 0.342 |
C/N | 1.300 | 0.500 | 0.746 |
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Sun, Y.; Chen, X.; Cai, J.; Li, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Zhang, H.; Zheng, K. Altitudinal Effects on Soil Microbial Diversity and Composition in Moso Bamboo Forests of Wuyi Mountain. Plants 2024, 13, 2471. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172471
Sun Y, Chen X, Cai J, Li Y, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Zheng K. Altitudinal Effects on Soil Microbial Diversity and Composition in Moso Bamboo Forests of Wuyi Mountain. Plants. 2024; 13(17):2471. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172471
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Yiming, Xunlong Chen, Jianwei Cai, Yangzhuo Li, Yuhan Zhou, Houxi Zhang, and Kehui Zheng. 2024. "Altitudinal Effects on Soil Microbial Diversity and Composition in Moso Bamboo Forests of Wuyi Mountain" Plants 13, no. 17: 2471. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172471