%0 Journal Article
%T Soil microbial community structure, metabolic potentials and influencing factors in a subtropical mountain forest ecosystem of China
%A Chang Liao
%A Cheng-Liang Li
%A Feng Liu
%A Qiuxiang Tian
%A Rudong Zhao
%A Xiaolu Yang
%A Xinggang Wang
%J Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability
%D 2020
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/26395940.2020.1770628
%X ABSTRACT This study investigated the variances in soil microbial community (SMC) structure and metabolic potentials in subtropical mountain forest ecosystem. Soil samples (0每10, 10每30 and 30每60 cm) were collected within 27 plots (20℅20 m2) that were randomly assigned. Changes in SMC structure were mainly regulated by soil physicochemical property and tree diversity in 0每10 cm depth, by total nitrogen (TN) and clay in 10每30 cm depth, and by soil organic carbon (SOC) and pH in 30每60 cm depth. Metabolic potential variance was mainly driven by soil chemical property in 0每10 cm depth, by SOC and TN in 10每30 cm depth, and by TN in 30每60 cm depth. Collectively, soil physicochemical properties were the primary factors influencing SMC structure and its metabolic potentials along the soil profile, but the expected effects of tree diversity and topography were not evident
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26395940.2020.1770628