About this Research Topic
Ecosystems have been degraded or are in the process of degrading due to global climate change and human activity. Ecosystems degradation leads to the extinction of species and biodiversity declining in the different ecosystems. Thus, the studies on structure, function, and ecological degradation of ecosystems are all given a lot of attention. Soil microorganisms are one of the most crucial components of ecosystems, regulating the processes of biogeochemical cycles and vegetation succession. Their composition and diversity are sensitive biological indicators for ecosystem degradation. Ecosystem degradation led to dramatic changes in vegetation composition and growth, as well as soil physicochemical properties and aggregates. The soil microbial composition and function are shaped by both aboveground vegetation and underground soil nutrients and characteristics. Therefore, it is of key importance to investigate the variation mechanisms of soil microbial composition and function during vegetation succession, particularly under the condition of global climate change and human activities.
In recent years, some studies have shifted their focus towards the role of soil microbial function during vegetation succession under global climate change and human activities. How the response of soil microbial composition and function to vegetation succession and ecosystem degradation has been a hot topic in terrestrial ecosystems. This Research Topic aims to provide a forum for researchers to share the latest findings in variation mechanisms of soil microbial composition and function in terrestrial ecosystem degradation, such as forest, wetland, grassland, and agriculture. High-quality Original Research and Review articles in this field are welcome for submission.
Research interests include, but are not limited to:
• Soil microbial composition and diversity variations in different vegetation compositions in temperate degradation ecosystems.
• Soil microbial function and structure variation under the plant invasion process in temperate degraded ecosystems.
• Soil microbial composition and diversity changes and their impacts on biogeochemical cycles after vegetation succession in temperate ecosystems.
• Impacts of forest-type change on soil microbial structure and function
• Impacts of global climate change and human activities on the variations of vegetation and soil microorganisms
Please note that Terrestrial Microbiology does not welcome descriptive manuscripts with only amplicon or metagenomic data. All the manuscripts should be hypothesis-driven and validated via experiments.
In recent years, some studies have shifted their focus towards the role of soil microbial function during vegetation succession under global climate change and human activities. How the response of soil microbial composition and function to vegetation succession and ecosystem degradation has been a hot topic in terrestrial ecosystems. This Research Topic aims to provide a forum for researchers to share the latest findings in variation mechanisms of soil microbial composition and function in terrestrial ecosystem degradation, such as forest, wetland, grassland, and agriculture. High-quality Original Research and Review articles in this field are welcome for submission.
Research interests include, but are not limited to:
• Soil microbial composition and diversity variations in different vegetation compositions in temperate degradation ecosystems.
• Soil microbial function and structure variation under the plant invasion process in temperate degraded ecosystems.
• Soil microbial composition and diversity changes and their impacts on biogeochemical cycles after vegetation succession in temperate ecosystems.
• Impacts of forest-type change on soil microbial structure and function
• Impacts of global climate change and human activities on the variations of vegetation and soil microorganisms
Please note that Terrestrial Microbiology does not welcome descriptive manuscripts with only amplicon or metagenomic data. All the manuscripts should be hypothesis-driven and validated via experiments.
Keywords: succession, soil microbial community, soil physicochemical properties, fungi, bacteria
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