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Soil microbial diversity in adjacent forest systems – contrasting native, old growth kauri (Agathis australis) forest with exotic pine (Pinus radiata) plantation forest
Globally, the conversion of primary forests to plantations and agricultural landscapes is a common land use change. Kauri (Agathis australis) is one of the most heavily impacted indigenous tree species of New Zealand with <1% of primary forest remaining as fragments adjacent to pastoral farming a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7161737/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32179899 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa047 |
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author | Byers, Alexa-Kate Condron, Leo Donavan, Tom O'Callaghan, Maureen Patuawa, Taoho Waipara, Nick Black, Amanda |
author_facet | Byers, Alexa-Kate Condron, Leo Donavan, Tom O'Callaghan, Maureen Patuawa, Taoho Waipara, Nick Black, Amanda |
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description | Globally, the conversion of primary forests to plantations and agricultural landscapes is a common land use change. Kauri (Agathis australis) is one of the most heavily impacted indigenous tree species of New Zealand with <1% of primary forest remaining as fragments adjacent to pastoral farming and exotic forest plantations. By contrasting two forest systems, we investigated if the fragmentation of kauri forests and introduction of pine plantations (Pinus radiata) are significantly impacting the diversity and composition of soil microbial communities across Waipoua kauri forest, New Zealand. Using next generation based 16S rRNA and ITS gene region sequencing, we identified that fungal and bacterial community composition significantly differed between kauri and pine forest soils. However, fungal communities displayed the largest differences in diversity and composition. This research revealed significant shifts in the soil microbial communities surrounding remnant kauri fragments, including the loss of microbial taxa with functions in disease suppression and plant health. Kauri dieback disease, caused by Phytophthora agathidicida, currently threatens the kauri forest ecosystem. Results from this research highlight the need for further investigations into how changes to soil microbial diversity surrounding remnant kauri fragments impact tree health and disease expression. |
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spelling | pubmed-71617372020-04-22 Soil microbial diversity in adjacent forest systems – contrasting native, old growth kauri (Agathis australis) forest with exotic pine (Pinus radiata) plantation forest Byers, Alexa-Kate Condron, Leo Donavan, Tom O'Callaghan, Maureen Patuawa, Taoho Waipara, Nick Black, Amanda FEMS Microbiol Ecol Research Article Globally, the conversion of primary forests to plantations and agricultural landscapes is a common land use change. Kauri (Agathis australis) is one of the most heavily impacted indigenous tree species of New Zealand with <1% of primary forest remaining as fragments adjacent to pastoral farming and exotic forest plantations. By contrasting two forest systems, we investigated if the fragmentation of kauri forests and introduction of pine plantations (Pinus radiata) are significantly impacting the diversity and composition of soil microbial communities across Waipoua kauri forest, New Zealand. Using next generation based 16S rRNA and ITS gene region sequencing, we identified that fungal and bacterial community composition significantly differed between kauri and pine forest soils. However, fungal communities displayed the largest differences in diversity and composition. This research revealed significant shifts in the soil microbial communities surrounding remnant kauri fragments, including the loss of microbial taxa with functions in disease suppression and plant health. Kauri dieback disease, caused by Phytophthora agathidicida, currently threatens the kauri forest ecosystem. Results from this research highlight the need for further investigations into how changes to soil microbial diversity surrounding remnant kauri fragments impact tree health and disease expression. Oxford University Press 2020-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7161737/ /pubmed/32179899 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa047 Text en © FEMS 2020. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Research Article Byers, Alexa-Kate Condron, Leo Donavan, Tom O'Callaghan, Maureen Patuawa, Taoho Waipara, Nick Black, Amanda Soil microbial diversity in adjacent forest systems – contrasting native, old growth kauri (Agathis australis) forest with exotic pine (Pinus radiata) plantation forest |
title | Soil microbial diversity in adjacent forest systems – contrasting native, old growth kauri (Agathis australis) forest with exotic pine (Pinus radiata) plantation forest |
title_full | Soil microbial diversity in adjacent forest systems – contrasting native, old growth kauri (Agathis australis) forest with exotic pine (Pinus radiata) plantation forest |
title_fullStr | Soil microbial diversity in adjacent forest systems – contrasting native, old growth kauri (Agathis australis) forest with exotic pine (Pinus radiata) plantation forest |
title_full_unstemmed | Soil microbial diversity in adjacent forest systems – contrasting native, old growth kauri (Agathis australis) forest with exotic pine (Pinus radiata) plantation forest |
title_short | Soil microbial diversity in adjacent forest systems – contrasting native, old growth kauri (Agathis australis) forest with exotic pine (Pinus radiata) plantation forest |
title_sort | soil microbial diversity in adjacent forest systems – contrasting native, old growth kauri (agathis australis) forest with exotic pine (pinus radiata) plantation forest |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7161737/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32179899 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa047 |
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