Fragile foundations: succession patterns of bacterial communities in fine woody debris and soil under long-term microclimate influence
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/61388971:_____/25:00639583
Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40793-025-00756-9" target="_blank" >10.1186/s40793-025-00756-9</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Fragile foundations: succession patterns of bacterial communities in fine woody debris and soil under long-term microclimate influence
Original language description
Background: Fine woody debris (FWD, deadwood < 10 cm diameter) is a crucial but often overlooked component of forest ecosystems. It provides habitat for microbial communities and enhances soil fertility through nutrient cycling. This role is especially important in managed forests, which typically have limited deadwood stocks. Climate change is increasing forest disturbances and expanding early successional forests with low canopy cover, yet the effects on microbial communities and related processes remain poorly understood. Results: In a ten-year canopy manipulation experiment, we examined the decomposition of FWD of Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba. Increased canopy openness significantly decreased bacterial diversity in decomposing FWD and altered the community composition in surrounding soil. Decomposition time was the main factor shaping bacterial community structure in FWD, with tree species and canopy cover also contributing. We identified bacterial groups involved in carbohydrate degradation, fungal biomass breakdown, and nitrogen fixation. Importantly, bacterial communities in fully decomposed FWD remained distinct from soil communities. Conclusions: Deadwood decomposition and nutrient cycling are driven by complex ecological interactions. Microbial community dynamics are influenced by the interplay of FWD decomposition stage, tree species, and microclimatic conditions. Bacterial communities, although less frequently studied in this context, appear more stable over time than previously studied fungi. This stability may help sustain decomposition processes and nutrient turnover under the environmental variability associated with global change.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10606 - Microbiology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Environmental Microbiome
ISSN
2524-6372
e-ISSN
2524-6372
Volume of the periodical
20
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
101
UT code for WoS article
001546341000003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105012894083