Yuan Guiyun, Zheng Yang, Sun Xueguang
Institute for Forest Resources and Environment of Guizhou Guizhou University Guiyang China.
Key Laboratory of Forest Cultivation in Plateau Mountain of Guizhou Province Guizhou University Guiyang Guizhou China.
Ecol Evol. 2025 Mar 11;15(3):e71132. doi: 10.1002/ece3.71132. eCollection 2025 Mar.
Plants host diverse microbial communities essential for nutrient acquisition, growth, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Despite their importance, the variation and stability of these communities during forest succession remain poorly understood. This study investigated the microbial communities in forests at different stand ages (12, 22, 30, and 40 years). Results showed that the phyllosphere and roots of harbor diverse microbial communities, which shift dynamically with forest aging. Bacterial species diversity consistently surpassed fungal diversity across all habitats. Forest aging significantly influenced the alpha diversity of phyllosphere and soil microbes, whereas root-associated microbial diversity remained stable. Co-occurrence network analysis revealed that bacterial communities formed more complex networks than fungal communities and exhibited greater stability. Functional annotation confirmed that bacterial communities were functionally more stable, predominantly involving metabolic processes. In contrast, endophytes dominated the phyllosphere fungi, while ectomycorrhizal fungi were prevalent in root and soil fungal communities. Environmental factors, including total nitrogen, total phosphorus, available potassium, and pH, emerged as key drivers of microbial dynamics. These findings provide novel insights into the differing responses of bacterial and fungal communities to forest aging, highlighting the critical role of ecological niches in shaping microbial dynamics.
植物拥有多样的微生物群落,这些群落对于养分获取、生长以及对生物和非生物胁迫的响应至关重要。尽管它们很重要,但在森林演替过程中这些群落的变化和稳定性仍知之甚少。本研究调查了不同林龄(12年、22年、30年和40年)森林中的微生物群落。结果表明,叶际和根际拥有多样的微生物群落,它们随着森林老化而动态变化。在所有生境中,细菌物种多样性始终超过真菌多样性。森林老化显著影响叶际和土壤微生物的α多样性,而与根相关的微生物多样性保持稳定。共现网络分析表明,细菌群落形成的网络比真菌群落更复杂,并且表现出更大的稳定性。功能注释证实细菌群落功能上更稳定,主要涉及代谢过程。相比之下,内生菌在叶际真菌中占主导地位,而外生菌根真菌在根际和土壤真菌群落中普遍存在。环境因素,包括总氮、总磷、速效钾和pH值,成为微生物动态变化的关键驱动因素。这些发现为细菌和真菌群落对森林老化的不同响应提供了新的见解,突出了生态位在塑造微生物动态变化中的关键作用。