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"Scientists from RUDN University have classified the distribution of soil microorganisms at different latitudes from tropical to temperate forests. The results of the study were published in Functional Ecology.

Billions of species of microorganisms are found in soil. Therefore, a complete match of microbial composition in different soils is impossible. At the same time, similar groups of microorganisms can be found in very remote soils, where the climate and vegetation differ completely. It is obvious that the microorganisms themselves could not "walk" thousands of kilometers, and the transfer due to animals and plants is unlikely. Therefore, the principles of distribution of microorganisms in soils at large distances are practically unknown.

Scientists investigated ecological question: How the distribution of microorganisms in soils depends on the habitat properties, vegetation and their interactions.

"We have described the distribution of microorganisms in soils at different latitudes at a distance of up to 3,700 km and the factors affecting the distribution. We selected soil samples in forests in various climatic zones in China, have identified the microorganisms, mainly bacteria, and compared the composition of microbial groups in various soils depending on climatic, soil and vegetation conditions," said Yakov Kuzyakov, one of the authors of the paper from RUDN University.

Scientists collected soil samples in forests, where plant communities have been stable for decades and centuries. Groups of microorganisms were identified by their DNA in the topsoil. Parallel, the scientists have investigated three large groups of environmental factors: 1) climate-related (average temperature and precipitation), 2) soil properties related (acidity, stable and easily accessible carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus) and 3) plant communities related factors (the amount and composition of plant residues).

After studying the distribution of large DNA groups, the scientists concluded about the most important factors for distribution of microbial groups from completely different soils".

(Posted by +rasha kamel​)

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