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  • Microbial Ecology
  • Plant-Soil Interactions
  • Biogeochemistry

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  • Soils host Earth's most diverse microbiomes, crucial for nutrient cycling and carbon storage.
  • Rhizosphere microbial community structure is influenced by plant physiology, life history, and soil properties.
  • The relative importance of abiotic, climatic, and plant selection factors on rhizosphere microbial diversity is debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the bacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of nickel hyperaccumulator plants.
  • To identify key environmental drivers of rhizosphere bacterial diversity across different climates.
  • To assess the influence of spatial scale on understanding bacterial community diversity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 16S Illumina sequencing on 153 ultramafic soil samples.
  • Focused on rhizosphere bacterial communities associated with 28 species of nickel hyperaccumulator plants.
  • Analyzed data considering plant diversity, soil physicochemical parameters, and climatic variables.

Main Results:

  • Bacterial genetic diversity was highest in Mediterranean habitats, correlating with lower plant diversity.
  • Annual temperature variation emerged as a significant climatic driver of bacterial diversity.
  • Soil physicochemical parameters were found to be substantially important within specific regions.

Conclusions:

  • Climate, especially temperature variability, is a primary determinant of rhizosphere bacterial diversity in nickel hyperaccumulators.
  • The influence of soil physicochemical parameters is significant but regionally dependent.
  • Spatial scale is a critical consideration for accurately explaining patterns in bacterial community diversity.