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Area of Science:

  • Soil microbiology
  • Ecology
  • Environmental science

Background:

  • Soil microbial communities exhibit spatial distribution patterns, notably the distance-decay relationship (DDR), but universality across taxa and the influence of body size remain unclear.
  • Understanding these patterns is crucial for soil ecosystem functioning and management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the universality of the distance-decay relationship (DDR) for bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists in vertical soil profiles.
  • To determine the influence of microbial body size on spatial distribution patterns in different soil environments.
  • To elucidate the primary drivers of microbial community assembly in tidal and non-tidal ecosystems.

Main Methods:

  • Collected 140 soil samples from adjacent tidal and non-tidal ecosystems in the Yellow River Delta.
  • Analyzed the distance-decay relationship (DDR) for bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists across soil depths (topsoil and subsoil).
  • Assessed the relationship between microbial body size and spatial turnover rates, and identified key environmental factors influencing community assembly.

Main Results:

  • The distance-decay relationship (DDR) was generally observed across all microbial groups (except fungi) and ecosystems, confirming its broad applicability.
  • Community turnover rates were higher in non-tidal than tidal soils, and in topsoil compared to subsoil.
  • Microbial spatial turnover rates negatively correlated with body size in non-tidal topsoil, indicating stronger spatial limitations for smaller microbes; this effect was negligible in tidal soils.

Conclusions:

  • Microbial community composition follows consistent spatial distribution patterns and assembly mechanisms across various taxonomic levels in coastal environments.
  • Soil salinity and spatial distance are identified as major factors shaping microbial community structure.
  • The influence of body size on spatial distribution is environment-dependent, being significant in non-tidal but not tidal soils.