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Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Microbiology
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Understanding microbial community composition and diversity is established, but their link to microbial functioning, particularly at large scales, remains poorly understood.
  • Land-use perturbation is a significant environmental factor influencing ecosystems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze microbial biodiversity metrics and potential functional groups across a land-use perturbation gradient in Europe.
  • To investigate the relationship between microbial diversity, functioning, and environmental factors.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of over 79,000 bacterial and 25,000 fungal operational taxonomic units (OTUs) from 715 sites across 24 European countries.
  • Assessment of microbial biodiversity and distribution of potential functional groups along a land-use perturbation gradient.
  • Statistical modeling considering vegetation cover, climate, and soil properties.

Main Results:

  • Lowest bacterial and fungal diversity were observed in less-disturbed environments (woodlands) compared to grasslands and highly-disturbed environments (croplands).
  • Highly-disturbed environments showed increased bacterial chemoheterotrophs, a higher proportion of fungal plant pathogens and saprotrophs, and reduced beneficial fungal plant symbionts.
  • Spatial patterns of microbial communities and predicted functions were best explained by considering interactions among vegetation cover, climate, and soil properties.

Conclusions:

  • Land-use perturbation significantly alters microbial community structure and function, with distinct impacts on diversity and functional groups.
  • Environmental policy and monitoring efforts should simultaneously consider both taxonomic and functional microbial diversity.
  • Interactions among key environmental determinants are crucial for understanding large-scale microbial patterns.