The abundance of microbial "specific groups" significantly influences downed log respiration

2025/04/09 by Lele Qi, Jie Yuan, Yiqi Wang +5 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology #Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122703

openalex publication_date 2025/04/09 · crossref created 2025/04/09 · crossref issued 2025/06/01 · crossref published 2025/06/01 · crossref published-print 2025/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref deposited 2026/01/14 · crossref indexed 2026/04/20 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Citations

• The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
• Greengenes2 unifies microbial data in a single reference tree
• Metagenomics reveals the underestimated role of bacteria in the decomposition of downed logs in forest ecosystems

Discussions

• 🌲🪵Fallen logs breathe too!🪵 This study shows how moisture, microbes, and decay stage shape carbon release from downed logs in forests #ForestEcology #CarbonCycle Zunchi Liu @jpreixach.bsky.social @ [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]