Soil bacterial community structure of fog‐dependent Tillandsia landbeckii dunes in the Atacama Desert

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Title:Main Title: Soil bacterial community structure of fog‐dependent Tillandsia landbeckii dunes in the Atacama Desert
Description:Abstract: The interplay between plants and soil drives the structure and function of soil microbial communities. In water-limited environments where vascular plants are often absent and only specialized groups of rootless plants grow, this interaction could be mainly asymmetric, with plants supporting nutrients and resources via litter deposition. In this study, we use observational approaches to evaluate the impact of local distribution of Tillandsia landbeckii across elevation on soil bacterial community structure and composition in the Atacama Fog Desert. Tillandsia landbeckii is a plant without functional roots that develops on meter-scale sand dunes and depends mainly on marine fog that transports resources (water and nutrients) from the Pacific Ocean. Our data show that soil bacterial abundance, richness, and diversity were significantly higher beneath T. landbeckii plants relative to bare soils. However, these differences were not significant across T. landbeckii located at different elevations and with different input of marine fog. On the other hand, bacterial community composition was significantly different with T. landbeckii plants across elevations. Further, samples beneath T. landbeckii and bare soils showed significant differences in bacterial community composition. Around 99% of all operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were recorded exclusively beneath T. landbeckii, and only 1% of OTUs were observed in bare soils. These findings suggest that the presence of T. landbeckii promotes significant increases in bacterial abundance and diversity compared with bare soils, although we fail to demonstrate that local-scale changes in elevation can affect patterns of soil bacterial diversity and abundance beneath T. landbeckii.
Identifier:10.1007/s00606-021-01781-0 (DOI)
Citation Advice:Alfaro, F.D., Manzano, M., Almiray, C. et al. Soil bacterial community structure of fog‐dependent Tillandsia landbeckii dunes in the Atacama Desert. Plant Syst Evol 307, 56 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-021-01781-0
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Creators:Fernando D. Alfaro (Author), Marlene Manzano (Author), Cristian Almiray (Author), Juan-Luis García (Author), Pablo Osses (Author), Camilo del Río (Author), Constanza Vargas (Author), Claudio Latorre (Author), Marcus Koch (Author), Alexander Siegmund (Author), Sebastian Abades (Author)
Publisher:Springer
Publication Year:2021
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CRC1211 Topic:Biology
Related Subproject:B1
Subject:Keyword: Biodiversity
Geogr. Information Topic:Biota
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Filename:Alfaro_et_el_2021.pdf
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File Size:1.8 MB
Date:Accepted: 08.08.2021
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Language:English
Status:Completed
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Publication Status:Published
Review Status:Peer reviewed
Publication Type:Article
Article Type:Journal
Source:Plant Systematics and Evolution
Source Website:https://www.springer.com/journal/606
Issue:56
Volume:307
Number of Pages:11 (1 - 11)
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Metadata Creator:Johanna Möbus
Metadata Created:24.01.2023
Metadata Last Updated:26.01.2023
Subproject:B1
Funding Phase:2
Metadata Language:English
Metadata Version:V50
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