Microbial community structure in recovering forests of Mount St. Helens
By investigating both forestry practices and mammals in microbial dispersal, we evaluated how these interactions may have promoted revegetation and ecological succession within the Pumice Plains of Mount St. Helens. In addition to providing evidence about how dispersal vectors and forest structure influence post-eruption soil microbiomes, this project also informs research and management communities about belowground processes and microbial functional traits in facilitating succession and ecosystem function.
Authors
- Emma L. Aronson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5018-2688)
- Michala L. Phillips
- Rebecca R. Hernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-2949)
- Lela V. Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7057-9957)
- Hannah Shulman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9959-9417)
- Mia Rose Maltz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9714-3566)
- Jon K. Botthoff
- Michael F. Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5200-8758)
- Linton Freund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7688-2420)
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Paragon Genomics (United States) (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiomes
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frmbi.2024.1399416
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- National Institutes of Health