Dynamics of bacterial community in litter and soil along a chronosequence of Robinia pseudoacacia plantations

As the driver of plantation ecosystem function, microorganisms can decompose plant residues and soil organic matter. To identify dynamics of microbial communities in litter and soil and its influence by vegetation and soil at regional scales, the plantations of Robinia pseudoacacia at different successional stages (13, 19, 29, and 44 y) was selected on the Loess Plateau. High-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was used to examine...