Microbial secondary succession in a chronosequence of chalk grasslands

EE Kuramae; Hannes Andres Gamper; E Yergeau; YM Piceno; Eoin Brodie; TZ DeSantis; GL Andersen; JA van Veen; GA Kowalchuk

doi:10.1038/ismej.2010.11

Microbial secondary succession in a chronosequence of chalk grasslands

EE Kuramae, Hannes Andres Gamper, E Yergeau, YM Piceno, Eoin Brodie, TZ DeSantis, GL Andersen, JA van Veen GA Kowalchuk

ISME Journal, Vol.4(5), pp.711-715

01/05/2010

: https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2010.11

https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12286

: 20164861

Agricultural Sciences

phylogenetic microarray

secondary succession

microbial community

soil biochemistry

Although secondary succession has been studied extensively, we have little knowledge of the succession of soil-borne microbial communities. In this study, we therefore examined the structures of the microbial communities across two separate chronosequences of chalk grasslands in Limburg, the Netherlands, which are at different stages of secondary succession after being abandoned for between 17 and >66 years. Arable fields were also included in the investigation as non-abandoned references. Changes in the soil-borne microbial communities, as determined by phylogenetic microarray and quantitative PCR methodologies, were correlated with the prevailing environmental conditions related to vegetation and soil biochemistry. We observed clear patterns of microbial secondary succession related to soil age, pH and phosphate status, as exemplified by the overrepresentation of Verrucomicrobia, Acidobacteria, Gemmatimonadetes, and alpha-, delta-and epsilon-Proteobacteria at late successional stages. Moreover, effects of secondary succession versus changes in soil pH could be resolved, with pH significantly altering the trajectory of microbial succession.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/ismej201011

: Microbial secondary succession in a chronosequence of chalk grasslands
: EE Kuramae
Hannes Andres Gamper
E Yergeau
YM Piceno
Eoin Brodie
TZ DeSantis
GL Andersen
JA van Veen
GA Kowalchuk
: ISME Journal, Vol.4(5), pp.711-715
: 1751-7362
: 1751-7370
: 4
: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
: 5
: (UNIBZ)31432889
991005772326301241
: 000277164000011
: 2-s2.0-77951499873
: Faculty of Science and Technology
: English
: Journal article
: Kuramae EE, Gamper HA, Yergeau E, Piceno YM, Brodie EL, DeSantis TZ, Andersen GL, van Veen JA, Kowalchuk GA
: unibz-area: Agricultural Sciences
ERC: Life Sciences;Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology: Population, community and ecosystem ecology, evolutionary biology, behavioural ecology, microbial ecology;Ecosystem and community ecology, macroecology;Coevolution, biological mechanisms and ecology of species interactions (e.g. symbiosis, paras
MIURSSD: Scienze biologiche;Microbiologia generale;Scienze Agrarie e Veterinarie;Microbiologia agraria
MIURSSDCODE: Area 05;BIO/19;Area 07;AGR/16