Soil Bacterial Community Responds to Land-Use Change in Riparian Ecosystems

Riparian forests were frequently cleared and converted to agricultural pastures, but in recent times these pastures are often revegetated an effort return riparian forest structure function. We tested if there is a change the soil bacterial taxonomy function areas of for pasture then revegetated, related vegetation physicochemical properties. The study was conducted six south-eastern Australia, each comprising three land-use types: remnant forest, pasture, pastures. surveyed strata sampled surface subsoil characterize Taxonomic functional composition communities assessed using 16S rRNA gene sequences community level physiological profiles, respectively. Few physiochemical properties differed with land use despite distinct relative areas. Overall taxonomic soils from soil. Land-use differences not consistent all phyla, as Acidobacteria more abundant soils; conversely, Actinobacteria soils. Overall, metabolic activity carbon nitrogen content decreased depth, while diversity evenness increased depth. Soil texture fertility, only texture. Our results suggest that conversion associated significant changes community, revegetation contributes reversing such changes. Nevertheless, observed (taxonomic functional) directly closely attributes.