Urbanization Reshapes Soil Microbial Communities: Bacteria Homogenize, Fungi Resist Change. (IMAGE)

Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences

Urbanization Reshapes Soil Microbial Communities: Bacteria Homogenize, Fungi Resist Change.

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This illustration depicts the impact of urbanization on soil microbial communities across different climates and vegetation types. The top section shows a gradient from natural forests to urban landscapes. The lower section presents data on bacterial (left) and fungal (right) community responses, revealing that urbanization leads to bacterial homogenization with a dominance of generalists, while fungi remain more specialized and resistant to change. These findings highlight the contrasting adaptive strategies of microbes in urban environments and their implications for ecosystem resilience.

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Environmental Science and Ecotechnology

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