Autogenic succession and deterministic recovery following disturbance in soil bacterial communities

Jurburg, Stephanie D.; Nunes, Ines; Stegen, James C.; Le Roux, Xavier; Prieme, Anders; Sorensen, Soren J.; Salles, Joana Falcao

doi:10.1038/srep45691

Autogenic succession and deterministic recovery following disturbance in soil bacterial communities

Journal Article · Thu Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep45691· OSTI ID:1415082

Jurburg, Stephanie D. ^[1]; Nunes, Ines ^[2]; Stegen, James C. ^[3]; Le Roux, Xavier ^[4]; Prieme, Anders ^[2]; Sorensen, Soren J. ^[2]; Salles, Joana Falcao ^[1]

Univ. of Groningen, Groningen (The Netherlands)
Univ. of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Univ. de Lyon, Villeurbanne (France)

The response of bacterial communities to environmental change may affect local to global nutrient cycles; however the dynamics of these communities following disturbance are poorly understood, and are generally attributed to abiotic factors. Here, we subjected soil microcosms to a heat disturbance and followed the community composition of active bacteria over 50 days of recovery. Phylogenetic turnover patterns indicated that biotic interactions shaped the community during recovery, and that the disturbance imposed a strong selective pressure that persisted for up to 10 days, after which the importance of stochastic processes increased. Three successional stages were detected: a primary response (1-4 days after disturbance) in which surviving taxa increased in abundance; a secondary response phase (10-29 days), during which community dynamics slowed down, and a stability phase (after 29 days), during which the community tended towards its original composition. Furthermore, soil bacterial communities, despite their extreme diversity and functional redundancy, respond to disturbances like many macroecological systems and exhibit path-dependent, autogenic dynamics during secondary succession.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1415082

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--120407

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Vol. 7; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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