Experimental assessment of tree canopy and leaf litter controls on the microbiome and nitrogen fixation rates of two boreal mosses
Abstract
Nitrogen (N2)‐fixing moss microbial communities play key roles in nitrogen cycling of boreal forests. Forest type and leaf litter inputs regulate moss abundance, but how they control moss microbiomes and N2‐fixation remains understudied. We examined the impacts of forest type and broadleaf litter on microbial community composition and N2‐fixation rates of Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 28, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1111/nph.16611
Entities
People
- April M. Melvin
- Hannah E Holland-Moritz
- Jill F. Johnstone
- Michelle Cailin Mack
- Mélanie Jean
Organizations
- Division of Environmental Biology
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
- Northern Arizona University
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Forest Service
- University of Alaska System
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Florida
- University of Saskatchewan