Abstract
Understanding the contributions of abiotic and biotic conditions to soil microbial diversity, structure, and function, remains a central focus in soil biology and biogeochemistry. Here we aim to determine how geography and host plant identity influence these different components of rhizosphere bacterial communities and endosymbionts associated with Acacia heterophylla on Réunion island (Mascarene archipelago, Indian Ocean) and A. koa in the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian archipelago, Pacific Ocean). These two tree species are remarkable: they are each other’s closest living relatives despite their habitats being more than 16 000 km apart.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-294 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Plant and Soil |
Volume | 468 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Sept 2021 |
Keywords
- Acacia
- Bradyrhizobium
- Core microbiome
- Dispersal limitation
- Host selectivity
- Island biogeography
- Rhizosphere soil