Urbanization and fragmentation interact to drive mutualism breakdown and the rise of unstable pathogenic communities in forest soil
C. Tatsumi, K. F. Atherton, S. Garvey, E. Conrad-Rooney, L. L. Morreale, L. R. Hutyra, P. H. Templer, J. Bhatnagar
This study examines how urbanization and forest fragmentation affect soil microbial communities, revealing mutualism breakdown and increased pathogenicity in urban and fragmented forest soils.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2023 · PreprintEcology