Plantation type and afforestation age disclose variable influences on soil microbial composition in man-made forests in the Xiong'an New Area, China
The plantation type and afforestation age can strongly influence soil biota. However, this influence has not been fully investigated in man-made forests. The current study utilized high-throughput deep sequencing to investigate the effect of the afforestation age (3 months, 1 year and 6 months, and 15 years) and two different tree species (Pinus tabulaeformis Carr. and Sophora japonica L.) on soil microbiomes and edaphic conditions in afforested plots in the Xiong'an New Area