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From: Litter decomposition and nutrient release are faster under secondary forests than under Chinese fir plantations with forest development

Figure 2

Nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) ordination of microbial community composition for Chinese fir (a) and naturally occurring secondary forest (b) during the decomposition period. The groups represent the stand age of Chinese fir and natural secondary forest; the time represents sampling dates (on the 0, 365th and 725th days). Stress Stress function in groups, R Similarities of microbial community, P Significance of similarity analysis of microbial community at different times, GP Gram-positive bacteria, GN Gram-negative bacteria, F Fungi, AMF Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, ACT Actinomycetes.

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