Rhizosphere microorganisms of Pinus massoniana

Rhizosphere microorganisms mediate the material exchange and chemical cycling between plant roots and soil. However, the response mechanisms of the rhizosphere microbial community, especially its cooccurrence patterns, to thinning remain poorly understood. We investigated the rhizosphere microbial communities of Pinus massoniana under different thinning intensities, including control (CK, 0 %), light-intensity thinning (LIT, 10 %), moderate-intensity thinning (MIT, 30 %), and high-intensity thinning (HIT, 50 %).