Effects of land use difference on soil microbial community dynamics in macadamia plantations and adjacent primary forests

In this study, we used Illumina sequencing technology to determine differences in microbial community composition and diversity between a primary forest and a macadamia plantation.Therefore, our study aimed to reveal whether there are significant differences in soil bacterial and fungal community composition and diversity between forests and plantations derived from them; whether the composition and richness of soil bacterial and fungal communities will be different after forest conversion of plantations; and the main environmental factors associated with conversion of forest to plantation soil bacterial and fungal communities.