Different carbon cycling pathways of vegetation restoration models

This study investigated four vegetation restoration models: two coniferous forests Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco. (PO) and Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc. (PS), one broadleaf forest Quercus acutissima Carruth. (QA) and a shrub (SH),using wasteland (WL) as a control. This study employed metagenomic sequencing technology in conjunction with analysis based on the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database. The research examined alterations in soil physicochemical characteristics, microbial community structure, and functional pathway associated with carbohydrate metabolism, carbon fixation, and methane metabolism.