Persistent recovery gap in soil fungal communities after vegetation restoration: a meta-analysis

In this study, we performed a meta-analysis aimed at quantifying the impacts of vegetation restoration on soil fungal communities. By analyzing data from 185 studies worldwide, we compared fungal communities across restored, degraded, and reference sites to assess restoration trajectories and how they are influenced by different strategies and restoration time. Our analysis focused on three main aspects: (a) the overall effect of vegetation restoration on soil fungal communities, (b) the influence of different restoration strategies (active restoration versus natural regeneration), and (c) the impact of time since restoration.

本研究开展了一项荟萃分析（meta-analysis），旨在量化植被恢复对土壤真菌群落的影响。本研究通过整合分析全球范围内185项相关研究的数据，对比了恢复样地、退化样地及参照样地的真菌群落特征，以评估植被恢复轨迹，以及不同恢复策略与恢复时长对该轨迹产生的影响。本次分析聚焦三大核心维度：(a) 植被恢复对土壤真菌群落的整体效应；(b) 不同恢复策略（主动恢复（active restoration）与自然再生（natural regeneration））的影响；(c) 恢复后时长的作用效果。