文摘
AimsPlant-soil feedbacks (PSF) greatly influence forest community structure and diversity. However, it remains unknown how feedbacks change after disturbances. Biotic and abiotic changes reduce soil microbial diversity after a severe disturbance. These post-disturbance changes may create neutral PSF. We examine a) differences in performance of three seedlings of southern Appalachian tree species in same-species and different-species soil and b) whether the relationship differs between intact forest and wind-damaged patches, as well as c) test mycorrhizal colonization rate as a potential mechanism.