Impact of rainforest transformation on phylogenetic and functional diversity of soil prokaryotic communities in Sumatra (Indonesia) (B02)

• Subject Area: Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
• Term: from 2012 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 192626868

Community structure and ecosystem functions of entire and active soil prokaryotic communities are assessed by metagenomic and -transcriptomic approaches, respectively. To identify changes in indigenous gene- and taxon-specific patterns and key metabolic functions accompanying rainforest conversion, comparative phylogenetic and functional profiles of soil microbial communities and temporal changes are established and correlated to biotic and abiotic data. Impact of management, biodiversity enrichment and treatment-induced changes on soil microbial diversity and function will be investigated. The project contributes to unravel composition and function of the belowground system.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 990: Ecological and Socioeconomic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation Systems (Sumatra, Indonesia)
• Applicant Institution: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Rolf Daniel