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Table 1 Bacterial and fungal OTU richness and Shannon diversity in different land uses

From: Transition of Ethiopian highland forests to agriculture-dominated landscapes shifts the soil microbial community composition

Land use types

Soil microbial community richness

Soil microbial community diversity

Bacterial community (Mean ± SE)

Fungal community (Mean ± SE)

Bacterial community (Mean ± SE)

Fungal community (Mean ± SE)

Cropland

87.29 ± 7.08a

68.29 ± 6.13ab

3.80 ± 0.10a

2.81 ± 0.13ab

Grassland

75.29 ± 8.05a

54.29 ± 7.57a

3.75 ± 0.13a

2.29 ± 0.18a

Exclosure

67.29 ± 6.18a

60.71 ± 8.04ab

3.58 ± 0.11a

2.98 ± 0.12b

Eucalyptus plantation

75.00 ± 6.47a

86.71 ± 5.75b

3.76 ± 0.09a

2.78 ± 0.13ab

Natural forest

71.86 ± 4.23a

76.71 ± 7.84ab

3.73 ± 0.05a

3.18 ± 0.09b

  1. Different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05)