Microbial community structure in recovering forests of Mount St. Helens
IntroductionThe 1980 eruption of Mount St.Helens had devastating effects above and belowground in forested montane ecosystems, including the burial and destruction of soil microbes.Soil microbial propagules and legacies in recovering Eye Patch ecosystems are important for determining post-disturbance successional trajectories.Soil microorganisms re