Relationship between changes of forest soil microbial community structure and disturbance of tourism activities

The structure of microbial communities in forest soil can have an impact on the growth of local forests, and human tourism activities can also affect the microbial community in soil. To protect forest resources better, it is imperative to further understand the relationship between changes in microbial community structure and disturbances resulting from human tourism activities. This study briefly introduced the soil microbial community and then took Yuanshan National Forest Park in Zibo, Shandong, China as the subject of the case study. The areas with or without tourism interference were divided according to whether they were opened to tourists. The physical and chemical properties of the soil, the number of microbial communities, and functional diversity were then tested. The results found that the soil without tourism interference had better physical and chemical properties, and the microbial community in it was more diverse. This research laid the foundation of using field investigations to analyze the physicochemical properties of forest soil and microbial communities under the interference of tourism activities, providing an effective reference for studying the relationship between soil microbial community structure and tourism activity disturbance. © (2023), (Bio Tech System). All Rights Reserved.