Issues around the loss of diversity caused by fast鄄growing tree plantations such as Eucalyptus have aroused controversy for many years. It is generally believed that Eucaluptus plantations bring about a decrease of plant忆s biodiversity by influencing resource competitions, allelopathy, or the level of soil fertility. Above and below鄄ground of forest ecosystems interact implicitly. Complex interactions between above鄄belowground biodiversity may provide important feedbacks regulating ecosystem. However, seldom information was available on the soil organism忆s diversity in Eucalyptus plantations. Furthermore, most of the previous studies were being conducted in the short鄄term rotation Eucalyptus plantations with a certain plantation age, which might limit our understanding of the actual plantation ecosystem process. Therefore, the
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