“…Soil microbial populations and community composition are affected by a range of edaphic factors, such as soil physicochemical properties ( Wakelin et al, 2007 ) and soil management practices ( Chen et al, 2014 ). Nutrient substrates ( Ling et al, 2017 ), soil pH ( Bainard et al, 2016 ), moisture ( Battin et al, 2003 ; Nguyen et al, 2018 ; Yang et al, 2019 ; Chi et al, 2021 ), and plant community cover ( Bainard et al, 2016 ) are the main ecological drivers of soil bacterial abundance, diversity, and community composition. Soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) contents strongly affect soil bacteria, because they decompose soil organic C and N to obtain energy ( Yang et al, 2018 ).…”