Abstract:[Background] Mining practices has a serious impact on the eco-environment around the mine. It is of great significance to explore the characteristics of soil nutrients and bacterial community structure around the mine for vegetation restoration. [Objective] To explore the characteristics of soil nutrients and bacterial community structures in different habitats around the Pulang Copper Mine in Shangri-La, Yunnan province. [Methods] The rhizosphere soil samples of dominant herbaceous plants were collected from four habitats (subalpine meadow, valley meadow, mine woodland, and subalpine woodland) around the Pulang Copper Mine to reveal the characteristics of soil nutrients and bacterial community structures of different habitats around the mine. [Results] The soil samples from the mine woodland had the highest nutrient content, which generally reached the medium or above level. Acidobacteriota, Actinobacteriota, and Proteobacteria were the dominant phyla of soil bacteria in the four habitats around the mine, with relative abundance ranging from 11.7% to 60.4%. Bradyrhizobium, Afipia, and Arthrobacter were the dominant genera, with relative abundance ranging from 6.1% to 53.6%. Mantel test results showed that soil organic matter had significant effects on the soil bacterial community structure at the genus level. [Conclusion] The results suggested that soil bacterial abundance was higher in summer than in winter (P<0.05), while there were no significant differences in soil bacterial relative abundance and diversity between the four habitats around the Pulang Copper Mine in summer and winter (P>0.05). The findings contribute to the understanding of mine ecosystems and provide a theoretical basis for the ecological restoration and soil pollution treatment in mining areas.
