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Soil microorganisms mediate many critical ecosystem processes and functions that determine nutrient availability to regenerating vegetation during the recovery of degraded ecosystems following disturbance events. Our understanding on how microbial communities are shaped due to changed environmental 

determine nutrient availability to regenerating vegetation during the recovery of degraded ecosystems following disturbance events. Our understanding on how microbial communities are shaped due to changed environmental conditions during the recovery period following disturbance events, and how the structure and function of soil microbial communities influence rates of key ecosystem processes is limited. Considering the importance of P and C cycles in recovery of degraded ecosystems and relatively less knowledge on the role of microbial communities in regulating their dynamics particularly during post-disturbance recovery period, the present study was undertaken in Cherrapunjee plateau (Latitude 25° 16.49' N and Longitude 091° 43.59' E; altitudinal range 1480-1690 m a.s.l) of Meghalaya, Northeast India. The two natural ecosystems of Cherrapunjee viz., forests and grasslands are under constant anthropogenic pressure and highly degraded. Despite all the disturbances, the ecosystems of Cherrapunjee exhibit a high degree of resilience. This resiliency of Cherrapunjee landscape offered an interesting case study to understand the underlying processes and mechanisms, particularly the role of microbial communities that result in the ecosystem stability. The objectives of the present study were: (i) to study the changes in soil and vegetation characteristics during recovery process; (ii) to elucidate the role of microorganisms in C and P dynamics during recovery period; and (iii) to identify a few P solubilising microbial strains based on their relative efficiency during different years of recovery.