The influence of precipitation timing and amount on soil microbial community in a temperate desert ecosystem.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Global climate change may lead to changes in precipitation patterns. This may have a significant impact on the microbial communities present in the soil. However, the way these communities respond to seasonal variations in precipitation, particularly in the context of increased precipitation amounts, is not yet well understood.

Methods

To explore this issue, a five-year (2012-2016) field study was conducted at the northeast boundary of the Ulan Buh Desert, examining the effects of increased precipitation during different periods of the growing season on both bacterial and fungal communities. The study included five precipitation pattern treatments: a control group (C), as well as groups receiving 50 and 100% of the local mean annual precipitation amount (145 mm)

SUBMITTER: Xiao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512721 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature