Responses of Soil Microbial Communities and Functions in an Alpine Grassland of the Qinghai Lake Basin With Grazing Disturbance.

ABSTRACT: Soil ecosystems host diverse microbial communities, which are influenced by various environmental factors, soil properties, vegetation characteristics, and anthropogenic activities, such as livestock grazing. Grazing serves as a critical management practice in the alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, affecting soil microbial communities and their functions through processes such as forage consumption, trampling, and the deposition of feces and urine. In this study, we utilized the scientific and technological platform "Alpine Grassland-Livestock Adaptive Management Technology Platform" in Qinghai Province to examine the effects of grazing intensity on soil microbial communities and functions. Experimental treatments included different grazing intensities (light grazing, moderate

SUBMITTER: Sun C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11930379 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature