Effects of Different Afforestation Measures on Biological Soil Crust Properties and Microbial Communities in an Alpine Sandy Land.

ABSTRACT: A good understanding of the effects of different afforestation measures in alpine sandy land on the physicochemical properties, enzymatic activities, and bacterial community structure of such crusts enables elucidation of the succession patterns of biological soil crusts and provides a theoretical basis for precise optimization of desertification control programs in alpine sandy land. In the present study, four afforestation measures-Salix cheilophila+ Populus simonii (WLYY00), S. cheilophila (WL), P. simonii (YY), and Caragana korshinskii (NT00) plantations-were adopted. The physicochemical properties and enzymatic activities of bare sand, algae crust, and moss crust in the four afforested sites were analyzed using Illumina high-throughput sequencing and

SUBMITTER: Du S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12649861 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature