The Diversity of Soil Bacteria and Fungi Under Altered Nitrogen and Rainfall Patterns in a Temperate Steppe.

ABSTRACT: The response of soil microorganisms to altered nitrogen (N) and rainfall patterns plays an important role in understanding ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycling processes under global change. Previous studies have separately focused on the effects of N addition and rainfall on soil microbial diversity and community composition. However, the combined and interactive impact of N addition and rainfall on soil microbial diversity and function mediated by plant and soil processes have been poorly investigated for grassland ecosystems. Here, we conducted a field experiment with simulated N addition (N addition: 10 g N m^-2yr^-1) and altered rainfall pattern [control, rainfall reduction (compared to control -50%); rainfall addition (compared to control + 50%)] to study their i

SUBMITTER: Yu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9238322 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature