Persistence of soil microbial function at the rock‐soil interface in degraded karst topsoils

Y Wang, JAJ Dungait, K Xing, SM Green… - Land Degradation & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Extensive and progressive rock emergence in karst ecosystems may cause localized
variations in soil biogeochemical and microbial properties, and thus produce nutrient …

The persistence of bacterial diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality along a disturbance intensity gradient in karst soil

Y Xue, J Tian, TA Quine, D Powlson, K Xing… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Extensive, progressive rock emergence causes localized variations in soil biogeochemical
and microbial properties that may influence the capacity for the regeneration of degraded …

Resource limitation of soil microbes in karst ecosystems

H Chen, D Li, Q Mao, K Xiao, K Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge about resource limitation to soil microbes is crucial for understanding
ecosystem functions and processes, and for predicting ecosystem responses to global …

Increased associated effects of topography and litter and soil nutrients on soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass along vegetation successions in karst …

F Pan, W Zhang, Y Liang, S Liu, K Wang - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
Studying the influence of topography and litter and soil nutrients on soil enzymes and
microbial biomass is important to the understanding of soil nutrient transformation and …

[HTML][HTML] Soil extracellular enzyme stoichiometry reflects the unique habitat of karst tiankeng and helps to alleviate the P-limitation of soil microbes

C Jiang, B Zhu, H Zeng - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil microbial resource limitation is an important indicator of the ecosystem function and
process, especially the response mechanism of the ecosystem under global change. Known …

Effects of disturbance to moss biocrusts on soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and microbial communities in degraded karst landscapes in southwest China

C Cheng, M Gao, Y Zhang, M Long, Y Wu… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biocrusts are ecosystem engineers providing vital functions and services on the Earth's land
surface, while biocrust ecology in degraded karst landscapes has not yet been well …

Rocky desertification succession alters soil microbial communities and survival strategies in the karst context

W Zheng, Q Wu, X Guo, P Zhou, J Wu, W Yan - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rocky desertification is one of the most ecological problems in the karst context. Although
extensive research has been conducted to explore how to restore and protect, the …

Soil microbial processes and resource limitation in karst and non‐karst forests

H Chen, D Li, K Xiao, K Wang - Functional Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Soil micro‐organisms play a key role in soil biogeochemical cycles, but their growth and
activities are often limited by resource availability. Understanding soil processes that are …

Changes in community structure and functional characteristics of soil bacteria and fungi along karst vegetation succession

Y Li, Q Tang, C Yuan, S Zhu, Y Ye, P Wu, Y Cui, F Ding - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil microbes are a crucial component of karst ecosystems, and exploring their community
changes during succession can help to elucidate the mechanisms driving succession …

The soil biota composition along a progressive succession of secondary vegetation in a karst area

J Zhao, S Li, X He, L Liu, K Wang - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Karst ecosystems are fragile and are in many regions degraded by anthropogenic activities.
Current management of degraded karst areas focuses on aboveground vegetation …