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 …

Effects of land use type on soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, and microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen contents in Karst region of South China

X Li, H Xiao, J Wu, Y Su, D Huang… - Ying yong sheng tai …, 2006 - europepmc.org
A total of 721 surface (0-20 cm) soil samples were collected from the paddy field, upland,
and woodland in the Karst region of Dacai, Huanjiang County, Guangxi Province, and the …

Responses of soil and microbial C: N: P stoichiometry to vegetation succession in a karst region of Southwest China

M Song, W Peng, H Du, Q Xu - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Spontaneous vegetation succession after agricultural abandonment is a general
phenomenon in many areas of the world. As important indicators of nutrient status and …

Cropland conversion changes the status of microbial resource limitation in degraded karst soil

H Chen, M Zheng, Q Mao, K Xiao, K Wang, D Li - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Cropland conversion has been suggested as a major strategy to improve the fertility of
degraded croplands, but whether cropland conversion changes the status of microbial …

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 …

Dynamics of soil microbial recovery from cropland to orchard along a 20-year chronosequence in a degraded karst ecosystem

H Liao, C Zheng, J Li, J Long - Science of The Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The 'Grain for Green'project (GGP) is the largest ecological rehabilitation project in
China. A large body of croplands has been abandoned or converted to shrubs or grasslands …

Soil specific enzyme stoichiometry reflects nitrogen limitation of microorganisms under different types of vegetation restoration in the karst areas

HL Guan, JW Fan, X Lu - Applied Soil Ecology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge about resource limitations faced by soil microorganisms is crucial for
understanding ecosystem functions and processes. In recent decades, vegetation …

Soil organic carbon fractions and microbial community and functions under changes in vegetation: a case of vegetation succession in karst forest

L Li, D Wang, X Liu, B Zhang, Y Liu, T Xie, Y Du… - Environmental Earth …, 2014 - Springer
The vegetation community succession influences soil nutrient cycling, and this process is
mediated by soil microorganisms in the forest ecosystem. A degraded succession series of …

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 …

Soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and bacterial communities in varied plant communities in karst rocky desertification regions in Wushan County, Southwest China

L Gao, W Wang, X Liao, X Tan, J Yue… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Vegetation restoration has become a common practice in karst rocky desertification (KRD)
areas of southwestern China. The bacteria, which have made a connection between soil …