Soil microbial activity drives carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Soil
microbial biomass is commonly limited by environmental factors and soil carbon availability …

Soil microbial communities are of crucial importance for the functioning of ecosystems
developing in post-mining areas. The objective of this study was to compare the properties …

Inappropriate human activities have caused widespread reductions of forests and have
produced degradation in karst regions of China. In the past two decades, numerous attempts …

Microbial carbon fixation has been proved to play a key role in soil carbon accumulation in
arid desert oasis, but the fixation mechanism remains unclear. To solve it, we used …

The knowledge of ecological stoichiometry and stoichiometric homeostasis could contribute
to exploring the balance of chemical elements in ecological recovery. However, it is largely …

Aims We explored the trends in soil fungal and bacterial patterns and their responses to
plant and soil characteristics with increasing site age in abandoned farmland in karst areas …

Microbial communities and their associated enzyme activities play key roles in carbon
cycling in ecosystems. Forest thinning is likely to change the soil properties and feedbacks …

Purpose The soil microbial community is an important bioactive component of terrestrial
ecosystems. Its structural and functional diversity directly affects carbon and nitrogen …

Soil bacteria participate in nutrient cycling above and below ground to promote ecosystem
stability and health. However, the relationship of soil bacteria and environmental factors …

Knowledge of structure and function of microbial communities in different successional
stages of biological soil crusts (BSCs) is still scarce for desert areas. In this study, Illumina …