Understanding the drivers of ecosystem multifunctionality in the Mongolian steppe: The role of grazing history and resource input

F Xu, J Li, J Su, T Sasaki, X Lu, Y Wang, D Chen… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Predicting the comprehensive driver of ecosystem multifunctionality is crucial for effective
grassland management. However, the underlying biotic and abiotic mechanisms of …

Effect of Trichoderma viride on rhizosphere microbial communities and biocontrol of soybean root rot

P Gao, K Qi, Y Han, L Ma, B Zhang, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biological seed dressing is a cost-effective means to protect plant roots from pathogens.
Trichoderma is generally considered as one of the most common biological seed dressings …

Grazing practices affect soil microbial networks but not diversity and composition in alpine meadows of northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

X Zhang, Q Feng, J Cao, W Liu, Y Qin, M Zhu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Livestock grazing is the primary practice in alpine meadows and can alter soil microbiomes,
which is critical for ecosystem functions and services. Seasonal grazing (SG) and …

Grazing practices affect phyllosphere and rhizosphere bacterial communities of Kobresia humilis by altering their network stability

JP Hu, MX Zhang, ZL Lü, YY He, XX Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The primary utilization strategy for meadow grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP)
is livestock grazing. This practice is considered as one of the major drivers of plant …

Long-term grazing exacerbates soil microbial carbon and phosphorus limitations in the desert steppe of Inner Mongolia-A study based on enzyme kinetics

S Li, B Zhang, Y Li, T Zhao, J Zheng, J Qiao, F Zhang… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil enzyme activities can be used to characterize microbial metabolism given their
importance as catalysts in various biochemical processes. However, how soil microbial …

Grazing alters the relationship between alpine meadow biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality

M Liu, F Yin, Y Xiao, C Yang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) depends on
changes in environmental disturbance. Plant and soil biological diversity can mediate EMF …

Effects of grazing in different intensities and 10‐year grazing exclusion on soil bacterial community composition and interaction complexity in alpine grasslands of the …

X Qi, X Chen, X Zhou, Z Qian, H Zhou… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To decrease the detrimental consequences of overgrazing on the sustainability of grassland
ecosystems, many countries have developed policies on grazing exclusions. However …

Shrub expansion raises both aboveground and underground multifunctionality on a subtropical plateau grassland: coupling multitrophic community assembly to …

L Ding, H Chen, M Wang, P Wang - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Shrubs have expanded into grasslands globally. However, the relative
importance of aboveground and underground diversity and the relative importance of …

Establishment of Biocontrol Agents and Their Impact on Rhizosphere Microbiome and Induced Grapevine Defenses Are Highly Soil-Dependent

C Leal, A Eichmeier, K Štůsková… - Phytobiomes …, 2024 - Am Phytopath Society
With a reduction in available chemical treatments, there is an increased interest in biological
control of grapevine trunk diseases. Few studies have investigated the impact of introducing …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of bacterial communities in aquatic ecosystems near the Collins glacial (Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica)

C Zhang, H Li, Y Zeng, H Ding, B Wang, Y Li, Z Ji… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacteria are vital for maintaining ecosystem function in the rapidly changing environment,
but limited data was reported regarding the characteristics of bacterial communities along …