Purpose Rhizosphere bacterial communities ('rhizobacteria') can mediate plant-soil
feedbacks that enhance plant drought tolerance, but the composition and ecological …

Over-fertilization has a significant impact on soil microbial properties and its ecological
environment. However, the effects of long-term fertilization on microbial properties on a large …

Grasslands have important ecological and economic functions. However, climate change
and overgrazing contribute to the deterioration of such functions, and maintaining a balance …

Global climate change mostly impacts river ecosystems by affecting microbial biodiversity
and ecological functions. Considering the high functional redundancy of microorganisms …

Oomycetes are critically important in soil microbial communities, especially for agriculture,
where they are responsible for major declines in yields. Unfortunately, oomycetes are vastly …

The rapid and strong release of CO2 caused by precipitation (known as the pulse effect) is a
common phenomenon that significantly affects ecosystem C cycling. However, the degree to …

Drought is a significant global constraint on agricultural production and food security. As a
promising approach to improve plant growth and yield under challenging conditions, plant …

The prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) is an essential economic and ecological medicinal
plant in arid and semi-arid areas, especially in Morocco, where water scarcity affects its …

The rainfall amount and the frequency of extreme rainfall events have been predicted to
increase in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau during the growing season. These changes will …

The soil microbiome response to global change drivers remains largely unclassified, with
current studies showing contrasting results to several global change drivers. One such …