Trends in microbial community composition and function by soil depth

D Naylor, R McClure, J Jansson - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial communities play important roles in soil health, contributing to processes such as
the turnover of organic matter and nutrient cycling. As soil edaphic properties such as …

Restoration in the face of changing climate: importance of persistence, priority effects, and species diversity

B Wilsey - Restoration Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Grasslands are extensive, surprisingly biodiverse, highly altered by humans, and not as well
protected as other biomes. Restoration provides an opportunity to reverse degradation and …

Afforestation can lower microbial diversity and functionality in deep soil layers in a semiarid region

W Kong, X Wei, Y Wu, M Shao, Q Zhang… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Afforestation is an effective approach to rehabilitate degraded ecosystems, but often
depletes deep soil moisture. Presently, it is not known how an afforestation‐induced …

Diversity and co-occurrence network modularization of bacterial communities determine soil fertility and crop yields in arid fertigation agroecosystems

Z Ye, J Li, J Wang, C Zhang, G Liu, Q Dong - Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2021 - Springer
Irrigation and fertilization practices can improve crop productivity in agroecosystems;
however, the role of soil biodiversity in regulating crop production is not well understood …

Contrasting altitudinal patterns and co-occurrence networks of soil bacterial and fungal communities along soil depths in the cold-temperate montane forests of China

L Ji, F Shen, Y Liu, Y Yang, J Wang, W Purahong… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil bacterial and fungal communities with different key ecological functions play important
roles in boreal forest ecosystems. Although several studies have reported on the altitudinal …

Soil acidification modifies soil depth-microbiome relationships in a no-till wheat cropping system

DC Schlatter, K Kahl, B Carlson, DR Huggins… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil pH is among the most important drivers of soil bacterial community composition and
diversity. However, most studies exploring the spatial distribution of soil bacterial …

Depth effects on bacterial community altitudinal patterns and assembly processes in the warm-temperate montane forests of China

L He, X Sun, S Li, W Zhou, J Yu, G Zhao, Z Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil bacterial communities are essential for ecosystem function, yet their response along
altitudinal gradients in different soil strata remains unclear. Understanding bacterial …

Molecular and dual-isotopic profiling of the microbial controls on nitrogen leaching in agricultural soils under managed aquifer recharge

L Huang, E Levintal, CB Erikson, A Coyotl… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nitrate (NO3–) leaching is a serious health and ecological concern in global
agroecosystems, particularly those under the application of agricultural-managed aquifer …

Soil depth exerts stronger impact on bacterial community than elevation in subtropical forests of Huangshan Mountain

L Song, T Yang, S Xia, Z Yin, X Liu, S Li, R Sun… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The elevational distribution of bacterial communities in the surface soil of natural mountain
forests has been widely studied. However, it remains unknown if microbial communities in …

Bacterial community diversity and underlying assembly patterns along vertical soil profiles in wetland and meadow habitats on the Zoige Plateau, China

HC Wang, JF Qi, DR Xiao, Y Wang, WY Shi… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microorganisms are found throughout the soil, however, our understanding of microbial
diversity and the underlying assembling patterns is mostly limited to the surface horizons (0 …