Nitrogen fertilization increases fungal diversity and abundance of saprotrophs while reducing nitrogen fixation potential in a semiarid grassland
Lirong Liao, Xiangtao Wang, Jie Wang, Guobin Liu, Chao Zhang
Topics & Concepts
Human fertilizationBiologyAgronomyGrasslandNitrogen fixationNutrientRelative species abundanceBiomass (ecology)Abundance (ecology)Soil microbiologyBotanyEcologySoil waterBacteriaGeneticsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology