Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi outcompete fine roots in determining soil multifunctionality and microbial diversity in a desert ecosystem
Yangui Qiao, Yuxuan Bai, Weiwei She, Liang Liu, Chun Miao, Guannan Zhu, Shugao Qin, Yuqing Zhang
Topics & Concepts
GlomalinAgronomySoil organic matterNutrient cycleEcosystemBiologyMicrobial population biologySoil biologySoil carbonNutrientEcologyBiomass (ecology)Soil waterEnvironmental scienceSymbiosisArbuscular mycorrhizalBacteriaGeneticsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology