Plant and soil responses to grazing intensity drive changes in the soil microbiome in a desert steppe
Zhen Wang, Shenyi Jiang, P.C. Struik, Hai Wang, Ke Jin, Riliga Wu, Risu Na, Huabing Mu, Na Ta
Topics & Concepts
GrazingEcosystemEcologyConservation grazingPerennial plantFirmicutesOvergrazingMicrobial population biologyAgronomyPlant communityEnvironmental scienceBiologySpecies richnessBacteriaGenetics16S ribosomal RNASoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology