Decreased soil multifunctionality is associated with altered microbial network properties under precipitation reduction in a semiarid grassland
Xing Wang, Qi Zhang, Zhenjiao Zhang, Wenjie Li, Weichao Liu, Naijia Xiao, Hanyu Liu, Leyin Wang, Zhenxia Li, Jing Ma, Quanyong Liu, Chengjie Ren, Gaihe Yang, Zekun Zhong, Xinhui Han
Abstract
Our results reveal different responses of soil multifunctionality to increased and decreased precipitation. By linking microbial network properties to soil functions, we also show that network complexity and potentially competitive interactions are key drivers of soil multifunctionality.
Topics & Concepts
GrasslandPrecipitationReduction (mathematics)Environmental scienceAgronomyAgroforestryGrassland ecosystemSoil scienceEcologyBiologyGeographyMeteorologyMathematicsGeometryMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBiocrusts and Microbial EcologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics