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Regulatory Effects of Soil Microbes and Soil Properties on Ecosystem Multifunctionality Differ Among Grassland Types in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Zeying Yao, Xiaoting Wei, Chunyang Liu, Lina Shi, Meng‐ai Hu, Liu Guihe, Xinqing Shao

Agriculture · 2025

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Alpine steppe (AS), alpine meadow (AM), and alpine swamp meadow (ASM) are the principal grassland types on the Tibetan Plateau, which not only contribute to the maintenance of local ecosystem functions but also play a crucial role in global ecological processes. Soil microbial communities act as indispensable linchpins in modulating ecosystem functions. However, there is still a lack of general understanding about the regulatory mechanisms of soil fungi and bacteria with their multidimensional attributes on ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) in different grassland types. Here, we comprehensively investigated the relative impacts of microbial diversity, community composition, network complexity, as well as the soil environmental factors on EMF in the three grassland types. Our results indic

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/agriculture15131410
Catalogue ID
SNmok1w34a-9bph4b
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