Diversity patterns of the rhizosphere and bulk soil microbial communities along an altitudinal gradient in an alpine ecosystem of the eastern Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 338; pp. 118 - 127
• Main Authors: Cui, Yongxing, Bing, Haijian, Fang, Linchuan, Wu, Yanhong, Yu, Jialuo, Shen, Guoting, Jiang, Mao, Wang, Xia, Zhang, Xingchang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.03.2019
• Subjects: Abies fabri; Alpine ecosystems; altitude; Altitudinal gradients; ammonium nitrogen; Archaea; bacteria; carbon nitrogen ratio; China; climate change; community structure; ecosystems; Edaphic factors; fungal communities; fungi; Microbial community; Mount Gongga; nitrate nitrogen; nutrient content; Rhizosphere; soil microorganisms; soil temperature; species diversity; stoichiometry; total phosphorus; China; Rhizosphere; Mount Gongga; Edaphic factors; Altitudinal gradients; Microbial community; Alpine ecosystems

The diversity patterns and drivers of soil microbial communities in altitudinal gradients have recently received much attention. The rhizosphere is a focus of soil microbial communities, but the patterns and drivers of these communities have rarely been studied in alpine ecosystems. We used high-thr...