Differential responses of soil bacteria and fungi to altered precipitation in a meadow steppe

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 384; p. 114812
• Main Authors: Yang, Xuechen, Zhu, Kai, Loik, Michael E., Sun, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.02.2021
• Subjects: atmospheric precipitation; bacterial communities; China; ecosystems; fungal biomass; fungal communities; fungi; Illumina sequencing; meadows; Microbial community; Precipitation gradient; Semi-arid grassland; soil bacteria; Soil properties; soil water content; Soil-microbe interactions; steppes; total phosphorus; variance; China; Precipitation gradient; Semi-arid grassland; Soil-microbe interactions; Soil properties; Illumina sequencing; Microbial community

•Precipitation induced the changes in bacterial diversity and structure.•Fungal community was sensitive to inter-annual differences in precipitation.•Higher annual precipitation shifted the dominance of microbe from bacteria to fungi.•Microbial richness in response to precipitation was linked to mul...