Long-term forest succession improves plant diversity and soil quality but not significantly increase soil microbial diversity: Evidence from the Loess Plateau - Liu, Yulin; Zhu, Guangyu; Hai, Xuying; Li, Jiwei; Shangguan, Zhouping; Peng, Changhui; Deng, Lei (Ecological engineering, 2020)
Keywords: Acidobacteria; Actinobacteria; Agricultural land; ammonium; Ascomycota; Bacteria; Basidiomycota; Biology; Biomass; Carbon; China; Community composition; community structure; Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Dynamics; ecological restoration; Ecological succession; Ecosystem management; Forest ecosystems; Forest management; Forest succession; Forests; fungal communities; Fungi; Grasslands; Hippophae rhamnoides; microbial carbon; Microbial diversity; microbial nitrogen; Microorganisms; Natural vegetation; Nitrogen; Organic nitrogen; Plant diversity; Populus; Proteobacteria; Quercus; Restoration; Shrublands; Soil biology; Soil carbon; Soil dynamics; soil ecology; Soil improvement; Soil microorganisms; Soil nitrogen; soil organic carbon; Soil properties; Soil quality; Soils; species diversity; Strategic management; Sustainability management; Terrestrial ecosystems; Vegetation; Vegetation restoration; Loess Plateau; China; Microbial diversity; Vegetation restoration; Plant diversity; Forest succession; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen