Grazing-induced microbiome alterations drive soil organic carbon turnover and productivity in meadow steppe

• Published in: Microbiome Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 170 - 13
• Main Authors: Xun, Weibing, Yan, Ruirui, Ren, Yi, Jin, Dongyan, Xiong, Wu, Zhang, Guishan, Cui, Zhongli, Xin, Xiaoping, Zhang, Ruifu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.09.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Bacteria; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Carbon; Cattle grazing; Community composition; Decomposition; Ecosystems; Environmental aspects; Food webs; Fungi; Genetic aspects; Grasslands; Grazing; Microbial composition; Microbiomes; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Organic carbon; Organic soils; Productivity; Respiration; RNA sequencing; Seasonal variations; SOC-decomposition enzymatic activity; Soil fertility; Soil incubation; Soil microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil productivity; Steppes; Studies; Temperate meadow steppe; Vegetation; China; Inner Mongolia China; Cattle grazing; SOC-decomposition enzymatic activity; Temperate meadow steppe; Soil productivity; Soil incubation; Microbial composition

Grazing is a major modulator of biodiversity and productivity in grasslands. However, our understanding of grazing-induced changes in below-ground communities, processes, and soil productivity is limited. Here, using a long-term enclosed grazing meadow steppe, we investigated the impacts of grazing...