Publications by authors named "Shengnlong Zhao"
Sci Total Environ
February 2023
Article Synopsis
- Soil microbe diversity is crucial for the functioning of dryland ecosystems, especially under climate change, but its relationship with plant diversity and precipitation changes is not well understood.
- A study found that increased precipitation generally enhances soil bacterial and fungal richness in desert and steppe environments, but the effects vary depending on whether precipitation changes are long-term or short-term.
- The study revealed that plant biodiversity attributes and soil properties significantly influence soil microbial diversity, indicating that different mechanisms drive these relationships based on the type of precipitation change experienced.
