Differential responses of soil bacteria, fungi and protists to root exudates and temperature.

The impact of climate warming on soil microbes has been well documented, with studies revealing its effects on diversity, community structure and network dynamics. However, the consistency of soil microbial community assembly, particularly in response to diverse plant root exudates under varying temperature conditions, remains an unresolved issue. To address this issue, we employed a growth chamber to integrate temperature and root exudates in a controlled experiment to examine the response of soil bacteria, fungi, and protists.

[Changes in the structure and function of soil prokaryotic communities in subalpine plantations].

The structural and functional characteristics of soil prokaryotic community are important for maintaining ecosystem functions. In this study, we examined the diversity and compositions, the key drivers, as well as functional characteristics of prokaryotic communities in the rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils of with different stand ages using high-throughput sequencing technique and bioinformatics methods. The results showed that -diversity of soil prokaryotic communities in both rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere showed significant differences among different stand ages, but no significant difference between rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere in the same stand age.

Enhancing Zn Storage Performance by Constructing the Interfaces Between VO and Co-N-C Layers.

Vanadium oxides have aroused attention as cathode materials in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) due to their low cost and high safety. However, low ion diffusion and vanadium dissolution often lead to capacity decay and deteriorating stability during cycling. Herein, vanadium dioxides (VO) nanobelts are coated with a single-atom cobalt dispersed N-doped carbon (Co-N-C) layer via a facile calcination strategy to form Co-N-C layer coated VO nanobelts (VO@Co-N-C NBs) for cathodes in AZIBs.

[Diversity and network features of fungal community in the soils of planted and natural forests].

The diversity and interactions of soil fungal community are the key to maintain the diversity and stability of ecosystem. In this study, we examined the structure, diversity and co-occurrence networks of fungal community in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils of planted and natural forests using high-throughput sequencing technique and bioinformatic methods. The results showed that Inocybaceae and Sebacinaceae were dominant family in soils of planted and natural forests, respectively.

[Responses of polyphenoloxidase and catalase activities of rhizosphere and bulk soils to warming during the growing season in an alpine scrub ecosystem.].

To understand the effects of climate warming on rhizosphere ecological processes in the alpine scrub ecosystem, the responses of polyphenoloxidase and catalase activities in the rhizosphere and bulk soils to experimental warming (1.3 ℃) were examined during the growing season in a Sibiraea angustata scrub ecosystem on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. The results showed that the activities of polyphenoloxidase in rhizosphere and bulk soils in the middle growing season were significantly higher than those in the early or late growing season.

[Effects of warming on microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in the rhizosphere and bulk soil in an alpine scrub ecosystem].

To understand the effects of climate warming on the rhizosphere ecological process in the alpine scrub ecosystem, the responses of microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in the rhizosphere and bulk soil to experimental warming were examined in a Sibiraea angustata scrubland on the eas-tern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. The results showed that the concentrations of microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in the rhizosphere and bulk soil in the early growing season were significantly higher than those in the middle and late growing seasons. Experimental warming did not significantly affect the concentrations of microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen of the rhizosphere soil in the most growing seasons.

Research progress on the responses of soil respiration components to climatic warming.

Global carbon cycle is being profoundly altered by climate change. As an important component of the global carbon cycle, soil respiration is tightly linked to the carbon transfer among plants-soil-microbes. Soil respiration can be divided into the heterotrophic respiration and root-derived respiration (i.

[Responses of soil invertase and urease activities to warming and plant removal during the growing season in an alpine scrub ecosystem.].

To understand the effects of climate warming and vegetation disturbance on soil ecological process during different stages of growing season in the alpine scrub ecosystem, the responses of soil invertase and urease activities to warming (0.6-1.3 ℃) and plant removal were investigated in a Sibiraea angustata scrubland on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China.