Root traits rather than functional diversity of soil microorganisms respond to drought and plant species composition in Mediterranean shrubland species
Belowground responses are critical in understanding how plants cope with the predicted increase in drought intensity and frequency in the Mediterranean region, because plant root systems compete with each other and interact with soil microbial communities under limiting water availability. However,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Forests and Global Change |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.921191/full |