Different effects of long-term grazing exclusion and growth stages on soil fungi and bacteria in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Changes in soil microorganisms caused by enclosure have long been an important topic in grassland ecology. However, few studies have described the responses of the soil microbial community composition, functional groups, and co-occurrence networks at different growth stages to long-term grazing excl...
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| author | Juan Wang Yuanming Xiao Bo Wang Bo Fan Dengshan Zhang Guoying Zhou |
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| description | Changes in soil microorganisms caused by enclosure have long been an important topic in grassland ecology. However, few studies have described the responses of the soil microbial community composition, functional groups, and co-occurrence networks at different growth stages to long-term grazing exclusion or compared the indicative abilities of diversity and network parameters on soil ecosystem functions after grazing exclusion. In this study, we conducted a field experiment to evaluate the response of soil microbes to long-term grazing exclusion in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Our results showed that both soil fungal and bacterial community compositions at different growth stages showed significant differences. However, the enclosure only altered the fungal community composition. Differences in soil microbial functional groups between fungi and bacteria were also detected. The leading group in soil fungi was governed by grazing exclusion, and most bacterial functional groups showed significant differences between the growth stages. The co-occurrence network patterns of the fungi and bacteria differed significantly. Unexpectedly, the enclosure did not significantly alter the fungal or bacterial co-occurrence networks. Network parameters had a stronger ability to indicate soil ecosystem functions than the diversity index, displaying better relationships between network parameters and soil organic carbon and nitrate. These findings suggest that elucidating the responses of soil microbes at different growth stages is necessary to comprehensively understand soil ecosystems after long-term grazing exclusion in the alpine steppe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5dbcd23894b8484b850d8b6c1e3c2a5a2023-10-25T04:16:17ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942023-11-0147e02641Different effects of long-term grazing exclusion and growth stages on soil fungi and bacteria in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan PlateauJuan Wang0Yuanming Xiao1Bo Wang2Bo Fan3Dengshan Zhang4Guoying Zhou5College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, ChinaNorthwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China; Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, ChinaNorthwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China; Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaNorthwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, ChinaNorthwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China; Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China; Correspondence to: 23# Xinning Road, Xining 810008, Qinghai, China.Changes in soil microorganisms caused by enclosure have long been an important topic in grassland ecology. However, few studies have described the responses of the soil microbial community composition, functional groups, and co-occurrence networks at different growth stages to long-term grazing exclusion or compared the indicative abilities of diversity and network parameters on soil ecosystem functions after grazing exclusion. In this study, we conducted a field experiment to evaluate the response of soil microbes to long-term grazing exclusion in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Our results showed that both soil fungal and bacterial community compositions at different growth stages showed significant differences. However, the enclosure only altered the fungal community composition. Differences in soil microbial functional groups between fungi and bacteria were also detected. The leading group in soil fungi was governed by grazing exclusion, and most bacterial functional groups showed significant differences between the growth stages. The co-occurrence network patterns of the fungi and bacteria differed significantly. Unexpectedly, the enclosure did not significantly alter the fungal or bacterial co-occurrence networks. Network parameters had a stronger ability to indicate soil ecosystem functions than the diversity index, displaying better relationships between network parameters and soil organic carbon and nitrate. These findings suggest that elucidating the responses of soil microbes at different growth stages is necessary to comprehensively understand soil ecosystems after long-term grazing exclusion in the alpine steppe.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423002767Grazing exclusionSoil microorganismNon-growing seasonCo-occurrence networkAlpine steppeQinghai-Tibetan Plateau |
| spellingShingle | Juan Wang Yuanming Xiao Bo Wang Bo Fan Dengshan Zhang Guoying Zhou Different effects of long-term grazing exclusion and growth stages on soil fungi and bacteria in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Global Ecology and Conservation Grazing exclusion Soil microorganism Non-growing season Co-occurrence network Alpine steppe Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau |
| title | Different effects of long-term grazing exclusion and growth stages on soil fungi and bacteria in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau |
| title_full | Different effects of long-term grazing exclusion and growth stages on soil fungi and bacteria in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau |
| title_fullStr | Different effects of long-term grazing exclusion and growth stages on soil fungi and bacteria in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau |
| title_full_unstemmed | Different effects of long-term grazing exclusion and growth stages on soil fungi and bacteria in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau |
| title_short | Different effects of long-term grazing exclusion and growth stages on soil fungi and bacteria in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau |
| title_sort | different effects of long term grazing exclusion and growth stages on soil fungi and bacteria in an alpine steppe on the qinghai tibetan plateau |
| topic | Grazing exclusion Soil microorganism Non-growing season Co-occurrence network Alpine steppe Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423002767 |
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