Animal Activities of the Key Herbivore Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Affect Grassland Microbial Networks and Ecosystem Functions

Animal Activities of the Key Herbivore Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Affect Grassland Microbial Networks and Ecosystem Functions

Plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) are high-altitude model animals and famous “ecosystem engineers” on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Pika activities may accelerate the degradation of alpine meadows. Nevertheless, little is known about the responses of bacterial, fungal, and archaeal communities, and ec...

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Main Authors: Jiawei Yang, Sijie Wang, Wanghong Su, Qiaoling Yu, Xiaochen Wang, Qian Han, Yuting Zheng, Jiapeng Qu, Xiangzhen Li, Huan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
microbial network
plateau pika
grazing
disturbance
ecosystem
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.950811/full

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