Decreased soil multifunctionality is associated with altered microbial network properties under precipitation reduction in a semiarid grassland

Xing Wang; Qi Zhang; Zhenjiao Zhang; Wenjie Li; Weichao Liu; Naijia Xiao; Hanyu Liu; Leyin Wang; Zhenxia Li; Jing Ma; Quanyong Liu; Chengjie Ren; Gaihe Yang; Zekun Zhong; Xinhui Han

doi:10.1002/imt2.106

Decreased soil multifunctionality is associated with altered microbial network properties under precipitation reduction in a semiarid grassland

Imeta. 2023 May 2;2(2):e106. doi: 10.1002/imt2.106. eCollection 2023 May.

Authors

Xing Wang^{1

2}, Qi Zhang^{1

2}, Zhenjiao Zhang^{1

2}, Wenjie Li^{1

2}, Weichao Liu^{1

2}, Naijia Xiao³, Hanyu Liu^{1

2}, Leyin Wang^{1

2}, Zhenxia Li^{1

2}, Jing Ma^{1

2}, Quanyong Liu^{1

2}, Chengjie Ren^{1

2}, Gaihe Yang^{1

2}, Zekun Zhong⁴, Xinhui Han^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Agronomy Northwest A&F University Yangling China.
² Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture Yangling China.
³ Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology University of Oklahoma Norman Oklahoma USA.
⁴ Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Northwest A&F University Yangling China.

Abstract

Our results reveal different responses of soil multifunctionality to increased and decreased precipitation. By linking microbial network properties to soil functions, we also show that network complexity and potentially competitive interactions are key drivers of soil multifunctionality.