Nitrogen addition significantly increased soil microbial necromass carbon and #fungalnecromasscarbon in a #desertsteppe, as well as fungal diversity while not affecting #bacterialnecromasscarbon or #bacterialdiversity.

#globalchange | #soilmicrobialdiversity

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#Warming-induced C4 expansion is better explained by water and nitrogen than by photosynthesis

#ClimateWarming | #DesertSteppe | #C3AndC4Species | #PlantFunctionalTraits | #SoilPhysicalAndChemicalProperties

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Nitrogen addition, not warming, enhances soil #MicrobialNecromassCarbon accumulation in a #DesertSteppe

#GlobalChange | #FungalNecromassCarbon | #SoilMicrobialDiversity | #BacterialNecromassCarbon

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Yuan-Yuan Cui et al. explored the response of Stipa breviflora’s succession strategy to changes in precipitation within the community.

#ClimateChange | #KeystoneSpecies | #SpeciesSuccession | #LeafFunctionalTraits | #DesertSteppe

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🌧️ #Precipitation ➡️ #StipaBreviflora 🟰 Effects❓
Place: #DesertSteppe
Results:
Precipitation⬆️, net photosynthetic rate & transpiration rate & stomatal conductance & aboveground biomass carbon content & aboveground biomass nitrogen ⬆️, stable carbon isotope values ⬇️.
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#StipaBreviflora, as a keystone species, plays a crucial role in maintaining the stability of the desert steppe. Yuan-Yuan Cui et al. found that Increased #Precipitation weakens the role of S. breviflora as the keystone species in a #DesertSteppe in #InnerMongolia, China.
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