Yang Liu et al. explored the distinct responses of plant and #SoilMicrobialDiversity to phosphorus availability changes on a global scale.

#PlantDiversity | #AlteredPhosphorusSupply | #Meta_analysis | #NaturalGradientAnalysis

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf079

Hui Gao et al. explored the responses of soil environment and microbial communities to desert steppe degradation and Caragana korshinskii reseeding.

#DesertSteppeDegradation | #LegumeReseeding | #SoilMicrobialDiversity | #SoilMicrobialComplexityAndStability | #SoilTexture

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf055

💡Plant & #SoilMicrobialDiversity ➡️ phosphorus (P) availability changes

Methods: meta-analysis & #NaturalGradientAnalysis

Results:
#PlantDiversity exhibits greater sensitivity to altered soil P availability than soil microbial diversity.

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf079

❓ Soil environment and microbial communities ➡️ #DesertSteppeDegradation and #CaraganaKorshinskii reseeding

Results:
Eight years of vegetation restoration recovered #SoilTexture and microbial community
➡️ structure ✔️
➡️ #CommunityComplexityAndStability

#LegumeReseeding | #SoilMicrobialDiversity

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf055