Response of soil microbial α‐diversity to grazing in grassland ecosystems
A meta‐analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21648274 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hang Yang (0000-0001-5647-0018, College of Grassland Science Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China), Jianchao Song (0000-0002-6192-0543, College of Grassland Science Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China), Qingqing Hou (0000-0001-6330-2530, College of Grassland Science Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China), Xiaojun Yu (0009-0004-7164-7562, College of Grassland Science Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 608-621 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Land Degradation and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1085-3278 • E-ISSN: 1099-145X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ldr.4939 |
| OpenAlex | W4387574792 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 66 |
Grazing is one of the most important forms of terrestrial use, and the soil microbial community plays an important role in nutrient cycling and biodiversity maintenance of grazing grassland, but the response of soil bacterial and fungal communities α‐diversity to grazing and the potential mechanisms of grazing‐induced soil microbial change have not been well synthesized. We conducted a meta‐analysis of 87 pairs of globally distributed observations from 35 published papers to investigate the response of the soil microbial community to grazing and the underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that light grazing increased the soil bacterial community Shannon index by 2.4%, but the soil fungal Shannon index decreased by 21.4%. Yak ( Bos grunniens ) grazing significantly increased the soil bacterial and fungal Shannon index by 1.5% and 11.3%, respectively. Grazing duration of 5–10 years increased the soil bacterial Chao1 index by 9.1% and fungal Chao1 and evenness indexes by 11.3% and 30.4%, respectively. In areas with 3 − ‐N), suggesting that changes in microbial communities were the combined result of grazing‐induced vegetation and soil changes. Our results revealed the effects of grazing on soil bacterial and fungal α‐diversity and their underlying mechanisms, which provide a basis for advocating moderate grazing and studying grassland management practices
Agronomy · Biology · Diversity index · Ecosystem · Grassland · Grazing · Soil water · Species evenness · Species richness · Environmental Science · Gut microbiota and health · Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |