Divergence of dominant factors in soil microbial communities and functions in forest ecosystems along a climatic gradient

Xu, Zhiwei; Yu, Guirui; Zhang, Xinyu; He, Nianpeng; Wang, Qiufeng; Wang, Shengzhong; Xu, Xiaofeng; Wang, Ruili; Zhao, Ning

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1217-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1217-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1217-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

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01 Mar 2018

Research article |

| 01 Mar 2018

Divergence of dominant factors in soil microbial communities and functions in forest ecosystems along a climatic gradient

Zhiwei Xu, Guirui Yu, Xinyu Zhang, Nianpeng He, Qiufeng Wang, Shengzhong Wang, Xiaofeng Xu, Ruili Wang, and Ning Zhao

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RC1: 'Divergence of dominant factors on soil microbial communities and functions in forest ecosystems along a climatic gradient', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Sep 2017
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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (24 Nov 2017) by Xinming Wang

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ED: Publish as is (29 Jan 2018) by Xinming Wang

AR by Zhiwei Xu on behalf of the Authors (29 Jan 2018)

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Forest types with specific soil conditions supported the development of distinct soil microbial communities with variable functions. Our results indicate that the main controls on soil microbes and functions vary across forest ecosystems in different climatic zones. This information will add value to the modeling of microbial processes and will contribute to carbon cycling on a large scale.