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Research article
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09 Oct 2018
Research article |
| 09 Oct 2018
| 09 Oct 2018
Influence of slope aspect on the microbial properties of rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soils on the Loess Plateau, China
Ze Min Ai
State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
College of Geomatics, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, People's Republic of China
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
Jiao Yang Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
Hong Fei Liu
College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
Sha Xue
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
Guo Bin Liu
State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
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- Influence of the slope aspect on the ectomycorrhizal fungal community of Quercus variabilis Blume in the middle part of the Taihang Mountains, North China S. Wei et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-019-01083-9
- Which slope aspect and gradient provides the best afforestation-driven soil carbon sequestration on the China's Loess Plateau? X. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105782
- Influence of slope aspect on the macro- and micronutrients in Artemisia sacrorum on the Loess Plateau in China Z. Ai et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08570-1
- Microorganisms, their residues, and soil carbon storage under a continuous maize cropping system with eight years of variable residue retention X. Zhu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.104846
- Research progress of rhizosphere effect in the phytoremediation of uranium-contaminated soil F. Wu et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08630-5
- Response of bacterial community characteristics in the rhizosphere soil of Stellera chamaejasme L. to its expansion on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau H. Hu et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4835
- Landscape-scale mapping of soil fungal distribution: proposing a new NGS-based approach D. Janowski & T. Leski https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37538-7
- The potential of soil endemic microorganisms in ameliorating the physicochemical properties of soil subjected to a freeze-thaw cycle S. Gharemahmudli et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2024.150988
- Slope aspect shapes soil bacterial diversity and functional profiles on the Pamir Plateau J. Zhu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.114306
- Slope aspect affects the soil microbial communities in karst tiankeng negative landforms C. Jiang et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-01986-y
- Structural relationships among topography, canopy cover, ecosystem functions, and soil quality in the semi-arid forests of the Zagros mountains N. Pordel et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123334
- Effects of slope aspect and tillage type on soil microbial biomass and its stoichiometric ratios in karst trough valley X. Tan et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.109235
- A Fundamental Role of Slope Aspect and Elevation in Controlling Diversity Patterns of Soil Bacterial Communities: Insights from an Arid-Montane Ecosystem in China L. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-022-01002-8
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Short summary
Slope aspect significantly but differently affected the soil microbial biomass carbon and phospholipid fatty acid contents.
Soil carbon and nitrogen have the largest effect on the soil microbial properties.
The rhizospheric effect caused significant difference between rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soil microbial properties.
Slope aspect affected the mechanisms driving the structure of microbial communities in a micro-ecosystem environment.
Slope aspect significantly but differently affected the soil microbial biomass carbon and...
