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    Linkages of litter and soil C:N:P stoichiometry with soil microbial resource limitation and community structure in a subtropical broadleaf forest invaded by Moso bamboo

    Invasive plants not only alter aboveground biodiversity but also belowground microbial community composition to facilitate their growth and competitiveness. However, how plant invasion affects soil microbial r...

    Yingzhi Zhao, Chenfei Liang, Shuai Shao, Junhui Chen, Hua Qin, Qiufang Xu in Plant and Soil (2021)

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    Moso bamboo invasion into broadleaf forests is associated with greater abundance and activity of soil autotrophic bacteria

    Plant invasion can alter the soil microbial community and carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems; however, shifts in soil autotrophic bacterial communities and their driving environmental factors after plant...

    Yongchun Li, Xue Liang, Caixian Tang, Yongfu Li, Zhihao Chen in Plant and Soil (2018)

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    Bamboo forest expansion increases soil organic carbon through its effect on soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community and abundance

    Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) is a fast-growing species that can invade neighboring forests through its vigorous rhizome system, leading to large shifts of plant diversity and soil properties. A primary c...

    Hua Qin, Limin Niu, Qifeng Wu, Junhui Chen, Yongchun Li, Chenfei Liang in Plant and Soil (2017)

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    Bamboo invasion of broadleaf forests altered soil fungal community closely linked to changes in soil organic C chemical composition and mineral N production

    Soil fungi play an important role in decomposing soil organic matter and facilitating nutrient uptake by plants, however, the relationship between fungal community and soil biogeochemical cycling during plant ...

    Yongchun Li, Yongfu Li, Scott X. Chang, Qiufang Xu, Zhiying Guo, Qun Gao in Plant and Soil (2017)