Purpose Reclamation of saline-alkali soils to grow cotton (Gossypium spp.) is very common
in the arid Manas River Basin in Northwest China. However, little is known about the …

Understanding the spatial variability of potato yield and soil chemical properties is critical for
designing management strategies and ensuring potato sustainable production. However …

Despite a rapidly growing body of literature on the spatial variability of soil microbial
communities at landscape to regional scales, the community structures of forest soil bacteria …

Mining activities modify both aboveground and belowground ecological communities,
presenting substantial challenges for restoration. The soil microbiome is one of these …

Compost application may be an effective means to rapidly increase soil organic matter, soil
quality, and soil microbial community diversity in intensive potato crop production systems …

Soil microorganisms play a key role in soil physical structure. Soil microbial community
structure and functions are in turn affected by soil aggregation or degradation. The …

There is increasing interest in using various indices to assess soil health; however, the
nature of the within‐field variation in such indices, and their relationship with soil properties …

Microbial activities in sub-alpine forest soil influence global cycling of the potent greenhouse
gas methane. Understanding the dynamics of methane-oxidizing bacterial communities …

Bacterial community composition is largely influenced by environmental factors, and this
applies to the Arctic region. However, little is known about the role of spatial factors in …

Background Soil microbial communities are difficult to measure and critical to soil processes.
The bulk soil microbiome is highly diverse and spatially heterogeneous, which can make it …