The Impact of Hydration and Temperature on Bacterial Diversity in Arid Soil Mesocosms

Hot desert ecosystems experience rare and unpredictable rainfall events that resuscitate the arid flora and fauna. However, the effect of this sudden abundance of water on soil microbial communities is still under debate. We modeled varying rainfall amounts and temperatures in desert soil mesocosms...

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Main Authors: Adam Št'ovíček, Ani Azatyan, M. Ines M. Soares, Osnat Gillor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01078/full