Effects of permafrost collapse on soil bacterial communities in a wet meadow on the northern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Abstract Background Permafrost degradation may develop thermokarst landforms, which substantially change physico–chemical characteristics in the soil as well as the soil carbon stock. However, little is known about changes of bacterial community among the microfeatures within thermokarst area. Resul...

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Main Authors: Xiaodong Wu, Haiyan Xu, Guimin Liu, Lin Zhao, Cuicui Mu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Ecology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-018-0183-y