Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands
Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands
F. Maestre,M. Delgado‐Baquerizo,26 Authors,B. Singh
2015 · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1516684112
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 980 Citations
TLDR
It is suggested that changes in aridity, such as those predicted by climate-change models, may reduce microbial abundance and diversity, a response that will likely impact the provision of key ecosystem services by global drylands.