Effect of karst rocky desertification on soil fungal communities in Southwest China
“Effect of karst rocky desertification on soil fungal communities in Southwest China”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
, Karst mountainous ecosystems are associated with karst rocky desertification (KRD), which can greatly impact soil structure and function. Despite the importance of soil microbes as a major factor maintaining ecosystem stability, we know little about the effect on soil fungal communities of KRD in karst regions. We investigated this relationship across a gradient of KRD soils from Guizhou, China by polymerase chain reaction and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE).