ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2022
Photovoltaic panels have altered grassland plant biodiversity and soil microbial diversity.
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- Photovoltaic arrays reshape multitrophic biodiversity through spatial heterogeneity in Qinghai Tibet Plateau alpine meadows.iScience · 2026Article
- Long-term photovoltaic succession promotes preferential ammonium accumulation in desert ecosystems.iScience · 2026Article
- Agrivoltaic panel shading influences soil nutrient dynamics and microbial community structure in a wheat-cultivated field.PloS one · 2026Article
- Environmental Heterogeneity Imposed by Photovoltaic Array Alters Grassland Soil Microbial Communities.Global change biology · 2025Article
- Effects of Years of Operation of Photovoltaic Panels on the Composition and Diversity of Soil Bacterial Communities in Rocky Desertification Areas.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Effects of Deep Tillage on Rhizosphere Soil and Microorganisms During Wheat Cultivation.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Effects of Deep Tillage on Wheat Regarding Soil Fertility and Rhizosphere Microbial Community.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Contrasting responses of soil bacterial and fungal networks to photovoltaic power station.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Soil bacterial community in a photovoltaic system adopted different survival strategies to cope with small-scale light stress under different vegetation restoration modes.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Human concerns about fossil fuel depletion, energy security and environmental degradation have driven the rapid development of solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation. Most of the photovoltaic power generation plants are concentrated in desert, grassland and arable land, which means the change of land use type. However, there is still a gap in the research of the PV panel layout on grassland plant species diversity and ecological function. Methods: In this study, Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology was used to investigate the effects of PV panel arrangement on grassland plant species diversity and soil microbial diversity. In view of the differences in the microclimate at different sites of the PV panels, quadrates were arranged in front edge (FE), beneath the center of each panel (BP), back edge (BE), the uncovered interspace adjacent to each panel (IS) and the undisturbed grassland around the PV panels (Control), respectively. Results: PV panels (especially FE) significantly increased the total aboveground productivity (total AGB) and plant species diversity in grasslands. FE increased precipitation accumulation and plant species diversity directly and indirectly changed the diversity of soil bacterial and fungal communities. PV panels decreased the relative abundance of Actinobacteriota, while increased the relative abundance of Proteobacteria, Acidobacteriota, and Methylomirabilota. EC, Margalef' s richness and total AGB were the main factors affecting the composition of bacterial communities, while alkaline hydrolysis nitrogen (AN) and available phosphorus (AP) were the main factors affecting the composition of fungal communities. Discussion: In conclusion, the arrangement of PV panels increased the plant species diversity and soil microorganisms in grassland. This study provides important information for further understanding the impact of PV panels on grassland ecosystem function and is of great significance for maintaining grassland ecosystem function.
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