ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2023
Potential benefits and risks of solar photovoltaic power plants on arid and semi-arid ecosystems: an assessment of soil microbial and plant communities.
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- Photovoltaic arrays reshape multitrophic biodiversity through spatial heterogeneity in Qinghai Tibet Plateau alpine meadows.iScience · 2026Article
- Photovoltaic Microhabitats Reorganize Vegetation and Soil Carbon Pools in an Alpine Dryland Grassland.Biology · 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 Two Ecological Governance Measures for Photovoltaic Power Stations on Plant Growth and Soil Nutrients.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- High-throughput sequencing-based analysis of the composition and diversity of the endophyte community in roots of Stellera chamaejasme.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Contrasting responses of soil bacterial and fungal networks to photovoltaic power station.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Exponential increase in photovoltaic installations arouses concerns regarding the impacts of large-scale solar power plants on dryland ecosystems. While the effects of photovoltaic panels on soil moisture content and plant biomass in arid ecosystems have been recognized, little is known about their influence on soil microbial communities. Here, we employed a combination of quantitative PCR, high-throughput sequencing, and soil property analysis to investigate the responses of soil microbial communities to solar panel installation. We also report on the responses of plant communities within the same solar farm. Our findings showed that soil microbial communities responded differently to the shading and precipitation-alternation effects of the photovoltaic panels in an arid ecosystem. By redirecting rainwater to the lower side, photovoltaic panels stimulated vegetation biomass and soil total organic carbon content in the middle and in front of the panels, positively contributing to carbon storage. The shade provided by the panels promoted the co-occurrence of soil microbes but inhibited the abundance of
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