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ArticleJournal of advanced research2026

Multitrophic biodiversity drives soil phosphorus mobilization in subtropical ecosystems.

Xionghui Liao, Jie Zhao, Tibor Magura, Wei Zhang, Fujing Pan, Peilei Hu, Dan Xiao, Jiangnan Li, Kelin Wang

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Xionghui LiaoInstitute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China; Huanjiang Agriculture Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Guangxi, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Karst Ecological Processes and Services, Huanjiang Observation and Research Station for Karst Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huanjiang, Guangxi 547100, China.
Jie ZhaoInstitute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China; Guangxi Industrial Technology Research Institute for Karst Rocky Desertification Control, Nanning, Guangxi 530012, China; Huanjiang Agriculture Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Guangxi, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Karst Ecological Processes and Services, Huanjiang Observation and Research Station for Karst Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huanjiang, Guangxi 547100, China. Electronic address: jzhao@isa.ac.cn.
Tibor MaguraDepartment of Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; HUN-REN-UD Anthropocene Ecology Research Group, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
Wei ZhangInstitute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China; Guangxi Industrial Technology Research Institute for Karst Rocky Desertification Control, Nanning, Guangxi 530012, China; Huanjiang Agriculture Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Guangxi, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Karst Ecological Processes and Services, Huanjiang Observation and Research Station for Karst Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huanjiang, Guangxi 547100, China.
Fujing PanCollege of Environmental and Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541006, China.
Peilei HuInstitute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China; Huanjiang Agriculture Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Guangxi, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Karst Ecological Processes and Services, Huanjiang Observation and Research Station for Karst Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huanjiang, Guangxi 547100, China.
Dan XiaoInstitute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China; Huanjiang Agriculture Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Guangxi, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Karst Ecological Processes and Services, Huanjiang Observation and Research Station for Karst Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huanjiang, Guangxi 547100, China.
Jiangnan LiInstitute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China; Huanjiang Agriculture Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Guangxi, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Karst Ecological Processes and Services, Huanjiang Observation and Research Station for Karst Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huanjiang, Guangxi 547100, China.
Kelin WangInstitute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China; Huanjiang Agriculture Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Guangxi, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Karst Ecological Processes and Services, Huanjiang Observation and Research Station for Karst Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huanjiang, Guangxi 547100, China.

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Abstract

introductionThe phosphorus (P) mobilization capacity of plants and microbes is hierarchically constrained by climatic drivers, land-use types, lithological properties, and consumer-mediated trophic cascades. OBJECTIVES AND

methodsWe established a latitudinal transect across contrasting lithologies (carbonate vs. siliciclastic sedimentary rocks) in subtropical southwest China to investigate how multitrophic biodiversity and trophic interactions affect soil P mobilization during cropland-to-forest succession.

resultsCropland conversion into forest significantly increased soil labile P fractions by 43.8% in karst regions, but decreased soil moderately labile and stable P fractions by 62.6-79.1% and 34.8-36.6%, respectively, in both karst and non-karst regions. Multitrophic biodiversity and P mobilization capacity were significantly greater in karst than non-karst regions. Climate warming amplified trophic cascading effects on soil P mobilization capacity mediated by phoD-harboring bacteria in forests via increasing alkaline phosphatase activity. Karst forests developed efficient P mobilization-uptake coordination to overcome calcium/magnesium-induced P chelation constraints through tightly coupled multitrophic interactions. The multitrophic network relationships are conducive to plant P uptake, but vulnerable to species losses caused by anthropogenic disturbances (e.g., tillage and deforestation) in karst ecosystems.

conclusionOur findings provide a framework linking lithology-mediated P mobilization with trophic interactions to alleviate P limitation in subtropical ecosystems under global change.

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BiodiversityEcosystemPhosphorusSoilBacteriaChinaForestsSoil MicrobiologyTropical ClimatePhosphorusSoilMultidiversityNematodesP bioavailabilityphoD-harboring bacteriaSoil food websTrophic cascades

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