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Depth-Related Patterns and Physicochemical Drivers of Soil Microbial Communities in the Alpine Desert of Ngari, Xizang.

Lan Wang, Ciren Quzong, Sang-Gyal Skal, Chengwei Mu, Yaqin Zhao, Bo Fang, Yuan Zhang, Zhiyong Yang, Erping Hei, Xin Yuan and 1 more

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Lan WangKey Laboratory of Biodiversity and Environment on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Education, Xizang University, Lhasa 850000, China.ORCID 0009-0003-5516-6104
Ciren QuzongKey Laboratory of Biodiversity and Environment on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Education, Xizang University, Lhasa 850000, China.
Sang-Gyal SkalKey Laboratory of Biodiversity and Environment on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Education, Xizang University, Lhasa 850000, China.
Chengwei MuForestry and Grassland College, Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University, Nyingchi 860000, China.
Yaqin ZhaoForestry and Grassland College, Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University, Nyingchi 860000, China.
Bo FangKey Laboratory of Biodiversity and Environment on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Education, Xizang University, Lhasa 850000, China.
Yuan ZhangKey Laboratory of Biodiversity and Environment on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Education, Xizang University, Lhasa 850000, China.
Zhiyong YangState Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Erping HeiKey Laboratory of Biodiversity and Environment on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Education, Xizang University, Lhasa 850000, China.
Xin YuanState Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Tsechoe DorjiState Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.

Funding

"Ecology Innovation and Entrepreneurship" Project of the College of Ecology and Environment, Xizang University 2025-CX-B010Government Procurement Project of Sakya County People's Government GZFCG2024-20034Regional Science and Technology Collaborative Innovation Project of Ali Prefecture Science and Technology Bureau QYXTZX-AL2024-05Regional Science and Technology Collaborative Innovation Project of Shigatse Municipal Gov-ernment QYXTZX-RKZ2025-03-1Science and Technology Projects of Xizang Autonomous Region, China XZ202501ZY0091
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Abstract

The Beishan region near Shiquanhe Town in Ngari, western Xizang (Tibet), represents a typical alpine desert ecosystem on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. However, depth-related patterns of soil microbial communities and their physicochemical controls remain insufficiently understood. Here, microbial community composition and functional attributes were examined across three soil horizons-topsoil (0-20 cm), subsoil (20-40 cm), and deep subsoil (40-60 cm)-sampled in May 2024 prior to artificial greening. High-throughput 16S rRNA and ITS sequencing combined with physicochemical analyses revealed clear vertical stratification: bacteria were dominated by Proteobacteria and Actinobacteriota, and fungi by Ascomycota. Bacterial diversity was higher in the topsoil, whereas fungal diversity exhibited a gradual increase with soil depth; however, these trends did not reach statistical significance (

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alpine desert restorationfunctional potentialQinghai–Xizang Plateausoil microbial communitysoil physicochemical drivers

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