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Spatial Distribution of Soil Bacterial Communities Along an Altitudinal Gradient in Alpine Meadows of the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Their Relationship with Environmental Factors.

Wenfang Chen, Huichun Xie, Shuang Ji, Yue Zhang, Xunxun Qiu, Zhiqiang Dong, Jiaxiang Xu

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Article in Biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wenfang ChenSchool of Life Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.
Huichun XieSchool of Life Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.
Shuang JiQilian Mountain Southern Slope Forest Ecosystem Research Station, Haidong 810500, China.
Yue ZhangSchool of Life Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.
Xunxun QiuCollege of Geographical Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.
Zhiqiang DongCollege of Geographical Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.
Jiaxiang XuSchool of Life Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.

Funding

Formation Mechanism and Utilization Team of Characteristic Germplasm Resources in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau QHKLYC-GDCXCY-2024-597Innovation and Intelligence Introduction Base for Plateau Resources Ecology and Sustainable Development D23029Kunlun Talent-High-end Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Program, Featured Talent Foundation of China 1003-005024011
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Abstract

Despite the essential role of soil microbial communities in driving nutrient cycling within alpine meadows, their distribution patterns along elevational gradients and their responses to environmental changes remain largely unexplored. To investigate this, soil samples were collected from five elevations (3300-4500 m) in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to analyze bacterial community composition and diversity, as well as their associations with soil physicochemical properties and enzyme activities. The results showed significant variation in bacterial community composition and diversity across elevations.

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elevational gradienthigh-throughput sequencingmicrobial diversityQinghai–Tibet Plateausoil nutrients

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PMID41892254
PMCPMC13024655

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