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Abstract Microbes are the drivers of soil phosphorus (P) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems; however, the role of soil microbes in mediating P cycling in P‐rich soils during primary succession remains uncertain. This study examined the impacts of bacterial community structure (diversity and composition) and its functional potential (absolute abundances of P‐cycling functional genes) on soil P cycling along a 130‐year glacial chronosequence on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Bacterial community structure was a better predictor of soil P fractions than P‐cycling genes along the chronosequence. After glacier retreat, the solubilization of inorganic P and the mineralization of organic P were significantly enhanced by increased bacterial diversity, changed interspecific interactions, and abundant species involved in soil P mineralization, thereby increasing P availability. Although 84% of P‐cycling genes were associated with organic P mineralization, these genes were more closely associated with soil organic carbon than with organic P. Bacterial carbon demand probably determined soil P turnover, indicating the dominant role of organic matter decomposition processes in P‐rich alpine soils. Moreover, the significant decrease in the complexity of the bacterial co‐occurrence network and the taxa‐gene‐P network at the later stage indicates a declining dominance of the bacterial community in driving soil P cycling with succession. Our results reveal that bacteria with a complex community structure have a prominent potential for biogeochemical P cycling in P‐rich soils during the early stages of primary succession.
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Photo-crosslinked persistent micelle templates with near universal solvent compatibility
Herein, we report the implementation of core-crosslinked persistent micelle templates for the fabrication of mesoporous metal oxides with independent control of the material wall thickness with constant pore size.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1752615
- PAR ID:
- 10638269
- Publisher / Repository:
- RSC
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Materials Advances
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 14
- ISSN:
- 2633-5409
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 4881 to 4892
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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