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Yuechuan Niu¹, Enze Kang², Yong Li³

¹Wetland Research Center, Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Sichuan Zoige Wetland Ecosystem Research Station, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, 624500, China.

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Summary

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Water table decline in alpine wetlands reduces soil multifunctionality and microbial diversity. Microbial network complexity is a key predictor of these soil functions, highlighting the impact of hydrological changes.

Keywords:

Alpine wetland Microbial community Microbial diversity Soil multifunctionality Water table drawdown

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Soil Science
Microbiology

Background:

Alpine wetlands are crucial for carbon storage and nutrient cycling, relying heavily on microbial communities.
Soil microbial communities are sensitive to hydrological changes, with wetland degradation often linked to falling water tables.
The impact of altered microbial network complexity on soil functions due to water table drawdown is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantify soil multifunctionality in flooded versus non-flooded alpine wetland sites.
To investigate microbial community responses to water table depth changes.
To explore the relationship between microbial network properties and soil multifunctionality.

Main Methods:

Field study comparing flooded and non-flooded sites in Lalu Wetland, Tibetan Plateau.
High-throughput sequencing to analyze microbial community structure and diversity.
Co-occurrence network analysis to assess microbial network properties and their correlation with soil functions.

Main Results:

Soil multifunctionality significantly decreased in non-flooded sites compared to flooded sites at both surface and subsurface levels.
Bacterial alpha-diversity was notably lower in the surface soil of non-flooded sites.
Microbial network properties, including density and modularity, strongly correlated with soil multifunctionality.

Conclusions:

Water table drawdown adversely affects soil multifunctionality in alpine wetlands by altering microbial communities and network complexity.
Soil pH and moisture content are critical abiotic factors influencing soil multifunctionality.
Microbial network complexity serves as a valuable indicator for predicting soil multifunctionality in these ecosystems.