Long-term nitrogen fertilization impacts soil fungal and bacterial community structures in a dryland soil of Loess Plateau in China

摘要

Nitrogen (N) fertilization is a key factor that affects soil biogeochemical properties and microbial community structures across ecosystems. However, we know less about the responses of soil microbial community dynamics and biogeochemical properties to long-term N fertilization practices in a loess dryland soil in Northwest China.