Changes of soil bacterial community composition and functional groups in different altitude gradients of Potentilla fruticosa shrub in eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

To sum up, these results show that soil physical and chemical properties, microbial biomass, enzyme activities and bacterial communities have different responses to different altitude gradients.These studies provide a new perspective for us to deeply understand the driving factors of soil bacterial community variation along the elevation gradient. It is helpful to strengthen our awareness of the protection of Potentilla fruticosa shrub, and also provide basic information for the study of alpine ecosystem in this area.