Effects of Veratrum nigrum expansion on soil microbial community structure in inner Mongolian mountain steppe
This study reveals that <i>V. nigrum</i> expansion enhances nutrient availability and promotes the recovery of soil microbial diversity in degraded grasslands, particularly soil fungi, indicating that <i>V. nigrum</i> expansion serves as a self-protective mechanism for degraded grasslands. Thus, we aimed to challenge the conventional perspective that poisonous weeds are invariably harmful and to offer new insights into their role within degraded grassland ecosystems.
Authors
- Haifang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6434-3561)
- Bo Pang
- Yanjun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5695-6488)
- Hongmei Liu
- Tong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1493-7780)
- Hao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1656-0091)
- Hui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-5651)
- Dianlin Yang
Institutions
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute (CN)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1662400
- Primary Topic
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00