TY - T1 - Different sexual impacts of dioecious Populus euphratica on microbial communities and nitrogen cycle processes in natural forests SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/344139 T3 - A1 - Guo, Qingxue; Liu, Jiantong; Yu, Lei; Korpelainen, Helena; Li, Chunyang A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - Plant-soil microbe interactions are determined by plant characters. Sexual dimorphism in root development, nitrogen (N) assimilation and resource allocation have been studied in different environments. However, how dioecious plants affect soil microbial communities in natural forests, particularly in low precipitation regions, is still poorly known. In this study, natural Populus euphratica forests were investigated in three arid regions. We hypothesized that males and females impose sex-specifi... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Sexual dimorphism; Plant-microbe interaction; Water availability; Nitrogen use efficiency; SPECIES RICHNESS; SOIL BACTERIAL; PLANT TRAITS; CATHAYANA; GROWTH; COMPETITION; 11831 Plant biology N1 - PP - ER -