Meng Yuan
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Research Subjects
Meng Yuan has a total of 8 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Evgenia Blagodatskaya
Department of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research , Halle 06120
1 shared publication - Meiling Luo
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
1 shared publication - Ning Hu
School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hezhou University, Hezhou 542899, China
1 shared publication - Shunbao Lu
College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, Ziyang Rd. 99, Nanchang 330022, China
1 shared publication - Shuo Han
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
1 shared publication - Wen Xing
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 19 October 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in Microorganisms
- Vol. 11 (10) , 2589
Examining the Shift in the Decomposition Channel Structure of the Soil Decomposer Food Web: A Methods Comparison
Selecting the appropriate indicators and measuring time point numbers is important for accurately examining the shift in soil gross decomposition channel structure. Through a selected case study on a natural forest vs. rainfed arable system over a two-month-long experiment, the utility of three commonly employed indicators (fungi to bacteria ratio (F:B), fungivore to bacterivore ratio (FF:BF), and glucosamine to muramic acid ratio (GlcN:MurN)) were compared to reflect the shift in soil gross decomposition channel structure. The requirement of measuring the time point numbers for the three indicators was also assessed, and we suggest a potential methodology. Our results revealed that the GlcN:MurN ratio was more reliable for assessing the shifts in gross decomposition channel structure for long-term land use changes, while it was less sensitive to short-term drought compared with the other two indicators. The F:B ratio was more applicable than the FF:BF ratio for reflecting both long- and short-term changes. Furthermore, the reliability of the GlcN:MurN ratio was the least dependent on measuring time point numbers. We suggest the use of multiple indicators and the adoption of multiple measuring time points for the overall methodology.
- 19 October 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in Microorganisms
- Vol. 11 (10) , 2589
Open AccessExamining the Shift in the Decomposition Channel Structure of the Soil Decomposer Food Web: A Methods Comparison
Selecting the appropriate indicators and measuring time point numbers is important for accurately examining the shift in soil gross decomposition channel structure. Through a selected case study on a natural forest vs. rainfed arable system over a two-month-long experiment, the utility of three commonly employed indicators (fungi to bacteria ratio (F:B), fungivore to bacterivore ratio (FF:BF), and glucosamine to muramic acid ratio (GlcN:MurN)) were compared to reflect the shift in soil gross decomposition channel structure. The requirement of measuring the time point numbers for the three indicators was also assessed, and we suggest a potential methodology. Our results revealed that the GlcN:MurN ratio was more reliable for assessing the shifts in gross decomposition channel structure for long-term land use changes, while it was less sensitive to short-term drought compared with the other two indicators. The F:B ratio was more applicable than the FF:BF ratio for reflecting both long- and short-term changes. Furthermore, the reliability of the GlcN:MurN ratio was the least dependent on measuring time point numbers. We suggest the use of multiple indicators and the adoption of multiple measuring time points for the overall methodology.