Influence of slope aspect on the microbial properties of rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soils on the Loess Plateau, China

Ai, Ze Min; Zhang, Jiao Yang; Liu, Hong Fei; Xue, Sha; Liu, Guo Bin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-1157-2018

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-1157-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-1157-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

Research article

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09 Oct 2018

Research article |

| 09 Oct 2018

Influence of slope aspect on the microbial properties of rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soils on the Loess Plateau, China

Ze Min Ai, Jiao Yang Zhang, Hong Fei Liu, Sha Xue, and Guo Bin Liu

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Final revised paper (published on 09 Oct 2018)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Comments to Author', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer Comments', Ze Ai, 11 Feb 2018
RC2: 'referee comments to: "Influence of slope aspect on the microbial properties of rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soil on the Loess Plateau, China"', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Feb 2018
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer Comments', Ze Ai, 17 Feb 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Ze Ai on behalf of the Authors (22 Feb 2018) Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 May 2018) by Elias Samankassou

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (19 Sep 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Sep 2018) by Elias Samankassou

AR by Ze Ai on behalf of the Authors (24 Sep 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (25 Sep 2018) by Elias Samankassou

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (25 Sep 2018) by Elias Samankassou (Executive editor)

AR by Ze Ai on behalf of the Authors (26 Sep 2018) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Slope aspect significantly but differently affected the soil microbial biomass carbon and phospholipid fatty acid contents. Soil carbon and nitrogen have the largest effect on the soil microbial properties. The rhizospheric effect caused significant difference between rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soil microbial properties. Slope aspect affected the mechanisms driving the structure of microbial communities in a micro-ecosystem environment.