Microbiota's response to natural-anthropogenic changes in moisture in a trans-zonal aspect: a case study for the south part of East European Plain

Abstract

In semi-arid areas, irrigation changes not only the chemically and physical properties of soil, but also the activity of microbiota. We undertook a study of algal flora and enzyme in the trans-zonal range: from the foreststeppe to the dry-steppe, which is lacking precipitation and where surface irrigation is widely used