Elk, sagebrush, and saprotrophs: Indirect top-down control on microbial community composition and function

Agriculture & Biology

• saprotrophs 100%
• elks 88%
• Artemisia 78%
• microbial communities 63%
• foraging 52%
• steppes 45%
• soil function 37%
• soil composition 36%
• winter 34%
• detritus 31%
• ungulates 29%
• shrubs 22%
• soil 13%
• mineralization 13%
• plant communities 12%
• breathing 11%
• grazing 10%
• biomass 8%
• assays 7%
• animals 5%
• testing 5%
• genes 4%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• top-down control 89%
• community composition 61%
• microbial community 55%
• steppe 41%
• winter 32%
• ungulate 30%
• detritus 27%
• shrub 24%
• soil 22%
• plant resource 18%
• plant community 12%
• grazing 11%
• land surface 11%
• assay 11%
• gene 10%
• animal 8%
• biomass 8%
• test 5%