Drought duration does not impact soil microbiome resilience
Sreejata Bandopadhyay, Kaizad Patel, Sarah J Fansler, Sophia McKever, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Jianqiu Zheng, Vanessa Bailey
This study compares microbial community responses to short-term and long-term drought in soil, finding that prolonged drought alters microbial composition and organic matter profiles, with rewetting not restoring pre-drought conditions.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2026 · PreprintEcology