Great Plains' bacterial and fungal community responses to precipitation and land use

To assess soil or root and leaf associate community responses to precipitation and land use, we analyzed bacterial (v4 of 16S) and fungal (ITS2) metabarcode data along the steep precipitation gradient (~450mm/a - 1,040mm/a) in agricultural and post-agricultural sites as well as in native prairie remnants in Kansas. These studies provide data to assess how plant-associated communities may respond to environmental change and differ in areas with distinct land-use legacies.