Shrub species with distinct nitrogen use strategies influence rhizosphere effects on soil nitrogen cycling in a desert ecosystem

Rhizosphere effects on soil nitrogen (N) cycling affects N use and survival of plants in N-limited ecosystems. In return, plant N use strategies may cause cascade effects on rhizosphere N cycling. Clarifying how plant species with distinct N use strategies influence rhizosphere soil N cycling helps to understand plant adaption and soil N dynamics in N-limited ecosystems.