I am broadly interested in the biodiversity maintenance mechanism of grassland ecosystems, specifically focusing on the interaction between plants and soil microbial communities. My current research aims to understand how microbial diversity affects the resistance and recovery of plants against drought. Based on this proposal, I would like to know: 1) whether fungal diversity regulates the resistance of native and invasive plants under drought; 2) the importance of fungal diversity impact on the recovery of native and invasive plants after post-drought and whether a difference between native and invasive plants.
