Patterns and Drivers of <i>nirK</i> -Type and <i>nirS</i> -Type Denitrifier Community Assembly along an Elevation Gradient

Mount Gongga is the highest peak in the Hengduan Mountain region and is located at the southeastern fringe of the Tibetan Plateau, Sichuan Province, southwest China. As a transitional zone between the Tibetan Plateau and Sichuan Basin, Gongga Mountain features particularly diverse topography, geology, climate, and biodiversity and is a globally significant hot spot of biodiversity.