Determinants of Soil Bacterial Diversity in a Black Soil Region in a Large-Scale Area

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Line 40 – numerous studies – only a few are specified. I am suggesting the usage of “several studies”

Lines 59- 61 – please move the phrase to materials and methods

Lines 64-68 – please move the phrase to materials and methods

Line 89 - Chao1 89 index – there are no references specified

Line 95 - Third Land and Resources Survey in China - there are no references specified

Line 102 – 105 - there is no references specified

Line 109 – figure 3 – is made by authors or is taken from elsewhere? Please specify the source.

Line 126 - Random forest – no reference provided

Lines 131-133 -   no reference provided

Lines 135-143 - no reference provided

Discussions  – difficult to follow. Please check the English translation. There are repetitive words that make the reading even more difficult (i.e. this study, scholars)

 

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Reviewer 2 Report

1. It is unclear how pH and CTC can influence bacterial diversity and how these variables differ across areas. Please check this.
2. Please submit data on soil attributes
3. The authors do not submit the climatic characteristics of the studied areas
4. The influence of climatic and topographic variables on bacterial diversity is not clear. Please check this.
5. Please improve figure 3, it is not possible to read the legend in the axes
6. Please insert legend in tables and figures.

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Reviewer 3 Report

Accept after minor revision.

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