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This study focused on\n                    <jats:italic>Atriplex canescens<\/jats:italic>\n                    , divided soil into 0\u201320, 20\u201330, 30\u201340\u202fcm layers, and explored spatiotemporal dynamics of its rhizosphere bacterial community and driving mechanisms. Results showed: \u2460 Dominant phyla were\n                    <jats:italic>Pseudomonadota<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Actinomycetota<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Bacillota<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Bacteroidota<\/jats:italic>\n                    (cumulative relative abundance &amp;gt;70%);\n                    <jats:italic>Ralstonia<\/jats:italic>\n                    was enriched in early growth period (EP), while\n                    <jats:italic>Halomonas<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Arthrobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                    dominated middle (MP) and late (LP) periods. \u2461 Significant spatiotemporal variation existed: temporally,\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                    -diversity, network complexity and stability in MP\/LP were higher than EP; spatially, bacteria enriched in root-intensive layers (20\u201330, 30\u201340\u202fcm), with a \u201csuitable microhabitat\u201d in 20\u201330\u202fcm layer during EP. \u2462 Growth period and soil depth synergistically regulated the community by altering spatiotemporal heterogeneity of soil nitrogen, dissolved organic carbon and pH, and nitrogen and dissolved organic carbon were core factors in root-intensive layers, while pH played a greater role in surface and deep layers. \u2463 The core regulatory chain: growth period and soil depth formed a two-dimensional framework, modifying root-intensive layer microenvironment to induce soil physicochemical heterogeneity, driving bacterial community differentiation and forming patterns adapted to\n                    <jats:italic>Atriplex canescens<\/jats:italic>\n                    at different growth stages. 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