Changes in belowground biodiversity during ecosystem development
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Abstract
We do not know how and why belowground biodiversity may change as soils develop over centuries to millennia, hampering our ability to predict the myriad of ecosystem processes regulated by belowground organisms under changing environments. We conducted a global survey of 16 soil chronosequences spanning a wide range of ecosystem types and found that in less productive ecosystems, increases in belowground biodiversity followed increases in plant cover, but in more productive ecosystems, acidification during soil development was often associated with declines in belowground biodiversity. The biodiversity of multiple soil organisms exhibited similar patterns over time, but in contrast to expectations, changes in plant diversity were not associated with corresponding changes in belowground biodiversity.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Changes in belowground biodiversity during ecosystem development |
| Series title | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1818400116 |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 6891 |
| Last page | 6896 |
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