Ant colonies promote the diversity of soil microbial communities

Delgado‐Baquerizo, Manuel; Eldridge, David J.; Hamonts, Kelly; Singh, Brajesh K.

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“…This could be done with a standardized global monitoring framework that is recognized and supported by a large number of countries, which currently does not exist. Given the strength of recognized soil taxa interactions 90 , biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships 24 , and abovebelowground interactions 91 , these large-scale monitoring activities and research studies should consider going beyond traditional single taxa/function approaches and collect information on the multiple dimensions of soil ecosystems 28 , while at the same time expanding/supporting surveys to cover the blind spots of soil macroecological research (Fig. 3).…”

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Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research

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Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world's biodiversity, contributing to many crucial ecosystem functions. It is thus essential to identify general macroecological patterns related to the distribution and functioning of soil organisms to support their conservation and consideration by governance. These macroecological analyses need to represent the diversity of environmental conditions that can be found worldwide. Here we identify and characterize existing environmental gaps in soil taxa and ecosystem functioning data across soil macroecological studies and 17,186 sampling sites across the globe. These data gaps include important spatial, environmental, taxonomic, and functional gaps, and an almost complete absence of temporally explicit data. We also identify the limitations of soil macroecological studies to explore general patterns in soil biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships, with only 0.3% of all sampling sites having both information about biodiversity and function, although with different taxonomic groups and functions at each site. Based on this information, we provide clear priorities to support and expand soil macroecological research.

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“…This could be done with a proper global monitoring framework that is recognized and supported by a large number of countries, which currently does not exist. In this context, given the strength of recognized soil taxa interactions 88 , biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships 24 , and above-belowground interactions 89 , these large-scale monitoring activities and research studies should consider going beyond traditional single taxa/function approaches and collect information on the multiple dimensions of soil ecosystems 28 , while at the same time expanding/supporting surveys to cover the blind spots of soil macroecological research ( Fig. 3).…”

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Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world's biodiversity, contributing to many crucial ecosystem functions. It is thus essential to identify general macroecological patterns related to the distribution and functioning of soil organisms to support their conservation and governance. Here we identify and characterize the existing gaps in soil biodiversity and ecosystem function data across soil macroecological studies and >11,000 sampling sites. These include significant spatial, environmental, taxonomic, and functional gaps, and an almost complete absence of temporally explicit data. We also identify the limitations of soil macroecological studies to explore general patterns in soil biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships, with only 0.6% of all sampling sites having a non-systematic coverage of both biodiversity and function datasets. Based on this information, we provide clear priorities to support and expand soil macroecological research.

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“…Animal behavior can also influence soil microbes. For example, ant colonies and mammalian foraging pits can alter the diversity and community composition of soil microbial communities across eastern Australia (39,40). In addition to the effects of contemporary environmental factors (e.g., climate, soil, plants, and animals), the effects of historical factors (e.g., climatic legacies) (6,26), and the characteristics of microorganisms themselves (e.g., body size, the ability to colonize, and adhesion) (41) on microbial distribution should be considered (Fig.…”

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Soil Microbial Biogeography in a Changing World: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

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Soil microbial communities are fundamental to maintaining key soil processes associated with litter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and plant productivity and are thus integral to human well-being. Recent technological advances have exponentially increased our knowledge concerning the global ecological distributions of microbial communities across space and time and have provided evidence for their contribution to ecosystem functions. However, major knowledge gaps in soil biogeography remain to be addressed over the coming years as technology and research questions continue to evolve. In this minireview, we state recent advances and future directions in the study of soil microbial biogeography and discuss the need for a clearer concept of microbial species, projections of soil microbial distributions toward future global change scenarios, and the importance of embracing culture and isolation approaches to determine microbial functional profiles. This knowledge will be critical to better predict ecosystem functions in a changing world.

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Ant colonies promote the diversity of soil microbial communities

Cited by 23 publications

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Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research

Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research

Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research

Soil Microbial Biogeography in a Changing World: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

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