Ecological network analysis reveals the inter-connection between soil biodiversity and ecosystem function as affected by land use across Europe

Creamer, Rachel; Hannula, S. Emilia; Leeuwen, J. P. van; Stone, D.; Rutgers, Michiel; Schmelz, Rüdiger M.; Ruiter, Peter C. de; Hendriksen, Niels Bohse; Bolger, Thomas; Bouffaud, Marie-Lara; Buée, Marc; Carvalho, Filipe; Costa, Daniel Dias da; Dirilgen, Tara; Francisco, Romeu; Griffiths, Bryan; Griffiths, Robert I.; Martin, Francis; Silva, P.Martins Da; Mendes, Sara; Morais, Paula V.; Pereira, Carla; Philippot, Laurent; Plassart, Pierre; Redecker, Dirk; Römbke, Jörg; Sousa, José Paulo; Wouterse, Marja; Lemanceau, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.08.006

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“…Soil ecosystem services associated with sustainable agricultural production are driven in part by edaphic organisms (Creamer et al, 2016). Lavelle et al (1995) and Ouédraogo et al (2006) highlighted positive effects of soil fauna on soil fertility via the conservation of organic matter and nutrients, which benefits plant growth.…”

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Associations Between Different Soil Management Practices, Soil Fauna and Maize Yield

Martins¹,

Siqueira²,

Moura³

et al. 2018

JAS

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Soil fauna play an important role in ecosystems, and in this context, it is important to better understand how the abiotic and biotic drivers of these organisms interact. We hypothesize that soil fauna are affected by different soil management practices, which has an influence on maize grain yields. The aim of this study was to evaluate the structure of soil fauna under different soil management practices and their associations with maize grain yield. The experiment was conducted in Maranhão, Brazil, in an area divided into 24 plots of 4 × 10 m in a randomized block design with six treatments with four replicates (R). Pitfall traps were placed in the area. The treatments were Leucaena leucocephala-Leucaena (L), nitrogen (N), humic acid + nitrogen (HA + N), nitrogen + Leucaena (N + L), humic acid + Leucaena (HA + L) and humic acid + nitrogen + Leucaena (HA + N + L). The soil fauna dominance, abundance, richness, Shannon-Wiener diversity index, Pielou evenness index and maize grain yield were determined. Formicidae was clearly affected by management with Leucaena, while Coleoptera was affected by management with nitrogen. Despite this, Isopoda and Diplura were the only groups associated with the maize yield. Although fauna abundance did not differ among treatments, it was related to the yield. This study confirms that the abundance and some taxa of soil fauna can influence yield and that these organisms can be used to increase agricultural sustainability.

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Section: Relations Between Soil Fauna and Maize Grain Yieldmentioning

confidence: 99%

Associations Between Different Soil Management Practices, Soil Fauna and Maize Yield

Martins¹,

Siqueira²,

Moura³

et al. 2018

JAS

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“…Cause-effect relationships affecting both community structure and ecosystem processes are currently of substantial interest, perhaps more so because of global climate change, which may affect community structure and the regulatory feedbacks from these communities (Creamer et al, 2016;Graham et al, 2016;Yuan et al, 2016).…”

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Patterns of Soil Bacterial Richness and Composition Tied to Plant Richness, Soil Nitrogen, and Soil Acidity in Alpine Tundra

Yuan

Knelman

Wang

et al. 2017

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

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“…Twelve samples were pooled for microbial endpoints, 5 for microarthropods, and 3 for enchytraeids. Based on this information (plus the respective soil and site information), a network analysis on connections between soil biodiversity and ecosystem functions was successfully performed (Creamer et al ).…”

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Standard methods for the assessment of structural and functional diversity of soil organisms: A review

Römbke

Bernard

Martin-Laurent

2018

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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The lack of standardized methods to study soil organisms prevents comparisons across data sets and the development of new global and regional experiments and assessments. Moreover, standardized methods are needed to evaluate the impact of anthropogenic stressors, such as chemicals, on soil organism communities in the regulatory context. The goal of this contribution is to summarize current methodological approaches to measure structural and functional diversity of soil organisms, and to identify gaps and methodological improvements so as to cross data sets generated worldwide. This is urgently needed because several currently ongoing regional and global soil biodiversity studies are not coordinated with one another in terms of methodology, including database development. Therefore, we evaluated the standard methods to sample, identify, determine, and assess soil organisms currently applied or proposed, using well-accepted criteria such as ecological relevance; practicability of usage in terms of resources, time, and costs; and the level of standardization. Methods addressing both the structure and the functions of soil organisms (populations or communities) are included, with a special focus on new molecular methods based on nucleic acid extraction and further analyses by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based approaches for microorganisms and invertebrates. We particularly highlight the activities of the Technical Committee (TC) 190 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) because ISO guidelines are legally accredited by many national or international authorities when they put conservation laws and regulations into practice. Finally, we propose detailed recommendations regarding gaps in the available set of standards, in order to identify a list of new methods to be standardized. We propose to organize this whole process under the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI) in order to ensure a truly global approach for the assessment of soil biodiversity. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2018;14:463-479. © 2018 SETAC.

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Ecological network analysis reveals the inter-connection between soil biodiversity and ecosystem function as affected by land use across Europe

Cited by 193 publications

References 78 publications

Associations Between Different Soil Management Practices, Soil Fauna and Maize Yield

Associations Between Different Soil Management Practices, Soil Fauna and Maize Yield

Patterns of Soil Bacterial Richness and Composition Tied to Plant Richness, Soil Nitrogen, and Soil Acidity in Alpine Tundra

Standard methods for the assessment of structural and functional diversity of soil organisms: A review

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