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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Christopher P. Kasanke, Qian Zhao, Trinidad Alfaro, Christopher A. Walter, Sarah E. Hobbie, Tanya E. Cheeke, Kirsten S. Hofmockel
Summary: Nutrient exchange between land plants and AM fungi is based on symbiosis, and environmental factors and nutrient addition have important impacts on the distribution patterns of AM fungi. Our study found that ecosystem type, rather than nutrient treatment, is the main driver of AM fungal colonization, diversity, and community composition. This research provides evidence for the importance of long-term, large scale studies in understanding nutrient addition effects and ecological context.
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Microbiology
Hector Herrera, Tedy Sanhueza, Rafael Borges da Silva Valadares, Francisco Matus, Guillermo Pereira, Cristian Atala, Maria de la Luz Mora, Cesar Arriagada
Summary: This study analyzed the diversity of mycorrhizal and rhizosphere-associated fungal communities in two terrestrial orchids. The results showed significant differences in fungal community composition between different sites, with Sebacina being the most abundant mycorrhizal genus in the rhizosphere of orchids in the native forest, and Thanatephorus being the most abundant mycorrhizal taxon in the rhizosphere of orchids in the Coastal Cordillera.
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Plant Sciences
Catherine Fahey, Stephen Luke Flory
Summary: The study found that invasive plants and simulated drought did not have significant soil legacy effects on plant growth and competition, but soil microbes played a significant role in plant competition. In competitions, soil microbes created a competitive hierarchy where pine was more competitive than wiregrass and cogongrass.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Soil Science
Shareen K. D. Sanders, Gerard Martinez-De Leon, Ludovico Formenti, Madhav P. Thakur
Summary: Collembolans, the diverse group of soil invertebrates, are affected by anthropogenic climate warming, which alters their diversity and density. In addition to abiotic stressors, changes in food availability, specifically the abundance of saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi, influence Collembola responses to climate warming. Collembolans prefer saprotrophic fungi but rely on mycorrhizal fungi when food sources are scarce. Understanding the mechanisms behind these dietary shifts in warm-dry and warm-wet soil conditions is crucial for predicting the impact of climate change on Collembola-fungal interactions.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Samantha E. Andres, Nathan J. Emery, Paul D. Rymer, Jeff R. Powell
Summary: This study identified candidate fungi and soil physiochemical properties associated with observed dieback and dieback resistance in an Endangered shrub and provides groundwork for further exploring what drives dieback and how it can be managed to promote the conservation of wild populations.
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Soil Science
Andrew Dopheide, Carina Davis, Steve A. Wakelin, David Whitehead, Gwen-Aelle Grelet
Summary: Inputs of carbon to soil can stimulate microbial growth and immobilize excess nitrogen from sources such as livestock urine. However, the effects of carbon inputs on microbial communities under conditions of excess soil nitrogen are still not well understood.
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
(2023)
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Soil Science
Pamela Niederauer Pompeo, Luis Carlos Iunes Oliveira Filho, Douglas Alexandre, Ana Carolina Lovatel, Pedro Martins da Silva, Jose Paulo Sousa, Osmar Klauberg-Filho, Dilmar Baretta
Summary: Ground-dwelling beetles play a crucial role in ecosystem functioning, but their composition and traits are influenced by habitat fragmentation and land use changes. This study examined the community composition and relationships with environmental variables of ground-dwelling beetles in subtropical fragments of southern Brazil. The results showed that the composition of beetle communities varied among different land use systems, and environmental variables had some influence on the morphospecies composition.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Ecology
Peter Dietrich, Olga Ferlian, Yuanyuan Huang, Shan Luo, Julius Quosh, Nico Eisenhauer
Summary: This study found that there was a positive relationship between tree species richness and community productivity, which strengthened over time. The type of mycorrhizal association had different effects on productivity, but there was no overyielding when different types of mycorrhizal trees grew together. Ectomycorrhizal tree communities had low productivity initially but increased over time, showing overall strong biodiversity effects. In contrast, arbuscular mycorrhizal tree communities showed the opposite pattern. Therefore, maximizing tree and mycorrhizal diversity may increase ecosystem functioning in the long run.
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Environmental Sciences
Ilyass Filali Alaoui, Mohamed Ait Hamza, Hinde Benjlil, Amine Idhmida, Amina Braimi, Elmahdi Mzough, Ayoub Hallouti, Khadija Basaid, James Nicholas Furze, Inga A. Zasada, Timothy Paulitz, Zahra Ferji, Abdelhamid El Mousadik, El Hassan Mayad
Summary: The agroecological productivity of the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve in Morocco is limited by plant parasitic nematodes, requiring ecological studies of nematode communities to develop effective biological management. Soil and climatic variables were seen to have significant impacts on the abundance and distribution of nematodes, with a combination of biological treatments and proper agroecological practices needed for sustainable management.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Gabriele Bellotti, Eren Taskin, Maria Chiara Guerrieri, Gian Maria Beone, Cristina Menta, Sara Remelli, Fabrizio Bandini, Vincenzo Tabaglio, Andrea Fiorini, Federico Capra, Rossella Bortolaso, Simone Sello, Cristina Sudiro, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Francesco Vuolo, Edoardo Puglisi
Summary: This study investigated the biostimulant activity of a by-product from industrial production and its effects on agricultural soil. Results showed that higher dosages of the by-product improved soil quality parameters and enhanced beneficial microbial communities, while lower dosages had limited effects on soil chemical and biochemical properties.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Emanuele Fanfarillo, Claudia Angiolini, Enrico Tordoni, Giovanni Bacaro, Erika Bazzato, Maurizio Castaldini, Maria A. Cucu, Martina Grattacaso, Stefano Loppi, Michela Marignani, Stefano Mocali, Lucia Muggia, Elena Salerni, Simona Maccherini
Summary: Soil microbiota is important for agroecosystem biodiversity and has a significant impact on plant growth and agricultural services. This study found that arable plant communities can serve as a surrogate for bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere of Elephant Garlic. The composition of plant communities was correlated with the composition of bacterial and fungal communities, with similar responses to geographic and environmental factors, and biotic interactions playing a role in fungal community composition.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Soil Science
Jonas Inkotte, Barbara Bomfim, Sarah Camelo da Silva, Marco Bruno Xavier Valadao, Marcio Goncalves da Rosa, Roberta Batista Viana, Polliana D'Angelo Rios, Alcides Gatto, Reginaldo S. Pereira
Summary: This research emphasizes the impact of rainfall seasonality on soil biodiversity and physicochemistry, closely linked with litter production and decomposition. Wood litter decomposition is associated with Hemiptera abundance in the dry season, while leaf litter decomposition is related to total epigeic fauna abundance and soil pH.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sandra Diaz
Summary: Scientists are urgently gathering the strongest ever biodiversity evidence base, but time is running out to utilize it effectively.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aisling Irwin
Summary: Since the peace agreement in Colombia, scientists have been in a race against time to study the country's wealth of resources before it becomes too late.
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Emiliano Rodriguez Mega
Summary: Researchers express concerns that the Colombian environment ministry may prioritize animal rights activists over controlling the spread of invasive animals.
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Ecology
Nicholas C. Dove, William S. Keeton
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Soil Science
Chelsea J. Carey, Nicholas C. Dove, J. Michael Beman, Stephen C. Hart, Emma L. Aronson
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
S. M. Aciego, C. S. Riebe, S. C. Hart, M. A. Blakowski, C. J. Carey, S. M. Aarons, N. C. Dove, J. K. Botthoff, K. W. W. Sims, E. L. Aronson
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2017)