Plant attributes explain the distribution of soil microbial communities in two contrasting regions of the globe

Predicting the structure of soil communities from plant community taxonomy, phylogeny, and traits

(2018) Jonathan W. Leff et al.   ISME Journal

Plant, soil and microbial controls on grassland diversity restoration: a long-term, multi-site mesocosm experiment

(2017) Ellen L. Fry et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Testing the environmental filtering concept in global drylands

(2017) Yoann Le Bagousse-Pinguet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant traits determine the phylogenetic structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities

(2017) Álvaro López-García et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Identity of biocrust species and microbial communities drive the response of soil multifunctionality to simulated global change

(2017) Yu-Rong Liu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Carbon content and climate variability drive global soil bacterial diversity patterns

(2016) Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Temporal dynamics of biotic and abiotic drivers of litter decomposition

(2016) Pablo García-Palacios et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Plant diversity and root traits benefit physical properties key to soil function in grasslands

(2016) Iain J. Gould et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Plant domestication and the assembly of bacterial and fungal communities associated with strains of the common sunflower, Helianthus annuus

(2016) Jonathan W. Leff et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Temperature mediates continental-scale diversity of microbes in forest soils

(2016) Jizhong Zhou et al.   Nature Communications

Microsite Differentiation Drives the Abundance of Soil Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria along Aridity Gradients

(2016) Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Plant traits related to nitrogen uptake influence plant-microbe competition

(2015) Delphine Moreau et al.   ECOLOGY

Functional trait diversity across trophic levels determines herbivore impact on plant community biomass

(2015) Hélène Deraison et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Relating belowground microbial composition to the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional trait distributions of trees in a tropical forest

(2015) Albert Barberán et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition

(2015) Eric Allan et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Simple measures of climate, soil properties and plant traits predict national-scale grassland soil carbon stocks

(2015) Peter Manning et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Accelerated dryland expansion under climate change

(2015) Jianping Huang et al.   Nature Climate Change

Contribution of above- and below-ground plant traits to the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities

(2014) N. Legay et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Belowground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

(2014) Richard D. Bardgett et al.   NATURE

The interactions between plant life form and fungal traits of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi determine the symbiotic community

(2014) Álvaro López-García et al.   OECOLOGIA

Litter decomposition and soil microbial community composition in three Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) forests along an altitudinal gradient

(2014) Yong Zhou et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Global diversity and geography of soil fungi

(2014) L. Tedersoo et al.   SCIENCE

Plant functional effects on ecosystem services

(2013) Sandra Lavorel   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Relative contributions of plant traits and soil microbial properties to mountain grassland ecosystem services

(2013) Karl Grigulis et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Abiotic drivers and plant traits explain landscape-scale patterns in soil microbial communities

(2012) Franciska T. de Vries et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Who is who in litter decomposition? Metaproteomics reveals major microbial players and their biogeochemical functions

(2012) Thomas Schneider et al.   ISME Journal

Linkages of plant traits to soil properties and the functioning of temperate grassland

(2010) Kate H. Orwin et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Pyrosequencing-Based Assessment of Soil pH as a Predictor of Soil Bacterial Community Structure at the Continental Scale

(2009) C. L. Lauber et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Three Genomes from the Phylum Acidobacteria Provide Insight into the Lifestyles of These Microorganisms in Soils

(2009) N. L. Ward et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The unseen majority: soil microbes as drivers of plant diversity and productivity in terrestrial ecosystems

(2008) Marcel G. A. van der Heijden et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS