Complex effects of precipitation and basal resources on the trophic ecology of soil oribatid mites: Implications for stable isotope analysis

Effect of coupled reduced irrigation and nitrogen fertilizer on soil mite community composition in a wheat field

“…Furthermore, the composition of the mite community can be affected by soil environmental characteristics (e.g., soil organic matter, pH, and available phosphorus) via changes in exogenous inputs (Cao et al, 2011;Melguizo-Ruiz et al, 2017;Wang, Tan, Fan, Ruan, & Zheng, 2015). Therefore, monitoring soil mites responses may help us better understand the effects of different artificial disturbance on agroecosystems.…”

“…Although many studies had been conducted to evaluate the effects of water and nitrogen fertilizer addition on soil organism community, many variations and inconsistencies can be found in the literature (Melguizo-Ruiz et al, 2017;Sun et al, 2017). Although many studies had been conducted to evaluate the effects of water and nitrogen fertilizer addition on soil organism community, many variations and inconsistencies can be found in the literature (Melguizo-Ruiz et al, 2017;Sun et al, 2017).…”

“…For example, elevated water addition increased soil fungi and decreased soil bacteria, while increased nitrogen fertilizer addition had the opposite effects because water addition led to significant changes in soil characteristics (Ma et al, 2016). In addition, although several studies have evaluated the combined effects of water and nitrogen fertilizer addition on soil organisms , few studies have researched the response of soil mites to changes in water and nitrogen fertilizer application, with the exception of two studies in forest ecosystem (Lindberg & Persson, 2004;Melguizo-Ruiz et al, 2017). For instance, water addition enhanced the abundance and species richness of soil nematodes, but nitrogen fertilizer addition reduced their generic richness (Song et al, 2016), and the effect of different levels of nitrogen fertilizer addition on soil nematode also fluctuated (Chen et al, 2019;Song et al, 2015).…”

“…Changes in water and nitrogen fertilizer addition may affect soil organism communities through different mechanisms. Although many studies had been conducted to evaluate the effects of water and nitrogen fertilizer addition on soil organism community, many variations and inconsistencies can be found in the literature (Melguizo-Ruiz et al, 2017;Sun et al, 2017). For example, elevated water addition increased soil fungi and decreased soil bacteria, while increased nitrogen fertilizer addition had the opposite effects because water addition led to significant changes in soil characteristics (Ma et al, 2016).…”

“…For instance, water addition enhanced the abundance and species richness of soil nematodes, but nitrogen fertilizer addition reduced their generic richness (Song et al, 2016), and the effect of different levels of nitrogen fertilizer addition on soil nematode also fluctuated (Chen et al, 2019;Song et al, 2015). In addition, although several studies have evaluated the combined effects of water and nitrogen fertilizer addition on soil organisms , few studies have researched the response of soil mites to changes in water and nitrogen fertilizer application, with the exception of two studies in forest ecosystem (Lindberg & Persson, 2004;Melguizo-Ruiz et al, 2017).…”