2012
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2331-y
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Legacy effects of drought on plant growth and the soil food web

Abstract: Soils deliver important ecosystem services, such as nutrient provision for plants and the storage of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), which are greatly impacted by drought. Both plants and soil biota affect soil C and N availability, which might in turn affect their response to drought, offering the potential to feed back on each other's performance. In a greenhouse experiment, we compared legacy effects of repeated drought on plant growth and the soil food web in two contrasting land-use systems: extensively mana… Show more

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“…Our study of effects of a persistent global change on soil biota over a period from few to many generations of the longest living members is quite unique. Reported recovery of soil fauna communities after disturbances show various levels of resilience ranging from decades after mining activity55 or years after extended drought50, to months following burning565758 and moderate drought5960.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our study of effects of a persistent global change on soil biota over a period from few to many generations of the longest living members is quite unique. Reported recovery of soil fauna communities after disturbances show various levels of resilience ranging from decades after mining activity55 or years after extended drought50, to months following burning565758 and moderate drought5960.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, its potential effects were unclassifiable for both soil microorganisms and biological functions and low for soil fauna. This difficulty in quantifying the impact of global warming on soil biodiversity is likely due to the open controversy featured in the debate surrounding this issue, with some studies presenting a correlation between global warming and alteration of soil life (De Vries et al, 2012), and others showing the opposite (Rousk et al, 2013). Therefore, nowadays we may claim that climate change impacts life below-ground, but not exactly to what extent.…”
Section: Threats To Soil Biodiversitymentioning
confidence: 91%
“…The link between DOC leaching and fungal-feeding collembolans suggests that this functional group might be a sensitive indicator for changes in labile C availability. In addition, labile C constitutes an easily decomposable food source for microbes, which might stimulate microbial growth and increase the biomass of bacterial and fungal grazers through bottom-up effects (32).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%