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Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks

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Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks. / de Vries, Franciska T.; Griffiths, Rob I.; Bailey, Mark et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 9, No. 1, 02.08.2018.

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de Vries, FT, Griffiths, RI, Bailey, M, Craig, H, Girlanda, M, Gweon, HS, Hallin, S, Kaisermann, A, Keith, AM, Kretzschmar, M, Lemanceau, P, Lumini, E, Mason, KE, Oliver, A, Ostle, N, Prosser, JI, Thion, C, Thomson, B & Bardgett, RD 2018, 'Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks', Nature Communications, vol. 9, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05516-7

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de Vries, F. T., Griffiths, R. I., Bailey, M., Craig, H., Girlanda, M., Gweon, H. S., Hallin, S., Kaisermann, A., Keith, A. M., Kretzschmar, M., Lemanceau, P., Lumini, E., Mason, K. E., Oliver, A., Ostle, N., Prosser, J. I., Thion, C., Thomson, B., & Bardgett, R. D. (2018). Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks. Nature Communications, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05516-7

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de Vries FT, Griffiths RI, Bailey M, Craig H, Girlanda M, Gweon HS, Hallin S, Kaisermann A, Keith AM, Kretzschmar M, et al. 2018. Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks. Nature Communications. 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05516-7

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de Vries, Franciska T. et al. "Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks". Nature Communications. 2018. 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05516-7

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de Vries FT, Griffiths RI, Bailey M, Craig H, Girlanda M, Gweon HS et al. Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks. Nature Communications. 2018 Aug 2;9(1). doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05516-7

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de Vries, Franciska T. ; Griffiths, Rob I. ; Bailey, Mark et al. / Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks. In: Nature Communications. 2018 ; Vol. 9, No. 1.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks

AU - de Vries, Franciska T.

AU - Griffiths, Rob I.

AU - Bailey, Mark

AU - Craig, Hayley

AU - Girlanda, Mariangela

AU - Gweon, Hyun Soon

AU - Hallin, Sara

AU - Kaisermann, Aurore

AU - Keith, Aidan M.

AU - Kretzschmar, Marina

AU - Lemanceau, Philippe

AU - Lumini, Erica

AU - Mason, Kelly E.

AU - Oliver, Anna

AU - Ostle, Nick

AU - Prosser, James I.

AU - Thion, Cecile

AU - Thomson, Bruce

AU - Bardgett, Richard D.

PY - 2018/8/2

Y1 - 2018/8/2

N2 - Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in ecosystem functioning, but it is unknown how co-occurrence networks within these communities respond to disturbances such as climate extremes. This represents an important knowledge gap because changes in microbial networks could have implications for their functioning and vulnerability to future disturbances. Here, we show in grassland mesocosms that drought promotes destabilising properties in soil bacterial, but not fungal, co-occurrence networks, and that changes in bacterial communities link more strongly to soil functioning during recovery than do changes in fungal communities. Moreover, we reveal that drought has a prolonged effect on bacterial communities and their co-occurrence networks via changes in vegetation composition and resultant reductions in soil moisture. Our results provide new insight in the mechanisms through which drought alters soil microbial communities with potential long-term consequences, including future plant community composition and the ability of aboveground and belowground communities to withstand future disturbances.

AB - Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in ecosystem functioning, but it is unknown how co-occurrence networks within these communities respond to disturbances such as climate extremes. This represents an important knowledge gap because changes in microbial networks could have implications for their functioning and vulnerability to future disturbances. Here, we show in grassland mesocosms that drought promotes destabilising properties in soil bacterial, but not fungal, co-occurrence networks, and that changes in bacterial communities link more strongly to soil functioning during recovery than do changes in fungal communities. Moreover, we reveal that drought has a prolonged effect on bacterial communities and their co-occurrence networks via changes in vegetation composition and resultant reductions in soil moisture. Our results provide new insight in the mechanisms through which drought alters soil microbial communities with potential long-term consequences, including future plant community composition and the ability of aboveground and belowground communities to withstand future disturbances.

U2 - 10.1038/s41467-018-05516-7

DO - 10.1038/s41467-018-05516-7

M3 - Article

VL - 9

JO - Nature Communications

JF - Nature Communications

SN - 2041-1723

IS - 1

ER -