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1. New perspectives on microbiome and nutrient sequestration in soil aggregates during long-term grazing exclusion

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Ju, Wenliang [0000-0003-1923-7908], Fang, Linchuan [0000-0003-1923-7908], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Chen, Ji [0000-0001-7026-6312], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Bing, Haijian [0000-0002-9813-6939], Liu, Ji [0000-0003-1923-7908], Tan, Wenfeng [0000-0002-3098-2928], Blagodatskaya, Evgenia [0000-0002-8284-4017], Ju, Wenliang, Fang, Linchuan, Shen, Guoting, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Chen, Ji, Zhou, Guiyao, Ma, Dengke, Bing, Haijian, Liu, Lei, Liu, Ji, Jin, Xiaolian, Guo, Liang, Blagodatskaya, Evgenia, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Ju, Wenliang [0000-0003-1923-7908], Fang, Linchuan [0000-0003-1923-7908], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Chen, Ji [0000-0001-7026-6312], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Bing, Haijian [0000-0002-9813-6939], Liu, Ji [0000-0003-1923-7908], Tan, Wenfeng [0000-0002-3098-2928], Blagodatskaya, Evgenia [0000-0002-8284-4017], Ju, Wenliang, Fang, Linchuan, Shen, Guoting, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Chen, Ji, Zhou, Guiyao, Ma, Dengke, Bing, Haijian, Liu, Lei, Liu, Ji, Jin, Xiaolian, Guo, Liang, and Blagodatskaya, Evgenia more...

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Grazing exclusion alters grassland soil aggregation, microbiome composition, and biogeochemical processes. However, the long-term effects of grazing exclusion on the microbial communities and nutrient dynamics within soil aggregates remain unclear. We conducted a 36-year exclusion experiment to investigate how grazing exclusion affects the soil microbial community and the associated soil functions within soil aggregates in a semiarid grassland. Long-term (36 years) grazing exclusion induced a shift in microbial communities, especially in the <2 mm aggregates, from high to low diversity compared to the grazing control. The reduced microbial diversity was accompanied by instability of fungal communities, extended distribution of fungal pathogens to >2 mm aggregates, and reduced carbon (C) sequestration potential thus revealing a negative impact of long-term GE. In contrast, 11–26 years of grazing exclusion greatly increased C sequestration and promoted nutrient cycling in soil aggregates and associated microbial functional genes. Moreover, the environmental characteristics of microhabitats (e.g., soil pH) altered the soil microbiome and strongly contributed to C sequestration. Our findings reveal new evidence from soil microbiology for optimizing grazing exclusion duration to maintain multiple belowground ecosystem functions, providing promising suggestions for climate-smart and resource-efficient grasslands. more...

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2024

2. Fostering biodiversity research in post-fire biology

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Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Lucas-Borja, M. E. [0000-0001-6270-8408], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Zema, Demetrio Antonio [0000-0002-5743-3996], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Lucas Borja, M. E., Zhou, Guiyao, Zema, Demetrio Antonio, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Lucas-Borja, M. E. [0000-0001-6270-8408], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Zema, Demetrio Antonio [0000-0002-5743-3996], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Lucas Borja, M. E., Zhou, Guiyao, Zema, Demetrio Antonio, and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

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The impacts of wildfire on vegetation and soil erosion have been studied for decades aiming to bring back ecosystems after fire perturbance. However, the influence of fires on above and belowground biodiversity remains far less understood. Biodiversity is critical for supporting ecosystem function, and this data scarcity is hampering managers in adopting effective practices for a proper restoration of burned ecosystems. This limitation could be overcome by future research that should focus post-fire diversity of plants and soil biota, by (i) analysing the environmental factors driving post-fire evolutionary trends; (ii) exploring their interrelations across different spatial and temporal scales; (iii) identifying the variability across fires of different severities and frequency; (iv) ascertaining the post-fire response of individual plant species and soil taxa to fire with or without application of post-fire restoration actions. more...

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2024

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3. Fungi and bacteria trade-off mediates drought-induced reduction in wood decomposition

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (China), Peñuelas, Josep [0000-0002-7215-0150], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Jia, Shuxian, Yuan, Tengfeng, Fu, Yuling, Peñuelas, Josep, Zhou, Guiyao, Zhou, Lingyan, Liu, Dingqin, He, Yanghui, Liu, Ruiqiang, Wang, Xinxin, Song, Bingqian, Jiang, Zheng, Zhou, Xuhui, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (China), Peñuelas, Josep [0000-0002-7215-0150], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Jia, Shuxian, Yuan, Tengfeng, Fu, Yuling, Peñuelas, Josep, Zhou, Guiyao, Zhou, Lingyan, Liu, Dingqin, He, Yanghui, Liu, Ruiqiang, Wang, Xinxin, Song, Bingqian, Jiang, Zheng, and Zhou, Xuhui more...

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Climate change has significantly increased the frequency and intensity of drought events in recent decades, which may affect the decomposition of organic matter such as deadwood. Previous studies have examined the impacts of microclimate and wood traits on deadwood decomposition, but how wood microbes regulate effects of drought intensity on deadwood decomposition remains unclear. In this study, a field drought experiment was conducted with three throughfall exclusion levels (i.e., control, −35% and −70% rainfall treatments) in a subtropical forest to probe relative importance of microclimate, wood traits, and microbial biomass on wood decomposition. Our results showed that the −35% and −70% rainfall treatments significantly decreased wood CO2 efflux by 28.27% and 47.49%, respectively. Drought-induced decreases in wood CO2 efflux were mainly mediated by wood microbial biomass, particularly wood fungi biomass. The structural equation modelling indicated a shift in the dominant wood microbial communities in regulating wood CO2 efflux from bacteria to fungi as drought intensities increased. Our findings highlight the crucial role of wood microbial community with the trade-off between fungi and bacteria on deadwood decomposition under drought, which should be taken into account to decode forest carbon cycle − climate feedback in the future research. more...

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2024

4. Mycorrhizal associations relate to stable convergence in plant-microbial competition for nitrogen absorption under high nitrogen conditions

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (China), Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Thakur, Madhav P. [0000-0001-9426-1313], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Fu, Yuling [0000-0001-6286-8866], He, Yanghui [0000-0002-9192-7017], Chen, Hongyang [0000-0002-7394-1747], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Du, Zhenggang, Zhou, Lingyan, Thakur, Madhav P., Zhou, Guiyao, Fu, Yuling, Li, Nan, Liu, Ruiqiang, He, Yanghui, Chen, Hongyang, Li, Jie, Zhou, Huimin, Li, Ming, Lu, Meng, Zhou, Xuhui, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (China), Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Thakur, Madhav P. [0000-0001-9426-1313], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Fu, Yuling [0000-0001-6286-8866], He, Yanghui [0000-0002-9192-7017], Chen, Hongyang [0000-0002-7394-1747], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Du, Zhenggang, Zhou, Lingyan, Thakur, Madhav P., Zhou, Guiyao, Fu, Yuling, Li, Nan, Liu, Ruiqiang, He, Yanghui, Chen, Hongyang, Li, Jie, Zhou, Huimin, Li, Ming, Lu, Meng, and Zhou, Xuhui more...

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Nitrogen (N) immobilization (Nim, including microbial N assimilation) and plant N uptake (PNU) are the two most important pathways of N retention in soils. The ratio of Nim to PNU (hereafter Nim:PNU ratio) generally reflects the degree of N limitation for plant growth in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the key factors driving the pattern of Nim:PNU ratio across global ecosystems remain unclear. Here, using a global data set of 1018 observations from 184 studies, we examined the relative importance of mycorrhizal associations, climate, plant, and soil properties on the Nim:PNU ratio across terrestrial ecosystems. Our results show that mycorrhizal fungi type (arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) or ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi) in combination with soil inorganic N mainly explain the global variation in the Nim:PNU ratio in terrestrial ecosystems. In AM fungi-associated ecosystems, the relationship between Nim and PNU displays a weaker negative correlation (r = −.06, p < .001), whereas there is a stronger positive correlation (r = .25, p < .001) in EM fungi-associated ecosystems. Our meta-analysis thus suggests that the AM-associated plants display a weak interaction with soil microorganisms for N absorption, while EM-associated plants cooperate with soil microorganisms. Furthermore, we find that the Nim:PNU ratio for both AM- and EM-associated ecosystems gradually converge around a stable value (13.8 ± 0.5 for AM- and 12.1 ± 1.2 for EM-associated ecosystems) under high soil inorganic N conditions. Our findings highlight the dependence of plant–microbial interaction for N absorption on both plant mycorrhizal association and soil inorganic N, with the stable convergence of the Nim:PNU ratio under high soil N conditions. more...

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2024

5. The Contribution of Biotic Factors in Explaining the Global Distribution of Inorganic Carbon in Surface Soils

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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, Junta de Andalucía, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), China Scholarship Council, Zeng, Xiao-Min [0000-0003-4978-1015], Bastida, F. [0000-0001-9958-7099], Plaza de Carlos, César [0000-0001-8616-7001], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Vera Ayala, Alfonso [0000-0002-1822-0496], Liu, Yu-Rong [0000-0003-1112-4255], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zeng, Xiao-Min, Bastida, F., Plaza de Carlos, César, Zhou, Guiyao, Vera Ayala, Alfonso, Liu, Yu-Rong, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, Junta de Andalucía, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), China Scholarship Council, Zeng, Xiao-Min [0000-0003-4978-1015], Bastida, F. [0000-0001-9958-7099], Plaza de Carlos, César [0000-0001-8616-7001], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Vera Ayala, Alfonso [0000-0002-1822-0496], Liu, Yu-Rong [0000-0003-1112-4255], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zeng, Xiao-Min, Bastida, F., Plaza de Carlos, César, Zhou, Guiyao, Vera Ayala, Alfonso, Liu, Yu-Rong, and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

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Soil inorganic carbon (SIC) plays a crucial role in regulating global carbon (C) cycling by linking the long-term geological and short-term biological C cycles. Soil inorganic carbon stocks are thought to be mainly driven by abiotic factors. However, despite the well-known influence of vegetation and soil microbes on terrestrial C pools, the relative contribution of biotic and abiotic factors in explaining the global distribution of SIC remains virtually unknown. Here, we conducted a global field survey including information on SIC of 398 composite topsoil samples from 134 locations to investigate the contribution of biotic drivers in explaining the global distribution of SIC in surface soils compared with climate and abiotic factors. Overall, SIC content peaked in arid and temperate ecosystems with warmer and drier conditions, particularly shrublands. We further revealed that although soil properties (e.g., Ca and C/N ratio) explained the highest variance in SIC globally, biotic factors, associated with vegetation and soil microbes, explained a considerable proportion of the global variation in SIC. In particular, plant richness, plant cover, and fungal biomass were significantly and positively associated with SIC, suggesting that biotic control could play an important role in explaining the global distribution of topsoil SIC. We propose that changes in the biotic factors, such as alterations in vegetation and soil microbes resulting from global changes, may have important direct and indirect consequences for global SIC dynamics and terrestrial C-climate feedback. more...

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2023

6. Forest restoration decouple soil C:N:P stoichiometry but has little effects on microbial biodiversity globally

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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Han, Ximei, Zhai, Kaiyan, Liu, Shengen, Chen, Hongyang, He, Yanghui, Du, Zhenggang, Liu, Ruiqiang, Liu, Dingqin, Zhou, Lingyan, Zhou, Xuhui, Zhou, Guiyao, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Han, Ximei, Zhai, Kaiyan, Liu, Shengen, Chen, Hongyang, He, Yanghui, Du, Zhenggang, Liu, Ruiqiang, Liu, Dingqin, Zhou, Lingyan, Zhou, Xuhui, and Zhou, Guiyao more...

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Introduction: Forest restoration is an effective way to promote ecosystem functions and mitigate climate change. However, how forest restoration affect soil C:N:P stoichiometry and microbial biodiversity, as well as their linkage across contrasting forest types globally remains largely illusive. Materials and Methods: Here we conducted a global meta-analysis by synthesizing 121 published papers with 1649 observations to explore how forest restoration affect soil C:N:P stoichiometry and microbial biodiversity globally. Results: Forest restoration significantly increased soil total carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) content, whereas having no significant impact on most microbial diversity indicator, except for an enhancement in bacterial operational taxonomic unit and fungal Simpson. Meanwhile, forest restoration effects on soil C:N:P stoichiometry varied with different forest types, with promoting more soil C and P in ectomycorrhizal than those in arbuscular mycorrhizal forests. Meanwhile, forest restoration induced changes in soil N and P were positively correlated with microbial Shannon index. More importantly, forest restoration effects on soil C:N:P stoichiometry and microbial biodiversity were regulated by climate factors such as mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation. Conclusion: Our results highlight the crucial role of forest restoration in decoupling the biogeochemical cycles of C, N and P through changes in microbial biodiversity. Therefore, incorporating the decouple effects of forest restoration on soil C:N:P stoichiometry into Earth system models may improve predictions of climate–forest feedbacks in the Anthropocene. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment published by Global Initiative of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. more...

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2023

7. Disconnection between plant–microbial nutrient limitation across forest biomes

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, Generalitat de Catalunya, Fundación Ramón Areces, National Key Research and Development Program (China), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Liu, Ji [0000-0003-1923-7908], Fang, Linchuan [0000-0003-1923-7908], Qiu, Tianyi [0000-0002-5778-0592], Sardans, Jordi [0000-0003-2478-0219], Du, Enzai [0000-0002-5519-0150], Chen, Ji [0000-0001-7026-6312], Tang, Wenfeng [0000-0002-3098-2928], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Cui, Qingliang [0000-0002-2216-4925], Peñuelas, Josep [0000-0002-7215-0150], Cui, Yongxing [0000-0002-8624-2785], Bing, Haijian [0000-0002-9813-6939], Liu, Ji, Fang, Linchuan, Qiu, Tianyi, Bing, Haijian, Cui, Yongxing, Sardans, Jordi, Du, Enzai, Chen, Ji, Tang, Wenfeng, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Zhou, Guiyao, Cui, Qingliang, Peñuelas, Josep, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Generalitat de Catalunya, Fundación Ramón Areces, National Key Research and Development Program (China), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Liu, Ji [0000-0003-1923-7908], Fang, Linchuan [0000-0003-1923-7908], Qiu, Tianyi [0000-0002-5778-0592], Sardans, Jordi [0000-0003-2478-0219], Du, Enzai [0000-0002-5519-0150], Chen, Ji [0000-0001-7026-6312], Tang, Wenfeng [0000-0002-3098-2928], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Cui, Qingliang [0000-0002-2216-4925], Peñuelas, Josep [0000-0002-7215-0150], Cui, Yongxing [0000-0002-8624-2785], Bing, Haijian [0000-0002-9813-6939], Liu, Ji, Fang, Linchuan, Qiu, Tianyi, Bing, Haijian, Cui, Yongxing, Sardans, Jordi, Du, Enzai, Chen, Ji, Tang, Wenfeng, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Zhou, Guiyao, Cui, Qingliang, and Peñuelas, Josep more...

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Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are essential elements limiting plant–microbial growth in forest ecosystems. However, whether the pattern of plant–microbe nutrient limitation is consistent across forest biomes and the associated potential mechanisms remain largely unclear, limiting us to better understand the biogeochemical processes under future climate change. Here, we investigated patterns of plant–microbial N/P limitation in forests across a wide environmental gradient and biomes in China to explore the divergence of plant–microbial N/P limitation and the driving mechanisms. We revealed that 42.6% of the N/P limitation between plant–microbial communities was disconnected. Patterns in plant–microbial N/P limitations were consistent only for 17.7% of N and 39.7% of P. Geospatially, the inconsistency was more evident at mid-latitudes, where plants were mainly N limited and microbes were mainly P limited. Furthermore, our findings were consistent with the ecological stoichiometry of plants and microbes themselves and their requirements. Whereas plant N and P limitation was more strongly responsive to meteorological conditions and atmospheric deposition, that of microbes was more strongly responsive to soil chemistry, which exacerbated the plant–microbe N and P limitation divergence. Our work identified an important disconnection between plant and microbial N/P limitation, which should be incorporated into future Earth System Model to better predict forest biomes–climate change feedback. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. © 2023 The Authors. Functional Ecology © 2023 British Ecological Society more...

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2023

8. Litter and soil biodiversity jointly drive ecosystem functions

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Yunnan Provincial Academy of Science and Technology, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, European Association of Innovation, Australian Research Council, European Commission, Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Plaza de Carlos, César [0000-0001-8616-7001], Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl [0000-0002-1839-6926], Wang, Jun-Tao [0000-0002-1822-2176], Trivedi, Pankaj [0000-0003-0173-2804], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Piñeiro, Juan [0000-0002-0825-4174], Singh, Brajesh K. [0000-0003-4413-4185], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Liu, Shengen, Plaza de Carlos, César, Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl, Trivedi, Chanda, Wang, Jun-Tao, Trivedi, Pankaj, Zhou, Guiyao, Piñeiro, Juan, Martins, Catarina S. C., Singh, Brajesh K., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Yunnan Provincial Academy of Science and Technology, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, European Association of Innovation, Australian Research Council, European Commission, Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Plaza de Carlos, César [0000-0001-8616-7001], Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl [0000-0002-1839-6926], Wang, Jun-Tao [0000-0002-1822-2176], Trivedi, Pankaj [0000-0003-0173-2804], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Piñeiro, Juan [0000-0002-0825-4174], Singh, Brajesh K. [0000-0003-4413-4185], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Liu, Shengen, Plaza de Carlos, César, Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl, Trivedi, Chanda, Wang, Jun-Tao, Trivedi, Pankaj, Zhou, Guiyao, Piñeiro, Juan, Martins, Catarina S. C., Singh, Brajesh K., and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

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The decomposition of litter and the supply of nutrients into and from the soil are two fundamental processes through which the above- and belowground world interact. Microbial biodiversity, and especially that of decomposers, plays a key role in these processes by helping litter decomposition. Yet the relative contribution of litter diversity and soil biodiversity in supporting multiple ecosystem services remains virtually unknown. Here we conducted a mesocosm experiment where leaf litter and soil biodiversity were manipulated to investigate their influence on plant productivity, litter decomposition, soil respiration, and enzymatic activity in the littersphere. We showed that both leaf litter diversity and soil microbial diversity (richness and community composition) independently contributed to explain multiple ecosystem functions. Fungal saprobes community composition was especially important for supporting ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF), plant production, litter decomposition, and activity of soil phosphatase when compared with bacteria or other fungal functional groups and litter species richness. Moreover, leaf litter diversity and soil microbial diversity exerted previously undescribed and significantly interactive effects on EMF and multiple individual ecosystem functions, such as litter decomposition and plant production. Together, our work provides experimental evidence supporting the independent and interactive roles of litter and belowground soil biodiversity to maintain ecosystem functions and multiple services. more...

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2023

9. Effects of tree mycorrhizal type on soil respiration and carbon stock via fine root biomass and litter dynamic in tropical plantations

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhang, Guodong, Zhou, Guiyao, Zhou, Xuhui, Zhou, Lingyan, Shao, Junjiong, Liu, Ruiqiang, Gao, Jing, He, Yanghui, Du, Zhenggang, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhang, Guodong, Zhou, Guiyao, Zhou, Xuhui, Zhou, Lingyan, Shao, Junjiong, Liu, Ruiqiang, Gao, Jing, He, Yanghui, Du, Zhenggang, and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

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Tropical forests are among the most productive and vulnerable ecosystems in the planet. Several global forestation programs are aiming to plant millions of trees in tropical regions in the future decade. Mycorrhizal associations are known to largely influence forest soil carbon (C) stocks. However, to date, little is known on whether and how different tree mycorrhizal types affect soil respiration (Rs) and C stocks in tropical forests. In this study, we used a three-decade tropical common garden experiment, with three arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and three ectomycorrhizal (EM) monocultures, to investigate the impacts of tree mycorrhizal type on Rs and soil C stocks. Associating biotic (e.g. root biomass, litter dynamic, soil microbes) and abiotic factors (e.g. microclimate) were also measured. Our results showed that AM stands supported significantly higher Rs and soil C stock, litter turnover rate and fine root biomass than EM stands. Further statistical analysis displayed that tree mycorrhizal type was the most important factor in regulating Rs and soil C stock compared with other biotic or abiotic factors. Moreover, we found that mycorrhizal type directly and indirectly affected Rs and soil C stocks via fine root biomass and litter dynamic, i.e. litter production, litter standing crop and litter turnover rate. Our findings highlight important effects of tree mycorrhizal type on forest C cycle, suggesting that planting AM tree species could contribute to promotion of soil C stock in tropical ecosystems. more...

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2023

10. The global contribution of soil mosses to ecosystem services

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British Ecological Society, Hermon Slade Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Junta de Andalucía, Slovenian Research Agency, National Science Foundation (US), Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (Portugal), European Commission, Programa de Investimento e Despesas de Desenvolvimento da Administração Central (Portugal), Eldridge, David J. [0000-0002-2191-486X], Guirado, Emilio [0000-0001-5348-7391], Reich, Peter B. [0000-0003-4424-662X], Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl [0000-0002-1839-6926], Berdugo, Miguel [0000-0003-1053-8907], Sáez-Sandino, Tadeo [0000-0001-9539-4716], Blanco-Pastor, José Luis [0000-0002-7708-1342], Tedersoo, Leho [0000-0002-1635-1249], Plaza de Carlos, César [0000-0001-8616-7001], Ding, Jingyi [0000-0002-4120-6318], Sun, Wei [0000-0002-1601-2159], Mamet, Steven [0000-0002-3510-3814, Cui, Haiying [0000-0003-4993-2231], He, Ji-Zheng [0000-0002-9169-8058], Hu, Hang-Wei [0000-0002-3294-102X], Abades, Sebastián [0000-0001-5704-4037], Alfaro, Fernando D. [0000-0003-2922-1838], Bastida, F. [0000-0001-9958-7099], Ríos, Asunción de los [0000-0002-0266-3516], Durán, Jorge [0000-0002-7375-5290], Gaitán, Juan J. [0000-0003-2889-1418], Guerra, Carlos A. [0000-0003-4917-2105], Grebenc, Tine [0000-0003-4035-8587], Liu, Yu-Rong [0000-0003-1112-4255], Makhalanyane, Thulani P. [0000-0002-8173-1678], Mallen-Cooper, Max [0000-0002-8799-8728], Molina-Montenegro, Marco A. [0000-0001-6801-8942], Moreno, José Luis [0000-0002-6063-7156], Nahberger, Tina U. [0000-0001-9808-1643], Peñaloza-Bojacá, Gabriel F. [0000-0001-7085-9521], Picó, Sergio [0000-0002-4016-4670], Rey, Ana [0000-0003-0394-101X], Rodríguez-Pereiras, Alexandra [0000-0001-5849-8778], Siebe, Christina [0000-0002-2636-6778], Teixido, Alberto L. [0000-0001-8009-1237], Torres-Díaz, Cristian [0000-0002-5741-5288], Trivedi, Pankaj [0000-0003-0173-2804], Wang, Jun-Tao [0000-0002-1822-2176], Wang, Jianyong [0000-0002-9863-0056], Yang, Tianxue [0000-0002-0305-6873], Zaady, Eli [0000-0002-3304-534X], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Eldridge, David J., Guirado, Emilio, Reich, Peter B., Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl, Berdugo, Miguel, Sáez-Sandino, Tadeo, Blanco-Pastor, José Luis, Tedersoo, Leho, Plaza de Carlos, César, Ding, Jingyi, Sun, Wei, Mamet, Steven, Cui, Haiying, He, Ji-Zheng, Hu, Hang-Wei, Sokoya, Blessing, Abades, Sebastián, Alfaro, Fernando D., Bamigboye, Adebola R., Bastida, F., Ríos, Asunción de los, Durán, Jorge, Gaitán, Juan J., Guerra, Carlos A., Grebenc, Tine, Illán, Javier, G., Liu, Yu-Rong, Makhalanyane, Thulani P., Mallen-Cooper, Max, Molina-Montenegro, Marco A., Moreno-Ortego, Jose Luis, Nahberger, Tina U., Peñaloza-Bojacá, Gabriel F., Picó, Sergio, Rey, Ana, Rodríguez-Pereiras, Alexandra, Siebe, Christina, Teixido, Alberto L., Torres-Díaz, Cristian, Trivedi, Pankaj, Wang, Jun-Tao, Wang, Ling, Wang, Jianyong, Yang, Tianxue, Zaady, Eli, Zhou, Xiaobing, Zhou, Xin-Quan, Zhou, Guiyao, Liu, Shengen, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, British Ecological Society, Hermon Slade Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Junta de Andalucía, Slovenian Research Agency, National Science Foundation (US), Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (Portugal), European Commission, Programa de Investimento e Despesas de Desenvolvimento da Administração Central (Portugal), Eldridge, David J. [0000-0002-2191-486X], Guirado, Emilio [0000-0001-5348-7391], Reich, Peter B. [0000-0003-4424-662X], Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl [0000-0002-1839-6926], Berdugo, Miguel [0000-0003-1053-8907], Sáez-Sandino, Tadeo [0000-0001-9539-4716], Blanco-Pastor, José Luis [0000-0002-7708-1342], Tedersoo, Leho [0000-0002-1635-1249], Plaza de Carlos, César [0000-0001-8616-7001], Ding, Jingyi [0000-0002-4120-6318], Sun, Wei [0000-0002-1601-2159], Mamet, Steven [0000-0002-3510-3814, Cui, Haiying [0000-0003-4993-2231], He, Ji-Zheng [0000-0002-9169-8058], Hu, Hang-Wei [0000-0002-3294-102X], Abades, Sebastián [0000-0001-5704-4037], Alfaro, Fernando D. [0000-0003-2922-1838], Bastida, F. [0000-0001-9958-7099], Ríos, Asunción de los [0000-0002-0266-3516], Durán, Jorge [0000-0002-7375-5290], Gaitán, Juan J. [0000-0003-2889-1418], Guerra, Carlos A. [0000-0003-4917-2105], Grebenc, Tine [0000-0003-4035-8587], Liu, Yu-Rong [0000-0003-1112-4255], Makhalanyane, Thulani P. [0000-0002-8173-1678], Mallen-Cooper, Max [0000-0002-8799-8728], Molina-Montenegro, Marco A. [0000-0001-6801-8942], Moreno, José Luis [0000-0002-6063-7156], Nahberger, Tina U. [0000-0001-9808-1643], Peñaloza-Bojacá, Gabriel F. [0000-0001-7085-9521], Picó, Sergio [0000-0002-4016-4670], Rey, Ana [0000-0003-0394-101X], Rodríguez-Pereiras, Alexandra [0000-0001-5849-8778], Siebe, Christina [0000-0002-2636-6778], Teixido, Alberto L. [0000-0001-8009-1237], Torres-Díaz, Cristian [0000-0002-5741-5288], Trivedi, Pankaj [0000-0003-0173-2804], Wang, Jun-Tao [0000-0002-1822-2176], Wang, Jianyong [0000-0002-9863-0056], Yang, Tianxue [0000-0002-0305-6873], Zaady, Eli [0000-0002-3304-534X], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Eldridge, David J., Guirado, Emilio, Reich, Peter B., Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl, Berdugo, Miguel, Sáez-Sandino, Tadeo, Blanco-Pastor, José Luis, Tedersoo, Leho, Plaza de Carlos, César, Ding, Jingyi, Sun, Wei, Mamet, Steven, Cui, Haiying, He, Ji-Zheng, Hu, Hang-Wei, Sokoya, Blessing, Abades, Sebastián, Alfaro, Fernando D., Bamigboye, Adebola R., Bastida, F., Ríos, Asunción de los, Durán, Jorge, Gaitán, Juan J., Guerra, Carlos A., Grebenc, Tine, Illán, Javier, G., Liu, Yu-Rong, Makhalanyane, Thulani P., Mallen-Cooper, Max, Molina-Montenegro, Marco A., Moreno-Ortego, Jose Luis, Nahberger, Tina U., Peñaloza-Bojacá, Gabriel F., Picó, Sergio, Rey, Ana, Rodríguez-Pereiras, Alexandra, Siebe, Christina, Teixido, Alberto L., Torres-Díaz, Cristian, Trivedi, Pankaj, Wang, Jun-Tao, Wang, Ling, Wang, Jianyong, Yang, Tianxue, Zaady, Eli, Zhou, Xiaobing, Zhou, Xin-Quan, Zhou, Guiyao, Liu, Shengen, and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

Abstract

Soil mosses are among the most widely distributed organisms on land. Experiments and observations suggest that they contribute to terrestrial soil biodiversity and function, yet their ecological contribution to soil has never been assessed globally under natural conditions. Here we conducted the most comprehensive global standardized field study to quantify how soil mosses influence 8 ecosystem services associated with 24 soil biodiversity and functional attributes across wide environmental gradients from all continents. We found that soil mosses are associated with greater carbon sequestration, pool sizes for key nutrients and organic matter decomposition rates but a lower proportion of soil-borne plant pathogens than unvegetated soils. Mosses are especially important for supporting multiple ecosystem services where vascular-plant cover is low. Globally, soil mosses potentially support 6.43 Gt more carbon in the soil layer than do bare soils. The amount of soil carbon associated with mosses is up to six times the annual global carbon emissions from any altered land use globally. The largest positive contribution of mosses to soils occurs under a high cover of mat and turf mosses, in less-productive ecosystems and on sandy and salty soils. Our results highlight the contribution of mosses to soil life and functions and the need to conserve these important organisms to support healthy soils. more...

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2023

11. Plant and soil biodiversity is essential for supporting highly multifunctional forests during Mediterranean rewilding

Author

National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Junta de Castilla y León, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Junta de Andalucía, European Commission, Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Lucas-Borja, M. E. [0000-0001-6270-8408], Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Hu, Hang-Wei [0000-0002-3294-102X], He, Ji-Zheng [0000-0002-9169-8058], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhou, Guiyao, Lucas-Borja, M. E., Liu, Shengen, Hu, Hang-Wei, He, Ji-Zheng, Wang, Xinxin, Jiang, Zheng, Zhou, Xuhui, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Junta de Castilla y León, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Junta de Andalucía, European Commission, Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Lucas-Borja, M. E. [0000-0001-6270-8408], Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Hu, Hang-Wei [0000-0002-3294-102X], He, Ji-Zheng [0000-0002-9169-8058], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhou, Guiyao, Lucas-Borja, M. E., Liu, Shengen, Hu, Hang-Wei, He, Ji-Zheng, Wang, Xinxin, Jiang, Zheng, Zhou, Xuhui, and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

Abstract

The multidimensional dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystem function during the rewilding of Mediterranean forests remain poorly understood, limiting our capacity to predict how future restoration efforts may help mitigate climate change. Here, we investigated the changes in multiple dimensions of biodiversity and ecosystem services in a 120-year forest succession after harvest to identify potential trade-offs in multiple dimensions of ecosystem function, and further assess the link between above and below-ground biodiversity and function. We found a positive influence of successional age on not only multiple dimensions of biodiversity and function but also some important trade-offs. Two ecosystem axes of function explained nearly 75.4% of functional variation during ecosystem rewilding. However, while the first axis increased with successional age promoting plant productivity and element stocks, the second axis followed a hump-shaped relationship with age supporting important reductions in nutrient availability and pathogen control in old forests. Our study further revealed a significant positive relationship between plant and soil biodiversity with multiple elements of multifunctionality as forests develop. Moreover, the influence of plant and soil biodiversity were especially important to support a high number of function working at high levels of functioning. Our work provides new insights on the patterns and functional trade-offs in the multidimensional rewilding of forests and further highlights the importance of biodiversity for long-term Mediterranean rewilding. more...

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2023

12. Temperature legacies predict microbial metabolic quotient across forest biomes

Author

National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Junta de Andalucía, Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Sun, Zhaolin [0000-0001-7332-1399], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Liu, Shengen, Sun, Zhaolin, Tian, Peng, Zhao, Xuechao, Zhou, Guiyao, Dietrich, Peter, Wang, Qingkui, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Junta de Andalucía, Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Sun, Zhaolin [0000-0001-7332-1399], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Liu, Shengen, Sun, Zhaolin, Tian, Peng, Zhao, Xuechao, Zhou, Guiyao, Dietrich, Peter, Wang, Qingkui, and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

Abstract

Palaeoclimate legacies have been reported to influence microbial communities and carbon (C) stocks even after thousands of years. However, the direct and indirect influences of climate legacies on microbial C processes remain poorly understood and thus limit our capacity to predict how climate legacies regulate C cycling. Here, we conducted microbial, soil and vegetation surveys along a continental latitudinal transect of 4200 km covering a wide range of forest biomes. With these data, we evaluated the potential capacity of climate legacies to predict direct and indirect variations in microbial metabolic quotient (MMQ) across and within three main forest biomes: tropical, subtropical and temperate more...

Published
2023

13. Co-application of biochar and organic amendments on soil greenhouse gas emissions: A meta-analysis

Author

National Natural Science Foundation of China, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (China), Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Fu, Jia, Zhou, Xuhui, Liu, Ruiqiang, Yao, Yixian, Zhou, Guiyao, Chen, Hongyang, Zhou, Lingyan, Fu, Yuling, Bai, Shahla Hosseini, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (China), Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Fu, Jia, Zhou, Xuhui, Liu, Ruiqiang, Yao, Yixian, Zhou, Guiyao, Chen, Hongyang, Zhou, Lingyan, Fu, Yuling, and Bai, Shahla Hosseini more...

Abstract

Biochar has been shown to reduce soil greenhouse gas (GHG) and increase nutrient retention in soil; however, the interaction between biochar and organic amendments on GHG emissions remain largely unclear. In this study, we collected 162 two-factor observations to explore how biochar and organic amendments jointly affect soil GHG emissions. Our results showed that biochar addition significantly increased soil CO2 emission by 8.62 %, but reduced CH4 and N2O emissions by 27.0 % and 23.9 %, respectively. Meanwhile, organic amendments and the co-application with biochar resulted in an increase of global warming potential based on the 100-year time horizon (GWP100) by an average of 18.3 % and 26.1 %. More importantly, the interactive effect of biochar and organic amendments on CO2 emission was antagonistic (the combined effect was weaker than the sum of their individual effects), while additive on CH4 and N2O emissions. Additionally, our results suggested that when biochar is co-applied with organic amendments, soil GHG emissions were largely influenced by soil initial total carbon, soil texture, and biochar feedstocks. Our work highlights the important interactive effects of biochar and organic amendments on soil GHG emissions, and provides new insights for promoting ecosystem sustainability as well as mitigating future climate change. more...

Published
2023

14. Influence of management and stand composition on ecosystem multifunctionality of Mediterranean tree forests

Author

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Lucas Borja, Manuel E. [0000-0001-6270-8408], Zema, Demetrio Antonio [0000-0002-5743-3996], Jing, Xin [0000-0002-7146-7180], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Carmona-Yáñez, María D., Lucas Borja, Manuel E., Zema, Demetrio Antonio, Jing, Xin, Kooch, Yahya, Garrido Gallego, Pablo, Plaza-Álvarez, Pedro A., Zhou, Guiyao, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Lucas Borja, Manuel E. [0000-0001-6270-8408], Zema, Demetrio Antonio [0000-0002-5743-3996], Jing, Xin [0000-0002-7146-7180], Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Carmona-Yáñez, María D., Lucas Borja, Manuel E., Zema, Demetrio Antonio, Jing, Xin, Kooch, Yahya, Garrido Gallego, Pablo, Plaza-Álvarez, Pedro A., Zhou, Guiyao, and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

Abstract

In semi-arid ecosystems, forests are critical sites for supporting multifunctionality, which are endangered by multiple environmental stresses. In this regard, understanding how ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) develops in semi-arid forests is important to set up actions preserving these delicate environments. Changes in species composition and management operations can have heavy effects on the Mediterranean forest ecosystem. To better understand the influence of these drivers on EMF of Mediterranean forests, this study compares ecosystem structure, properties and functions as well as the resulting EMF in four types of forests in Central-Eastern Spain: (1) a pure and unmanaged stand of Spanish black pine, assumed as control; (2) a pure, but managed stand of Spanish black pine; (3) two mixed and unmanaged stands of Spanish black pine and (3.a) Spanish juniper and (3.b) holm oak. Regarding the ecosystem structure, both forest management and stand composition altered plant diversity, but not soil covers (except for vegetation). About the ecosystem properties, soil characteristics significantly changed between pairs of stands (especially texture, pH and bulk density). Concerning the ecosystem functions, forest stand structure was a significant driver of waste decomposition, but not of wood production, while its effect on nutrient cycling, belowground carbon stocks and water cycle was different according to the specific tree species. The impacts of forest management on the ecosystem functions were in general significant compared to the unmanaged stand in terms of wood production, belowground carbon stocks and nutrient cycling, but not of water cycle and waste decomposition. Overall, this study demonstrates that the average EMF is primarily affected by forest management (with a decrease in EMF in managed stands compared to the unmanaged forest), and by stand composition only in the case of one mixed stand. As such, the forest management actions must be carefully adopte more...

Published
2023

15. Understorey biodiversity supports multiple ecosystem services in mature Mediterranean forests

Author

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Junta de Andalucía, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, German Research Foundation, Hermon Slade Foundation, Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Lucas-Borja, M. E. [0000-0001-6270-8408], Eldridge, David J. [0000-0002-2191-486X], Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhou, Guiyao, Lucas-Borja, M. E., Eisenhauer, Nico, Eldridge, David J., Liu, Shengen, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Junta de Andalucía, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, German Research Foundation, Hermon Slade Foundation, Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Lucas-Borja, M. E. [0000-0001-6270-8408], Eldridge, David J. [0000-0002-2191-486X], Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhou, Guiyao, Lucas-Borja, M. E., Eisenhauer, Nico, Eldridge, David J., Liu, Shengen, and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

Abstract

Overstorey biodiversity is known to drive multiple ecosystem functions in mature forests. However, the role of understorey biodiversity in regulating the soil microbiome and ecosystem multiservices of these ecosystems is virtually unknown. Here, we collected vegetation and soil data from mature plantation Mediterranean pine forests (100 years old) with different combinations of tree and understorey plant species to explore the contri-bution of overstorey and understorey biodiversity for explaining soil microbiomes and ecosystem multiservices. We found that while overstorey diversity is important for supporting soil-borne pathogen control, forest understorey biodiversity is critical for explaining soil nutrient availability, tree production, and soil-plant mutualistic relationships. Our results highlight the importance of understorey biodiversity for maintaining ecosystem multiservices in mature forests, which should be considered in forest management programs. more...

Published
2022

16. Temperature and Rainfall Patterns Constrain the Multidimensional Rewilding of Global Forests

Author

National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Junta de Andalucía, Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Eldridge, David J. [0000-0002-2191-486X], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhou, Guiyao, Zhou, Xuhui, Eldridge, David J., Han, Ximei, Song, Yanjun, Liu, Ruiqiang, Zhou, Lingyan, He, Yanghui, Du, Zhenggang, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Junta de Andalucía, Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Eldridge, David J. [0000-0002-2191-486X], Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X], Zhou, Guiyao, Zhou, Xuhui, Eldridge, David J., Han, Ximei, Song, Yanjun, Liu, Ruiqiang, Zhou, Lingyan, He, Yanghui, Du, Zhenggang, and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel more...

Abstract

The long-term contribution of global forest restoration to support multiple dimensions of biodiversity and ecosystem function remains largely illusive across contrasting climates and forest types. This hampers the capacity to predict the future of forest rewilding under changing global climates. Here, 120 studies are synthesized across five continents, and it is found that forest restoration promotes multiple dimensions of biodiversity and ecosystem function such as soil fertility, plant biomass, microbial habitat, and carbon sequestration across contrasting climates and forest types. Based on global relationship between stand age and soil organic carbon stock, planting 350 million hectares of forest under the UN Bonn Challenge can sequester >30 Gt soil C in the surface 20 cm over the next century. However, these findings also indicate that predicted increases in temperature and reductions in precipitation can constrain the positive effects of forest rewilding on biodiversity and ecosystem function. Further, important tradeoffs are found in very old forests, with considerable disconnection between biodiversity and ecosystem function. Together, these findings provide evidence of the importance of the multidimensional rewilding of forests, suggesting that on-going climatic changes may dampen the expectations of the positive effects of forest restoration on biodiversity and ecosystem function. more...

Published
2022

17. Understorey biodiversity supports multiple ecosystem services in mature Mediterranean forests

Author

Guiyao Zhou, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Nico Eisenhauer, David J. Eldridge, Shengen Liu, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Junta de Andalucía, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, German Research Foundation, Hermon Slade Foundation, Zhou, Guiyao, Lucas-Borja, M. E., Eldridge, David J., Liu, Shengen, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Lucas-Borja, M. E. [0000-0001-6270-8408], Eldridge, David J. [0000-0002-2191-486X], Liu, Shengen [0000-0002-4730-5202], and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X] more...

Subjects
Carbon sequestration, Ecosystem multiservices, Understorey biodiversity, Forest restoration, Soil Science, Soil-borne pathogen, Microbiology
Abstract

4 páginas.- 3 figuras.- 19 referencias.- Supplementary data to this article can be found online at https://doi. org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108774, Overstorey biodiversity is known to drive multiple ecosystem functions in mature forests. However, the role of understorey biodiversity in regulating the soil microbiome and ecosystem multiservices of these ecosystems is virtually unknown. Here, we collected vegetation and soil data from mature plantation Mediterranean pine forests (100 years old) with different combinations of tree and understorey plant species to explore the contri-bution of overstorey and understorey biodiversity for explaining soil microbiomes and ecosystem multiservices. We found that while overstorey diversity is important for supporting soil-borne pathogen control, forest understorey biodiversity is critical for explaining soil nutrient availability, tree production, and soil-plant mutualistic relationships. Our results highlight the importance of understorey biodiversity for maintaining ecosystem multiservices in mature forests, which should be considered in forest management programs., We acknowlege support from the Humboldt Research Foundation. MDB acknowledge support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for the I+D+i project PID2020-115813RA-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. M.D-B. is also supported by a project of the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) and the Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades of the Junta de Andalucía (FEDER Andalucía 2014–2020 Objetivo temático “01 - Refuerzo de la investigación, el desarrollo tecnológico y la innovación”) associated with the research project P20_00879 (ANDABIOMA). S.E.L was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No. 32101491) and fellowship of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M701968). NE acknowledge support by iDiv (German Research Foundation [DFG]–FZT 118, 202548816) and the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (DFG; Ei 862/29-1), both granted by the German Research Foundation. The Jena Experiment is funded by the DFG (FOR 5000). DJE is supported by the Hermon Slade Foundation more...

Published
2022

18. Temperature and Rainfall Patterns Constrain the Multidimensional Rewilding of Global Forests

Author

Guiyao Zhou, Xuhui Zhou, David J. Eldridge, Ximei Han, Yanjun Song, Ruiqiang Liu, Lingyan Zhou, Yanghui He, Zhenggang Du, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Junta de Andalucía, Zhou, Guiyao, Zhou, Xuhui, Eldridge, David J., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Zhou, Guiyao [0000-0002-1385-3913], Zhou, Xuhui [0000-0002-2038-9901], Eldridge, David J. [0000-0002-2191-486X], and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [0000-0002-6499-576X] more...

Subjects
Carbon sequestration, General Chemical Engineering, General Engineering, Temperature, General Physics and Astronomy, Medicine (miscellaneous), Forests, Plants, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous), carbon sequestration, Tradeoffs, Forest Ecology and Forest Management, Carbon, Soil, climate change, Climate change,forest restoration, General Materials Science, Bosecologie en Bosbeheer, forest restoration, Biodiversity-ecosystem function, Ecosystem, biodiversity-ecosystem function, tradeoffs
Abstract

9 páginas.- 4 figuras.- 58 referencias.- Supporting Information is available from the Wiley Online Library or from the author, The long-term contribution of global forest restoration to support multiple dimensions of biodiversity and ecosystem function remains largely illusive across contrasting climates and forest types. This hampers the capacity to predict the future of forest rewilding under changing global climates. Here, 120 studies are synthesized across five continents, and it is found that forest restoration promotes multiple dimensions of biodiversity and ecosystem function such as soil fertility, plant biomass, microbial habitat, and carbon sequestration across contrasting climates and forest types. Based on global relationship between stand age and soil organic carbon stock, planting 350 million hectares of forest under the UN Bonn Challenge can sequester >30 Gt soil C in the surface 20 cm over the next century. However, these findings also indicate that predicted increases in temperature and reductions in precipitation can constrain the positive effects of forest rewilding on biodiversity and ecosystem function. Further, important tradeoffs are found in very old forests, with considerable disconnection between biodiversity and ecosystem function. Together, these findings provide evidence of the importance of the multidimensional rewilding of forests, suggesting that on-going climatic changes may dampen the expectations of the positive effects of forest restoration on biodiversity and ecosystem function., This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 31930072, 31770559, 31600387, 31370489) and Postdoctoral Innovation Talents Program of China (grant no. BX20200133). M.D.-B. was supported by a Ramón y Cajal grant (RYC2018-025483-I), a project from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2020-115813RA-I00), and a project PAIDI 2020 from the Junta de Andalucía (P20_00879). more...

Published
2022