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Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide

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Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide. / Prober, Suzanne M.; Leff, Jonathan W.; Bates, Scott T. et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 18, No. 1, 01.2015, p. 85-95.

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Prober, SM, Leff, JW, Bates, ST, Borer, ET, Firn, J, Harpole, WS, Lind, EM, Seabloom, EW, Adler, PB, Bakker, JD, Cleland, EE, DeCrappeo, NM, DeLorenze, E, Hagenah, N, Hautier, Y, Hofmockel, KS, Kirkman, KP, Knops, JMH, La Pierre, KJ, MacDougall, AS, McCulley, RL, Mitchell, CE, Risch, AC, Schuetz, M, Stevens, CJ, Williams, RJ & Fierer, N 2015, 'Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide', Ecology Letters, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 85-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12381

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Prober, S. M., Leff, J. W., Bates, S. T., Borer, E. T., Firn, J., Harpole, W. S., Lind, E. M., Seabloom, E. W., Adler, P. B., Bakker, J. D., Cleland, E. E., DeCrappeo, N. M., DeLorenze, E., Hagenah, N., Hautier, Y., Hofmockel, K. S., Kirkman, K. P., Knops, J. M. H., La Pierre, K. J., ... Fierer, N. (2015). Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide. Ecology Letters, 18(1), 85-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12381

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Prober SM, Leff JW, Bates ST, Borer ET, Firn J, Harpole WS et al. Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide. Ecology Letters. 2015 Jan;18(1):85-95. Epub 2014 Nov 28. doi: 10.1111/ele.12381

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Prober, Suzanne M. ; Leff, Jonathan W. ; Bates, Scott T. et al. / Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide. In: Ecology Letters. 2015 ; Vol. 18, No. 1. pp. 85-95.

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title = "Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide",
abstract = "Aboveground-belowground interactions exert critical controls on the composition and function of terrestrial ecosystems, yet the fundamental relationships between plant diversity and soil microbial diversity remain elusive. Theory predicts predominantly positive associations but tests within single sites have shown variable relationships, and associations between plant and microbial diversity across broad spatial scales remain largely unexplored. We compared the diversity of plant, bacterial, archaeal and fungal communities in one hundred and forty-five 1m(2) plots across 25 temperate grassland sites from four continents. Across sites, the plant alpha diversity patterns were poorly related to those observed for any soil microbial group. However, plant beta diversity (compositional dissimilarity between sites) was significantly correlated with the beta diversity of bacterial and fungal communities, even after controlling for environmental factors. Thus, across a global range of temperate grasslands, plant diversity can predict patterns in the composition of soil microbial communities, but not patterns in alpha diversity.",
keywords = "Aboveground-belowground interactions, archaea, bacteria, fungi, grasslands, microbial biogeography, soil biodiversity, ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL DIVERSITY, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, COMMUNITIES, BACTERIAL, BIODIVERSITY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, MICROORGANISMS, PRODUCTIVITY, ORGANISMS, SEQUENCES",
author = "Prober, {Suzanne M.} and Leff, {Jonathan W.} and Bates, {Scott T.} and Borer, {Elizabeth T.} and Jennifer Firn and Harpole, {W. Stanley} and Lind, {Eric M.} and Seabloom, {Eric W.} and Adler, {Peter B.} and Bakker, {Jonathan D.} and Cleland, {Elsa E.} and DeCrappeo, {Nicole M.} and Elizabeth DeLorenze and Nicole Hagenah and Yann Hautier and Hofmockel, {Kirsten S.} and Kirkman, {Kevin P.} and Knops, {Johannes M. H.} and {La Pierre}, {Kimberly J.} and MacDougall, {Andrew S.} and McCulley, {Rebecca L.} and Mitchell, {Charles E.} and Risch, {Anita C.} and Martin Schuetz and Stevens, {Carly J.} and Williams, {Ryan J.} and Noah Fierer",
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AU - Prober, Suzanne M.

AU - Leff, Jonathan W.

AU - Bates, Scott T.

AU - Borer, Elizabeth T.

AU - Firn, Jennifer

AU - Harpole, W. Stanley

AU - Lind, Eric M.

AU - Seabloom, Eric W.

AU - Adler, Peter B.

AU - Bakker, Jonathan D.

AU - Cleland, Elsa E.

AU - DeCrappeo, Nicole M.

AU - DeLorenze, Elizabeth

AU - Hagenah, Nicole

AU - Hautier, Yann

AU - Hofmockel, Kirsten S.

AU - Kirkman, Kevin P.

AU - Knops, Johannes M. H.

AU - La Pierre, Kimberly J.

AU - MacDougall, Andrew S.

AU - McCulley, Rebecca L.

AU - Mitchell, Charles E.

AU - Risch, Anita C.

AU - Schuetz, Martin

AU - Stevens, Carly J.

AU - Williams, Ryan J.

AU - Fierer, Noah

PY - 2015/1

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N2 - Aboveground-belowground interactions exert critical controls on the composition and function of terrestrial ecosystems, yet the fundamental relationships between plant diversity and soil microbial diversity remain elusive. Theory predicts predominantly positive associations but tests within single sites have shown variable relationships, and associations between plant and microbial diversity across broad spatial scales remain largely unexplored. We compared the diversity of plant, bacterial, archaeal and fungal communities in one hundred and forty-five 1m(2) plots across 25 temperate grassland sites from four continents. Across sites, the plant alpha diversity patterns were poorly related to those observed for any soil microbial group. However, plant beta diversity (compositional dissimilarity between sites) was significantly correlated with the beta diversity of bacterial and fungal communities, even after controlling for environmental factors. Thus, across a global range of temperate grasslands, plant diversity can predict patterns in the composition of soil microbial communities, but not patterns in alpha diversity.

AB - Aboveground-belowground interactions exert critical controls on the composition and function of terrestrial ecosystems, yet the fundamental relationships between plant diversity and soil microbial diversity remain elusive. Theory predicts predominantly positive associations but tests within single sites have shown variable relationships, and associations between plant and microbial diversity across broad spatial scales remain largely unexplored. We compared the diversity of plant, bacterial, archaeal and fungal communities in one hundred and forty-five 1m(2) plots across 25 temperate grassland sites from four continents. Across sites, the plant alpha diversity patterns were poorly related to those observed for any soil microbial group. However, plant beta diversity (compositional dissimilarity between sites) was significantly correlated with the beta diversity of bacterial and fungal communities, even after controlling for environmental factors. Thus, across a global range of temperate grasslands, plant diversity can predict patterns in the composition of soil microbial communities, but not patterns in alpha diversity.

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KW - bacteria

KW - fungi

KW - grasslands

KW - microbial biogeography

KW - soil biodiversity

KW - ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL DIVERSITY

KW - TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

KW - COMMUNITIES

KW - BACTERIAL

KW - BIODIVERSITY

KW - BIOGEOGRAPHY

KW - MICROORGANISMS

KW - PRODUCTIVITY

KW - ORGANISMS

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SP - 85

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