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Impacts of Soil Faunal Community Composition on Model Grassland Ecosystems.

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Impacts of Soil Faunal Community Composition on Model Grassland Ecosystems. / Bradford, M. A.; Jones, T. H.; Bardgett, Richard D. et al.
In: Science, Vol. 298, No. 5593, 18.10.2002, p. 615-618.

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Bradford, MA, Jones, TH, Bardgett, RD, Black, HIJ, Boag, B, Bonkowski, M, Cook, R, Eggers, T, Gange, AC, Grayston, SJ, Kandeler, E, McCaig, AE, Newington, JE, Prosser, JI, Setälä, H, Staddon, PL, Tordoff, GM, Tscherko, D & Lawton, JH 2002, 'Impacts of Soil Faunal Community Composition on Model Grassland Ecosystems.', Science, vol. 298, no. 5593, pp. 615-618. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1075805

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Bradford, M. A., Jones, T. H., Bardgett, R. D., Black, H. I. J., Boag, B., Bonkowski, M., Cook, R., Eggers, T., Gange, A. C., Grayston, S. J., Kandeler, E., McCaig, A. E., Newington, J. E., Prosser, J. I., Setälä, H., Staddon, P. L., Tordoff, G. M., Tscherko, D., & Lawton, J. H. (2002). Impacts of Soil Faunal Community Composition on Model Grassland Ecosystems. Science, 298(5593), 615-618. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1075805

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Bradford MA, Jones TH, Bardgett RD, Black HIJ, Boag B, Bonkowski M et al. Impacts of Soil Faunal Community Composition on Model Grassland Ecosystems. Science. 2002 Oct 18;298(5593):615-618. doi: 10.1126/science.1075805

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Bradford, M. A. ; Jones, T. H. ; Bardgett, Richard D. et al. / Impacts of Soil Faunal Community Composition on Model Grassland Ecosystems. In: Science. 2002 ; Vol. 298, No. 5593. pp. 615-618.

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title = "Impacts of Soil Faunal Community Composition on Model Grassland Ecosystems.",
abstract = "Human impacts, including global change, may alter the composition of soil faunal communities, but consequences for ecosystem functioning are poorly understood. We constructed model grassland systems in the Ecotron controlled environment facility and manipulated soil community composition through assemblages of different animal body sizes. Plant community composition, microbial and root biomass, decomposition rate, and mycorrhizal colonization were all markedly affected. However, two key ecosystem processes, aboveground net primary productivity and net ecosystem productivity, were surprisingly resistant to these changes. We hypothesize that positive and negative faunal-mediated effects in soil communities cancel each other out, causing no net ecosystem effects.",
author = "Bradford, {M. A.} and Jones, {T. H.} and Bardgett, {Richard D.} and Black, {Helaina I. J.} and B. Boag and M. Bonkowski and R. Cook and T. Eggers and Gange, {A. C.} and Grayston, {S. J.} and E. Kandeler and McCaig, {A. E.} and Newington, {J. E.} and Prosser, {J. I.} and H. Set{\"a}l{\"a} and Staddon, {P. L.} and Tordoff, {G. M.} and D. Tscherko and Lawton, {J. H.}",
year = "2002",
month = oct,
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language = "English",
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journal = "Science",
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RIS

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T1 - Impacts of Soil Faunal Community Composition on Model Grassland Ecosystems.

AU - Bradford, M. A.

AU - Jones, T. H.

AU - Bardgett, Richard D.

AU - Black, Helaina I. J.

AU - Boag, B.

AU - Bonkowski, M.

AU - Cook, R.

AU - Eggers, T.

AU - Gange, A. C.

AU - Grayston, S. J.

AU - Kandeler, E.

AU - McCaig, A. E.

AU - Newington, J. E.

AU - Prosser, J. I.

AU - Setälä, H.

AU - Staddon, P. L.

AU - Tordoff, G. M.

AU - Tscherko, D.

AU - Lawton, J. H.

PY - 2002/10/18

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N2 - Human impacts, including global change, may alter the composition of soil faunal communities, but consequences for ecosystem functioning are poorly understood. We constructed model grassland systems in the Ecotron controlled environment facility and manipulated soil community composition through assemblages of different animal body sizes. Plant community composition, microbial and root biomass, decomposition rate, and mycorrhizal colonization were all markedly affected. However, two key ecosystem processes, aboveground net primary productivity and net ecosystem productivity, were surprisingly resistant to these changes. We hypothesize that positive and negative faunal-mediated effects in soil communities cancel each other out, causing no net ecosystem effects.

AB - Human impacts, including global change, may alter the composition of soil faunal communities, but consequences for ecosystem functioning are poorly understood. We constructed model grassland systems in the Ecotron controlled environment facility and manipulated soil community composition through assemblages of different animal body sizes. Plant community composition, microbial and root biomass, decomposition rate, and mycorrhizal colonization were all markedly affected. However, two key ecosystem processes, aboveground net primary productivity and net ecosystem productivity, were surprisingly resistant to these changes. We hypothesize that positive and negative faunal-mediated effects in soil communities cancel each other out, causing no net ecosystem effects.

U2 - 10.1126/science.1075805

DO - 10.1126/science.1075805

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VL - 298

SP - 615

EP - 618

JO - Science

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