Intensive grassland management disrupts below-ground multi-trophic resource transfer in response to drought

Mathilde Chomel; Jocelyn M. Lavallee; Nil Alvarez-Segura; Elizabeth M. Baggs; Tancredi Caruso; Francisco de Castro; Mark C. Emmerson; Matthew Magilton; Jennifer M. Rhymes; Franciska T. de Vries; David Johnson; Richard D. Bardgett

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34449-5

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Intensive grassland management disrupts below-ground multi-trophic resource transfer in response to drought

Mathilde Chomel,
Jocelyn M. Lavallee,
Nil Alvarez-Segura,
Elizabeth M. Baggs,
Tancredi Caruso,
Francisco de Castro,
Mark C. Emmerson,
Matthew Magilton,
Jennifer M. Rhymes,
Franciska T. de Vries,
David Johnson,
Richard D. Bardgett

Affiliations

Mathilde Chomel: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester
Jocelyn M. Lavallee: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester
Nil Alvarez-Segura: Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building
Elizabeth M. Baggs: Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
Tancredi Caruso: School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University of Belfast
Francisco de Castro: School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University of Belfast
Mark C. Emmerson: School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University of Belfast
Matthew Magilton: School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University of Belfast
Jennifer M. Rhymes: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester
Franciska T. de Vries: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester
David Johnson: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester
Richard D. Bardgett: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34449-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Land use intensification could make soil food webs less able to recover from drought. Here, the authors find that intensive grassland management impairs recent photosynthate flux to roots and soil biota after drought, whereas extensive grassland management buffers the legacy of drought.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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