Rhizodeposition under drought and consequences for soil communities and ecosystem resilience

• Published in: Plant and soil Vol. 409; no. 1/2; pp. 1 - 17
• Main Authors: Preece, Catherine, Peñuelas, Josep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer 01.12.2016; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural soils; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Dehydration; Drought; Droughts; ecological resilience; Ecology; Ecosystem resilience; Environmental impact; Extreme drought; Forest soils; Grassland soils; Life Sciences; MARSCHNER REVIEW; meta-analysis; Microbial activity; microbial biomass; microbial communities; Microbial ecology; Observations; Organic compounds; Organic soils; phytomass; Plant biology; Plant biomass; Plant communities; Plant Physiology; Plant roots; Plant Sciences; Plant-soil relationships; Plants; Rhizodeposition; roots; soil; soil ecology; Soil microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil Science & Conservation; soil-plant interactions; Soils; Water stress; Soil microbial community; Drought; Root exudation; Rhizodeposition; Roots; Resilience

Background Rhizodeposition is the release of organic compounds from plant roots into soil. Positive relationships between rhizodeposition and soil microbial biomass are commonly observed. Rhizodeposition may be disrupted by increasing drought however the effects of water stress on this process are n...