Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 3033 - 12
• Main Authors: de Vries, Franciska T., Griffiths, Rob I., Bailey, Mark, Craig, Hayley, Girlanda, Mariangela, Gweon, Hyun Soon, Hallin, Sara, Kaisermann, Aurore, Keith, Aidan M., Kretzschmar, Marina, Lemanceau, Philippe, Lumini, Erica, Mason, Kelly E., Oliver, Anna, Ostle, Nick, Prosser, James I., Thion, Cecile, Thomson, Bruce, Bardgett, Richard D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.08.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 49; 49/23; 631/158/2165; 631/158/2463; 631/158/855; 704/158/2445; Bacteria; Bacteria - metabolism; Biomass; Community composition; Composition; Disturbances; Drought; Droughts; Ecological function; Ecosystem; Environmental Sciences; Fungi; Fungi - metabolism; Grasslands; Humanities and Social Sciences; Life Sciences; Markvetenskap; Mesocosms; Microbial activity; Microorganisms; Models, Biological; multidisciplinary; Networks; Plant communities; Plants - microbiology; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Soil; Soil Microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil moisture; Soil properties; Soil Science; Vegetal Biology; Vegetation

Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in ecosystem functioning, but it is unknown how co-occurrence networks within these communities respond to disturbances such as climate extremes. This represents an important knowledge gap because changes in microbial networks could have implications fo...