Soil Type Is the Primary Determinant of the Composition of the Total and Active Bacterial Communities in Arable Soils

By M. Girvan, J. Bullimore, J. Pretty, A. Osborn, Andrew S. Ball. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Molecular Biology, Soil Science

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Interactions among soil, plants, and microorganisms drive secondary succession in a dry environment (2014, background): “Soil texture is determinant in bacterial community structure (Girvan et al., 2003) and could explain changes in abundance of both groups here.”
Plant-driven selection of microbes (2009, background): “Although there are several contrasting reports in the literature indicating plant or soil type as dominant factor (Girvan et al. 2003; Grayston et al. 1998; Nunan et al. 2005) in more or less all studies the influence of plant species is clearly visible [rev.”
Microbial composition and diversity of an upland red soil under long-term fertilization treatments as revealed by culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches (2008, background): “Girvan et al. (2003) reported that soil type and its properties could be a dominant factor controlling the general microbial community composition.”
Long-term effects of organic and synthetic soil fertility amendments on soil microbial communities and the development of southern blight (2007, background): “In some situations soil or plant type may be key factors in determining soil microbial diversity (Girvan et al., 2003).”
Assessing changes in soil microbial communities and carbon mineralization in Bt and non-Bt corn residue-amended soils (2007, background): “…including soil nutrient status, soil pH, topsoil depth, soil water content, soil temperature, soil aeration and agronomic practices, may influence the structure and function of soil microbial communities (Marschner et al., 2001; Girvan et al., 2003; Griffiths et al., 2003; Wolf and Wagner, 2005).”
Bacterial communities in soil mimic patterns of vegetative succession and ecosystem climax but are resilient to change between seasons (2013, background): “Studies that include a test of both soil and plant effects generally have shown that soil type accounts for a much larger proportion of bacterial community variability than do plants (Girvan et al., 2003; Jangid et al., 2011; Kuramae et al., 2011).”
The influence of vegetation type, soil properties and precipitation on the composition of soil mite and microbial communities at the landscape scale (2010, background): “Similarly, soil bacterial community composition in arable fields is more closely related to soil type than crop type (Girvan et al., 2003), and individual plant species have a minor influence on bacterial community composition (Kielak et al., 2008).”
Relative effects of biological amendments and crop rotations on soil microbial communities and soilborne diseases of potato (2008, background): “In some research studies, plant effects on soil microorganisms are considered secondary to other factors, such as soil type (Buyer et al., 1999; Girvan et al., 2003).”