How changes in soil faunal diversity and composition within a trophic group influence decomposition processes

By Rohan G. Cragg, R. Bardgett. 2001

233 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science

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In Ecology

1. D. Wall
2. R. Bardgett
3. E. Ayres
4. G. Yeates
5. Uffe N. Nielsen
6. L. Brussaard
7. J. Bloem
8. P. Morin

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. G. Yeates
2. Matthias C. Rillig
3. E. Ayres
4. D. Wall
5. R. Bardgett
6. Uffe N. Nielsen
7. K. McCann
8. John C. Moore

In Soil Science

1. D. Wall
2. R. Bardgett
3. G. Yeates
4. E. Ayres
5. Matthias C. Rillig
6. Uffe N. Nielsen
7. S. Berg
8. H. Steltzer

Citations in the corpus

• Nematodes as soil indicators: functional and biodiversity aspects (2003, background): “In a microcosm study using Collembola, Cragg and Bardgett (2001) found idiosyncratic effects on litter decomposition processes when fewer nominal species of Collembola were added.”
• Detritus, trophic dynamics and biodiversity (2004, background): “In addition, the species of detritivore (which species is present) affects detrital processing rates in streams (Pringle et al. 1999; Crowl et al. 2001; March et al. 2001) and decomposition processes in grasslands (Cragg & Bardgett 2001).”
• Soil biota accelerate decomposition in high‐elevation forests by specializing in the breakdown of litter produced by the plant species above them (2009, background): “…species (Griffiths et al. 1992; Grayston et al. 1998; Priha, Hallantie & Smolander 1999; Porazinska et al. 2003; Bardgett & Walker 2004) and can influence decomposition rates (Cragg & Bardgett 2001; Griffiths et al. 2001; Heemsbergen et al. 2004; Setälä &McLean 2004; Strickland et al. 2009a).”
• Soil biodiversity and carbon cycling: a review and synthesis of studies examining diversity–function relationships (2011, methodology): “For example, Cragg & Bardgett (2001) used three species of collembolans to create communities of one, two or three species in every possible combination, and found that rates of soil respiration were better explained by the presence/absence of one species (Folsomia candida) than by species richness…”
• Earthworm species composition affects the soil bacterial community and net nitrogen mineralization (2006, result): “Similar conclusions were reached for fungal grazing collembolans (Faber and Verhoef, 1991; Cragg and Bardgett, 2001) and bacterivorous nematodes (Mikola and Setälä, 1998; Wardle, 2002; PostmaBlaauw et al.”
• Plant secondary metabolites: a key driver of litter decomposition and soil nutrient cycling (2016, background): “Another promising avenue is apply the functional traits approach to soil organisms (Cragg & Bardgett 2001; Pey et al. 2014).”
• Effects of plant diversity on plant biomass production and soil macrofauna in Amazonian pastures (2008, background): “Conversely, a high level of soil fauna diversity may enhance the efficiency of organic matter decomposition through a synergistic interaction between organisms, which may increase nutrient availability and plant productivity (Cragg and Bardgett, 2001).”