Microbiome Aggregated Traits and Assembly Are More Sensitive to Soil Management than Diversity

• DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01056-20
• Publication Date: 2021-06-11T01:47:31Z
• Authors: Andrew L. Neal; David Hughes; Ian M. Clark; Janet K. Jansson; Penny R. Hirsch
• Keywords: Community assembly soil; 2. Zero hunger; 0301 basic medicine; Diversity; Agriculture; 15. Life on land; Microbiology; QR1-502; Tillage; Soil; 03 medical and health sciences; 13. Climate action; Microbiome; Community aggregated traits; Research Article

Changes in soil microbiome diversity and function brought about by land management are predicted to influence a range of environmental services provided by soil, including provision of food and clean water. However, opportunities to compare the long-term effects of combinations of stresses imposed by different management approaches are limited.