Universität zu Köln

Trap, Jean ORCID: 0000-0002-9269-1296, Bonkowski, Michael ORCID: 0000-0003-2656-1183, Plassard, Claude ORCID: 0000-0002-5844-438X, Villenave, Cecile and Blanchart, Eric ORCID: 0000-0002-5258-5069 (2016). Ecological importance of soil bacterivores for ecosystem functions. Plant Soil, 398 (1-2). S. 1 - 25. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER. ISSN 1573-5036

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Abstract

Background Bacterivores, mostly represented by protists and nematodes, are a key component of soil biodiversity involved in soil fertility and plant productivity. In the current context of global change and soil biodiversity erosion, it becomes urgent to suitably recognize and quantify their ecological importance in ecosystem functioning. Scope Using meta-analysis tools, we aimed at providing a quantitative synthesis of the ecological importance of soil bacterivores on ecosystem functions. We also intended to produce an overview of the ecological factors that are expected to drive the magnitude of bacterivore effects on ecosystem functions. Conclusions Bacterivores in soil contributed significantly to numerous key ecosystem functions. We propose a new theoretical framework based on ecological stoichiometry stressing the role of C:N:P ratios in soil, microbial and plant biomass as important parameters driving bacterivore-effects on soil N and P availability for plants, immobilization of N and P in the bacterial biomass, and plant responses in nutrition and growth.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Trap, Jean UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9269-1296 UNSPECIFIED Bonkowski, Michael UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2656-1183 UNSPECIFIED Plassard, Claude UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-5844-438X UNSPECIFIED Villenave, Cecile UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Blanchart, Eric UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-5069 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-293330
DOI:	10.1007/s11104-015-2671-6
Journal or Publication Title:	Plant Soil
Volume:	398
Number:	1-2
Page Range:	S. 1 - 25
Date:	2016
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	DORDRECHT
ISSN:	1573-5036
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language AMEBAS ACANTHAMOEBA-CASTELLANII; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI; CARBON-USE EFFICIENCY; N-P STOICHIOMETRY; FEEDING NEMATODES; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PLANT-GROWTH; HEBELOMA-CYLINDROSPORUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; TROPHIC INTERACTIONS Multiple languages Agronomy; Plant Sciences; Soil Science Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/29333