Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands
While there is an emerging body of research showing the consequences of land use intensity on soil biodiversity, most studies focus on biodiversity responses to a single or a limited number of agricultural practices in controlled settings or at a single field site, neglecting that multiple practices...
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| author | Chenguang Gao Johanna E.M. Schild Gabriel Y.K. Moinet T. Martijn Bezemer Franciska T. de Vries Jan Hassink Nick van Eekeren Kevin Beentjes Peter M. van Bodegom |
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| description | While there is an emerging body of research showing the consequences of land use intensity on soil biodiversity, most studies focus on biodiversity responses to a single or a limited number of agricultural practices in controlled settings or at a single field site, neglecting that multiple practices are simultaneously applied by farmers in real agroecosystems. The combined effects of various agricultural practices have, until now, been largely overlooked in agroecosystems.Here, we conducted a field soil sampling campaign on 87 farms with two land use types (39 arable fields and 48 grasslands) to investigate the relationship between land use intensity, determined by various agricultural practices, and multiple soil communities (bacteria, fungi, protists and invertebrates) at regional scales.We found that land use intensity influenced the diversity and community composition of various soil taxa differently, and these impacts strongly depended on land use type. Soil fungi were most susceptible to land use intensity in both arable fields and grasslands. Specifically, irrigation and pest control were the main practices shaping soil communities in arable fields, while phosphorus and nitrogen fertilization were the main practices structuring soil communities in grasslands. Furthermore, an increase in land use intensity led to greater soil network complexity in arable fields.Our findings reveal regional on-farm patterns of land use intensity effects on various soil communities and identified key agricultural practices that structure soil communities. A key strength of this study is that these patterns can be generalized because the samples were collected from 87 farmlands where multiple agricultural practices were implemented simultaneously. Overall, this work provides a comprehensive perspective on the different responses of multiple soil communities and their associations to land use intensity in agroecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa989d72bdc549e9b09bba74ec60efa92025-02-06T05:10:55ZengElsevierGeoderma1872-62592025-02-01454117201Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslandsChenguang Gao0Johanna E.M. Schild1Gabriel Y.K. Moinet2T. Martijn Bezemer3Franciska T. de Vries4Jan Hassink5Nick van Eekeren6Kevin Beentjes7Peter M. van Bodegom8Environmental Biology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 2 2333 CC Leiden, the Netherlands; Corresponding author.PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Bezuidenhoutseweg 30 2594 AV The Hague, the NetherlandsSoil Biology Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3 6708PB Wageningen, the NetherlandsInstitute of Biology, Above-Belowground Interactions Group, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72 2333 BE Leiden, the NetherlandsInstitute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904 1090 GE Amsterdam, the NetherlandsWageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1 6708PB Wageningen, the NetherlandsLouis Bolk Institute, Kosterijland 3–5 3981 AJ Bunnik, the NetherlandsNaturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2 2333 CR Leiden, the NetherlandsEnvironmental Biology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 2 2333 CC Leiden, the NetherlandsWhile there is an emerging body of research showing the consequences of land use intensity on soil biodiversity, most studies focus on biodiversity responses to a single or a limited number of agricultural practices in controlled settings or at a single field site, neglecting that multiple practices are simultaneously applied by farmers in real agroecosystems. The combined effects of various agricultural practices have, until now, been largely overlooked in agroecosystems.Here, we conducted a field soil sampling campaign on 87 farms with two land use types (39 arable fields and 48 grasslands) to investigate the relationship between land use intensity, determined by various agricultural practices, and multiple soil communities (bacteria, fungi, protists and invertebrates) at regional scales.We found that land use intensity influenced the diversity and community composition of various soil taxa differently, and these impacts strongly depended on land use type. Soil fungi were most susceptible to land use intensity in both arable fields and grasslands. Specifically, irrigation and pest control were the main practices shaping soil communities in arable fields, while phosphorus and nitrogen fertilization were the main practices structuring soil communities in grasslands. Furthermore, an increase in land use intensity led to greater soil network complexity in arable fields.Our findings reveal regional on-farm patterns of land use intensity effects on various soil communities and identified key agricultural practices that structure soil communities. A key strength of this study is that these patterns can be generalized because the samples were collected from 87 farmlands where multiple agricultural practices were implemented simultaneously. Overall, this work provides a comprehensive perspective on the different responses of multiple soil communities and their associations to land use intensity in agroecosystems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706125000394Agricultural practicesCo-occurrence networksRegional studySoil biodiversitySoil microorganisms |
| spellingShingle | Chenguang Gao Johanna E.M. Schild Gabriel Y.K. Moinet T. Martijn Bezemer Franciska T. de Vries Jan Hassink Nick van Eekeren Kevin Beentjes Peter M. van Bodegom Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands Geoderma Agricultural practices Co-occurrence networks Regional study Soil biodiversity Soil microorganisms |
| title | Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands |
| title_full | Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands |
| title_fullStr | Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands |
| title_short | Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands |
| title_sort | land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands |
| topic | Agricultural practices Co-occurrence networks Regional study Soil biodiversity Soil microorganisms |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706125000394 |
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