Aboveground biodiversity has been extensively studied

The gap

Evidence profile

Sourced from the future-work section and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2016 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 160 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• Application of glyphosate or paraquat before the emergence of maize plants (Zea mays L.) had no detectable effect on the rhizosphere or endophyte bacterial community structure under the tested field conditions (2026) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi

  Future studies should investigate the effect of other herbicides and agricultural practices on the bacterial community in soils. Future studies should use a combination of PCR amplification and high-throughput sequencing to analyze the bacterial community. Future studies should consider the effect of climate change on the bacterial community in soils.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate effect other herbicides agricultural practices
• Effects of different nitrogen additions on soil microbial communities in different seasons in a boreal forest (2017) · Ecosphere · cited 58× · doi

  Although the impacts of N deposition on soil microbial communities have been reasonably well studied, microorganism responses to the N addition combined with the seasonal change have rarely been reported.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: impacts deposition soil microbial communities reasonably well studied microorganism responses addition combined seasonal change rarely
• Temperature sensitivity of soil microbial communities: An application of macromolecular rate theory to microbial respiration (2016) · Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences · cited 53× · doi

  Abstract There is compelling evidence that microbial communities vary widely in their temperature sensitivity and may adapt to warming through time.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: abstract there compelling evidence microbial communities vary widely temperature sensitivity adapt warming time
• Opposing effects of aboveground and belowground bacterial diversity on ecosystem multifunctionality under global change (2026) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi

  Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms by which warming and N addition affect above- and belowground bacterial diversity. Studies should examine the impacts of global changes on bacterial diversity in different ecosystems. Research should investigate the potential applications of the study's findings for managing terrestrial ecosystems under global change.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: further research needed understand mechanisms warming addition affect
• Soil bacterial community composition is altered more by soil nutrient availability than pH following long-term nutrient addition in a temperate steppe (2024) · Frontiers in Microbiology · cited 49× · doi

  Although aboveground biodiversity has been extensively studied, the impact of nutrient enrichment on soil microbial populations remains unclear.

  generalabstractevidence 1/5
  Keywords: aboveground biodiversity extensively studied impact nutrient enrichment soil microbial populations remains unclear

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