The influence of the soil fauna on microbial communities
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However, the influence of the soil fauna on microbial communities remains poorly understood.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2017 and 2026, spanning 8 journals. Those papers have been cited 361 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps
- Opposing effects of aboveground and belowground bacterial diversity on ecosystem multifunctionality under global change (2026) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi
climate warming, nitrogen deposition) are known to alter bacterial diversity in soil and the rhizosphere, but their effects on phyllosphere microbes and above–belowground community linkages remain unclear.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: climate warming nitrogen deposition known alter bacterial diversity soil rhizosphere effects phyllosphere microbes belowground community - Host genotype-enriched rhizosphere microbes enhance pea (Pisum sativum L.) yield (2026) · Plant and Soil · doi
Aims The rhizosphere microbiota is critical for crop productivity, but the mechanisms by which host genotype shapes microbial communities to influence yield, especially in legumes, are not well understood.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: aims rhizosphere microbiota critical crop productivity mechanisms host genotype shapes microbial communities influence yield especially - Soil carbon dynamics shape bacterial communities across grassland and agricultural soils with implications for phosphorus (2026) · Frontiers in Soil Science · doi
Introduction Phosphorus (P) is a critical nutrient influencing soil fertility, yet its role in shaping bacterial community structure remains underexplored, particularly in native grasslands versus agricultural systems.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: introduction phosphorus critical nutrient influencing soil fertility role shaping bacterial community structure remains underexplored particularly - Dual roles of microbes in mediating soil carbon dynamics in response to warming (2024) · Nature Communications · cited 82× · doi
However, previous studies have mainly focused on microorganism-mediated soil C release, and little is known about whether and how climate warming affects microbial anabolism and the subsequent C input in permafrost regions.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: previous mainly focused microorganism mediated soil release little known whether climate warming affects microbial anabolism - Nutrient and moisture limitations reveal keystone metabolites linking rhizosphere metabolomes and microbiomes (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · cited 119× · doi
The connection between rhizodeposition and rhizosphere microbiome succession has been suggested, particularly under environmental stress conditions, yet definitive evidence is scarce.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: connection rhizodeposition rhizosphere microbiome succession particularly environmental stress conditions definitive evidence scarce - Genetic differentiation methods of microorganisms in the soil – plant system (2017) · Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology · cited 1× · doi
Phyllosphere bacteria have the potential to influence plant biogeography and ecosystem function through their influence on plant performance under different environmental conditions, but the drivers of variation in leaf-associated bacterial biodiversity among host plants are not well understood.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: influence plant phyllosphere bacteria potential biogeography ecosystem function performance different environmental conditions drivers variation leaf - 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 4/5Keywords: impacts deposition soil microbial communities reasonably well studied microorganism responses addition combined seasonal change rarely - Biological Interactions Mediate Soil Functions by Altering Rare Microbial Communities (2024) · Environmental Science & Technology · cited 101× · doi
However, the influence of the soil fauna on microbial communities remains poorly understood.
generalabstractevidence 1/5Keywords: influence soil fauna microbial communities remains poorly understood
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