Putting soil invertebrate diversity on the map.
aboveground-belowground interactions
amplicon sequencing
climate change
invertebrates
macroecology
soil biodiversity
Journal
Molecular ecology
ISSN: 1365-294X
Titre abrégé: Mol Ecol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9214478
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2020
02 2020
Historique:
received:
09
12
2019
accepted:
29
01
2020
pubmed:
6
2
2020
medline:
22
12
2020
entrez:
4
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ecologists have had a very good foundational knowledge of the global distribution of plants and aboveground animals for many decades. But despite the immense diversity of soil organisms, our knowledge of the global distribution, drivers and threats to soil biodiversity is very limited. In this issue of Molecular Ecology, Bastida et al. (2020) produce the first global maps of soil invertebrate diversity that have been sampled at 83 locations, across six continents, using standardised methods and DNA sequencing. Using data from nematodes, arachnids and rotifers, and structural equation models, they find that diversity of these taxa is primarily driven by vegetation and climate. Given the anthropogenic changes that are occurring, and are projected to continue, this study provides important baseline information for future soil biodiversity and function monitoring, as well as exciting working hypotheses for targeted experiments.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32012394
doi: 10.1111/mec.15371
pmc: PMC7305945
mid: EMS86614
doi:
Substances chimiques
Soil
0
Types de publication
News
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
655-657Subventions
Organisme : European Research Council
ID : 677232
Pays : International
Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Molecular Ecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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