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| Title |
Earthworm-induced shifts in microbial diversity in soils with rare versus established invasive earthworm populations
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| Published in |
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1093/femsec/fiy051 |
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| Authors |
Alexandre B de Menezes, Miranda T Prendergast-Miller, Lynne M Macdonald, Peter Toscas, Geoff Baker, Mark Farrell, Tim Wark, Alan E Richardson, Peter H Thrall |
| Abstract |
European earthworms have colonised many parts of Australia, although their impact on soil microbial communities remains largely uncharacterised. An experiment was conducted to contrast the responses to Aporrectodea trapezoides introduction between soils from sites with established (Talmo, 64 A. trapezoides m-2) and rare (Glenrock, 0.6 A. trapezoides m-2) A. trapezoides populations. Our hypothesis was that earthworm introduction would lead to similar changes in bacterial communities in both soils. The effects of earthworm introduction (earthworm activity and cadaver decomposition) did not lead to a convergence of bacterial community composition between the two soils. However, in both soils, the Firmicutes decreased in abundance and a common set of bacteria responded positively to earthworms. The increase in the abundance of Flavobacterium, Chitinophagaceae, Rhodocyclaceae and Sphingobacteriales were consistent with previous studies. Evidence for possible soil resistance to earthworms was observed, with lower earthworm survival in Glenrock microcosms coinciding with A. trapezoides rarity in this site, lower soil organic matter and clay content and differences in the diversity and abundance of potential earthworm mutualist bacteria. These results suggest that while the impacts of earthworms vary between different soils, the consistent response of some bacteria may aid in predicting the impacts of earthworms on soil ecosystems. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 60 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 60 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 18% |
| Researcher | 9 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 15% |
| Unknown | 14 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 35% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 23 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 November 2018.
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#14,789,745
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#1,745
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