Decoupled responses of plants and soil biota to global change across the world’s land ecosystems

Qingshui Yu, Chenqi He, Mark A. Anthony, Bernhard Schmid, Arthur Gessler, Chen Yang, Danhua Zhang, Xiaofeng Ni, Yuhao Feng, Jiangling Zhu, Biao Zhu, Shaopeng Wang, Chengjun Ji, Zhiyao Tang, Jin Wu, Pete Smith, Lingli Liu, Mai-He Li, Marcus Schaub and Jingyun Fang ()
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Qingshui Yu: Peking University
Chenqi He: Peking University
Mark A. Anthony: Zürcherstrasse 111
Bernhard Schmid: 8057
Arthur Gessler: Zürcherstrasse 111
Chen Yang: Peking University
Danhua Zhang: Peking University
Xiaofeng Ni: Peking University
Yuhao Feng: Peking University
Jiangling Zhu: Peking University
Biao Zhu: Peking University
Shaopeng Wang: Peking University
Chengjun Ji: Peking University
Zhiyao Tang: Peking University
Jin Wu: Pokfulam
Pete Smith: University of Aberdeen
Lingli Liu: Xiangshan
Mai-He Li: Zürcherstrasse 111
Marcus Schaub: Zürcherstrasse 111
Jingyun Fang: Peking University

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Understanding the concurrent responses of aboveground and belowground biota compartments to global changes is crucial for the maintenance of ecosystem functions and biodiversity conservation. We conduct a comprehensive analysis synthesizing data from 13,209 single observations and 3223 pairwise observations from 1166 publications across the world terrestrial ecosystems to examine the responses of plants and soil organisms and their synchronization. We find that global change factors (GCFs) generally promote plant biomass but decreased plant species diversity. In comparison, the responses of belowground soil biota to GCFs are more variable and harder to predict. The analysis of the paired aboveground and belowground observations demonstrate that responses of plants and soil organisms to GCFs are decoupled among diverse groups of soil organisms for different biomes. Our study highlights the importance of integrative research on the aboveground-belowground system for improving predictions regarding the consequences of global environmental change.

Date: 2024
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