Turnover of soil bacterial diversity driven by wide-scale environmental heterogeneity

L. Ranjard (), S. Dequiedt, N. Chemidlin Prévost-Bouré, J. Thioulouse, N.P.A. Saby, M. Lelievre, P. A. Maron, Morin F.E.r, A. Bispo, C. Jolivet, D. Arrouays and P. Lemanceau
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L. Ranjard: INRA, AgroSup Dijon, Université Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie
S. Dequiedt: INRA, Platform GenoSol, UMR 1347 Agroécologie
N. Chemidlin Prévost-Bouré: INRA, AgroSup Dijon, Université Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie
J. Thioulouse: Université Lyon 1; CNRS, UMR5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive
N.P.A. Saby: INRA, US 1106 InfoSol
M. Lelievre: INRA, Platform GenoSol, UMR 1347 Agroécologie
P. A. Maron: INRA, AgroSup Dijon, Université Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie
Morin F.E.r: INRA, Platform GenoSol, UMR 1347 Agroécologie
A. Bispo: ADEME, Service Agriculture et Forêt
C. Jolivet: INRA, US 1106 InfoSol
D. Arrouays: INRA, US 1106 InfoSol
P. Lemanceau: INRA, AgroSup Dijon, Université Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie

Nature Communications, 2013, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Spatial scaling and determinism of the wide-scale distribution of macroorganism diversity has been largely demonstrated over a century. For microorganisms, and especially for soil bacteria, this fundamental question requires more thorough investigation, as little information has been reported to date. Here by applying the taxa–area relationship to the largest spatially explicit soil sampling available in France (2,085 soils, area covered ~5.3 × 105 km2) and developing an innovative evaluation of the habitat–area relationship, we show that the turnover rate of bacterial diversity in soils on a wide scale is highly significant and strongly correlated with the turnover rate of soil habitat. As the diversity of micro- and macroorganisms appears to be driven by similar processes (dispersal and selection), maintaining diverse and spatially structured habitats is essential for soil biological patrimony and the resulting ecosystem services.

Date: 2013
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