Agricultural matrix affects differently the alpha and beta structural and functional diversity of soil microbial communities in a fragmented Mediterranean holm oak forest

D Flores-Rentería, A Rincón, F Valladares… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Given the increase in habitat fragmentation in the Mediterranean forests, understanding its
impacts over the ecology of soil microbial communities, responsible for many ecosystem …

Effect of monospecific and mixed Mediterranean tree plantations on soil microbial community and biochemical functioning

G Garau, L Morillas, J Roales, P Castaldi, NP Mangia… - Applied Soil …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil microbial communities (SMCs) are important drivers of forest ecosystem functions and
services. To optimize afforestation practices, it is important to understand how pure and …

Microbial community structure at different depths in disturbed and undisturbed semiarid Mediterranean forest soils

M Goberna, H Insam, S Klammer, JA Pascual… - Microbial Ecology, 2005 - Springer
Metabolic abilities and micrfiobial community structure were investigated through three
semiarid Mediterranean soils of SE Spain. The soils were (1) a Typic Calcixerept under an …

Drivers of microbial community structure in forest soils

S Lladó, R López-Mondéjar, P Baldrian - Applied microbiology and …, 2018 - Springer
Forests are essential biomes for global biogeochemical cycles, and belowground
microorganisms have a key role in providing relevant ecosystem services. To predict the …

Small-scale spatial heterogeneity of ecosystem properties, microbial community composition and microbial activities in a temperate mountain forest soil

M Štursová, J Bárta, H Šantrůčková… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Forests are recognised as spatially heterogeneous ecosystems. However, knowledge of the
small-scale spatial variation in microbial abundance, community composition and activity is …

Contrasting responses of bacterial and fungal communities to plant litter diversity in a Mediterranean oak forest

M Santonja, Q Foucault, A Rancon, T Gauquelin… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tree species diversity of forested ecosystems control the diversity of leaf litter inputs to the
soil, with cascading effects on the microbial communities colonizing decomposing litter …

Habitat Fragmentation can Modulate Drought Effects on the Plant-soil-microbial System in Mediterranean Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) Forests

D Flores-Rentería, J Curiel Yuste, A Rincón… - Microbial Ecology, 2015 - Springer
Ecological transformations derived from habitat fragmentation have led to increased threats
to above-ground biodiversity. However, the impacts of forest fragmentation on soils and their …

Effects of tree composition and soil depth on structure and functionality of belowground microbial communities in temperate European forests

LD Prada-Salcedo, JP Prada-Salcedo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Depending on their tree species composition, forests recruit different soil microbial
communities. Likewise, the vertical nutrient gradient along soil profiles impacts these …

Changes in soil microbial community structure influenced by agricultural management practices in a Mediterranean agro-ecosystem

F García-Orenes, A Morugán-Coronado, R Zornoza… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Agricultural practices have proven to be unsuitable in many cases, causing considerable
reductions in soil quality. Land management practices can provide solutions to this problem …

Urban forest soils harbour distinct and more diverse communities of bacteria and fungi compared to less disturbed forest soils

T Scholier, A Lavrinienko, I Brila, E Tukalenko… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic changes to land use drive concomitant changes in biodiversity, including that
of the soil microbiota. However, it is not clear how increasing intensity of human disturbance …