Agroforestry systems for soil health improvement and maintenance

S Fahad, SB Chavan, AR Chichaghare, AR Uthappa… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agroforestry integrates woody perennials with arable crops, livestock, or fodder in the same
piece of land, promoting the more efficient utilization of resources as compared to …

Keystone taxa as drivers of microbiome structure and functioning

S Banerjee, K Schlaeppi… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Microorganisms have a pivotal role in the functioning of ecosystems. Recent studies have
shown that microbial communities harbour keystone taxa, which drive community …

Specialized metabolic functions of keystone taxa sustain soil microbiome stability

W Xun, Y Liu, W Li, Y Ren, W Xiong, Z Xu, N Zhang… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background The relationship between biodiversity and soil microbiome stability remains
poorly understood. Here, we investigated the impacts of bacterial phylogenetic diversity on …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological stability of microbial communities in Lake Donghu regulated by keystone taxa

S Liu, H Yu, Y Yu, J Huang, Z Zhou, J Zeng, P Chen… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Seasonal variations of environmental factors generally result in considerable changes in
microbiomes, yet we still lack a clear understanding of how microbial communities maintain …

Impacts of biochars on bacterial community shifts and biodegradation of antibiotics in an agricultural soil during short-term incubation

G Zhang, Z Zhao, XA Yin, Y Zhu - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of applying different biochars to soil on shifts in the
bacterial community, the biodegradation of antibiotics, and their relationships. In total, nine …

Network analysis reveals functional redundancy and keystone taxa amongst bacterial and fungal communities during organic matter decomposition in an arable soil

S Banerjee, CA Kirkby, D Schmutter, A Bissett… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic matter (OM) decomposition and breakdown of crop residues are directly linked to
carbon (C) sequestration in agricultural soils as a portion of the decomposed C becomes …

Biodiversity and species competition regulate the resilience of microbial biofilm community

K Feng, Z Zhang, W Cai, W Liu, M Xu, H Yin… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem stability is poorly understood in
microbial communities. Biofilm communities in small bioreactors called microbial electrolysis …

Organic amendments drive shifts in microbial community structure and keystone taxa which increase C mineralization across aggregate size classes

X Wang, Q Bian, Y Jiang, L Zhu, Y Chen… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic amendments can stimulate soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization and soil
aggregation simultaneously, which can improve C sequestration and soil fertility. However …

Bacterial communities in oil contaminated soils: biogeography and co-occurrence patterns

S Jiao, Z Liu, Y Lin, J Yang, W Chen, G Wei - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
To improve the knowledge about the biogeographic patterns of bacteria in soils
contaminated with crude oil, we studied the effects of local geochemical properties and …

Application of organic fertilizer improves microbial community diversity and alters microbial network structure in tea (Camellia sinensis) plantation soils

S Gu, Q Hu, Y Cheng, L Bai, Z Liu, W Xiao… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil microbiomes contribute to plant growth, health and agricultural production. However,
the influence of long-term application of different fertilizers on soil microbial diversity and …