Phylogenetic conservation of bacterial responses to soil nitrogen addition across continents
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Soil microbial communities are intricately linked to ecosystem functioning such as nutrient cycling; therefore, a predictive understanding of how these communities respond to environmental changes is of great interest. Here, we test whether phylogenetic information can predict the response of bacterial taxa to nitrogen (N) addition. We analyze the composition of soil bacterial communities in 13 field experiments across 5 continents and find that the N response of bacteria is phylogenetically conserved at each location. Remarkably, the phylogenetic pattern of N responses is similar when merging data across locations. Thus, we can identify bacterial clades - the size of which are highly variable across the bacterial tree - that respond consistently to N addition across locations. Our findings suggest that a phylogenetic approach may be useful in predicting shifts in microbial community composition in the face of other environmental changes.
Source: Nature Communications
Institutions: University of California, Irvine, The University of Tokyo
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $5,200
Awards: G2493246369, Collaborative research: Controls over decomposition by microbial communities under climate change, Development of Information Base on Microbiota of Japanese Forests, G5124005145, G5710460526, A TRAIT-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR LINKING MICROBIAL COMMUNTIES WITH CARBON TRANSFORMATIONS UNDER PRECIPITATION CHANGE, A TRAIT-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR LINKING MICROBIAL COMMUNTIES WITH CARBON TRANSFORMATIONS UNDER PRECIPITATION CHANGE, G916032237
OpenAlex ID: W2948968270