Divergent national-scale trends of microbial and animal biodiversity revealed across diverse temperate soil ecosystems
It is unclear whether microbes and animals residing in soils follow similar distribution patterns. Here, the authors report richness and diversity of soil microbes and invertebrates across soil, vegetation, and land use gradients in Wales, showing that land use affects animals while soil traits affe...
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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: |
Paul B. L. George,
Delphine Lallias,
Simon Creer,
Fiona M. Seaton,
John G. Kenny,
Richard M. Eccles,
Robert I. Griffiths,
Inma Lebron,
Bridget A. Emmett,
David A. Robinson,
Davey L. Jones |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09031-1
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