Ecological memory of recurrent drought modifies soil processes via changes in soil microbial community

Legacies of past ecological disturbances are expected but challenging to demonstrate. Here the authors report a 10-year field experiment in a mountain grassland that shows ecological memory of soil microbial community and functioning in response to recurrent drought.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alberto Canarini, Hannes Schmidt, Lucia Fuchslueger, Victoria Martin, Craig W. Herbold, David Zezula, Philipp Gündler, Roland Hasibeder, Marina Jecmenica, Michael Bahn, Andreas Richter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25675-4