Water availability creates global thresholds in multidimensional soil biodiversity and functions

TitleWater availability creates global thresholds in multidimensional soil biodiversity and functions
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsZhang J.W, Feng Y.Z, Maestre F.T, Berdugo M., Wang J.T, Coleine C., Saez-Sandino T., Garcia-Velazquez L., Singh B.K, Delgado-Baquerizo M.
JournalNature Ecology & Evolution
Volume7
Pagination1002-+
Date PublishedJul
Type of ArticleArticle
ISBN Number2397-334X
Accession NumberWOS:000986154300001
Keywordsclimate surfaces, diversity, ecology, ecosystem, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Infiltration, microbial communities, porosity, respiration, responses, sequences
Abstract

Soils support an immense portion of Earth's biodiversity and maintain multiple ecosystem functions which are essential for human well-being. Environmental thresholds are known to govern global vegetation patterns, but it is still unknown whether they can be used to predict the distribution of soil organisms and functions across global biomes. Using a global field survey of 383 sites across contrasting climatic and vegetation conditions, here we showed that soil biodiversity and functions exhibited pervasive nonlinear patterns worldwide and are mainly governed by water availability (precipitation and potential evapotranspiration). Changes in water availability resulted in drastic shifts in soil biodiversity (bacteria, fungi, protists and invertebrates) and soil functions including plant-microbe interactions, plant productivity, soil biogeochemical cycles and soil carbon sequestration. Our findings highlight that crossing specific water availability thresholds can have critical consequences for the provision of essential ecosystem services needed to sustain our planet. A global field survey of 383 sites with different vegetation types spanning an environmental gradient reveals that soil biodiversity and functions exhibit pervasive nonlinear behaviours worldwide and are mainly governed by water availability.

Short TitleNat. Ecol. Evol.Nat. Ecol. Evol.
Alternate JournalNat. Ecol. Evol.
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Zhang, Jianwei Feng, Youzhi Maestre, Fernando T. Berdugo, Miguel Wang, Juntao Coleine, Claudia Saez-Sandino, Tadeo Garcia-Velazquez, Laura Singh, Brajesh K. Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel
Wang, Juntao/O-4423-2015; Coleine, Claudia/AAE-1889-2020; Singh, Brajesh/R-6321-2019; Sáez Sandino, Tadeo/CAC-5961-2022
Wang, Juntao/0000-0002-1822-2176; Coleine, Claudia/0000-0002-9289-6179; Singh, Brajesh/0000-0003-4413-4185; Sáez Sandino, Tadeo/0000-0001-9539-4716; DELGADO-BAQUERIZO, MANUEL/0000-0002-6499-576X; Feng, Youzhi/0000-0002-8519-841X; Berdugo, Miguel/0000-0003-1053-8907
National Natural Science Foundation of China [42177297]; CAS Strategic Priority Research Program [XDA28010302]; Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation - MCIN/AEI [PID2020-115813RA-I00]; Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER); Consejeria de Transformacion Economica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades of the Junta de Andalucia (FEDER Andalucia 2014-2020 Objetivo tematico '01-Refuerzo de la investigacion, el desarrollo tecnologico y la innovacion') [P20_00879]; Generalitat Valenciana [CIDEGENT/2018/041]; Horizon Europe programme of the European Union (SOILGUARD) [101000371]; Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through a Ramon y Cajal Fellowship [RYC2021-031797-I]; European Commission under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant [702057]; European Research Council (BIODESERT project) [647038]; Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [702057] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA); European Research Council (ERC) [647038] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
Y.F. is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (42177297) and CAS Strategic Priority Research Program (XDA28010302). M.D.-B. acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for the I+D+i project PID2020-115813RA-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. M.D.-B. is also supported by a project of the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) and the Consejeria de Transformacion Economica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades of the Junta de Andalucia (FEDER Andalucia 2014-2020 Objetivo tematico 01-Refuerzo de la investigacion, el desarrollo tecnologico y la innovacion') associated with the research project P20_00879 (ANDABIOMA). F.T.M. is supported by Generalitat Valenciana grant CIDEGENT/2018/041 and the Horizon Europe programme of the European Union (SOILGUARD, grant agreement no. 101000371). M.B. acknowledges funding from Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through a Ramon y Cajal Fellowship (no. RYC2021-031797-I). C.C. is supported by the European Commission under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 702057 (DRYLIFE). The survey of dryland areas was supported by the European Research Council (BIODESERT project, grant agreement no. 647038).

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