Intensive grassland management disrupts below-ground multi-trophic resource transfer in response to drought

oleh: Mathilde Chomel, Jocelyn M. Lavallee, Nil Alvarez-Segura, Elizabeth M. Baggs, Tancredi Caruso, Francisco de Castro, Mark C. Emmerson, Matthew Magilton, Jennifer M. Rhymes, Franciska T. de Vries, David Johnson, Richard D. Bardgett

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01

Deskripsi

Land use intensification could make soil food webs less able to recover from drought. Here, the authors find that intensive grassland management impairs recent photosynthate flux to roots and soil biota after drought, whereas extensive grassland management buffers the legacy of drought.