Biodiversity of key-stone phylotypes determines crop production in a 4-decade fertilization experiment
Chinese Academy of Sciences · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Cropping systems have fertilized soils for decades with undetermined consequences for the productivity and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. One of the critical unknowns is the role of soil biodiversity in controlling crop production after decades of fertilization. This knowledge gap limits our capacity to assess how changes in soil biodiversity could alter crop production and soil health in changing environments. Here, we used multitrophic ecological networks to investigate the importance of soil biodiversity, in particular, the biodiversity of key-stone taxa in controlling soil functioning and wheat production in a 35-year field fertilization experiment. We found strong and positive associations between…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 52.02
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 59
Authors
6- KFKunkun Fan
Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Soil Science
- MDManuel Delgado‐Baquerizo
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
- XGXisheng Guo
Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- DWDaozhong Wang
Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- YZYong‐Guan ZhuCorresponding
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Urban Environment
Topics & keywords
- Biology
- Biodiversity
- Human fertilization
- Key (lock)
- Phylotype
- Crop
- Production (economics)
- Crop production
- Zero hunger