SynthesisNature communications2020
Meta-analysis of the impacts of global change factors on soil microbial diversity and functionality.
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216 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Agricultural soil microbiomes are structurally and functionally more resistant to warming than adjacent natural ecosystems.Nature food · 2026Pooled it
- Global nitrogen enrichment impacts plant diversity more than soil bacterial and fungal diversity: a meta-analysis.Nature communications · 2026Pooled it
- Critical thresholds for co-benefits of carbon accumulation and biodiversity conservation under global nitrogen enrichment.Nature communications · 2026Pooled it
- Multidimensional β-diversity responses to global change: a meta-analysis highlighting divergent effects on plant communities.Nature communications · 2025Pooled it
- Rising global temperatures reduce soil microbial diversity over the long term.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Pooled it
- Fire Limits Soil Microbial Dispersal and Differentially Impacts Bacterial and Fungal Communities.Global change biology · 2025Pooled it
- Meta-analysis reveals the effects of microbial inoculants on the biomass and diversity of soil microbial communities.Nature ecology & evolution · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of grazing exclusion on soil microbial diversity and its functionality in grasslands: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Pooled it
- A Matter of Metals: Copper but Not Cadmium Affects the Microbial Alpha-Diversity of Soils and Sediments - a Meta-analysis.Microbial ecology · 2023Pooled it
- The Effects of Multiple Global Change Factors on Soil Nutrients across China: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Microplastic effects on soil system parameters: a meta-analysis study.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Pooled it
- Magnitude and determinants of plant root hydraulic redistribution: A global synthesis analysis.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Pooled it
- Soil pH Amelioration Synergizes Carbon Accrual with Yield Gains Under Organic Substitution.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Metagenomic Insights into Microbial Functional Potential Associated with Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Cycling Along an Elevational Gradient in a Warm-Temperate Forest.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Nutrient-mediated tree growth responses are governed by internal resource allocation: intra-organ water-carbon trade-offs and inter-organ carbon concentration gradient.Tree physiology · 2026Article
- The role of phages in plant-associated microbial communities.Essays in biochemistry · 2026Review
- Decadal Resampling Reveals Widespread Increases in Soil Microbial Diversity Associated With Nitrogen Deposition.Global change biology · 2026Article
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- Plant influence shapesMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Soil Biodiversity Supports Agroecosystem Services Under Multiple Global Change Factors.Global change biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Biodiversity on the Earth is changing at an unprecedented rate due to a variety of global change factors (GCFs). However, the effects of GCFs on microbial diversity is unclear despite that soil microorganisms play a critical role in biogeochemical cycling. Here, we synthesize 1235 GCF observations worldwide and show that microbial rare species are more sensitive to GCFs than common species, while GCFs do not always lead to a reduction in microbial diversity. GCFs-induced shifts in microbial alpha diversity can be predominately explained by the changed soil pH. In addition, GCF impacts on soil functionality are explained by microbial community structure and biomass rather than the alpha diversity. Altogether, our findings of GCF impacts on microbial diversity are fundamentally different from previous knowledge for well-studied plant and animal communities, and are crucial to policy-making for the conservation of microbial diversity hotspots under global changes.
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