Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant ‘Zinke’ effects
Plant species leave a chemical signature in the soils below them, generating fine-scale spatial variation that drives ecological processes. Since the publication of a seminal paper on plant-mediated soil heterogeneity by Paul Zinke in 1962, a robust literature has developed examining effects of indi...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rspb.2015.1001 2024-09-15T18:39:47+00:00 Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant ‘Zinke’ effects Waring, Bonnie G. Álvarez-Cansino, Leonor Barry, Kathryn E. Becklund, Kristen K. Dale, Sarah Gei, Maria G. Keller, Adrienne B. Lopez, Omar R. Markesteijn, Lars Mangan, Scott Riggs, Charlotte E. Rodríguez-Ronderos, María Elizabeth Segnitz, R. Max Schnitzer, Stefan A. Powers, Jennifer S. 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1001 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2015.1001 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rspb.2015.1001 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences volume 282, issue 1812, page 20151001 ISSN 0962-8452 1471-2954 journal-article 2015 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1001 2024-09-02T04:21:06Z Plant species leave a chemical signature in the soils below them, generating fine-scale spatial variation that drives ecological processes. Since the publication of a seminal paper on plant-mediated soil heterogeneity by Paul Zinke in 1962, a robust literature has developed examining effects of individual plants on their local environments (individual plant effects). Here, we synthesize this work using meta-analysis to show that plant effects are strong and pervasive across ecosystems on six continents. Overall, soil properties beneath individual plants differ from those of neighbours by an average of 41%. Although the magnitudes of individual plant effects exhibit weak relationships with climate and latitude, they are significantly stronger in deserts and tundra than forests, and weaker in intensively managed ecosystems. The ubiquitous effects of plant individuals and species on local soil properties imply that individual plant effects have a role in plant–soil feedbacks, linking individual plants with biogeochemical processes at the ecosystem scale. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra The Royal Society Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 1812 20151001 |
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Plant species leave a chemical signature in the soils below them, generating fine-scale spatial variation that drives ecological processes. Since the publication of a seminal paper on plant-mediated soil heterogeneity by Paul Zinke in 1962, a robust literature has developed examining effects of individual plants on their local environments (individual plant effects). Here, we synthesize this work using meta-analysis to show that plant effects are strong and pervasive across ecosystems on six continents. Overall, soil properties beneath individual plants differ from those of neighbours by an average of 41%. Although the magnitudes of individual plant effects exhibit weak relationships with climate and latitude, they are significantly stronger in deserts and tundra than forests, and weaker in intensively managed ecosystems. The ubiquitous effects of plant individuals and species on local soil properties imply that individual plant effects have a role in plant–soil feedbacks, linking individual plants with biogeochemical processes at the ecosystem scale. |
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Waring, Bonnie G. Álvarez-Cansino, Leonor Barry, Kathryn E. Becklund, Kristen K. Dale, Sarah Gei, Maria G. Keller, Adrienne B. Lopez, Omar R. Markesteijn, Lars Mangan, Scott Riggs, Charlotte E. Rodríguez-Ronderos, María Elizabeth Segnitz, R. Max Schnitzer, Stefan A. Powers, Jennifer S. |
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Waring, Bonnie G. Álvarez-Cansino, Leonor Barry, Kathryn E. Becklund, Kristen K. Dale, Sarah Gei, Maria G. Keller, Adrienne B. Lopez, Omar R. Markesteijn, Lars Mangan, Scott Riggs, Charlotte E. Rodríguez-Ronderos, María Elizabeth Segnitz, R. Max Schnitzer, Stefan A. Powers, Jennifer S. Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant ‘Zinke’ effects |
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Waring, Bonnie G. Álvarez-Cansino, Leonor Barry, Kathryn E. Becklund, Kristen K. Dale, Sarah Gei, Maria G. Keller, Adrienne B. Lopez, Omar R. Markesteijn, Lars Mangan, Scott Riggs, Charlotte E. Rodríguez-Ronderos, María Elizabeth Segnitz, R. Max Schnitzer, Stefan A. Powers, Jennifer S. |
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Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant ‘Zinke’ effects |
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Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant ‘Zinke’ effects |
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Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant ‘Zinke’ effects |
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Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant ‘Zinke’ effects |
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Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant ‘Zinke’ effects |
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