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Ecol Lett

Title:		Soil legacy effects of plants and drought on aboveground insects in native and range-expanding plant communities
Author(s):		Li K; Veen GFC; Ten Hooven FC; Harvey JA; van der Putten WH;
Address:		"Department of Terrestrial Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Laboratory of Nematology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Department of Ecological Science, Section Animal Ecology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands"
Journal Title:		Ecol Lett
Year:		2023
Volume:		20221122
Issue:		1
Page Number:		37 - 52
DOI:		10.1111/ele.14129
ISSN/ISBN:		1461-0248 (Electronic) 1461-023X (Print) 1461-023X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Soils contain biotic and abiotic legacies of previous conditions that may influence plant community biomass and associated aboveground biodiversity. However, little is known about the relative strengths and interactions of the various belowground legacies on aboveground plant-insect interactions. We used an outdoor mesocosm experiment to investigate the belowground legacy effects of range-expanding versus native plants, extreme drought and their interactions on plants, aphids and pollinators. We show that plant biomass was influenced more strongly by the previous plant community than by the previous summer drought. Plant communities consisted of four congeneric pairs of natives and range expanders, and their responses were not unanimous. Legacy effects affected the abundance of aphids more strongly than pollinators. We conclude that legacies can be contained as soil 'memories' that influence aboveground plant community interactions in the next growing season. These soil-borne 'memories' can be altered by climate warming-induced plant range shifts and extreme drought"
Keywords:		Animals *Soil Droughts Insecta Biomass Plants *Aphids Ecosystem aboveground-belowground interactions climate change drought herbivores plant-soil feedback pollinators range-expansion soil legacy effect;
Notes:		"MedlineLi, Keli Veen, G F Ciska Ten Hooven, Freddy C Harvey, Jeffrey A van der Putten, Wim H eng China Scholarship Council/ 323020/ERC_/European Research Council/International Letter England 2022/11/23 Ecol Lett. 2023 Jan; 26(1):37-52. doi: 10.1111/ele.14129. Epub 2022 Nov 22"