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Forest humus forms as a playground for studying aboveground-belowground relationships: Part 1, theoretical backgrounds

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Within the context of soil biodiversity erosion and of soil recognition as a non-renewable resource i.e., not recoverable within a human lifespan, we mix theoretical backgrounds from community ecology and functional ecology to address links between aboveground diversity and belowground diversity and their functional consequences for soil. We develop a working hypothesis, for future research, stating that the best performance of the soil-plant interface (i.e., high organic matter recycling, low losses of biogenic elements, and plant productivity) is achieved when all communities (plant and soil biota) have reached a similar organizational pattern based on species assemblages, limiting functional traits similarity, and maximizing complementary traits. We conclude that the humus system is the best candidate for testing this hypothesis.
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hal-02323734 , version 1 (21-10-2019)

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Michaël Aubert, Fabrice Bureau. Forest humus forms as a playground for studying aboveground-belowground relationships: Part 1, theoretical backgrounds. Applied Soil Ecology, 2018, 123, pp.391-397. ⟨10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.09.004⟩. ⟨hal-02323734⟩
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