Plant–Soil Feedback: Bridging Natural and Agricultural Sciences
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2018-02-01
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Mariotte, Pierre
Mehrabi, Zia
Bezemer, T. Martijn
De Deyn, Gerlinde B.
Kulmatiski, Andrew
Drigo, Barbara
Veen, G. F.(Ciska)
van der Heijden, Marcel G.A.
Kardol, Paul
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Abstract
In agricultural and natural systems researchers have demonstrated large effects of plant–soil feedback (PSF) on plant growth. However, the concepts and approaches used in these two types of systems have developed, for the most part, independently. Here, we present a conceptual framework that integrates knowledge and approaches from these two contrasting systems. We use this integrated framework to demonstrate (i) how knowledge from complex natural systems can be used to increase agricultural resource-use efficiency and productivity and (ii) how research in agricultural systems can be used to test hypotheses and approaches developed in natural systems. Using this framework, we discuss avenues for new research toward an ecologically sustainable and climate-smart future.
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biodiversity conservation, climate change, crop rotation, plant root traits, productivity, sustainability, Taverne, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, SDG 13 - Climate Action
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Mariotte, P, Mehrabi, Z, Bezemer, T M, De Deyn, G B, Kulmatiski, A, Drigo, B, Veen, G F, van der Heijden, M G A & Kardol, P 2018, 'Plant–Soil Feedback : Bridging Natural and Agricultural Sciences', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 129-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.11.005