Soil Microbial Assembly Mirrors a Savanna Mosaic Amid Plant Invasion and Soil Disturbance
Elizabeth A Bowman, A Peyton Smith, Aaron C Rhodes, Robert M Plowes, Lawrence E Gilbert · 2026
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Description
Elizabeth Bowman and co-authors link soil microbes to the patchwork of a Texas savanna in a paper from two thousand twenty-six. Savannas mix open grassland with woody patches, and the soil life below may help hold that pattern. The team also asked how an invading grass and soil disturbance change the picture.
Sampling crossed patch type with disturbance and invasion by a foreign grass. Grassland and woody soils held distinct microbe groups, matching plant inputs and nutrient levels. In grassland, plant variety and soil chemistry tracked microbe makeup most, more for fungi than bacteria. Invasion raised soil nutrients and shifted microbes, blurring the grassland pattern. The authors say such shifts may weaken the ties that keep savanna patches distinct.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Elizabeth A Bowman, A Peyton Smith, Aaron C Rhodes, Robert M Plowes, Lawrence E Gilbert |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |