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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 151-158 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Microbial Ecology |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2006 |
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Three-dimensional microorganization of the soil–root–microbe system. / Feeney, Debbie S.; Crawford, John W.; Daniell, Tim; Hallett, Paul D.; Nunan, Naoise; Ritz, Karl; Rivers, Mak; Young, Iain M.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Three-dimensional microorganization of the soil–root–microbe system
AU - Feeney,Debbie S.
AU - Crawford,John W.
AU - Daniell,Tim
AU - Hallett,Paul D.
AU - Nunan,Naoise
AU - Ritz,Karl
AU - Rivers,Mak
AU - Young,Iain M.
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - Soils contain the greatest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth, and the functionality of the soil ecosystem sustains the rest of the terrestrial biosphere. This functionality results from complex interactions between biological and physical processes that are strongly modulated by the soil physical structure. Using a novel combination of biochemical and biophysical indicators and synchrotron microtomography, we have discovered that soil microbes and plant roots microengineer their habitats by changing the porosity and clustering properties (i.e., spatial correlation) of the soil pores. Our results indicate that biota act to significantly alter their habitat toward a more porous, ordered, and aggregated structure that has important consequences for functional properties, including transport processes. These observations support the hypothesis that the soil–plant–microbe complex is self-organized.
AB - Soils contain the greatest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth, and the functionality of the soil ecosystem sustains the rest of the terrestrial biosphere. This functionality results from complex interactions between biological and physical processes that are strongly modulated by the soil physical structure. Using a novel combination of biochemical and biophysical indicators and synchrotron microtomography, we have discovered that soil microbes and plant roots microengineer their habitats by changing the porosity and clustering properties (i.e., spatial correlation) of the soil pores. Our results indicate that biota act to significantly alter their habitat toward a more porous, ordered, and aggregated structure that has important consequences for functional properties, including transport processes. These observations support the hypothesis that the soil–plant–microbe complex is self-organized.
U2 - 10.1007/s00248-006-9062-8
DO - 10.1007/s00248-006-9062-8
M3 - Article
VL - 52
SP - 151
EP - 158
JO - Microbial Ecology
T2 - Microbial Ecology
JF - Microbial Ecology
SN - 0095-3628
IS - 1
ER -