Publications by authors named "Rob H E M Geerts"
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- Soil interactions, both abiotic and biotic, are crucial for ecosystem processes, but the underlying mechanisms are complex and not fully understood.
- The study utilized DNA shotgun metagenomic techniques to explore how different inorganic fertilizers affected bacterial communities in grassland soils over a 54-year period.
- Findings indicated shifts in bacterial community composition with specific groups (like Actinobacteria) increasing under fertilization, yet no significant changes in microbial functional profiles, suggesting that these functions are more stable despite variations in microbial community structures.
Nutrient enrichment of habitats (eutrophication) is considered to be one of the main causes of plant diversity decline worldwide. Several experiments have shown a rapid loss of species in the first years after fertilization started. However, little is known about changes in species richness in the long term.
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