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Grazing and resource availability control soil nematode body size and abundance-mass relationship in semi-arid grassland by Andriuzzi, Walter S., Wall, Diana H.

“…1. Body size is a central functional trait in ecological communities. Despite recognition of the importance of above ground-below ground interactions, effects…”
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Mixed-Species Plantation Effects on Soil Biological and Chemical Quality and Tree Growth of A Former Agricultural Land by Tiziana Danise, Walter S. Andriuzzi, Giovanna Battipaglia, Giacomo Certini, Georg Guggenberger, Michele Innangi, Giovanni Mastrolonardo, Francesco Niccoli, Francesco Pelleri, Antonietta Fioretto

“…Tree planting on abandoned agricultural land could both restore the soil quality and increase the productivity of economically valuable woody species. Here, we…”
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Responses of belowground communities to large aboveground herbivores: Meta‐analysis reveals biome‐dependent patterns and critical research gaps by Andriuzzi, Walter S., Wall, Diana H.

“…The importance of herbivore–plant and soil biota–plant interactions in terrestrial ecosystems is amply recognized, but the effects of aboveground herbivores on…”
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Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale by van den Hoogen, Johan, Geisen, Stefan, Routh, Devin, Ferris, Howard, Traunspurger, Walter, Wardle, David A., de Goede, Ron G. M., Adams, Byron J., Ahmad, Wasim, Andriuzzi, Walter S., Bardgett, Richard D., Bonkowski, Michael, Campos-Herrera, Raquel, Cares, Juvenil E., Caruso, Tancredi, de Brito Caixeta, Larissa, Chen, Xiaoyun, Costa, Sofia R., Creamer, Rachel, Mauro da Cunha Castro, José, Dam, Marie, Djigal, Djibril, Escuer, Miguel, Griffiths, Bryan S., Gutiérrez, Carmen, Hohberg, Karin, Kalinkina, Daria, Kardol, Paul, Kergunteuil, Alan, Korthals, Gerard, Krashevska, Valentyna, Kudrin, Alexey A., Li, Qi, Liang, Wenju, Magilton, Matthew, Marais, Mariette, Martín, José Antonio Rodríguez, Matveeva, Elizaveta, Mayad, El Hassan, Mulder, Christian, Mullin, Peter, Neilson, Roy, Nguyen, T. A. Duong, Nielsen, Uffe N., Okada, Hiroaki, Rius, Juan Emilio Palomares, Pan, Kaiwen, Peneva, Vlada, Pellissier, Loïc, Carlos Pereira da Silva, Julio, Pitteloud, Camille, Powers, Thomas O., Powers, Kirsten, Quist, Casper W., Rasmann, Sergio, Moreno, Sara Sánchez, Scheu, Stefan, Setälä, Heikki, Sushchuk, Anna, Tiunov, Alexei V., Trap, Jean, van der Putten, Wim, Vestergård, Mette, Villenave, Cecile, Waeyenberge, Lieven, Wall, Diana H., Wilschut, Rutger, Wright, Daniel G., Yang, Jiue-in, Crowther, Thomas Ward

“…Soil organisms are a crucial part of the terrestrial biosphere. Despite their importance for ecosystem functioning, few quantitative, spatially explicit models…”
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Anecic earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) alleviate negative effects of extreme rainfall events on soil and plants in field mesocosms by Andriuzzi, Walter S, Pulleman, Mirjam M, Schmidt, Olaf, Faber, Jack H, Brussaard, Lijbert

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Intense rains are becoming more frequent. By causing waterlogging, they may increase soil erosion and soil surface compaction, hamper…”
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Drought suppresses soil predators and promotes root herbivores in mesic, but not in xeric grasslands by Franco, André L. C., Gherardi, Laureano A., de Tomasel, Cecilia M., Andriuzzi, Walter S., Ankrom, Katharine E., Shaw, E. Ashley, Bach, Elizabeth M., Sala, Osvaldo E., Wall, Diana H.

“…Precipitation changes among years and locations along gradients of mean annual precipitation (MAP). The way those changes interact and affect populations of…”
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Root herbivory controls the effects of water availability on the partitioning between above‐ and below‐ground grass biomass by Franco, André L. C., Gherardi, Laureano A., Tomasel, Cecilia M., Andriuzzi, Walter S., Ankrom, Katharine E., Bach, Elizabeth M., Guan, Pingting, Sala, Osvaldo E., Wall, Diana H., Holeski, Liza

“…The fraction of primary productivity allocated below‐ground accounts for a larger flow of carbon than above‐ground productivity in most grassland ecosystems…”
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The drilosphere concept: Fine-scale incorporation of surface residue-derived N and C around natural Lumbricus terrestris burrows by Andriuzzi, Walter S., Bolger, Thomas, Schmidt, Olaf

“…Anecic (deep-burrowing) earthworms are important for soil biogeochemical functioning, but the fine-scale spatial range at which they incorporate C and N around…”
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Comparison of two widely used sampling methods in assessing earthworm community responses to agricultural intensification by Andriuzzi, Walter S., Pulleman, Mirjam M., Cluzeau, Daniel, Pérès, Guénola

“…•Two widely used earthworm sampling methods were compared.•The methods detected similar ecological responses to agricultural intensification.•One method…”
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Decoupled responses of soil bacteria and their invertebrate consumer to warming, but not freeze–thaw cycles, in the Antarctic Dry Valleys by Knox, Matthew A., Andriuzzi, Walter S., Buelow, Heather N., Takacs‐Vesbach, Cristina, Adams, Byron J., Wall, Diana H., Fierer, Noah

“…Altered temperature profiles resulting in increased warming and freeze–thaw cycle (FTC) frequency pose great ecological challenges to organisms in alpine and…”
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Ecto- and endoparasitic nematodes respond differently across sites to changes in precipitation by Ankrom, Katharine E., Franco, André L. C., Fonte, Steven J., Gherardi, Laureano A., de Tomasel, Cecilia Milano, Andriuzzi, Walter S., Shaw, E. Ashley, Sala, Osvaldo E., Wall, Diana H.

“…Plant parasitic nematodes are among the greatest consumers of primary production in terrestrial ecosystems. Their feeding strategies can be divided into…”
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Organic matter composition and the protist and nematode communities around anecic earthworm burrows by Andriuzzi, Walter S., Ngo, Phuong-Thi, Geisen, Stefan, Keith, Aidan M., Dumack, Kenneth, Bolger, Thomas, Bonkowski, Michael, Brussaard, Lijbert, Faber, Jack H., Chabbi, Abad, Rumpel, Cornelia, Schmidt, Olaf

“…By living in permanent burrows and incorporating organic detritus from the soil surface, anecic earthworms contribute to soil heterogeneity, but their impact…”
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Spatial and temporal patterns of microbial mats and associated invertebrates along an Antarctic stream by Andriuzzi, Walter S., Stanish, Lee F., Simmons, Breana L., Jaros, Chris, Adams, Byron J., Wall, Diana H., McKnight, Diane M.

“…Microbial biofilms are biological hotspots in many alpine and polar ecosystems, but the controls on and functional significance of their fauna are little…”
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Soil nematode assemblage responds weakly to grazer exclusion on a nutrient-rich seabird island by Andriuzzi, Walter S., Keith, Aidan M., Bardgett, Richard D., van der Wal, René

“…The effects of aboveground herbivores on plant-soil interactions are highly context dependent and a key underlying factor controlling this is thought to be…”
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Soil microbial food web channels associated with biological soil crusts in desertification restoration: The carbon flow from microbes to nematodes by Guan, Pingting, Zhang, Xiaoke, Yu, Jun, Cheng, Yunyun, Li, Qi, Andriuzzi, Walter S., Liang, Wenju

“…Development from bare soil to biological soil crust (BSC) after the establishment of vegetation for sand fixation is an important desertification…”
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Rapid transfer of C and N excreted by decomposer soil animals to plants and above-ground herbivores by Shutenko, Ganna S., Andriuzzi, Walter S., Dyckmans, Jens, Luo, Yu, Wilkinson, Thomas L., Schmidt, Olaf

“…The role of soil decomposer animals in nutrient cycling is commonly seen as indirect, slow and cumulative, through grazing and engineering effects on soil…”
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Body size structure of soil fauna along geographic and temporal gradients of precipitation in grasslands by Andriuzzi, Walter S., Franco, André L.C., Ankrom, Katharine E., Cui, Shuyan, de Tomasel, Cecilia M., Guan, Pingting, Gherardi, Laureano A., Sala, Osvaldo E., Wall, Diana H.

“…Precipitation is a global driver of animal abundance and diversity in terrestrial ecosystems, but we know little on how it influences the body size structure…”
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Earthworm functional traits and interspecific interactions affect plant nitrogen acquisition and primary production by Andriuzzi, Walter S., Schmidt, Olaf, Brussaard, Lijbert, Faber, Jack H., Bolger, Thomas

“…•Three earthworm species responded similarly to dung addition.•Each earthworm species had its own effect on plant growth and resource allocation.•Interaction…”
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Nematode exclusion and recovery in experimental soil microcosms by Franco, André L.C., Knox, Matthew A., Andriuzzi, Walter S., de Tomasel, Cecilia M., Sala, Osvaldo E., Wall, Diana H.

“…Experimental manipulations of soil fauna are a powerful tool for assessing causal relationships between belowground biodiversity and key ecosystem properties…”
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Ecological Functions of Earthworms in Soil by Andriuzzi, Walter S

“…Earthworms are known to play an important role in soil structure and fertility, but there are still big knowledge gaps on the functional ecology of distinct…”
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