Herbivore species identity and composition affect soil enzymatic activity through altered plant composition in a coastal tallgrass prairie

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dc.contributor.authorPrather, Chelseen
dc.contributor.authorStrickland, Michael S.en
dc.contributor.authorLaws, Angelaen
dc.contributor.authorBranson, Daviden
dc.contributor.departmentBiological Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-20T12:40:39Zen
dc.date.available2020-03-20T12:40:39Zen
dc.date.issued2017-09en
dc.description.abstractAlthough single herbivore species are known to affect soil microbial communities, the effects of herbivore species identity and community composition on soil microbes and their functioning are unknown. We tested the effects of single orthopteran species and species combinations on soil enzymatic activity with an enclosure experiment in a coastal tallgrass prairie. Species effects on soil enzymatic activity were non-additive: one particular mixed feeding species (M. femurrubrum) resulted in 65% higher BG enzyme activity and 35% higher total hydrolytic enzyme activity, whereas certain combinations containing this species had little to no effects. These results suggest that critical species or combinations of species that strongly affect plant functional composition may also have strong effects on soil enzymatic functioning and nutrient limitation. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesWe thank: University of Houston's Coastal Center (salary for Prather); A. Huynh for field assistance; S. Pennings, A. Joern, and J. Jonas for input on experimental design; and A. Joern for the use of mesh enclosures. This research was partially funded by a United States Department of Agriculture AFRI Competitive Grant to Laws, Prather, Branson, and Strickland (#2016-67014-25257).en
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Department of Agriculture AFRI Competitive Grant [2016-67014-25257]en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.05.013en
dc.identifier.issn0038-0717en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/97382en
dc.identifier.volume112en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/en
dc.subjectOrthopteraen
dc.subjectAcid phosphataseen
dc.subjectbeta-1,4-Glucosidaseen
dc.subjectHerbivoryen
dc.subjectCarbon cyclingen
dc.subjectPhosphorus cyclingen
dc.titleHerbivore species identity and composition affect soil enzymatic activity through altered plant composition in a coastal tallgrass prairieen
dc.title.serialSoil Biology & Biochemistryen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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