Richard D. Bardgett

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effects of browsing by red deer, relative to landscape factors such as variations in microclimate and topography, on soil biological properties and N cycling in regenerating forest in an upland region of the Scottish Highlands.

TL;DR: It is identified that successful integration of above-belowground biotic interactions initially requires developing crop rotations and intercropping systems that create positive local soil legacy effects for neighboring as well subsequent crops, and these configurations may be used as building blocks to design landscapes that accommodate beneficial aboveground communities with respect to their required resources.

TL;DR: Grazer exclusion strongly enhanced plant biomass accumulation and although this tended to be associated with a somewhat lower abundance of bacterial-feeders, this effect was non-significant and surprisingly weak given the observed changes aboveground.

TL;DR: In this article, a method for determining the natural abundance radiocarbon (14C) content of soil microbial biomass (SMB) based on existing fumigation-extraction procedures was presented.