@article{fdi:010061829, title = {{F}orest soil microbial functional patterns and response to a drought and warming event : key role of climate-plant-soil interactions at a regional scale}, author = {{P}ailler, {A}. and {V}ennetier, {M}. and {T}orre, {F}. and {R}ipert, {C}. and {G}uiral, {D}aniel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}ittle is known about how spatial and environmental patterns structure soil microbial activities. {W}e investigated, on 47 soil samples collected in {M}editerranean forests, the net and interaction effects of climatic-geographic and edaphic variables as well as vegetation cover and composition on soil microbial community-level physiological profiles ({CLPP}s) assessed by {M}icroresp ({TM}). {T}he effects of these variables were also analyzed on {CLPP} response to an experimental drought treatment. {CLPP}s were shown to be mainly driven by climate-plant-soil and plant-soil interactions; even after drought treatment, there was a decrease in microbial activity but no change in {CLPP}s. {O}ur findings highlight the robustness of these relationships, which need to be assessed within different ecosystems considering various spatial scales to reliably predict climate change effects on terrestrial ecosystems.}, keywords = {{CLPP} ; {M}icroresp ({TM}) ; {M}editerranean soils ; {A}boveground-belowground ; interactions ; {M}icrobial community ; {D}rought treatment ; {FRANCE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}oil {B}iology and {B}iochemistry}, volume = {70}, numero = {}, pages = {1--4}, ISSN = {0038-0717}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.12.003}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061829}, }