@article{fdi:010066211,
  title = {{E}cological importance of soil bacterivores for ecosystem functions},
  author = {{T}rap, {J}ean and {B}onkowski, {M}. and {P}lassard, {C}. and {V}illenave, {C}{\'e}cile and {B}lanchart, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {B}acterivores, mostly represented by protists and nematodes, are a key component of soil biodiversity involved in soil fertility and plant productivity. {I}n the current context of global change and soil biodiversity erosion, it becomes urgent to suitably recognize and quantify their ecological importance in ecosystem functioning. {S}cope {U}sing meta-analysis tools, we aimed at providing a quantitative synthesis of the ecological importance of soil bacterivores on ecosystem functions. {W}e also intended to produce an overview of the ecological factors that are expected to drive the magnitude of bacterivore effects on ecosystem functions. {C}onclusions {B}acterivores in soil contributed significantly to numerous key ecosystem functions. {W}e propose a new theoretical framework based on ecological stoichiometry stressing the role of {C}:{N}:{P} ratios in soil, microbial and plant biomass as important parameters driving bacterivore-effects on soil {N} and {P} availability for plants, immobilization of {N} and {P} in the bacterial biomass, and plant responses in nutrition and growth.},
  keywords = {{B}acterivores ; {P}rotists, nematodes ; {M}icrobial loop ; {P}lant growth ; {P}lant nutrition ; {E}cological stoichiometry ; {M}eta-analysis},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}lant and {S}oil},
  volume = {398},
  numero = {1-2},
  pages = {1--24},
  ISSN = {0032-079{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11104-015-2671-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066211},
}