@article{fdi:010076538, title = {{C}oordinated community structure among trees, fungi and invertebrate groups in {A}mazonian rainforests}, author = {{V}leminckx, {J}. and {S}chimann, {H}. and {D}ecaens, {T}. and {F}ichaux, {M}. and {V}edel, {V}. and {J}aouen, {G}. and {R}oy, {M}. and {L}apied, {E}. and {E}ngel, {J}ulien and {D}ourdain, {A}. and {P}etronelli, {P}. and {O}rivel, {J}. and {B}araloto, {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}ittle is known regarding how trophic interactions shape community assembly in tropical forests. {H}ere we assess multi-taxonomic community assembly rules using a rare standardized coordinated inventory comprising exhaustive surveys of five highly-diverse taxonomic groups exerting key ecological functions: trees, fungi, earthworms, ants and spiders. {W}e sampled 36 1.9-ha plots from four remote locations in {F}rench {G}uiana including precise soil measurements, and we tested whether species turnover was coordinated among groups across geographic and edaphic gradients. {A}ll species group pairs exhibited significant compositional associations that were independent from soil conditions. {F}or some of the pairs, associations were also partly explained by soil properties, especially soil phosphorus availability. {O}ur study provides evidence for coordinated turnover among taxonomic groups beyond simple relationships with environmental factors, thereby refining our understanding regarding the nature of interactions occurring among these ecologically important groups.}, keywords = {{GUYANE} {FRANCAISE} ; {AMAZONIE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature}, volume = {9}, numero = {}, pages = {art. 11337 [10 p.]}, ISSN = {2045-2322}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1038/s41598-019-47595-6}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076538}, }