@article{fdi:010088770,
  title = {{R}evealing human impact on natural ecosystems through soil bacterial {DNA} sampled from an archaeological site},
  author = {{B}oivin, {S}. and {B}ourceret, {A}. and {M}aurice, {K}. and {L}aurent-{W}ebb, {L}. and {F}igura, {T}. and {B}ourillon, {J}ulie and {N}espoulous, {J}. and {D}omergue, {O}. and {C}haintreuil, {C}l{\'e}mence and {B}oukcim, {H}. and {S}elosse, {M}. {A}. and {F}iema, {Z}. and {B}otte, {E}. and {N}ehme, {L}. and {D}ucousso, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}uman activities have affected the surrounding natural ecosystems, including belowground microorganisms, for millennia. {T}heir short- and medium-term effects on the diversity and the composition of soil microbial communities are well-documented, but their lasting effects remain unknown. {W}hen unoccupied for centuries, archaeological sites are appropriate for studying the long-term effects of past human occupancy on natural ecosystems, including the soil compartment. {I}n this work, the soil chemical and bacterial compositions were compared between the {R}oman fort of {H}egra ({S}audi {A}rabia) abandoned for 1500 years, and a preserved area located at 120 m of the southern wall of the {R}oman fort where no human occupancy was detected. {W}e show that the four centuries of human occupancy have deeply and lastingly modified both the soil chemical and bacterial compositions inside the {R}oman fort. {W}e also highlight different bacterial putative functions between the two areas, notably associated with human occupancy. {F}inally, this work shows that the use of soils from archaeological sites causes little disruption and can bring relevant information, at a large scale, during the initial surveys of archaeological sites.},
  keywords = {{ARABIE} {SAOUDITE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {26},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {e16546 [13 ]},
  ISSN = {1462-2912},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1111/1462-2920.16546},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088770},
}