@article{fdi:010091250,
  title = {{M}anaging both overstory and understory vegetation mitigates the impact of drought on soil nematode communities in a {M}editerranean pine forest},
  author = {{B}iryol, {C}. and {T}rap, {J}ean and {P}r{\'e}vosto, {B}. and {D}upouyet, {S}. and {B}aldy, {V}. and {S}antonja, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}orest management strategies can effectively mitigate the impacts of drought on tree species, but their effects on soil fauna remain largely unexplored. {A}mong soil organisms, soil nematodes can serve as valuable bioindicators to assess the impact of forest management on soil biodiversity and soil functioning. {C}onsequently, we investigated two related questions in a {M}editerranean {P}inus halepensis {M}ill. forest located in southeastern {F}rance. {F}irst, how do soil nematodes respond to forest management practices? {S}econd, can forest management practices help modulate the effects of {M}editerranean summer drought on these soil organisms? {W}e conducted a field experiment in which we explored the influence of two forest management techniques-tree thinning (intense, moderate, or absent) and understory removal (shrubs present or absent)-on soil nematodes before and after the summer drought. {W}e found that only total and bacterivorous nematode abundances were positively influenced by the forest management practices. {T}he highest values were observed under conditions of intense thinning combined with shrub presence, with an average of 97,509 individuals per kg of dry soil. {I}n contrast, the abundances of all nematodes, with the exception of predaceous nematodes, were lower after the summer drought with a reduction ranging from-55 % to-82 %. {T}otal, bacterivorous, and fungivorous nematode abundances were less negatively affected by the summer drought under conditions of moderate thinning when shrubs were present versus absent. {M}ore generally, we discovered that bacterivorous and fungivorous nematodes were particularly sensitive to the forest management practices and the summer drought. {I}t is thus apparent that habitat alterations induced by forest management can strongly affect nematode community structure and could therefore prompt shifts in ecosystem functioning. {F}inally, this study highlights that, in forests, understory vegetation can have significant positive impacts on soil nematode populations when severe dry periods occur.},
  keywords = {{S}oil nematodes ; {S}oil health ; {F}orest management ; {T}hinning ; {D}rought ; {P}inus ; halepensis ; {FRANCE} ; {ZONE} {M}É{DITERRAN}É{ENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}pplied {S}oil {E}cology},
  volume = {202},
  numero = {},
  pages = {105585 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {0929-1393},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105585},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091250},
}