Species identity influences belowground arthropod assemblages via functional traits
2013
Gorman, Courtney E. | Read, Quentin D. | Van Nuland, Michael E. | Bryant, Jessica A. M. | Welch, Jessica N. | Altobelli, Joseph T. | Douglas, Morgan J. | Genung, Mark A. | Haag, Elliot N. | Jones, Devin N. | Long, Hannah E. | Wilburn, Adam D. | Schweitzer, Jennifer A. | Bailey, Joseph K.
Plants link above- and belowground subsystems, and our results suggest that their phylogenetic relationships leave a “fingerprint” on belowground communities. We found that after correcting for evolutionary history, tree species identity influenced belowground arthropod communities through plant functional traits. These data suggest that plant species structure may be an important predictor in shaping associated soil arthropod communities and further suggest the importance of better understanding the extended consequences of evolutionary history on ecological processes, as similarity in traits may not always reflect similar ecology.
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