A. E. Bennett

Soil microbiota and herbivory drive the assembly of plant-associated microbial communities through different mechanisms

This study shows soil microbiota and herbivory affect plant-associated microbial communities through distinct mechanisms, with soil influencing aboveground communities via plant physiology and herbivory affecting belowground communities via microbial spillover and plant metabolism.

Biological invasions alter environmental microbiomes: a meta-analysis

This study synthesizes data on how invasive species affect environmental microbiomes, finding reduced microbial diversity and population shifts.

Soil microbial diversity impacts plant microbiomes more than herbivory

The paper quantifies how soil microbial diversity affects plant and herbivore-associated microbiomes more than plant species or herbivory.