Publications by Richard David Bardgett

Plastic and genetic responses of a common sedge to warming have contrasting effects on carbon cycle processes

Luca Bragazza, Constant Signarbieux, Richard David Bardgett, Thomas William Nicholas Walker

Climate warming affects plant physiology through genetic adaptation and phenotypic plasticity, but little is known about how these mechanisms influence ecosystem processes. We used three elevation gradients and a reciprocal transplant experiment to show th ...

2019

Linking soil microbial communities to vascular plant abundance along a climate gradient

Alexandre Buttler, Edward Mitchell, Luca Bragazza, Richard David Bardgett

The ongoing expansion of shrub cover in response to climate change represents a unique opportunity to explore the link between soil microbial communities and vegetation changes. This link is particularly important in peatlands where shrub expansion is expe ...

Wiley-Blackwell2015

Biogeochemical plant-soil microbe feedback in response to climate warming in peatlands

Alexandre Buttler, Luca Bragazza, Julien Parisod, Richard David Bardgett

Peatlands act as global sinks of atmospheric carbon (C) through the accumulation of organic matter(1), primarily made up of decay-resistant litter of peat mosses(2). However, climate warming has been shown to promote vascular plant growth in peatlands, esp ...

Nature Publishing Group2013

Subordinate plant species impact on soil microbial communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: Findings from a removal experiment

Alexandre Buttler, Pierre Rossi, Pierre Rémi Mariotte, Charlotte Vandenberghe, Claire Meugnier, Richard David Bardgett

Despite their low relative abundance, subordinate plant species may have larger impacts on ecosystem functioning than expected, but their role in plant communities remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to test how subordinate plant species i ...

Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag2013