Biochar in bioenergy cropping systems: impacts on soil faunal communities and linked ecosystem processes

McCormack, Sarah A.; Ostle, Nick; Bardgett, Richard D.; Hopkins, David W.; Vanbergen, Adam J.

doi:10.1111/gcbb.12046

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Biochar in bioenergy cropping systems: impacts on soil faunal communities and linked ecosystem processes

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McCormack, Sarah A., Ostle, Nick, Bardgett, Richard D., Hopkins, David W., Vanbergen, Adam J.·2013·GCB Bioenergy

DOI 10.1111/gcbb.12046

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Abstract Biochar amendment of soil and bioenergy cropping are two eco‐engineering strategies at the forefront of attempts to offset anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Both utilize the ability of plants to assimilate atmosphericCO2, and are thus intrinsically linked with soil processes. Research to date has shown that biochar and bioenergy cropping change both aboveground and belowground carbon cycling and soil fertility. Little is known, however, about the form and function of soil food webs in these altered ecosystems, or of the consequences of biodiversity changes at higher trophic levels for soil carbon sequestration. Hitherto studies on this topic have been chiefly observational, and often report contrasting results, thus adding little mechanistic understanding of biochar and bioenergy cropping impacts on soil organisms and linked ecosystem processes. This means it is difficult to predict, or control for, changes in biotic carbon cycling arising from biochar and bioenergy cropping. In this study we explore the potential mechanisms by which soil communities might be affected by biochar, particularly in soils which support bioenergy cropping. We outline the abiotic (soil quality‐mediated) and biotic (plant‐ and microbe‐mediated) shifts in the soil environment, and implications for the abundance, diversity, and composition of soil faunal communities. We offer recommendations for promoting biologically diverse, fertile soil via biochar use in bioenergy crop systems, accompanied by specific future research priorities.

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Excessive increases in pH might reduce the abundance of faunal groups such as collembolans, mites, earthworms and enchytraeids and change the entire soil community and their functions.
“On the other hand, excessive increases in pH might reduce the abundance of faunal groups such as collembolans, mites or earthworms and enchytreids and change the entire soil community and their functions (Bardgett 2005, McCormack et al. 2013)”
From Medium-term effects of corn biochar addition on soil biota activities and functions in a temperate soil cropped to corn (2014) · cites this paper as McCormack et al. 2013
A potential stimulation of soil fauna with pH increase after biochar addition is limited in these plots because the soil pH is already relatively high (pH=7).
“Similarly, a potential stimulation of soil fauna with pH increase after biochar addition suggested by McCormack et al. (2013) is also limited in our plots due to the already relatively high pH of the soil in this study (pH=7).”
From Medium-term effects of corn biochar addition on soil biota activities and functions in a temperate soil cropped to corn (2014) · cites this paper as McCormack et al. (2013)

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Authors: McCormack, S. A., Ostle, N., Bardgett, R. D., Hopkins, D. W., & Vanbergen, A. J.
Affiliations: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (GB)
Lancaster University (GB)
Heriot-Watt University (GB)
Corresponding author: McCormack, Sarah A.
ORCID: Ostle, Nick
Bardgett, Richard D.
Hopkins, David W.
Vanbergen, Adam J.
Venue: GCB Bioenergy
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2013-01-18
Volume: 5
Issue: 2
Pages: 81-95
ISSN: 1757-1693 (ISSN-L)
1757-1707
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12046
OpenAlex: W2132724021
Cited by: 147
References: 142
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 4
FWCI: 20.25
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: GCB Bioenergy (publishedVersion)
Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant and soil sciences
Keywords: biochar, energy crops, soil food webs, soil carbon sequestration, soil biodiversity, soil fertility, soil quality, plant-microbe interactions, carbon cycle, ecosystem engineering, trophic levels

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