By Dr David John Eldridge

Journal articles

Ding J; Eldridge DJ, 2021, 'Climate and plants regulate the spatial variation in soil multifunctionality across a climatic gradient', Catena, 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105233

Eldridge DJ; Travers SK; Val J; Ding J; Wang JT; Singh BK; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2021, 'Experimental evidence of strong relationships between soil microbial communities and plant germination', Journal of Ecology, 109, pp. 2488 - 2498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13660

Eldridge DJ; Koen TB, 2021, 'Temporal changes in soil function in a wooded dryland following simulated disturbance by a vertebrate engineer', Catena, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105166

Eldridge DJ; Benham M; Singh BK; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2021, 'Ecosystem properties in urban areas vary with habitat type and settlement age', Plant and Soil, 461, pp. 489 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-04836-w

Eldridge DJ; Ding J, 2021, 'Remove or retain: ecosystem effects of woody encroachment and removal are linked to plant structural and functional traits', New Phytologist, 229, pp. 2637 - 2646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.17045

Ding J; Eldridge DJ, 2021, 'The fertile island effect varies with aridity and plant patch type across an extensive continental gradient', Plant and Soil, 459, pp. 173 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04731-w

Gibb H; Silvey CJ; Robinson C; L'Hotellier FA; Eldridge DJ, 2021, 'Experimental evidence for ecological cascades following threatened mammal reintroduction', Ecology, 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3191

Ding J; Travers SK; Eldridge DJ, 2021, 'Grow wider canopies or thicker stems: Variable response of woody plants to increasing dryness', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30, pp. 183 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13212

Eldridge DJ; Ding J, 2021, 'Limited long-term effectiveness of roller-chopping for managing woody encroachment', Restoration Ecology, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13274

Delgado-Baquerizo M; Reich PB; Bardgett RD; Eldridge DJ; Lambers H; Wardle DA; Reed SC; Plaza C; Png GK; Neuhauser S; Berhe AA; Hart SC; Hu HW; He JZ; Bastida F; Abades S; Alfaro FD; Cutler NA; Gallardo A; García-Velázquez L; Hayes PE; Hseu ZY; Pérez CA; Santos F; Siebe C; Trivedi P; Sullivan BW; Weber-Grullon L; Williams MA; Fierer N, 2020, 'The influence of soil age on ecosystem structure and function across biomes', Nature Communications, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18451-3

Cano-Díaz C; Maestre FT; Eldridge DJ; Singh BK; Bardgett RD; Fierer N; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2020, 'Contrasting environmental preferences of photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic soil cyanobacteria across the globe', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29, pp. 2025 - 2038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13173

Eldridge DJ; Oliver I; Val J; Travers SK; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2020, 'Grazing and aridity have contrasting effects on the functional and taxonomic diversity of ants', Basic and Applied Ecology, 48, pp. 73 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2020.07.003

Marquart A; Eldridge DJ; Geissler K; Lobas C; Blaum N, 2020, 'Interconnected effects of shrubs, invertebrate-derived macropores and soil texture on water infiltration in a semi-arid savanna rangeland', Land Degradation and Development, 31, pp. 2307 - 2318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3598

Eldridge DJ; Reed S; Travers SK; Bowker MA; Maestre FT; Ding J; Havrilla C; Rodriguez-Caballero E; Barger N; Weber B; Antoninka A; Belnap J; Chaudhary B; Faist A; Ferrenberg S; Huber-Sannwald E; Malam Issa O; Zhao Y, 2020, 'The pervasive and multifaceted influence of biocrusts on water in the world's drylands', Global Change Biology, 26, pp. 6003 - 6014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15232

Valencia E; de Bello F; Galland T; Adler PB; Lepš J; E-Vojtkó A; van Klink R; Carmona CP; Danihelka J; Dengler J; Eldridge DJ; Estiarte M; García-González R; Garnier E; Gómez‐García D; Harrison SP; Herben T; Ibáñez R; Jentsch A; Juergens N; Kertész M; Klumpp K; Louault F; Marrs RH; Ogaya R; Ónodi G; Pakeman RJ; Pardo I; Pärtel M; Peco B; Peñuelas J; Pywell RF; Rueda M; Schmidt W; Schmiedel U; Schuetz M; Skálová H; Šmilauer P; Šmilauerová M; Smit C; Song MH; Stock M; Val J; Vandvik V; Ward D; Wesche K; Wiser SK; Woodcock BA; Young TP; Yu FH; Zobel M; Götzenberger L, 2020, 'Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, pp. 24345 - 24351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1920405117

Felde VJMNL; Rodriguez-Caballero E; Chamizo S; Rossi F; Uteau D; Peth S; Keck H; De Philippis R; Belnap J; Eldridge DJ, 2020, 'Comment on ‘Kidron, G. J. (2018). Biocrust research: A critical view on eight common hydrological-related paradigms and dubious theses. Ecohydrology, e2061’', Ecohydrology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eco.2215

Valencia E; de Bello F; Lepš J; Galland T; E-Vojtkó A; Conti L; Danihelka J; Dengler J; Eldridge DJ; Estiarte M; García-González R; Garnier E; Gómez D; Harrison S; Herben T; Ibáñez R; Jentsch A; Juergens N; Kertész M; Klumpp K; Louault F; Marrs RH; Ónodi G; Pakeman RJ; Pärtel M; Peco B; Peñuelas J; Rueda M; Schmidt W; Schmiedel U; Schuetz M; Skalova H; Šmilauer P; Šmilauerová M; Smit C; Song MH; Stock M; Val J; Vandvik V; Wesche K; Woodcock BA; Young TP; Yu FH; Zobel M; Götzenberger L, 2020, 'Directional trends in species composition over time can lead to a widespread overemphasis of year-to-year asynchrony', Journal of Vegetation Science, 31, pp. 792 - 802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12916

Mallen-Cooper M; Bowker MA; Antoninka AJ; Eldridge DJ, 2020, 'A practical guide to measuring functional indicators and traits in biocrusts', Restoration Ecology, 28, pp. S56 - S66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12974

Eldridge DJ; Travers SK; Val J; Wang JT; Liu H; Singh BK; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2020, 'Grazing Regulates the Spatial Heterogeneity of Soil Microbial Communities Within Ecological Networks', Ecosystems, 23, pp. 932 - 942, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-019-00448-9

Travers SK; Eldridge DJ; Koen TB; Val J; Oliver I, 2020, 'Livestock and kangaroo grazing have little effect on biomass and fuel hazard in semi-arid woodlands', Forest Ecology and Management, 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118165

Val J; Travers SK; Oliver I; Eldridge DJ, 2020, 'Perennial plant patches are sinks for seeds in semi-arid woodlands in varying condition', Applied Vegetation Science, 23, pp. 377 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12486

Eldridge DJ; Oliver I; Val J; Travers SK, 2020, 'Limited evidence for the use of livestock for the conservation management of exotic plant cover', Australian Journal of Botany, 68, pp. 137 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT19183

Ding J; Eldridge DJ, 2020, 'Biotic and abiotic effects on biocrust cover vary with microsite along an extensive aridity gradient', Plant and Soil, 450, pp. 429 - 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04517-0

Zhu Y; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Shan D; Yang X; Liu Y; Eldridge DJ, 2020, 'Diversity-productivity relationships vary in response to increasing land-use intensity', Plant and Soil, 450, pp. 511 - 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04516-1

Soliveres S; Eldridge DJ, 2020, 'Dual community assembly processes in dryland biocrust communities', Functional Ecology, 34, pp. 877 - 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13521

Cai Y; Yan Y; Xu D; Xu X; Wang C; Wang X; Chen J; Xin X; Eldridge DJ, 2020, 'The fertile island effect collapses under extreme overgrazing: evidence from a shrub-encroached grassland', Plant and Soil, 448, pp. 201 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04426-2

Bastida F; Eldridge DJ; Abades S; Alfaro FD; Gallardo A; García-Velázquez L; García C; Hart SC; Pérez CA; Santos F; Trivedi P; Williams MA; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2020, 'Climatic vulnerabilities and ecological preferences of soil invertebrates across biomes', Molecular Ecology, 29, pp. 752 - 761, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.15299

Delgado-Baquerizo M; Reich PB; Trivedi C; Eldridge DJ; Abades S; Alfaro FD; Bastida F; Berhe AA; Cutler NA; Gallardo A; García-Velázquez L; Hart SC; Hayes PE; He JZ; Hseu ZY; Hu HW; Kirchmair M; Neuhauser S; Pérez CA; Reed SC; Santos F; Sullivan BW; Trivedi P; Wang JT; Weber-Grullon L; Williams MA; Singh BK, 2020, 'Multiple elements of soil biodiversity drive ecosystem functions across biomes', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4, pp. 210 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-1084-y

Ding J; Travers SK; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Eldridge DJ, 2020, 'Multiple trade-offs regulate the effects of woody plant removal on biodiversity and ecosystem functions in global rangelands', Global Change Biology, 26, pp. 709 - 720, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14839

Eldridge DJ; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Quero JL; Ochoa V; Gozalo B; García-Palacios P; Escolar C; García-Gómez M; Prina A; Bowker MA; Bran DE; Castro I; Cea A; Derak M; Espinosa CI; Florentino A; Gaitán JJ; Gatica G; Gómez-González S; Ghiloufi W; Gutierrez JR; Gusmán-Montalván E; Hernández RM; Hughes FM; Muiño W; Monerris J; Ospina A; Ramírez DA; Ribas-Fernández YA; Romão RL; Torres-Díaz C; Koen TB; Maestre FT, 2020, 'Surface indicators are correlated with soil multifunctionality in global drylands', Journal of Applied Ecology, 57, pp. 424 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13540

Eldridge DJ; Ding J; Travers SK, 2020, 'Feral horse activity reduces environmental quality in ecosystems globally', Biological Conservation, 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108367

Delgado‐Baquerizo M; Doulcier G; Eldridge DJ; Stouffer DB; Maestre FT; Wang J; Powell JR; Jeffries TC; Singh BK, 2020, 'Increases in aridity lead to drastic shifts in the assembly of dryland complex microbial networks', Land Degradation & Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3453

Egidi E; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Plett JM; Wang J; Eldridge DJ; Bardgett RD; Maestre FT; Singh BK, 2019, 'A few Ascomycota taxa dominate soil fungal communities worldwide', Nature Communications, 10, pp. 2369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10373-z

Bastida F; García C; Fierer N; Eldridge DJ; Bowker MA; Abades S; Alfaro FD; Asefaw Berhe A; Cutler NA; Gallardo A; García-Velázquez L; Hart SC; Hayes PE; Hernández T; Hseu ZY; Jehmlich N; Kirchmair M; Lambers H; Neuhauser S; Peña-Ramírez VM; Pérez CA; Reed SC; Santos F; Siebe C; Sullivan BW; Trivedi P; Vera A; Williams MA; Luis Moreno J; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2019, 'Global ecological predictors of the soil priming effect', Nature Communications, 10, pp. 3481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11472-7

Liu Y; Shi Z; Gong L; Cong R; Yang X; Eldridge DJ, 2019, 'Is the removal of aboveground shrub biomass an effective technique to restore a shrub-encroached grassland?', Restoration Ecology, 27, pp. 1348 - 1356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13012

Havrilla CA; Chaudhary VB; Ferrenberg S; Antoninka AJ; Belnap J; Bowker MA; Eldridge DJ; Faist AM; Huber-Sannwald E; Leslie AD; Rodriguez-Caballero E; Zhang Y; Barger NN, 2019, 'Towards a predictive framework for biocrust mediation of plant performance: A meta-analysis', Journal of Ecology, 107, pp. 2789 - 2807, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13269

Delgado-Baquerizo M; Eldridge DJ, 2019, 'Cross-Biome Drivers of Soil Bacterial Alpha Diversity on a Worldwide Scale', Ecosystems, 22, pp. 1220 - 1231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-018-0333-2

Yan Y; Xu D; Xu X; Wang D; Wang X; Cai Y; Chen J; Xin X; Eldridge DJ, 2019, 'Shrub patches capture tumble plants: potential evidence for a self-reinforcing pattern in a semiarid shrub encroached grassland', Plant and Soil, 442, pp. 311 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04189-5

Ding J; Eldridge DJ, 2019, 'Contrasting global effects of woody plant removal on ecosystem structure, function and composition', Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2019.125460

Marquart A; Eldridge DJ; Travers SK; Val J; Blaum N, 2019, 'Large shrubs partly compensate negative effects of grazing on hydrological function in a semi-arid savanna', Basic and Applied Ecology, 38, pp. 58 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2019.06.003

Mallen-Cooper M; Nakagawa S; Eldridge DJ, 2019, 'Global meta-analysis of soil-disturbing vertebrates reveals strong effects on ecosystem patterns and processes', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28, pp. 661 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12877

Eldridge DJ; Travers SK; Val J; Zaja A; Veblen KE, 2019, 'Horse Activity is Associated with Degraded Subalpine Grassland Structure and Reduced Habitat for a Threatened Rodent', Rangeland Ecology and Management, 72, pp. 467 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.008

Travers SK; Eldridge DJ; Val J; Oliver I, 2019, 'Rabbits and livestock grazing alter the structure and composition of mid-storey plants in a wooded dryland', Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 277, pp. 53 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.03.003

Delgado-Baquerizo M; Bardgett RD; Vitousek PM; Maestre FT; Williams MA; Eldridge DJ; Lambers H; Neuhauser S; Gallardo A; García-Velázquez L; Sala OE; Abades SR; Alfaro FD; Berhe AA; Bowker MA; Currier CM; Cutler NA; Hart SC; Hayes PE; Hseu ZY; Kirchmair M; Peña-Ramírez VM; Pérez CA; Reed SC; Santos F; Siebe C; Sullivan BW; Weber-Grullon L; Fierer N, 2019, 'Changes in belowground biodiversity during ecosystem development', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116, pp. 6891 - 6896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1818400116

Delgado-Baquerizo M; Eldridge DJ; Hamonts K; Singh BK, 2019, 'Ant colonies promote the diversity of soil microbial communities', ISME Journal, 13, pp. 1114 - 1118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0335-2

Val J; Travers SK; Oliver I; Koen TB; Eldridge DJ, 2019, 'Recent grazing reduces reptile richness but historic grazing filters reptiles based on their functional traits', Journal of Applied Ecology, 56, pp. 833 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13324

Nolan RH; Sinclair J; Waters CM; Mitchell PJ; Eldridge DJ; Paul KI; Roxburgh S; Butler DW; Ramp D, 2019, 'Risks to carbon dynamics in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia under current and future climates', Journal of Environmental Management, 235, pp. 500 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.01.076

Eldridge DJ; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2019, 'Corrigendum to “Grazing reduces the capacity of landscape function analysis to predict regional-scale nutrient availability or decomposition, but not total nutrient pools” (Ecological Indicators (2018) 90 (494–501), (S1470160X18301900) (10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.034))', Ecological Indicators, 96, pp. 754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.04.012

Decker O; Eldridge DJ; Gibb H, 2019, 'Restoration potential of threatened ecosystem engineers increases with aridity: broad scale effects on soil nutrients and function', Ecography, 42, pp. 1370 - 1382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04259

Eldridge DJ; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2019, 'The influence of climatic legacies on the distribution of dryland biocrust communities', Global Change Biology, 25, pp. 327 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14506

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