Year-long, multiple-timepoint field studies show the importance of spatiotemporal dynamics and microbial functions in agricultural soil microbiomes
Lisa Joos; Sarah Ommeslag; Steve Baeyen; Wouter Asselberg; Koen Van Loo; Lieven Clement; Jane Debode; Bart Vandecasteele · 2025 · mSystems
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Abstract
Despite the recognition of the complexity of soil ecosystem dynamics, most soil microbiome studies sample one field, take one sample per field, or use limited samples throughout the year. This limits our understanding of the spatiotemporal role of the soil microbiome in relation to management practices. To address these limitations, we conducted a year-long investigation of the soil microbiome in two agricultural fields, sampling multiple plots at different soil depths every 5 weeks. We examined spatial and temporal variabilities in response to the application of organic amendments (one-time b
Abstract by Lisa Joos; Sarah Ommeslag; Steve Baeyen; Wouter Asselberg; Koen Van Loo; Lieven Clement; Jane Debode; Bart Vandecasteele, mSystems (2025) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1128/msystems.00112-25