Potapov AMGuerra CAvan den Hoogen JBabenko ABellini BCBerg MPChown SLDeharveng LKováč ĽKuznetsova NAPonge J-FPotapov MBRussell DJAlexandre DAlatalo JMArbea JIBandyopadhyaya IBernava VBokhorst SBolger TCastaño-Meneses GChauvat MChen T-WChomel MClassen ATCortet JČuchta PManuela de la Pedrosa AFerreira SSDFiera CFilser JFranken OFujii SKoudji EGGao MGendreau-Berthiaume BGomez-Pamies DFGreve MTanya Handa IHeiniger CHolmstrup MHomet PIvask MJanion-Scheepers CJochum MJoimel SClaudia S Jorge BJucevica EFerlian OIuñes de Oliveira Filho LCKlauberg-Filho OBaretta DKrab EJKuu Ade Lima ECALin DLindo ZLiu ALu J-ZLuciañez MJMarx MTMcCary MAMinor MANakamori TNegri IOchoa-Hueso RPalacios-Vargas JGPollierer MMQuerner PRaschmanová NRashid MIRaymond-Léonard LJRousseau LSaifutdinov RASalmon SSayer EJScheunemann NScholz CSeeber JShveenkova YBStebaeva SKSterzynska MSun XSusanti WITaskaeva AAThakur MPTsiafouli MATurnbull MSTwala MNUvarov AVVenier LAWidenfalk LAWinck BRWinkler DWu DXie ZYin RZeppelini DCrowther TWEisenhauer NScheu S2024-12-012024-12-012023-02-07Potapov AM, Guerra CA, van den Hoogen J, Babenko A, Bellini BC, Berg MP, Chown SL, Deharveng L, Kováč Ľ, Kuznetsova NA, Ponge J-F, Potapov MB, Russell DJ, Alexandre D, Alatalo JM, Arbea JI, Bandyopadhyaya I, Bernava V, Bokhorst S, Bolger T, Castaño-Meneses G, Chauvat M, Chen T-W, Chomel M, Classen AT, Cortet J, Čuchta P, Manuela de la Pedrosa A, Ferreira SSD, Fiera C, Filser J, Franken O, Fujii S, Koudji EG, Gao M, Gendreau-Berthiaume B, Gomez-Pamies DF, Greve M, Tanya Handa I, Heiniger C, Holmstrup M, Homet P, Ivask M, Janion-Scheepers C, Jochum M, Joimel S, Claudia S Jorge B, Jucevica E, Ferlian O, Iuñes de Oliveira Filho LC, Klauberg-Filho O, Baretta D, Krab EJ, Kuu A, de Lima ECA, Lin D, Lindo Z, Liu A, Lu J-Z, Luciañez MJ, Marx MT, McCary MA, Minor MA, Nakamori T, Negri I, Ochoa-Hueso R, Palacios-Vargas JG, Pollierer MM, Querner P, Raschmanová N, Rashid MI, Raymond-Léonard LJ, Rousseau L, Saifutdinov RA, Salmon S, Sayer EJ, Scheunemann N, Scholz C, Seeber J, Shveenkova YB, Stebaeva SK, Sterzynska M, Sun X, Susanti WI, Taskaeva AA, Thakur MP, Tsiafouli MA, Turnbull MS, Twala MN, Uvarov AV, Venier LA, Widenfalk LA, Winck BR, Winkler D, Wu D, Xie Z, Yin R, Zeppelini D, Crowther TW, Eisenhauer N, Scheu S. (2023). Globally invariant metabolism but density-diversity mismatch in springtails.. Nat Commun. 14. 1. (pp. 674-).2041-1723https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72132Soil life supports the functioning and biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems. Springtails (Collembola) are among the most abundant soil arthropods regulating soil fertility and flow of energy through above- and belowground food webs. However, the global distribution of springtail diversity and density, and how these relate to energy fluxes remains unknown. Here, using a global dataset representing 2470 sites, we estimate the total soil springtail biomass at 27.5 megatons carbon, which is threefold higher than wild terrestrial vertebrates, and record peak densities up to 2 million individuals per square meter in the tundra. Despite a 20-fold biomass difference between the tundra and the tropics, springtail energy use (community metabolism) remains similar across the latitudinal gradient, owing to the changes in temperature with latitude. Neither springtail density nor community metabolism is predicted by local species richness, which is high in the tropics, but comparably high in some temperate forests and even tundra. Changes in springtail activity may emerge from latitudinal gradients in temperature, predation and resource limitation in soil communities. Contrasting relationships of biomass, diversity and activity of springtail communities with temperature suggest that climate warming will alter fundamental soil biodiversity metrics in different directions, potentially restructuring terrestrial food webs and affecting soil functioning.(c) The author/shttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/HumansAnimalsEcosystemArthropodsBiodiversityTundraSoilJournal article10.1038/s41467-023-36216-62041-1723CC BYjournal-article674-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3675057467410.1038/s41467-023-36216-6