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Tord Ranheim Sveen¹, Ida Junker Madsen², Eva Gustavsson³

¹Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Summary

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Historical land use leaves lasting impacts on biodiversity. Soil-borne plant pathogens indicate past land use, with effects fading over ~150 years.

Keywords:

land‐use change legacy decay legacy effects pathogens soil microbes

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Environmental Science
Microbiology

Background:

Historical land-use changes significantly influence current biodiversity via legacy effects.
The duration and mechanisms behind these ecological legacies remain inadequately understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the persistent impact of historical land use on plant and soil microbial communities.
To determine the duration and decay patterns of land-use legacies in Swedish landscapes over three centuries.

Main Methods:

Utilized historical land-use maps spanning three centuries in two Swedish landscapes.
Analyzed plant and soil microbial communities to assess legacy effects.
Examined functional groups of plant-associated and free-living taxa, including bacteria and fungi.

Main Results:

Bacteria exhibited stronger legacy effects compared to fungi, with variations across different functional groups.
Soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi showed a persistent influence from historical arable land use, diminishing after approximately 150 years.
Legacy effects appear to decay over time, potentially influenced by shifts in plant communities and microbial associations.

Conclusions:

Land-use legacies have a finite duration, decaying over time.
Soil-borne plant pathogens serve as key indicators for reconstructing historical land-use patterns in contemporary ecosystems.