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Richard D. Bardgett

University of ManchesterORCID 0000-0002-5131-0127Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Mathilde ChomeliD· 2 shared Andy HectoriD· 1 shared Angus Robert MacKenzieiD· 1 shared Clive HambleriD· 1 shared David G. EncarnationiD· 1 shared David JohnsoniD· 1 shared David JohnsoniD· 1 shared Deborah Ashworth· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Maximum entropy networks predict fluctuations and stability of food web energetics

Giulio Virginio Clemente, T. Caruso, Mathilde Chomel, Jocelyn M. Lavallee, Franciska T. de Vries, Miguel D. Bustamante, Mark Emmerson, David Johnson, Richard D. Bardgett, Diego Garlaschelli

The paper uses maximum entropy networks to predict how food webs respond to perturbations by analyzing their intrinsic fluctuations and stability.

bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Global change factors reshape the links between litter properties, decomposers, and decomposition in mature oak forests

Matthew L. Meehan, Mathilde Chomel, Zhabiz Vilkiji, Katy J. Faulkner, Tancredi Caruso, Angus Robert MacKenzie, Virginie Baldy, Richard D. Bardgett, David Johnson

This study examines how drought and elevated CO2 affect litter decomposition in oak forests by analyzing their impacts on litter properties, decomposers, and decomposition rates.

bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2025 · PreprintEcology

No enhancement of soil carbon persistence by sheep grazing in a long-term calcareous grassland experiment

David G. Encarnation, Deborah Ashworth, Richard D. Bardgett, Mona Edwards, Clive Hambler, J. A. Kristensen, Andy Hector

This study found that 35 years of sheep grazing did not increase mineral-associated organic matter carbon stocks in a calcareous grassland, contradicting the hypothesis that grazing enhances soil carbon persistence.

Ecology and Evolution · Jun 30, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology